1 Key Statistics Table __________________________________________________________ 4 INTRODUCTION______________________________________________________________ 6 Road distance in miles_____________________________________________________________ 7 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ____________________________________________________ 8 Economic Linkages and Infrastructure ______________________________________________ 9 PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES _________________________________________________ 9 Demography ______________________________________________________________________ 9 Resident and working age (16-64) population ________________________________________________10 Age structure of the working age population (16-64) ___________________________________________11 65+ age group ___________________________________________________________________________11 Population Density________________________________________________________________________12 Ethnicity_________________________________________________________________________________12 Population Growth________________________________________________________________________13 Population Projections 2011-2021 __________________________________________________________13 Deprivation ______________________________________________________________________ 14 Most deprived LSOAs: ____________________________________________________________________14 Least deprived LSOAs:____________________________________________________________________15 ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ____________________________________________________ 15 Businesses by Size _______________________________________________________________ 15 Businesses by Sector_____________________________________________________________ 17 Turnover of Businesses___________________________________________________________ 17 Age of Businesses _______________________________________________________________ 18 Gross Value Added (GVA)_________________________________________________________ 18 ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION _____________________________________________ 18 Business Births __________________________________________________________________ 19 Business Survival ________________________________________________________________ 19 Self Employment _________________________________________________________________ 21 EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS ______________________________________________ 21 Earnings _________________________________________________________________________ 22 Employees in Employment ________________________________________________________ 22 Employees by Sector _____________________________________________________________________22 Public Sector Employees __________________________________________________________________22 Tourism Sector___________________________________________________________________________23 Knowledge Intensive Sectors ______________________________________________________________23 Employment Rate ________________________________________________________________________23 Second Jobs_____________________________________________________________________________24 Occupation Structure _____________________________________________________________________25 Full-time & Part-time workers ______________________________________________________________25 KEY STATISTICS____________________________________________________________ 26 UNEMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC INACTIVITY _______________________________ 27 Claimant Unemployment __________________________________________________________ 30 Vacancies and skill needs_________________________________________________________ 31 2 Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) ____________________ 33 Skills ____________________________________________________________________________ 33 Qualifications ____________________________________________________________________________33 INFRASTRUCTURE__________________________________________________________ 33 Transport ________________________________________________________________________ 34 Car Ownership ___________________________________________________________________ 34 Housing _________________________________________________________________________ 35 Household numbers and tenure ____________________________________________________________35 Affordability______________________________________________________________________________36 Commercial Premises ____________________________________________________________ 37 APPENDIX __________________________________________________________________ 37 3 Weymouth & Key Statistics [Back to Contents] DCC Dorset Christchurch East Dorset North Dorset Purbeck West Dorset Portland Total businesses - local units (as at 22nd March 2013)1 20,220 2,025 4,520 3,595 2,210 5,850 2,020 Gross Value Added (GVA) (millions) 20112 6,709 760 1,380 1,060 810 1,930 780 3 Value of tourism to local economy (millions) £553.9 £59.7 £68.7 £51.5 £103.9 £164.9 £105.2 4 Leisure & Tourism Employees (% of total employees) 2012 7.7% 9.6% 5.2% 3.2% 12.3% 7.1% 13.5% 5 Services Employees (% of total employees) 2012 79.7% 81.5% 74.8% 76.2% 75.3% 81.2% 90.7% 6 Public sector employees (% of total employees) 2012 22.0% 13.8% 15.4% 17.4% 21.2% 30.7% 24.2% 7 Knowledge Intensive Employees (% of total employees) 2012 46.5% 43.4% 42.3% 45.2% 47.4% 50.7% 45.9% Resident Population (Mid-Year Estimates 2012)8 414,900 48,000 87,800 69,300 45,300 99,500 65,000 Population aged 16-64 (Mid-Year estimates 2012)9 238,700 25,800 48,700 41,300 26,500 56,500 40,000 Population aged 65+ (Mid-Year Estimates 2012)10 109,000 14,700 25,600 15,700 11,400 27,400 14,300 11 Earnings - median gross weekly (residence based) 2012 £480.0 £486.2 £518.1 £479.8 £439.5 £506.3 £449.1 12 Earnings - median gross weekly (workplace based) 2012 £458.5 £477.4 £458.5 £379.9 £484.6 £452.7 £437.5 13 Employment rate 2012 76.6% 68.5% 76.9% 80.8% 71.9% 78.5% 78.5% 14 Unemployment rate 2012 5.1% 5.9% 6.0% 2.2% 8.6% 2.9% 7.0% 15 Claimant Unemployment 2012 1.7% 1.8% 1.3% 1.3% 1.6% 1.3% 2.8% 1 Source: UK Business: Size, activity & location 2013, ONS. Note: A local unit is an individual site. This data excludes organisations not registered for VAT/PAYE 2 Source: ONS and DCC estimates 2011 3 Source: Value of Tourism 2011 - Dorset, The South West Research Company 4 Source: Business Register and Employment Survey 2012, ONS 5 Source: Business Register and Employment Survey 2012, ONS 6 Source: Business Register and Employment Survey 2012, ONS 7 Source: Business Register and Employment Survey 2012, ONS 8 Source: ONS Mid-Year Estimates, 2012 9 Source: ONS Mid-Year Estimates, 2012 10 Source: ONS Mid-Year Estimates, 2012 11 Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2012, ONS 12 Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2012, ONS 13 Source: Annual Population Survey (Jan-Dec12), ONS 14 Source: Annual Population Survey (Jan-Dec12), ONS 15 Claimant Count, ONS. Annual average, 2012. Proportion of resident population aged 16-64 4 INTRODUCTION [Back to Contents] At 418 square miles, West Dorset is the largest of Dorset’s districts, covering 42% of the county’s total area and with a population of 99,500. West Dorset is a predominantly rural area (97%) supported by small market towns and with a relatively low population density. Rural/Urban classifications: 2001 and 2011 100% 99% 98% 81% 80% 76% 76% 67% 62% 61% 61% 59% 59% 54% 46% 41% 41% 40% 39% 38% 34% 24% 24% 20% 19% 2% 1% 0% DCC Dorset Christchurch East Dorset North Dorset Purbeck West Dorset Weymouth & Portland Urban population 2001 Urban population 2011 Rural population 2001 Rural Population 2011 Of the total population in West Dorset, 61% live in the rural part of the district16 and 60% of these live in villages and hamlets/isolated dwellings. The proportion of residents in West Dorset that live in hamlets/isolated is 11%, which is the highest proportion of residents living in this type of area among the Dorset districts, after North Dorset. With its spectacular world heritage coast and historic landmarks such as Maiden Castle and the Cerne Giant, West Dorset is a popular tourist destination. It has also been the location for many film and TV productions and was the setting for much of the work of Thomas Hardy and William Barnes. With road links to the Bournemouth-Poole conurbation and rail links from Dorchester to London and Bristol, West Dorset is by no means out of touch with the business world. Travel times17 vary with the time of year and time of day. Holiday traffic can make a big difference to travel times and there is often morning and late afternoon congestion as people travel to and from work or school. Some approximate travel times from Dorchester are shown below, but longer should be allowed at peak times. Poole 40 minutes Bournemouth 45 minutes Salisbury 1 hour 16 The settlement based Rural/Urban definition was introduced in 2004 as a joint project between a number of government departments. It comprises four settlement types, of which three are rural: Urban (population over 10,000); Town and Fringe; Village; and Hamlet and Isolated Dwellings. 17 sourced from AA Route Planner at http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp 5 Exeter 1 hour 20 minutes Bristol 1 hour 35 minutes Southampton 1 hour 15 minutes London 2 hours 55 minutes Manchester 4 hours 40 minutes Birmingham 3 hours 15 minutes Dorchester and Sherborne have railway stations. By train, London is about 2 hours 40 minutes from Dorchester and 2 hours 20 minutes from Sherborne. Southampton takes just under an hour and a half from Dorchester and the town’s West