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Population

1,496

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset North Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 1,496 - 88,756 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 766 51.2% 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 730 48.8% 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 237 15.8% 16.6% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 889 59.4% 55.2% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 370 24.7% 28.2% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 126 8.4% 8.5% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 449 30.0% 27.7% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 191 12.8% 12.9% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 111 7.4% 8.1% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 440 29.4% 27.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 179 12.0% 15.3% 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 - 7.2
2012 38.9% 10.0
2013 0% 10.0
2014 2.0% 10.2
2015 11.8% 11.4
2016 -41.2% 6.7
2017 1.5% 6.8
2018 -7.4% 6.3
2019 30.2% 8.2
2020 14.6% 9.4
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 5.3
2012 -11.3% 4.7
2013 0% 4.7
2014 117.0% 10.2
2015 11.8% 11.4
2016 -71.1% 3.3
2017 63.6% 5.4
2018 29.6% 7.0
2019 -22.9% 5.4
2020 37.0% 7.4

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

94.3%

White British

5.7%

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 49.2%
% Non-Christian 2.3%
% No religion 42.2%
% Religion not stated 6.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Country of Birth

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

Health and Care

Health

81.2% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 43.8%
% Good Health 37.4%
% Fair Health 13.4%
% Bad Health 4.1%
% Very Bad Health 1.3%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

10.2% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.1%

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

3.1%

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

0.6% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Aspriring Homemakers (22.2%)

Followed by
Suburban Stability (13.4%)

And then
Senior Security (10.6%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

703

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 703
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 27.2%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 31.3%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 14.5%
% of households lone parents* 10.0%
% 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 60.2%
% Public Rented 26.4%
% Private Rented 13.4%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 18.7%
Semi-Detached 38.9%
Terraced 30.1%
Flats/Maisonettes 12.2%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household11.6%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household47.4%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

771

Residents in employment

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

Employment data is not available for towns or parishes.

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

771

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

40.2%

High skill occupation

38.1%

Intermediate skill occupation

21.7%

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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