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Population

4,247

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset South Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 4,247 - 72,652 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 2,234 52.6% 49.9% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,013 47.4% 50.1% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 531 12.5% 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,672 62.9% 57.6% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 1,044 24.6% 26.5% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 255 6.0% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,458 34.3% 29.2% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 521 12.3% 12.6% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 276 6.5% 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,214 28.6% 28.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 523 12.3% 13.9% 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 - 16.2
2012 -6.2% 15.2
2013 -2.0% 14.9
2014 -13.4% 12.9
2015 20.9% 15.6
2016 -20.5% 12.4
2017 1.6% 12.6
2018 -15.9% 10.6
2019 22.6% 13
2020 -20% 10.4
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 11.2
2012 12.5% 12.6
2013 -28.6% 9
2014 -4.4% 8.6
2015 43.0% 12.3
2016 -8.9% 11.2
2017 -13.4% 9.7
2018 50.5% 14.6
2019 15.1% 16.8
2020 -35.7% 10.8

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

84.6%

White British

15.4%

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 43.2%
% Non-Christian 3.4%
% No religion 47.8%
% Religion not stated 5.6%

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

72.4% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 37%
% Good Health 35.4%
% Fair Health 19.6%
% Bad Health 6.2%
% Very Bad Health 1.8%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

8.6% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.1%

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

2.5%

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

1.2% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Rental Hubs (34.3%)

Followed by
Vintage Value (22.8%)

And then
Transient Renters (15.5%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

2,430

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 2,430
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 25.6%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 13.8%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 10.9%
% of households lone parents* 8.4%
% all others** 41.3%

* 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 43.2%
% Public Rented 6.4%
% Private Rented 50.3%
% Other 0.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 3%
Semi-Detached 3.1%
Terraced 20.9%
Flats/Maisonettes 72.8%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household43.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household13.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

1,972

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 1,972 -
Accommodation and food services 1,750 88.74%
Wholesale, retail and repair 1,250 63.39%
Human heath and social work activites 600 30.43%
Education 400 20.28%
Transportation and storage 350 17.75%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 225 11.41%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 200 10.14%
Administrative and support service activities 150 7.61%
Information and communications 125 6.34%
Financial and insurance activities 75 3.80%
Real estate activities 75 3.80%
Construction 50 2.54%
Manufacturing 40 2.03%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 30 1.52%
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%

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

1,972

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

34.4%

High skill occupation

44.6%

Intermediate skill occupation

21%

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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