Comparators
Total Percentage South East Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 4,192 - 46,913 389,947 61,806,682
All Males 2,064 49.2% 48.4% 48.5% 49.0%
All Females 2,128 50.8% 51.6% 51.5% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 469 11.2% 15.4% 14.9% 18.3%
16-64 yrs 2,261 53.9% 54.5% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 1,462 34.9% 30.1% 30.5% 18.9%
Male 0-15 yrs 235 5.6% 7.9% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,096 26.1% 26.5% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 733 17.5% 14.0% 14.1% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 234 5.6% 7.4% 7.3% 8.9%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,165 27.8% 28.0% 27.8% 31.9%
Female 65+ yrs 729 17.4% 16.1% 16.4% 10.2%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

Source: Mid Year Estimates (2024), 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 53.5%
% Non-Christian 1.2%
% No religion 37.9%
% Religion not stated 7.4%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

79.6% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 44.9%
% Good Health 34.7%
% Fair Health 15.2%
% Bad Health 4%
% Very Bad Health 1.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Unpaid care

11.9% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

9%

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

2.3% 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 (80.1%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (17.3%)

And then
Prestige Positions (1%)

Source: Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 1,841
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 36.2%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 32.1%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.2%
% of households lone parents* 5.7%
% all others** 17.8%

* 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 67.9%
% Public Rented 11.7%
% Private Rented 20.4%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 55.8%
Semi-Detached 23%
Terraced 15.5%
Flats/Maisonettes 4.9%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.7%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


% no cars or vans in household8.5%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household54.7%

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 2,250 -
Accommodation and food services 700 31.11%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 450 20.00%
Wholesale, retail and repair 200 8.89%
Mining and quarrying 150 6.67%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 125 5.56%
Education 125 5.56%
Manufacturing 100 4.44%
Construction 100 4.44%
Transportation and storage 100 4.44%
Real estate activities 75 3.33%
Administrative and support service activities 45 2.00%
Information and communications 30 1.33%
Human heath and social work activites 30 1.33%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 10 0.44%
Financial and insurance activities 10 0.44%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Water, sewerage and waste management 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

1,869

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

45.2%

High skill occupation

40.8%

Intermediate skill occupation

14.1%

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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