Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset East Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 5,185 - 88,863 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 2,572 49.6% 48.3% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,613 50.4% 51.7% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 864 16.7% 15.4% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,941 56.7% 52.9% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 1,380 26.6% 31.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 451 8.7% 7.9% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,448 27.9% 25.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 673 13.0% 14.5% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 413 8.0% 7.5% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,493 28.8% 27.1% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 707 13.6% 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 - 7.7
2012 -27.3% 5.6
2013 1.8% 5.7
2014 -1.8% 5.6
2015 -17.9% 4.6
2016 19.6% 5.5
2017 18.2% 6.5
2018 3.1% 6.7
2019 -44.8% 3.7
2020 51.4% 5.6
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 7.5
2012 2.7% 7.7
2013 -10.4% 6.9
2014 31.9% 9.1
2015 -9.9% 8.2
2016 -19.5% 6.6
2017 24.2% 8.2
2018 26.8% 10.4
2019 -29.8% 7.3
2020 13.7% 8.3

Source: Office for National Statistics


96.1%

White British

3.9%

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 55.3%
% Non-Christian 1.1%
% No religion 37.8%
% 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

84.4% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 49.6%
% Good Health 34.8%
% Fair Health 12.0%
% Bad Health 2.7%
% Very Bad Health 0.9%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

10.8% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

8.3%

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


0.5% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (80.5%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (13.8%)

And then
Prestige Positions (3.9%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 1,995
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 27.9%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 41.8%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.3%
% of households lone parents* 6.9%
% all others** 15.1%

* 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 72.7%
% Public Rented 9.7%
% Private Rented 17.6%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 64.1%
Semi-Detached 23.6%
Terraced 7.3%
Flats/Maisonettes 3.1%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 1.9%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household5.3%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household69.6%

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. View breakdowns for the Sub Unitary Geography area


Employment of workers by sector

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 2,405 -
Wholesale, retail and repair 350 14.55%
Construction 225 9.36%
Education 225 9.36%
Accommodation and food services 200 8.32%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 175 7.28%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 150 6.24%
Manufacturing 100 4.16%
Transportation and storage 100 4.16%
Administrative and support service activities 100 4.16%
Water, sewerage and waste management 50 2.08%
Human heath and social work activites 50 2.08%
Real estate activities 45 1.87%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 30 1.25%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 30 1.25%
Information and communications 30 1.25%
Financial and insurance activities 15 0.62%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 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

2,405

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

49.6%

High skill occupation

38.6%

Intermediate skill occupation

11.7%

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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