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
2012 4.5% 11.5
2013 -1.7% 11.3
2014 8.0% 12.2
2015 -13.9% 10.5
2016 21.0% 12.7
2017 -14.2% 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 2.7% 7.7
2013 19.5% 9.2
2014 -9.8% 8.3
2015 -4.8% 7.9
2016 7.6% 8.5
2017 -1.2% 8.4
2018 14.3% 9.6
2019 -4.2% 9.2
2020 -9.8% 8.3

Source: Office for National Statistics


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

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

% Very Good Health 40.7%
% Good Health 37.3%
% Fair Health 15.5%
% Bad Health 5.1%
% Very Bad Health 1.4%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

10.5% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.7%

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.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Rural Reality (51.4%)

Followed by
Modest Traditions (8.4%)

And then
Senior Security (6%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 5,719
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 25.9%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 28%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 11.9%
% of households lone parents* 11.4%
% all others** 22.8%

* 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 66.1%
% Public Rented 12.8%
% Private Rented 21.1%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 13.8%
Semi-Detached 19.8%
Terraced 46%
Flats/Maisonettes 19.8%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



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

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 5,836 -
Manufacturing 900 15.42%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 700 11.99%
Transportation and storage 600 10.28%
Accommodation and food services 400 6.85%
Wholesale, retail and repair 350 6.00%
Human heath and social work activites 200 3.43%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 180 3.08%
Construction 175 3.00%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 175 3.00%
Education 175 3.00%
Administrative and support service activities 125 2.14%
Water, sewerage and waste management 100 1.71%
Real estate activities 45 0.77%
Information and communications 40 0.69%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 35 0.60%
Mining and quarrying 20 0.34%
Financial and insurance activities 5 0.09%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 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

5,836

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

34.7%

High skill occupation

44.3%

Intermediate skill occupation

21%

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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