Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset East Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 9,011 - 88,863 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 4,286 47.6% 48.3% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 4,725 52.4% 51.7% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,508 16.7% 15.4% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 4,572 50.7% 52.9% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 2,931 32.5% 31.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 762 8.5% 7.9% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 2,226 24.7% 25.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 1,298 14.4% 14.5% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 746 8.3% 7.5% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,346 26.0% 27.1% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,633 18.1% 17.1% 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 - 8.9
2012 -1.1% 8.8
2013 -22.7% 6.8
2014 29.4% 8.8
2015 -11.4% 7.8
2016 30.8% 10.2
2017 -29.4% 7.2
2018 25% 9
2019 -25.6% 6.7
2020 3.0% 6.9
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 14.3
2012 -5.6% 13.5
2013 10.4% 14.9
2014 -7.4% 13.8
2015 13.8% 15.7
2016 -1.3% 15.5
2017 6.5% 16.5
2018 -12.7% 14.4
2019 7.6% 15.5
2020 8.4% 16.8

Source: Office for National Statistics


92.8%

White British

7.2%

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 52.8%
% Non-Christian 2%
% No religion 38.8%
% Religion not stated 6.4%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

79.2% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 43.9%
% Good Health 35.3%
% Fair Health 14.9%
% Bad Health 4.6%
% Very Bad Health 1.3%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

10.7% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.3%

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


2.2% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Prestige Positions (30.2%)

Followed by
Senior Security (24.6%)

And then
Domestic Success (10.5%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 3,780
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 37.6%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 30.2%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.2%
% of households lone parents* 8.8%
% all others** 15.2%

* 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 77.9%
% Public Rented 11.7%
% Private Rented 10.5%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 51.9%
Semi-Detached 12.9%
Terraced 14.3%
Flats/Maisonettes 18.7%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 2.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household11.7%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household48.6%

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

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 3,500 -
Wholesale, retail and repair 700 20.00%
Human heath and social work activites 350 10.00%
Accommodation and food services 300 8.57%
Construction 200 5.71%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 80 2.29%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 75 2.14%
Administrative and support service activities 75 2.14%
Education 50 1.43%
Real estate activities 40 1.14%
Manufacturing 30 0.86%
Information and communications 25 0.71%
Transportation and storage 10 0.29%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 10 0.29%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0.00%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 0 0.00%
Water, sewerage and waste management 0 0.00%
Financial and insurance activities 0 0.00%

Source: BRES 2021, ONS


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

3,500

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

45.6%

High skill occupation

40.2%

Intermediate skill occupation

14.2%

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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