Charminster: Work and skills

Work and skills

A civil parish in Dorset — Charminster, E04003519. Every figure below describes that area, except where it is labelled as a comparison, or as a figure for a neighbourhood or a wider area.

56% of residents aged 16 or over are in work and 31% are retired

Residents aged 16 and over by economic activity, Charminster, Census 2021

Charminster

Dorset

England

Share of residents aged 16 and over
Category	Charminster	Dorset	England
In employment	56%1,534	52%	57%
Retired	31%844	33%	21%
Everyone else	14%382	15%	21%

Everyone else in Charminster: looking after home or family 106, student, not working 84, long-term sick or disabled 78, unemployed 59, other 55.

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS066)Period 2021Area Charminster civil parish; Dorset, local authority; England, country

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS066)

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The categories are a hierarchy: some are subtotals of others, so they do not add to the total and summing them overstates it.

Charminster civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by economic activity, Census 2021
Activity	Residents	Share
In employment	1,534	56%
Retired	844	31%
Looking after home or family	106	4%
Student, not working	84	3%
Long-term sick or disabled	78	3%
Unemployed	59	2%
Other	55	2%
Total	2,760	100%

In employment and unemployed are each two census categories added together: one for full-time students and one for everyone else.

Each share is rounded on its own, so the shares shown may not add up to the total or to the share of their sum.

59% of residents in work drive to it

Residents in employment by how they travelled to work, Charminster, Census 2021

Driving a car or van899 59%

Working mainly at or from home452 30%

Passenger in a car or van59 4%

On foot52 3%

Bicycle25 2%

Bus, train, taxi and every other method42 3%

The census was taken in March 2021, during a national lockdown.

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS061)Period 2021Area Charminster civil parish

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS061)

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Charminster civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents, with each row's share of 1,529
	Residents	Share
Driving a car or van	899	59%
Working mainly at or from home	452	30%
Passenger in a car or van	59	4%
On foot	52	3%
Bicycle	25	2%
Bus, train, taxi and every other method	42	3%
Total	1,529	100%

Bus, train, taxi and every other method is six census categories added together.

Each share is rounded on its own, so the shares shown may not add up to the total or to the share of their sum.

20% of residents in work are in professional occupations

Residents in employment by occupation, Charminster, Census 2021

Professional304 20%

Managers, directors and senior officials212 14%

Associate professional and technical203 13%

Skilled trades189 12%

Caring, leisure and other service168 11%

Administrative and secretarial158 10%

Sales and customer service118 8%

Elementary109 7%

Process, plant and machine operatives73 5%

ProfessionalResidents: 304Share: 20%Period: 2021

Managers, directors and senior officialsResidents: 212Share: 14%Period: 2021

Associate professional and technicalResidents: 203Share: 13%Period: 2021

Skilled tradesResidents: 189Share: 12%Period: 2021

Caring, leisure and other serviceResidents: 168Share: 11%Period: 2021

Administrative and secretarialResidents: 158Share: 10%Period: 2021

Sales and customer serviceResidents: 118Share: 8%Period: 2021

ElementaryResidents: 109Share: 7%Period: 2021

Process, plant and machine operativesResidents: 73Share: 5%Period: 2021

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS063)Period 2021Area Charminster civil parish

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS063)

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Charminster civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents, with each row's share of 1,534
	Residents	Share
Professional	304	20%
Managers, directors and senior officials	212	14%
Associate professional and technical	203	13%
Skilled trades	189	12%
Caring, leisure and other service	168	11%
Administrative and secretarial	158	10%
Sales and customer service	118	8%
Elementary	109	7%
Process, plant and machine operatives	73	5%
Total	1,534	100%

Each share is rounded on its own, so the shares shown may not add up to the total or to the share of their sum.

19% of residents in work travel 2km to less than 5km to work

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, nearest first, Charminster, Census 2021

Less than 2kmCharminster: 60Charminster share: 3.9%Period: 2021

2km to less than 5kmCharminster: 295Charminster share: 19.3%Period: 2021

5km to less than 10kmCharminster: 76Charminster share: 5.0%Period: 2021

10km to less than 20kmCharminster: 152Charminster share: 10.0%Period: 2021

20km to less than 30kmCharminster: 100Charminster share: 6.6%Period: 2021

30km to less than 40kmCharminster: 85Charminster share: 5.6%Period: 2021

40km to less than 60kmCharminster: 40Charminster share: 2.6%Period: 2021

60km and overCharminster: 26Charminster share: 1.7%Period: 2021

Each column is a share of every resident in work. A further 452 residents work mainly from home, and 240 residents work mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK; neither is a distance.

The census was taken in March 2021, during a national lockdown.

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS058)Period 2021Area Charminster civil parish

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS058)

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Charminster civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, Census 2021
Distance	Charminster	Charminster share
Less than 2km	60	3.9%
2km to less than 5km	295	19.3%
5km to less than 10km	76	5.0%
10km to less than 20km	152	10.0%
20km to less than 30km	100	6.6%
30km to less than 40km	85	5.6%
40km to less than 60km	40	2.6%
60km and over	26	1.7%
Works mainly from home	452	29.6%
Works mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK	240	15.7%
Total	1,526	100%

Each share is rounded on its own, so the shares shown may not add up to the total or to the share of their sum.

