Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset West Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 3,870 - 37,117 389,947 61,806,682
All Males 1,841 47.6% 47.6% 48.5% 49.0%
All Females 2,029 52.4% 52.4% 51.5% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 396 10.2% 12.4% 14.9% 18.3%
16-64 yrs 1,885 48.7% 50.4% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 1,589 41.1% 37.2% 30.5% 18.9%
Male 0-15 yrs 189 4.9% 6.3% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 883 22.8% 24.0% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 769 19.9% 17.3% 14.1% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 207 5.3% 6.1% 7.3% 8.9%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,002 25.9% 26.5% 27.8% 31.9%
Female 65+ yrs 820 21.2% 19.9% 16.4% 10.2%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

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


95.1%

White British

4.9%

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 55.9%
% Non-Christian 1.4%
% No religion 36%
% 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

81.7% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 43.6%
% Good Health 38.1%
% Fair Health 14.0%
% Bad Health 3.4%
% Very Bad Health 0.9%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Unpaid care

10.9% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

8%

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

2.9%

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


Communal establishments

0.4% 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 (72.2%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (26%)

And then
Vintage Value (0.6%)

Source: Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 1,847
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 40.8%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 31.3%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.5%
% of households lone parents* 5.7%
% all others** 13.8%

* 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 73%
% Public Rented 9.4%
% Private Rented 17.5%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 50.1%
Semi-Detached 23.7%
Terraced 20.8%
Flats/Maisonettes 5%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.3%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


% no cars or vans in household8.3%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household51.9%

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 1,250 -
Accommodation and food services 500 40.00%
Construction 200 16.00%
Manufacturing 150 12.00%
Wholesale, retail and repair 100 8.00%
Education 50 4.00%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 50 4.00%
Administrative and support service activities 40 3.20%
Information and communications 35 2.80%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 35 2.80%
Human heath and social work activites 30 2.40%
Financial and insurance activities 10 0.80%
Real estate activities 10 0.80%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0.00%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Water, sewerage and waste management 0 0.00%
Transportation and storage 0 0.00%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 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

1,672

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

49%

High skill occupation

37.9%

Intermediate skill occupation

13%

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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