Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset East Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 8,916 - 88,863 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 4,263 47.8% 48.3% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 4,653 52.2% 51.7% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,019 11.4% 15.4% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 4,271 47.9% 52.9% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 3,626 40.7% 31.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 528 5.9% 7.9% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 2,087 23.4% 25.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 1,648 18.5% 14.5% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 491 5.5% 7.5% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,184 24.5% 27.1% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,978 22.2% 17.1% 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 - 4.9
2012 26.5% 6.2
2013 9.7% 6.8
2014 -27.9% 4.9
2015 38.8% 6.8
2016 -7.4% 6.3
2017 -4.8% 6
2018 -10.0% 5.4
2019 22.2% 6.6
2020 10.6% 7.3
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 17.3
2012 8.1% 18.7
2013 5.3% 19.7
2014 -10.7% 17.6
2015 -5.1% 16.7
2016 13.2% 18.9
2017 -3.2% 18.3
2018 3.3% 18.9
2019 -0.5% 18.8
2020 -2.1% 18.4

Source: Office for National Statistics


93.5%

White British

6.5%

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 56.5%
% Non-Christian 1.9%
% No religion 35.9%
% Religion not stated 5.8%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

77.1% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 40.5%
% Good Health 36.6%
% Fair Health 17.1%
% Bad Health 4.4%
% Very Bad Health 1.4%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

11.1% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.7%

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

3.4%

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


0.8% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Senior Security (37.7%)

Followed by
Prestige Positions (18.9%)

And then
Vintage Value (11.8%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 4,182
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 44.8%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 27.4%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 7.6%
% of households lone parents* 5.9%
% all others** 14.4%

* 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 82.7%
% Public Rented 5.6%
% Private Rented 11.7%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 61.3%
Semi-Detached 12.8%
Terraced 4.5%
Flats/Maisonettes 19.1%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 2.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household13.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household45.2%

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 3,487 -
Manufacturing 2,250 64.53%
Wholesale, retail and repair 1,750 50.19%
Human heath and social work activites 800 22.94%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 700 20.07%
Administrative and support service activities 600 17.21%
Construction 500 14.34%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 500 14.34%
Information and communications 450 12.91%
Education 450 12.91%
Transportation and storage 300 8.60%
Accommodation and food services 300 8.60%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 225 6.45%
Financial and insurance activities 175 5.02%
Real estate activities 100 2.87%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 20 0.57%
Water, sewerage and waste management 15 0.43%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0.00%
Mining and quarrying 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

3,487

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

46.6%

High skill occupation

40.7%

Intermediate skill occupation

12.7%

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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