58% of residents in work worked 31 to 48 hours in the week before the census

Residents in employment by hours worked in the week before the census, Charminster, Census 2021

The census was taken in March 2021, during a national lockdown.

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS059)Period 2021Area Charminster civil parish

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS059)

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The categories are a hierarchy: some are subtotals of others, so they do not add to the total and summing them overstates it.

Charminster civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by hours worked in the week before the census, Census 2021
Hours	Charminster	Charminster share
15 hours or less	173	11.3%
16 to 30 hours	326	21.4%
31 to 48 hours	882	57.8%
49 hours or more	145	9.5%
Total	1,526	100%

Each share is rounded on its own, so the shares shown may not add up to the total or to the share of their sum.

25% of residents aged 16 or over are classed in lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations

Residents aged 16 and over by National Statistics Socio-economic Classification, Charminster, Census 2021

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations391 14%

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations686 25%

Intermediate occupations381 14%

Small employers and own account workers331 12%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations133 5%

Semi-routine occupations327 12%

Routine occupations258 9%

Never worked and long-term unemployed136 5%

Full-time students109 4%

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 391Share: 14%Period: 2021

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 686Share: 25%Period: 2021

Intermediate occupationsResidents: 381Share: 14%Period: 2021

Small employers and own account workersResidents: 331Share: 12%Period: 2021

Lower supervisory and technical occupationsResidents: 133Share: 5%Period: 2021

Semi-routine occupationsResidents: 327Share: 12%Period: 2021

Routine occupationsResidents: 258Share: 9%Period: 2021

Never worked and long-term unemployedResidents: 136Share: 5%Period: 2021

Full-time studentsResidents: 109Share: 4%Period: 2021

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS062)Period 2021Area Charminster civil parish

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS062)

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Charminster civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over, with each row's share of 2,752
	Residents	Share
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	391	14%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	686	25%
Intermediate occupations	381	14%
Small employers and own account workers	331	12%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	133	5%
Semi-routine occupations	327	12%
Routine occupations	258	9%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	136	5%
Full-time students	109	4%
Total	2,752	100%

Each share is rounded on its own, so the shares shown may not add up to the total or to the share of their sum.

36% of residents aged 16 or over hold a Level 4 qualification or above

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, lowest to highest, Charminster, Census 2021

NoneCharminster: 377Charminster share: 13.7%Dorset share: 15.8%England share: 18.1%Period: 2021

Level 1Charminster: 243Charminster share: 8.8%Dorset share: 10.4%England share: 9.7%Period: 2021

Level 2Charminster: 413Charminster share: 15.0%Dorset share: 15.0%England share: 13.3%Period: 2021

ApprenticeshipCharminster: 156Charminster share: 5.7%Dorset share: 6.8%England share: 5.3%Period: 2021

Level 3Charminster: 493Charminster share: 17.9%Dorset share: 17.7%England share: 16.9%Period: 2021

Level 4 or aboveCharminster: 991Charminster share: 36.0%Dorset share: 31.5%England share: 33.9%Period: 2021

A further 76 residents hold other qualifications. Level 4 is a higher national certificate or above, including a degree.

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS067)Period 2021Area Charminster civil parish; Dorset, local authority; England, country

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS067)

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Charminster civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, Census 2021
Qualification	Charminster	Charminster share	Dorset share	England share
None	377	13.7%	15.8%	18.1%
Level 1	243	8.8%	10.4%	9.7%
Level 2	413	15.0%	15.0%	13.3%
Apprenticeship	156	5.7%	6.8%	5.3%
Level 3	493	17.9%	17.7%	16.9%
Level 4 or above	991	36.0%	31.5%	33.9%
Other qualifications	76	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	2,749	100%	100%	100%

Each share is rounded on its own, so the shares shown may not add up to the total or to the share of their sum.

Other figures in this view

Source Office for National Statistics, from NomisPeriod 2021Area Charminster civil parish

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS061)

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The categories are a hierarchy: some are subtotals of others, so they do not add to the total and summing them overstates it.

Charminster civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Other figures for Charminster
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students)	1,551	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	872	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	346	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	32	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	5	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	123	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	122	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed	51	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment	1,500	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Employee	1,218	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed with employees	37	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed without employees	245	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student	42	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time	7	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time	23	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	4	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed	8	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment	34	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment:Employee	30	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment:Self-employed with employees	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment:Self-employed without employees	4	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically inactive	1,167	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Full-time	1,027	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Part-time	499	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Bus, minibus or coach	10	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Motorcycle, scooter or moped	5	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Other method of travel to work	22	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Taxi	1	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Train	3	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Underground, metro, light rail, tram	1	2021