Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset West Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 5,203 - 36,794 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 2,475 47.6% 48.0% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,728 52.4% 52.0% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 851 16.4% 13.2% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,842 54.6% 51.3% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 1,510 29.0% 35.4% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 430 8.3% 6.8% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,305 25.1% 24.5% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 740 14.2% 16.7% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 421 8.1% 6.4% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,537 29.5% 26.8% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 770 14.8% 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 - 9.6
2012 -12.5% 8.4
2013 -22.6% 6.5
2014 21.5% 7.9
2015 6.3% 8.4
2016 -11.9% 7.4
2017 20.3% 8.9
2018 -18.0% 7.3
2019 -4.1% 7
2020 1.4% 7.1
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 9
2012 -2.2% 8.8
2013 5.7% 9.3
2014 -28.0% 6.7
2015 49.3% 10
2016 -5% 9.5
2017 13.7% 10.8
2018 -5.6% 10.2
2019 -9.8% 9.2
2020 15.2% 10.6

Source: Office for National Statistics


94.7%

White British

5.3%

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 1.7%
% No religion 37.8%
% Religion not stated 6.9%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

82.8% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 48.4%
% Good Health 34.4%
% Fair Health 13.0%
% Bad Health 3.2%
% Very Bad Health 1%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

10.1% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.1%

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

3%

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


0.1% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (70.9%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (29%)

And then
Prestige Positions (0.1%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 2,302
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 31.7%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 36.1%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 9.5%
% of households lone parents* 6.9%
% all others** 15.9%

* 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 71.6%
% Public Rented 9.7%
% Private Rented 18.7%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 51.5%
Semi-Detached 24%
Terraced 19.8%
Flats/Maisonettes 4.3%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.4%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household5.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household55.8%

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. View breakdowns for the Sub Unitary Geography area


Employment of workers by sector

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 2,443 -
Manufacturing 100 4.09%
Wholesale, retail and repair 100 4.09%
Accommodation and food services 75 3.07%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 75 3.07%
Administrative and support service activities 75 3.07%
Education 75 3.07%
Human heath and social work activites 75 3.07%
Construction 50 2.05%
Information and communications 40 1.64%
Real estate activities 15 0.61%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 15 0.61%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 10 0.41%
Water, sewerage and waste management 10 0.41%
Transportation and storage 10 0.41%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 5 0.20%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 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

2,443

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

45.6%

High skill occupation

42.2%

Intermediate skill occupation

12.2%

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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