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Population

21,488

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset East Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 21,488 - 88,863 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 10,322 48.0% 48.3% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 11,166 52.0% 51.7% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 2,943 13.7% 15.4% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 10,668 49.6% 52.9% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 7,877 36.7% 31.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 1,508 7.0% 7.9% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 5,255 24.5% 25.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 3,559 16.6% 14.5% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 1,435 6.7% 7.5% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 5,413 25.2% 27.1% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 4,318 20.1% 17.1% 15.8% 10.1%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

Source: Mid Year Estimates, Office for National Statistics

Change Birth Rate per 1,000
2011 - 6.7
2012 -10.4% 6.0
2013 16.7% 7.0
2014 2.9% 7.2
2015 0% 7.2
2016 1.4% 7.3
2017 -11.0% 6.5
2018 4.6% 6.8
2019 -5.9% 6.4
2020 14.1% 7.3
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 15.8
2012 -1.3% 15.6
2013 6.4% 16.6
2014 -7.8% 15.3
2015 4.6% 16.0
2016 5.6% 16.9
2017 0% 16.9
2018 -5.3% 16.0
2019 3.8% 16.6
2020 1.8% 16.9

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

93.6%

White British

6.4%

BME (black and minority ethnic population)

Source : 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

NINO Registrations

National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK

NINO Data only available at National and Unitary level. View NINO Data for Dorset Council

Religion

% Christian 55.4%
% Non-Christian 1.8%
% No religion 36.8%
% Religion not stated 6.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Country of Birth

Country of Birth data is only available at National and Unitary level.

Health and Care

Health

78.8% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 42.9%
% Good Health 35.9%
% Fair Health 15.7%
% Bad Health 4.2%
% Very Bad Health 1.3%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

11.0% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.7%

Residents aged 5 and over providing up to 50 hours of unpaid care per week

3.3%

Residents aged 5 and over providing more than 50 hours of unpaid care per week

1.3% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Senior Security (29.5%)

Followed by
Prestige Positions (28.8%)

And then
Domestic Success (8.8%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

9,538

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 9,538
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 41.4%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 29.8%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 7.7%
% of households lone parents* 6.7%
% all others** 14.4%

* may include members aged 66+, but not all

** may include households all aged 66+ but not a family

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Tenure

% Owner Occupied 82.2%
% Public Rented 7.2%
% Private Rented 10.6%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 62.0%
Semi-Detached 11.0%
Terraced 7.8%
Flats/Maisonettes 17.3%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 1.9%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household11.9%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household49.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

8,567

Residents in employment

Local business units

Business type and size breakdowns only available at National, Unitary and Sub Unitary Geography level. View breakdowns for the Sub Unitary Geography area

Employment of workers by sector

Employment data is not available for towns or parishes.

Claimant unemployment

Claimant unemployment data is only available at National, Unitary Authority and Sub Unitary Geography level. View breakdowns for Sub Unitary Geography area

Skills

8,567

All usual residents aged 16 and over in Employment (includes students in employment)

47.5%

High skill occupation

39.9%

Intermediate skill occupation

12.7%

Low skill occupation

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Gross weekly full time earnings

Earnings data is only available at National and Unitary level.

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