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Population

4,067

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Mid Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 4,067 - 45,632 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 1,845 45.4% 48.5% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,222 54.6% 51.5% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 640 15.7% 15.8% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,090 51.4% 56.1% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 1,337 32.9% 28.1% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 336 8.3% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 980 24.1% 27.6% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 529 13.0% 12.8% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 304 7.5% 7.7% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,110 27.3% 28.5% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 808 19.9% 15.3% 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 - 9
2012 8.9% 9.8
2013 7.1% 10.5
2014 -21.0% 8.3
2015 9.6% 9.1
2016 1.1% 9.2
2017 -7.6% 8.5
2018 -12.9% 7.4
2019 41.9% 10.5
2020 -37.1% 6.6
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 4.3
2012 39.5% 6
2013 28.3% 7.7
2014 -48.1% 4
2015 80% 7.2
2016 -19.4% 5.8
2017 46.6% 8.5
2018 3.5% 8.8
2019 4.5% 9.2
2020 9.8% 10.1

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

89.3%

White British

10.7%

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 45.8%
% Non-Christian 3.8%
% No religion 44.5%
% Religion not stated 5.9%

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

81.1% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 47.6%
% Good Health 33.5%
% Fair Health 13.4%
% Bad Health 4.3%
% Very Bad Health 1.2%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

8.8% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

5.5%

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

0% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Domestic Success (24.9%)

Followed by
Senior Security (21.3%)

And then
Aspriring Homemakers (15.1%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

2,003

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 2,003
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 35%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 21.8%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 10.1%
% of households lone parents* 13%
% all others** 20.2%

* 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 62.1%
% Public Rented 21%
% Private Rented 16.9%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 14%
Semi-Detached 13.4%
Terraced 29.1%
Flats/Maisonettes 43.4%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household18%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household32%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

1,594

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 1,594 -
Professional, scientific and technical activities 2,250 141.15%
Wholesale, retail and repair 350 21.96%
Human heath and social work activites 300 18.82%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 150 9.41%
Construction 100 6.27%
Accommodation and food services 100 6.27%
Administrative and support service activities 100 6.27%
Education 100 6.27%
Information and communications 75 4.71%
Manufacturing 50 3.14%
Real estate activities 50 3.14%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 40 2.51%
Financial and insurance activities 35 2.20%
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%

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

1,594

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

51.7%

High skill occupation

34.6%

Intermediate skill occupation

13.7%

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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