Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset East Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 9,101 - 88,863 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 4,332 47.6% 48.3% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 4,769 52.4% 51.7% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,096 12.0% 15.4% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 4,292 47.2% 52.9% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 3,713 40.8% 31.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 555 6.1% 7.9% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 2,092 23.0% 25.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 1,685 18.5% 14.5% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 541 5.9% 7.5% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,200 24.2% 27.1% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 2,028 22.3% 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 - 7.4
2012 8.1% 8
2013 11.2% 8.9
2014 -2.2% 8.7
2015 -23.0% 6.7
2016 10.4% 7.4
2017 -13.5% 6.4
2018 7.8% 6.9
2019 -14.5% 5.9
2020 35.6% 8
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 18.5
2012 -7.0% 17.2
2013 -4.1% 16.5
2014 3.6% 17.1
2015 14.6% 19.6
2016 -2.6% 19.1
2017 -13.6% 16.5
2018 7.3% 17.7
2019 16.9% 20.7
2020 -12.6% 18.1

Source: Office for National Statistics


95.2%

White British

4.8%

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 56.9%
% Non-Christian 1.2%
% No religion 35.6%
% Religion not stated 6.3%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

75.8% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 38.8%
% Good Health 37%
% Fair Health 17.4%
% Bad Health 5.4%
% Very Bad Health 1.4%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

10.9% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

7.1%

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


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 (41.5%)

Followed by
Prestige Positions (15.6%)

And then
Country Living (7.1%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 4,114
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 44.8%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 26.8%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.1%
% of households lone parents* 6.6%
% all others** 13.8%

* 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 81.1%
% Public Rented 9.6%
% Private Rented 9.3%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 58%
Semi-Detached 17.3%
Terraced 6.3%
Flats/Maisonettes 12.3%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 6.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household11.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household45.5%

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 3,411 -
Human heath and social work activites 1,000 29.32%
Wholesale, retail and repair 700 20.52%
Manufacturing 600 17.59%
Construction 400 11.73%
Accommodation and food services 175 5.13%
Transportation and storage 125 3.66%
Information and communications 125 3.66%
Administrative and support service activities 125 3.66%
Education 125 3.66%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 100 2.93%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 100 2.93%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 60 1.76%
Water, sewerage and waste management 30 0.88%
Real estate activities 20 0.59%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 10 0.29%
Financial and insurance activities 10 0.29%
Mining and quarrying 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

3,411

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

43.7%

High skill occupation

42%

Intermediate skill occupation

14.4%

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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