Farnham: Work and skills

Work and skills

A civil parish in Dorset — Farnham, E04003405. 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.

51% of residents aged 16 or over are in work and 36% are retired

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

Farnham

Dorset

England

Share of residents aged 16 and over
Category	Farnham	Dorset	England
In employment	51%87	52%	57%
Retired	36%62	33%	21%
Everyone else	13%22	15%	21%

Everyone else in Farnham: looking after home or family 6, student, not working 4, long-term sick or disabled 7, unemployed 1, other 4.

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS066)Period 2021Area Farnham 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.

Farnham 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	87	51%
Retired	62	36%
Looking after home or family	6	4%
Student, not working	4	2%
Long-term sick or disabled	7	4%
Unemployed	1	1%
Other	4	2%
Total	171	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.

48% of residents in work drive to it

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

Driving a car or van41 48%

Working mainly at or from home30 35%

On foot7 8%

Bicycle3 4%

Passenger in a car or van2 2%

Bus, train, taxi and every other method2 2%

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

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS061)Period 2021Area Farnham 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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Farnham civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents, with each row's share of 85
	Residents	Share
Driving a car or van	41	48%
Working mainly at or from home	30	35%
On foot	7	8%
Bicycle	3	4%
Passenger in a car or van	2	2%
Bus, train, taxi and every other method	2	2%
Total	85	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.

19% of residents in work are managers, directors or senior officials

Residents in employment by occupation, Farnham, Census 2021

Managers, directors and senior officials16 19%

Professional14 16%

Skilled trades13 15%

Elementary11 13%

Caring, leisure and other service10 12%

Administrative and secretarial9 10%

Associate professional and technical8 9%

Sales and customer service4 5%

Process, plant and machine operatives1 1%

Managers, directors and senior officialsResidents: 16Share: 19%Period: 2021

ProfessionalResidents: 14Share: 16%Period: 2021

Skilled tradesResidents: 13Share: 15%Period: 2021

ElementaryResidents: 11Share: 13%Period: 2021

Caring, leisure and other serviceResidents: 10Share: 12%Period: 2021

Administrative and secretarialResidents: 9Share: 10%Period: 2021

Associate professional and technicalResidents: 8Share: 9%Period: 2021

Sales and customer serviceResidents: 4Share: 5%Period: 2021

Process, plant and machine operativesResidents: 1Share: 1%Period: 2021

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS063)Period 2021Area Farnham 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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Farnham civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents, with each row's share of 86
	Residents	Share
Managers, directors and senior officials	16	19%
Professional	14	16%
Skilled trades	13	15%
Elementary	11	13%
Caring, leisure and other service	10	12%
Administrative and secretarial	9	10%
Associate professional and technical	8	9%
Sales and customer service	4	5%
Process, plant and machine operatives	1	1%
Total	86	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.

17% of residents in work travel 20km to less than 30km to work

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

Less than 2kmFarnham: 0Farnham share: 0.0%Period: 2021

2km to less than 5kmFarnham: 2Farnham share: 2.4%Period: 2021

5km to less than 10kmFarnham: 4Farnham share: 4.8%Period: 2021

10km to less than 20kmFarnham: 7Farnham share: 8.3%Period: 2021

20km to less than 30kmFarnham: 14Farnham share: 16.7%Period: 2021

30km to less than 40kmFarnham: 7Farnham share: 8.3%Period: 2021

40km to less than 60kmFarnham: 1Farnham share: 1.2%Period: 2021

60km and overFarnham: 3Farnham share: 3.6%Period: 2021

Each column is a share of every resident in work. A further 30 residents work mainly from home, and 16 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 Farnham 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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Farnham civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, Census 2021
Distance	Farnham	Farnham share
Less than 2km	0	0.0%
2km to less than 5km	2	2.4%
5km to less than 10km	4	4.8%
10km to less than 20km	7	8.3%
20km to less than 30km	14	16.7%
30km to less than 40km	7	8.3%
40km to less than 60km	1	1.2%
60km and over	3	3.6%
Works mainly from home	30	35.7%
Works mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK	16	19.0%
Total	84	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.

49% 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, Farnham, Census 2021

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

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS059)Period 2021Area Farnham 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.

Farnham 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	Farnham	Farnham share
15 hours or less	13	14.9%
16 to 30 hours	21	24.1%
31 to 48 hours	43	49.4%
49 hours or more	10	11.5%
Total	87	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.

23% of residents aged 16 or over are classed as small employers and own account workers

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

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28 16%

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations33 19%

Intermediate occupations16 9%

Small employers and own account workers40 23%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations10 6%

Semi-routine occupations16 9%

Routine occupations16 9%

Never worked and long-term unemployed8 5%

Full-time students4 2%

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 28Share: 16%Period: 2021

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 33Share: 19%Period: 2021

Intermediate occupationsResidents: 16Share: 9%Period: 2021

Small employers and own account workersResidents: 40Share: 23%Period: 2021

Lower supervisory and technical occupationsResidents: 10Share: 6%Period: 2021

Semi-routine occupationsResidents: 16Share: 9%Period: 2021

Routine occupationsResidents: 16Share: 9%Period: 2021

Never worked and long-term unemployedResidents: 8Share: 5%Period: 2021

Full-time studentsResidents: 4Share: 2%Period: 2021

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS062)Period 2021Area Farnham 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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Farnham civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over, with each row's share of 171
	Residents	Share
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	28	16%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	33	19%
Intermediate occupations	16	9%
Small employers and own account workers	40	23%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	10	6%
Semi-routine occupations	16	9%
Routine occupations	16	9%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	8	5%
Full-time students	4	2%
Total	171	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.

39% of residents aged 16 or over hold a Level 4 qualification or above

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

NoneFarnham: 27Farnham share: 16.0%Dorset share: 15.8%England share: 18.1%Period: 2021

Level 1Farnham: 18Farnham share: 10.7%Dorset share: 10.4%England share: 9.7%Period: 2021

Level 2Farnham: 21Farnham share: 12.4%Dorset share: 15.0%England share: 13.3%Period: 2021

ApprenticeshipFarnham: 13Farnham share: 7.7%Dorset share: 6.8%England share: 5.3%Period: 2021

Level 3Farnham: 24Farnham share: 14.2%Dorset share: 17.7%England share: 16.9%Period: 2021

Level 4 or aboveFarnham: 66Farnham share: 39.1%Dorset share: 31.5%England share: 33.9%Period: 2021

A further 0 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 Farnham 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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Farnham civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, Census 2021
Qualification	Farnham	Farnham share	Dorset share	England share
None	27	16.0%	15.8%	18.1%
Level 1	18	10.7%	10.4%	9.7%
Level 2	21	12.4%	15.0%	13.3%
Apprenticeship	13	7.7%	6.8%	5.3%
Level 3	24	14.2%	17.7%	16.9%
Level 4 or above	66	39.1%	31.5%	33.9%
Other qualifications	0	0.0%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	169	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 Farnham 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.

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

Other figures for Farnham
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students)	87	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	40	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	18	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	4	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	2	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	10	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	12	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed	1	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment	86	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Employee	58	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed with employees	6	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed without employees	22	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student	1	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time	0	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	1	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment	1	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment:Employee	0	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	1	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically inactive	83	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Full-time	53	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Part-time	34	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Bus, minibus or coach	0	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Motorcycle, scooter or moped	0	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Other method of travel to work	1	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Taxi	0	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Train	1	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Underground, metro, light rail, tram	0	2021