Comparators
Total Percentage South East Dorset Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 9,702 - 47,094 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 4,743 48.9% 49.2% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 4,959 51.1% 50.8% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,197 12.3% 15.9% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 5,088 52.4% 55.5% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 3,417 35.2% 28.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 617 6.4% 8.1% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 2,539 26.2% 27.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 1,587 16.4% 13.3% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 580 6.0% 7.8% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,549 26.3% 27.7% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,830 18.9% 15.4% 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 - 7.8
2012 -16.7% 6.5
2013 49.2% 9.7
2014 -12.4% 8.5
2015 -12.9% 7.4
2016 4.1% 7.7
2017 -5.2% 7.3
2018 8.2% 7.9
2019 -16.5% 6.6
2020 -16.7% 5.5
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 14.2
2012 -2.8% 13.8
2013 5.1% 14.5
2014 4.8% 15.2
2015 10.5% 16.8
2016 -13.7% 14.5
2017 -1.4% 14.3
2018 11.2% 15.9
2019 3.1% 16.4
2020 3.7% 17

Source: Office for National Statistics


93.1%

White British

6.9%

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 54.3%
% Non-Christian 1.8%
% No religion 36.8%
% 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

76.9% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 40%
% Good Health 36.9%
% Fair Health 16.6%
% Bad Health 5%
% Very Bad Health 1.5%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

10.2% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7%

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

3.2%

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


1.9% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Senior Security (21.6%)

Followed by
Vintage Value (18%)

And then
Prestige Positions (10.9%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 4,511
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 38.4%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 26.5%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.2%
% of households lone parents* 8.3%
% all others** 18.7%

* 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 70.3%
% Public Rented 12.1%
% Private Rented 17.5%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 33.7%
Semi-Detached 18.6%
Terraced 13.9%
Flats/Maisonettes 32.1%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 1.6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household18.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household34.5%

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

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 3,754 -
Accommodation and food services 900 23.97%
Wholesale, retail and repair 600 15.98%
Human heath and social work activites 500 13.32%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 200 5.33%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 175 4.66%
Manufacturing 125 3.33%
Construction 125 3.33%
Administrative and support service activities 100 2.66%
Education 100 2.66%
Transportation and storage 75 2.00%
Real estate activities 50 1.33%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 40 1.07%
Information and communications 30 0.80%
Water, sewerage and waste management 20 0.53%
Mining and quarrying 10 0.27%
Financial and insurance activities 10 0.27%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0.00%
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

3,754

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

39.7%

High skill occupation

43.4%

Intermediate skill occupation

16.9%

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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