Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset West Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 1,011 - 36,794 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 495 49.0% 48.0% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 516 51.0% 52.0% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 130 12.9% 13.2% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 507 50.1% 51.3% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 374 37.0% 35.4% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 67 6.6% 6.8% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 250 24.7% 24.5% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 178 17.6% 16.7% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 63 6.2% 6.4% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 257 25.4% 26.8% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 196 19.4% 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 - 3.8
2012 -23.7% 2.9
2013 72.4% 5.0
2014 112.0% 10.6
2015 -35.8% 6.8
2016 44.1% 9.8
2017 -48.0% 5.1
2018 98.0% 10.1
2019 -41.6% 5.9
2020 -49.2% 3.0
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 9.5
2012 62.1% 15.4
2013 -22.7% 11.9
2014 -3.4% 11.5
2015 -23.5% 8.8
2016 11.4% 9.8
2017 -48.0% 5.1
2018 56.9% 8.0
2019 40.0% 11.2
2020 -11.6% 9.9

Source: Office for National Statistics


94%

White British

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 50.5%
% Non-Christian 0.8%
% No religion 41.6%
% Religion not stated 7.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

82.1% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 42.5%
% Good Health 39.6%
% Fair Health 14.3%
% Bad Health 2.9%
% Very Bad Health 0.7%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

10.8% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.4%

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

3.4%

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


0.0% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (57.6%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (14.9%)

And then
Suburban Stability (8.1%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 497
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 36.8%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 31.0%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.9%
% of households lone parents* 5.8%
% all others** 17.5%

* 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 77.5%
% Public Rented 1.0%
% Private Rented 21.5%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 55.3%
Semi-Detached 18.2%
Terraced 22.8%
Flats/Maisonettes 3.4%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.4%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household11.5%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household51.5%

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

471

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

43.9%

High skill occupation

42.9%

Intermediate skill occupation

13.2%

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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