Comparators
Total Percentage Dorset Council England and Wales
All Persons 88,863 - 379,791 59,719,724
All Males 42,889 48.3% 48.9% 49.5%
All Females 45,974 51.7% 51.1% 50.5%
0-15 yrs 13,679 15.4% 15.7% 19.1%
16-64 yrs 47,050 52.9% 54.9% 62.2%
65+ yrs 28,134 31.7% 29.4% 18.6%
Male 0-15 yrs 7,010 7.9% 8.0% 9.8%
Male 16-64 yrs 22,968 25.8% 27.2% 31.1%
Male 65+ yrs 12,911 14.5% 13.6% 8.5%
Female 0-15 yrs 6,669 7.5% 7.7% 9.3%
Female 16-64 yrs 24,082 27.1% 27.6% 31.1%
Female 65+ yrs 15,223 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
2003 - 7.8
2004 -9.0% 7.1
2005 2.8% 7.3
2006 -2.7% 7.1
2007 7.0% 7.6
2008 0% 7.6
2009 0% 7.6
2010 -3.9% 7.3
2011 0% 7.3
2012 4.1% 7.6
2013 -5.3% 7.2
2014 -1.4% 7.1
2015 1.4% 7.2
2016 2.8% 7.4
2017 -1.4% 7.3
2018 0% 7.3
2019 -5.5% 6.9
Change Death Rate per 1,000
2003 - 11.4
2004 2.6% 11.7
2005 -2.6% 11.4
2006 0.9% 11.5
2007 -6.1% 10.8
2008 2.8% 11.1
2009 6.3% 11.8
2010 -5.9% 11.1
2011 0% 11.1
2012 5.4% 11.7
2013 4.3% 12.2
2014 -5.7% 11.5
2015 10.4% 12.7
2016 1.6% 12.9
2017 0% 12.9
2018 -1.6% 12.7
2019 2.4% 13.0

Source: Office for National Statistics


94.7%

White British

5.3%

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 52.9%
% Non-Christian 1.5%
% No religion 39.6%
% Religion not stated 6%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Country of Birth

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


Health

81.6% of residents reported having very good or good health.

% Very Good Health 46.3%
% Good Health 35.3%
% Fair Health 13.7%
% Bad Health 3.6%
% Very Bad Health 1.1%

Source: 2021 Census.


Unpaid care

10.0% 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

2.9%

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


0.8% of residents live in communal establishments.

Source: 2021 Census.


MOSAIC

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The highest proportion of residents are classified as
Prestige Positions (27%)

Followed by
Senior Security (23.1%)

And then
Country Living (10.6%)

Source : Mosaic 2021, EXPERIAN


Living Arrangements

All Households 38,853
% of households with one person 66+ or couple/family all aged 66+ 36%
% of households married or same sex civil partnership with/without dependents* 32.9%
% of households cohabiting with/without dependents* 8.8%
% of households lone parents* 7.5%
% all others** 14.9%

* 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 79.9%
% Public Rented 8.5%
% Private Rented 11.5%
% Other 0%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Dwelling type

Detached 59.6%
Semi-Detached 15.7%
Terraced 9.9%
Flats/Maisonettes 12.5%
Mobile Homes/Caravans 2.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.



% no cars or vans in household9.8%
% 2 or more cars or vans in a household53.2%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Local business units

Total Percentage
Total businesses 4,435 -
Construction 820 18.49%
Wholesale, retail and repair 705 15.90%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 610 13.75%
Manufacturing 340 7.67%
Administrative and support service activities 340 7.67%
Information and communications 245 5.52%
Human heath and social work activites 200 4.51%
Accommodation and food services 195 4.40%
Real estate activities 175 3.95%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 140 3.16%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 115 2.59%
Transportation and storage 110 2.48%
Financial and insurance activities 110 2.48%
Education 85 1.92%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 35 0.79%
Water, sewerage and waste management 25 0.56%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 15 0.34%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%

Source: UK Business: Activity, Size and Location (2022), ONS


Business size bands

Total businesses 4,435 -
Micro (0 to 9 employees) 3,795 85.6%
Small (10 to 49 employees) 550 12.4%
Medium (50 to 249 employees) 85 1.9%
Large (250+ employees) 5 0.1%

Source: UK Business: Activity, Size and Location (2022), ONS


Employment of workers by sector

These figures exclude farm agriculture.

Total Percentage
Total employment 38,964 -
Wholesale, retail and repair 6,000 15.40%
Manufacturing 5,000 12.83%
Human heath and social work activites 4,500 11.55%
Construction 2,500 6.42%
Accommodation and food services 2,500 6.42%
Education 2,500 6.42%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 2,250 5.77%
Administrative and support service activities 1,500 3.85%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,500 3.85%
Information and communications 900 2.31%
Transportation and storage 800 2.05%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 700 1.80%
Real estate activities 600 1.54%
Financial and insurance activities 350 0.90%
Water, sewerage and waste management 300 0.77%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 75 0.19%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 75 0.19%
Mining and quarrying 10 0.03%

Source: 2021 Census, Office for National Statistics.


Claimant unemployment

These figures refer to the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance plus those who claim Universal Credit who are out of work.

Date RangeAvg. Number of ClaimantsAvg. Rate of Claimants
Jan - Mar 20208201.7%
Apr - Jun 20207901.7%
Jul - Sep 20208351.8%
Oct - Dec 20208051.7%

Source: Office for National Statistics


Skills

38,964

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

49.8%

High skill occupation

38.2%

Intermediate skill occupation

12%

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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