Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset East Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 5,125 - 91,387 389,947 61,806,682
All Males 2,547 49.7% 48.1% 48.5% 49.0%
All Females 2,578 50.3% 51.9% 51.5% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 755 14.7% 14.9% 14.9% 18.3%
16-64 yrs 2,838 55.4% 52.8% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 1,532 29.9% 32.3% 30.5% 18.9%
Male 0-15 yrs 407 7.9% 7.6% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,399 27.3% 25.7% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 741 14.5% 14.8% 14.1% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 348 6.8% 7.3% 7.3% 8.9%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,439 28.1% 27.1% 27.8% 31.9%
Female 65+ yrs 791 15.4% 17.5% 16.4% 10.2%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

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


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


Communal establishments

0.5% 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 (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.


Employment of workers by sector

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
All industries 2,000 -
Wholesale, retail and repair 300 15.00%
Accommodation and food services 250 12.50%
Construction 225 11.25%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 200 10.00%
Education 200 10.00%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 175 8.75%
Manufacturing 150 7.50%
Transportation and storage 125 6.25%
Real estate activities 75 3.75%
Administrative and support service activities 50 2.50%
Human heath and social work activites 50 2.50%
Information and communications 35 1.75%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 25 1.25%
Financial and insurance activities 15 0.75%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 10 0.50%
Water, sewerage and waste management 5 0.25%
Mining and quarrying 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

2,405

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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