Comparators
Total Percentage Mid Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 5,620 - 47,590 389,947 61,806,682
All Males 2,768 49.3% 47.7% 48.5% 49.0%
All Females 2,852 50.7% 52.3% 51.5% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 818 14.6% 15.1% 14.9% 18.3%
16-64 yrs 3,146 56.0% 55.4% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 1,656 29.5% 29.5% 30.5% 18.9%
Male 0-15 yrs 408 7.3% 7.7% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,559 27.7% 26.5% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 801 14.3% 13.5% 14.1% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 410 7.3% 7.4% 7.3% 8.9%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,587 28.2% 28.9% 27.8% 31.9%
Female 65+ yrs 855 15.2% 16.0% 16.4% 10.2%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

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


95.8%

White British

4.2%

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 54.2%
% Non-Christian 1%
% No religion 37.7%
% Religion not stated 7.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

81.8% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 45.4%
% Good Health 36.4%
% Fair Health 13.5%
% Bad Health 3.7%
% Very Bad Health 1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Unpaid care

11.3% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

8.4%

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

3.5% 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 (61.6%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (37.1%)

And then
Vintage Value (0.8%)

Source: Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 2,342
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 31%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 36.6%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 11.4%
% of households lone parents* 7%
% all others** 14%

* 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 71.7%
% Public Rented 11.9%
% Private Rented 16.4%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 41.1%
Semi-Detached 34.8%
Terraced 16.4%
Flats/Maisonettes 4.2%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 3.5%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


% no cars or vans in household7.3%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household58.6%

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 1,000 -
Education 250 25.00%
Wholesale, retail and repair 175 17.50%
Accommodation and food services 150 15.00%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 75 7.50%
Human heath and social work activites 75 7.50%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 70 7.00%
Manufacturing 50 5.00%
Construction 50 5.00%
Administrative and support service activities 45 4.50%
Information and communications 30 3.00%
Transportation and storage 20 2.00%
Real estate activities 15 1.50%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 5 0.50%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Water, sewerage and waste management 0 0.00%
Financial and insurance activities 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

2,585

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

47.7%

High skill occupation

37.1%

Intermediate skill occupation

15.2%

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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