Comparators
Total Percentage South East Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 10,308 - 47,094 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 5,288 51.3% 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 5,020 48.7% 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,837 17.8% 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 6,158 59.7% 55.5% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 2,313 22.4% 28.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 915 8.9% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 3,293 31.9% 27.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 1,080 10.5% 13.3% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 922 8.9% 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,865 27.8% 27.7% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,233 12.0% 15.4% 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 - 11.1
2012 7.2% 11.9
2013 -21.0% 9.4
2014 1.1% 9.5
2015 -2.1% 9.3
2016 3.2% 9.6
2017 -14.6% 8.2
2018 35.4% 11.1
2019 -9.0% 10.1
2020 -2.0% 9.9
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 6.4
2012 6.2% 6.8
2013 26.5% 8.6
2014 -2.3% 8.4
2015 3.6% 8.7
2016 3.4% 9
2017 -27.8% 6.5
2018 7.7% 7
2019 1.4% 7.1
2020 43.7% 10.2

Source: Office for National Statistics


93.4%

White British

6.6%

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 49.8%
% Non-Christian 2.1%
% No religion 42.4%
% 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

82.4% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 49%
% Good Health 33.4%
% Fair Health 12.8%
% Bad Health 3.9%
% Very Bad Health 0.9%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

9.4% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.5%

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


3.3% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Rural Reality (44.5%)

Followed by
Country Living (40.5%)

And then
Aspriring Homemakers (12.6%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 4,021
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 28.6%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 35.8%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 10.8%
% of households lone parents* 7.7%
% all others** 17.1%

* 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 60.7%
% Public Rented 16.3%
% Private Rented 23%
% Other 0.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 34.8%
Semi-Detached 35.1%
Terraced 21.2%
Flats/Maisonettes 8.3%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.5%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household9%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household52%

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 4,737 -
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 800 16.89%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 700 14.78%
Accommodation and food services 600 12.67%
Education 450 9.50%
Manufacturing 400 8.44%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 350 7.39%
Water, sewerage and waste management 250 5.28%
Wholesale, retail and repair 225 4.75%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 125 2.64%
Administrative and support service activities 125 2.64%
Construction 100 2.11%
Human heath and social work activites 75 1.58%
Real estate activities 20 0.42%
Information and communications 15 0.32%
Mining and quarrying 10 0.21%
Transportation and storage 5 0.11%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Financial and insurance activities 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

4,737

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

45.1%

High skill occupation

40%

Intermediate skill occupation

14.9%

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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