Comparators
Total Percentage Mid Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 4,309 - 45,632 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 2,079 48.2% 48.5% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,230 51.8% 51.5% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 629 14.6% 15.8% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,337 54.2% 56.1% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 1,343 31.2% 28.1% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 341 7.9% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,096 25.4% 27.6% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 642 14.9% 12.8% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 288 6.7% 7.7% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,241 28.8% 28.5% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 701 16.3% 15.3% 15.8% 10.1%

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Source: Mid Year Estimates, Office for National Statistics

Change Birth Rate per 1,000
2011 - 8.3
2012 27.7% 10.6
2013 -15.1% 9
2014 -13.3% 7.8
2015 0% 7.8
2016 6.4% 8.3
2017 -32.5% 5.6
2018 -1.8% 5.5
2019 12.7% 6.2
2020 41.9% 8.8
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 13.6
2012 12.5% 15.3
2013 -10.5% 13.7
2014 6.6% 14.6
2015 18.5% 17.3
2016 5.2% 18.2
2017 -8.2% 16.7
2018 13.2% 18.9
2019 -34.4% 12.4
2020 46.0% 18.1

Source: Office for National Statistics


96.3%

White British

3.7%

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 51.5%
% Non-Christian 1.1%
% No religion 41%
% Religion not stated 6.4%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

82.0% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 45.3%
% Good Health 36.7%
% Fair Health 13.6%
% Bad Health 3.6%
% Very Bad Health 0.8%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

9.6% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.6%

Residents aged 5 and over providing up to 50 hours of unpaid care per week

3%

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


1% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (51.7%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (33.7%)

And then
Prestige Positions (3.1%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 1,881
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 33.4%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 36.6%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 9.3%
% of households lone parents* 6.4%
% all others** 14.2%

* 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 75.4%
% Public Rented 8.5%
% Private Rented 16.2%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 47.8%
Semi-Detached 25.9%
Terraced 21.2%
Flats/Maisonettes 3.7%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 1.4%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household7.7%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household56%

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 1,946 -
Administrative and support service activities 175 8.99%
Human heath and social work activites 175 8.99%
Construction 100 5.14%
Accommodation and food services 100 5.14%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 60 3.08%
Wholesale, retail and repair 50 2.57%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 50 2.57%
Education 50 2.57%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 20 1.03%
Manufacturing 20 1.03%
Information and communications 15 0.77%
Financial and insurance activities 15 0.77%
Mining and quarrying 10 0.51%
Transportation and storage 10 0.51%
Real estate activities 5 0.26%
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 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

1,946

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

48.4%

High skill occupation

37.4%

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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