Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset North Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 5,058 - 92,272 389,947 61,806,682
All Males 2,588 51.2% 48.6% 48.5% 49.0%
All Females 2,470 48.8% 51.4% 51.5% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 704 13.9% 15.7% 14.9% 18.3%
16-64 yrs 2,736 54.1% 54.9% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 1,618 32.0% 29.4% 30.5% 18.9%
Male 0-15 yrs 358 7.1% 7.9% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,445 28.6% 27.2% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 785 15.5% 13.5% 14.1% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 346 6.8% 7.9% 7.3% 8.9%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,291 25.5% 27.7% 27.8% 31.9%
Female 65+ yrs 833 16.5% 15.9% 16.4% 10.2%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

Source: Mid Year Estimates (2024), Office for National Statistics


91.6%

White British

8.4%

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 56.6%
% Non-Christian 2.7%
% No religion 33.9%
% Religion not stated 6.7%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

84.6% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 48.7%
% Good Health 35.9%
% Fair Health 12.0%
% Bad Health 2.5%
% Very Bad Health 0.9%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Unpaid care

9.4% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.7%

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

2.7%

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


Communal establishments

14.2% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (88.6%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (10.6%)

And then
Prestige Positions (0.4%)

Source: Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 1,992
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 36.6%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 36.5%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 7.2%
% of households lone parents* 5%
% all others** 14.7%

* 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 79.5%
% Public Rented 6.8%
% Private Rented 13.7%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 60.9%
Semi-Detached 26.5%
Terraced 10.2%
Flats/Maisonettes 1.8%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


% no cars or vans in household5.3%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household62.5%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Local business units

Business type and size breakdowns only available at National, Unitary and Sub Unitary Geography level.


Employment of workers by sector

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
All industries 2,000 -
Education 450 22.50%
Information and communications 400 20.00%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 300 15.00%
Accommodation and food services 150 7.50%
Manufacturing 125 6.25%
Construction 125 6.25%
Wholesale, retail and repair 100 5.00%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 100 5.00%
Administrative and support service activities 75 3.75%
Human heath and social work activites 35 1.75%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 25 1.25%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 20 1.00%
Transportation and storage 15 0.75%
Real estate activities 15 0.75%
Financial and insurance activities 10 0.50%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Water, sewerage and waste management 0 0.00%

Source: BRES (2024), ONS


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

2,131

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

51.8%

High skill occupation

37.7%

Intermediate skill occupation

10.5%

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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