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Population

7,385

Total persons

Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset East Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 7,385 - 88,863 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 3,507 47.5% 48.3% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 3,878 52.5% 51.7% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 1,188 16.1% 15.4% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 4,080 55.2% 52.9% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 2,117 28.7% 31.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 637 8.6% 7.9% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 2,000 27.1% 25.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 870 11.8% 14.5% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 551 7.5% 7.5% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 2,080 28.2% 27.1% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 1,247 16.9% 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 - 9.5
2012 16.8% 11.1
2013 -9.9% 10
2014 -27% 7.3
2015 30.1% 9.5
2016 -1.1% 9.4
2017 13.8% 10.7
2018 -8.4% 9.8
2019 -23.5% 7.5
2020 -2.7% 7.3
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2011 - 13.8
2012 -18.8% 11.2
2013 32.1% 14.8
2014 -9.5% 13.4
2015 0.7% 13.5
2016 -6.7% 12.6
2017 13.5% 14.3
2018 0.7% 14.4
2019 -6.2% 13.5
2020 -3.0% 13.1

Source: Office for National Statistics

Diversity

93.9%

White British

6.1%

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 46.9%
% Non-Christian 2.5%
% No religion 45.6%
% Religion not stated 5.1%

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

80.6% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 47.5%
% Good Health 33.1%
% Fair Health 14.5%
% Bad Health 3.9%
% Very Bad Health 1%

Source: 2021 Census.

Unpaid care

9.1% of residents aged 5 and over provide unpaid care.

6.5%

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

2.6%

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

1.1% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.

Inequalities

MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Senior Security (19.5%)

Followed by
Vintage Value (17.6%)

And then
Aspriring Homemakers (13.6%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN

Housing

3,900

Total households

Living Arrangements

All Households 3,900
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 33.6%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 24.3%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 9.1%
% of households lone parents* 11.1%
% all others** 22%

* 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 59.5%
% Public Rented 21.7%
% Private Rented 18.8%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Dwelling type

Detached 23.5%
Semi-Detached 20.7%
Terraced 22.3%
Flats/Maisonettes 33.4%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 0.1%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Access and Connectivity

% no cars or vans in household18.6%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household36.5%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.

Economy and Skills

3,569

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

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 3,569 -
Manufacturing 1,250 35.02%
Wholesale, retail and repair 700 19.61%
Human heath and social work activites 700 19.61%
Accommodation and food services 600 16.81%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 500 14.01%
Real estate activities 250 7.00%
Construction 225 6.30%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 225 6.30%
Administrative and support service activities 125 3.50%
Education 125 3.50%
Transportation and storage 100 2.80%
Information and communications 75 2.10%
Financial and insurance activities 75 2.10%
Water, sewerage and waste management 40 1.12%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 40 1.12%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 15 0.42%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0.00%
Mining and quarrying 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

3,569

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

49.2%

High skill occupation

36.6%

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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