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Population

398

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset North Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 398 - 88,756 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 190 47.7% 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 208 52.3% 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 58 14.6% 16.6% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 224 56.3% 55.2% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 116 29.1% 28.2% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 29 7.3% 8.5% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 111 27.9% 27.7% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 50 12.6% 12.9% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 29 7.3% 8.1% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 113 28.4% 27.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 66 16.6% 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 - 5.0
2012 6.0% 5.3
2013 -49.1% 2.7
2014 3.7% 2.8
2015 89.3% 5.3
2016 -3.8% 5.1
2017 98.0% 10.1
2018 -76.2% 2.4
2019 133.3% 5.6
2020 33.9% 7.5
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 15.1
2012 -47.7% 7.9
2013 39.2% 11.0
2014 -50.0% 5.5
2015 -50.9% 2.7
2016 185.2% 7.7
2017 -67.5% 2.5
2018 96.0% 4.9
2019 -4.1% 4.7
2020 168.1% 12.6

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

95.6%

White British

4.4%

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 54.3%
% Non-Christian 0.2%
% No religion 37.7%
% Religion not stated 7.8%

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

83.8% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 47.8%
% Good Health 36.0%
% Fair Health 11.1%
% Bad Health 2.9%
% Very Bad Health 2.2%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

8.5% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.5%

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

2.0%

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.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Country Living (87.6%)

Followed by
Rural Reality (12.4%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

182

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 182
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 32.4%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 38.5%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 12.1%
% of households lone parents* 4.4%
% all others** 12.6%

* 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 57.7%
% Public Rented 8.2%
% Private Rented 34.1%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 43.1%
Semi-Detached 40.9%
Terraced 11.6%
Flats/Maisonettes 4.4%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.0%

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 household67.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

173

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

173

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

54.3%

High skill occupation

35.8%

Intermediate skill occupation

9.8%

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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