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Population

13,417

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset South Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 13,417 - 72,652 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 7,106 53.0% 49.9% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 6,311 47.0% 50.1% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 2,282 17.0% 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 8,077 60.2% 57.6% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 3,058 22.8% 26.5% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 1,162 8.7% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 4,377 32.6% 29.2% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 1,567 11.7% 12.6% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 1,120 8.3% 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 3,700 27.6% 28.4% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,491 11.1% 13.9% 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 - 11.1
2012 3.6% 11.5
2013 1.7% 11.7
2014 -4.3% 11.2
2015 -5.4% 10.6
2016 20.8% 12.8
2017 -14.8% 10.9
2018 -2.8% 10.6
2019 -18.9% 8.6
2020 0% 8.6
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 7.5
2012 21.3% 9.1
2013 -8.8% 8.3
2014 -9.6% 7.5
2015 5.3% 7.9
2016 8.9% 8.6
2017 -2.3% 8.4
2018 14.3% 9.6
2019 -4.2% 9.2
2020 -9.8% 8.3

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

94.1%

White British

5.9%

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 42.2%
% Non-Christian 3.1%
% No religion 48.8%
% Religion not stated 5.9%

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

78.0% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 40.7%
% Good Health 37.3%
% Fair Health 15.4%
% Bad Health 5.1%
% Very Bad Health 1.5%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

10.6% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.8%

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

3.8%

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

7.3% 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 (53.5%)

Followed by
Transient Renters (7.7%)

And then
Modest Traditions (6.9%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

5,703

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 5,703
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 26.0%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 28.1%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 11.9%
% of households lone parents* 11.4%
% all others** 22.7%

* 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 66.0%
% Public Rented 12.8%
% Private Rented 21.2%
% Other 0.0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 13.8%
Semi-Detached 19.9%
Terraced 46.0%
Flats/Maisonettes 19.6%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household19.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household34.4%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

5,838

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

5,838

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

34.6%

High skill occupation

44.5%

Intermediate skill occupation

20.9%

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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