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Population

444

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset North Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 444 - 88,756 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 213 48.0% 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 231 52.0% 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 40 9.0% 16.6% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 195 43.9% 55.2% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 209 47.1% 28.2% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 20 4.5% 8.5% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 93 20.9% 27.7% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 100 22.5% 12.9% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 20 4.5% 8.1% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 102 23.0% 27.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 109 24.5% 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 - 6.3
2012 74.6% 11.0
2013 -2.7% 10.7
2014 -80.4% 2.1
2015 -100% 0.0
2016 0% 4.3
2017 -100% 0.0
2018 0% 6.5
2019 -61.5% 2.5
2020 -100% 0.0
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 23.1
2012 23.8% 28.6
2013 42.0% 40.6
2014 -18.0% 33.3
2015 10.8% 36.9
2016 9.8% 40.5
2017 -15.6% 34.2
2018 -17.3% 28.3
2019 -39.2% 17.2
2020 30.8% 22.5

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

97.7%

White British

2.3%

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 62.8%
% Non-Christian 2.7%
% No religion 25.4%
% Religion not stated 9.1%

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

78.2% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 38.8%
% Good Health 39.4%
% Fair Health 16.6%
% Bad Health 4.6%
% Very Bad Health 0.6%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

9.7% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

5.7%

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

4.0%

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

7.1% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (90.0%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (10.0%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

215

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 215
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 43.3%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 34.9%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 4.7%
% of households lone parents* 3.7%
% all others** 13.5%

* 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 80.6%
% Public Rented 6.0%
% Private Rented 13.4%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 70.0%
Semi-Detached 23.5%
Terraced 5.1%
Flats/Maisonettes 0.9%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.5%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household5.5%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household56.7%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

188

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

188

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

48.4%

High skill occupation

40.4%

Intermediate skill occupation

11.2%

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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