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Population

4,001

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset West Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 4,001 - 36,794 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 1,962 49.0% 48.0% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,039 51.0% 52.0% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 536 13.4% 13.2% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,018 50.4% 51.3% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 1,447 36.2% 35.4% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 293 7.3% 6.8% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 988 24.7% 24.5% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 681 17.0% 16.7% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 243 6.1% 6.4% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,030 25.7% 26.8% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 766 19.1% 18.8% 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 - 8.5
2012 14.1% 9.7
2013 -4.1% 9.3
2014 -4.3% 8.9
2015 -5.6% 8.4
2016 -1.2% 8.3
2017 2.4% 8.5
2018 1.2% 8.6
2019 -26.7% 6.3
2020 -1.6% 6.2
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 13.4
2012 -25.4% 10
2013 39% 13.9
2014 -34.5% 9.1
2015 49.5% 13.6
2016 -9.6% 12.3
2017 22.0% 15
2018 -8.7% 13.7
2019 -16.8% 11.4
2020 -3.5% 11

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

94.5%

White British

5.5%

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 53.6%
% Non-Christian 1.5%
% No religion 37.9%
% Religion not stated 7.1%

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

78.6% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 40.7%
% Good Health 37.9%
% Fair Health 16.9%
% Bad Health 3.9%
% Very Bad Health 0.6%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

9.9% 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

3.2%

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

0% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Rural Reality (49.7%)

Followed by
Country Living (32.7%)

And then
Senior Security (6.5%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

2,039

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 2,039
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 40.2%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 27.8%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 9.6%
% of households lone parents* 7.8%
% all others** 14.6%

* 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 68.2%
% Public Rented 16.2%
% Private Rented 15.6%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 41.9%
Semi-Detached 29.8%
Terraced 16%
Flats/Maisonettes 12.2%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household11.2%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household45%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

1,732

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

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 1,732 -
Education 300 17.32%
Manufacturing 175 10.10%
Wholesale, retail and repair 150 8.66%
Accommodation and food services 150 8.66%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 100 5.77%
Human heath and social work activites 75 4.33%
Construction 50 2.89%
Administrative and support service activities 50 2.89%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 50 2.89%
Information and communications 15 0.87%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 10 0.58%
Water, sewerage and waste management 10 0.58%
Real estate activities 10 0.58%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 10 0.58%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Transportation and storage 0 0.00%
Financial and insurance activities 0 0.00%

Source: BRES 2021, 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

1,732

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

39.5%

High skill occupation

44%

Intermediate skill occupation

16.5%

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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