Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset West Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 927 - 36,794 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 453 48.9% 48.0% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 474 51.1% 52.0% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 67 7.2% 13.2% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 398 42.9% 51.3% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 462 49.8% 35.4% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 47 5.1% 6.8% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 179 19.3% 24.5% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 227 24.5% 16.7% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 20 2.2% 6.4% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 219 23.6% 26.8% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 235 25.4% 18.8% 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 - 2.1
2012 -52.4% 1.0
2013 330.0% 4.3
2014 -51.2% 2.1
2015 0% 2.1
2016 0% 2.1
2017 95.2% 4.1
2018 -22.0% 3.2
2019 18.8% 3.8
2020 -15.8% 3.2
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 12.6
2012 57.9% 19.9
2013 -18.6% 16.2
2014 10.5% 17.9
2015 40.8% 25.2
2016 -66.7% 8.4
2017 23.8% 10.4
2018 31.7% 13.7
2019 4.4% 14.3
2020 -9.8% 12.9

Source: Office for National Statistics


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 60.7%
% Non-Christian 1.2%
% No religion 31.5%
% Religion not stated 6.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

79.0% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 40.8%
% Good Health 38.2%
% Fair Health 16.0%
% Bad Health 4.2%
% Very Bad Health 0.8%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

11.5% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.0%

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

4.5%

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


0.3% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (58.2%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (35.3%)

And then
Senior Security (3.8%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 469
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 49.3%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 29.0%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 6.6%
% of households lone parents* 6.0%
% all others** 9.2%

* 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 76.3%
% Public Rented 12.2%
% Private Rented 11.5%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 52.6%
Semi-Detached 17.5%
Terraced 17.7%
Flats/Maisonettes 12.0%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household10.0%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household48.8%

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

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

331

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

50.5%

High skill occupation

37.5%

Intermediate skill occupation

12.1%

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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