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Population

4,531

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset North Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 4,531 - 88,756 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 2,205 48.7% 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 2,326 51.3% 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 697 15.4% 16.6% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 2,592 57.2% 55.2% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 1,242 27.4% 28.2% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 348 7.7% 8.5% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 1,290 28.5% 27.7% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 567 12.5% 12.9% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 349 7.7% 8.1% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 1,302 28.7% 27.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 675 14.9% 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 - 9.3
2012 16.1% 10.8
2013 9.3% 11.8
2014 -23.7% 9.0
2015 -5.6% 8.5
2016 21.2% 10.3
2017 -26.2% 7.6
2018 22.4% 9.3
2019 -18.3% 7.6
2020 7.9% 8.2
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 7.7
2012 70.1% 13.1
2013 3.8% 13.6
2014 -5.9% 12.8
2015 15.6% 14.8
2016 -10.8% 13.2
2017 11.4% 14.7
2018 14.3% 16.8
2019 -14.9% 14.3
2020 -9.1% 13.0

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

88.4%

White British

11.6%

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 54.1%
% Non-Christian 2.2%
% No religion 36.0%
% Religion not stated 7.6%

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

79.7% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 43.3%
% Good Health 36.4%
% Fair Health 14.7%
% Bad Health 4.8%
% Very Bad Health 0.8%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

8.8% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.2%

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

1.6% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Rural Reality (56.1%)

Followed by
Country Living (23.5%)

And then
Vintage Value (6.4%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

1,981

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 1,981
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 33.3%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 28.9%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 10.1%
% of households lone parents* 7.7%
% all others** 19.9%

* 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 64.7%
% Public Rented 16.7%
% Private Rented 18.5%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 32.8%
Semi-Detached 31.0%
Terraced 19.1%
Flats/Maisonettes 17.0%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household13.9%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household43.7%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

2,060

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

2,060

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

33.7%

High skill occupation

42.2%

Intermediate skill occupation

24.1%

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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