Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset East Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 8,479 - 91,387 389,947 61,806,682
All Males 4,001 47.2% 48.1% 48.5% 49.0%
All Females 4,478 52.8% 51.9% 51.5% 51.0%
0-15 yrs 1,433 16.9% 14.9% 14.9% 18.3%
16-64 yrs 4,689 55.3% 52.8% 54.6% 62.8%
65+ yrs 2,357 27.8% 32.3% 30.5% 18.9%
Male 0-15 yrs 790 9.3% 7.6% 7.6% 9.4%
Male 16-64 yrs 2,177 25.7% 25.7% 26.8% 31.0%
Male 65+ yrs 1,034 12.2% 14.8% 14.1% 8.7%
Female 0-15 yrs 643 7.6% 7.3% 7.3% 8.9%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,512 29.6% 27.1% 27.8% 31.9%
Female 65+ yrs 1,323 15.6% 17.5% 16.4% 10.2%

Show Male/Female individual age breakdown

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


93.9%

White British

6.1%

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 46.9%
% Non-Christian 2.5%
% No religion 45.6%
% Religion not stated 5.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

80.6% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 47.5%
% Good Health 33.1%
% Fair Health 14.5%
% Bad Health 3.9%
% Very Bad Health 1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Unpaid care

9.1% 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

2.6%

Residents aged 5 and over providing more than 50 hours of unpaid care per week


Communal establishments

1.1% 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
Senior Security (19.5%)

Followed by
Vintage Value (17.6%)

And then
Aspriring Homemakers (13.6%)

Source: Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 3,900
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 33.6%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 24.3%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 9.1%
% of households lone parents* 11.1%
% all others** 22%

* 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 59.5%
% Public Rented 21.7%
% Private Rented 18.8%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 23.5%
Semi-Detached 20.7%
Terraced 22.3%
Flats/Maisonettes 33.4%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


% no cars or vans in household18.6%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household36.5%

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 5,000 -
Manufacturing 1,000 20.00%
Wholesale, retail and repair 800 16.00%
Accommodation and food services 700 14.00%
Human heath and social work activites 700 14.00%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 450 9.00%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 275 5.50%
Construction 200 4.00%
Information and communications 200 4.00%
Real estate activities 200 4.00%
Education 175 3.50%
Financial and insurance activities 125 2.50%
Transportation and storage 100 2.00%
Administrative and support service activities 100 2.00%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 25 0.50%
Water, sewerage and waste management 15 0.30%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 5 0.10%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0.00%
Mining and quarrying 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

3,569

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

49.2%

High skill occupation

36.6%

Intermediate skill occupation

14.2%

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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