Melbury Osmond: Work and skills

Work and skills

A civil parish in Dorset — Melbury Osmond, E04003565. 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.

57% of residents aged 16 or over are in work and 33% are retired

Residents aged 16 and over by economic activity, Melbury Osmond, Census 2021

Melbury Osmond

Dorset

England

Share of residents aged 16 and over
Category	Melbury Osmond	Dorset	England
In employment	57%105	52%	57%
Retired	33%61	33%	21%
Everyone else	10%18	15%	21%

Everyone else in Melbury Osmond: looking after home or family 10, student, not working 3, long-term sick or disabled 1, unemployed 1, other 3.

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

Melbury Osmond 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	105	57%
Retired	61	33%
Looking after home or family	10	5%
Student, not working	3	2%
Long-term sick or disabled	1	1%
Unemployed	1	1%
Other	3	2%
Total	184	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.

61% of residents in work drive to it

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

Driving a car or van63 61%

Working mainly at or from home30 29%

On foot5 5%

Passenger in a car or van3 3%

Bicycle0 0%

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

Residents, with each row's share of 103
	Residents	Share
Driving a car or van	63	61%
Working mainly at or from home	30	29%
On foot	5	5%
Passenger in a car or van	3	3%
Bicycle	0	0%
Bus, train, taxi and every other method	2	2%
Total	103	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 in professional occupations

Residents in employment by occupation, Melbury Osmond, Census 2021

Professional20 19%

Associate professional and technical16 15%

Skilled trades15 14%

Managers, directors and senior officials14 13%

Caring, leisure and other service12 11%

Elementary9 8%

Administrative and secretarial7 7%

Sales and customer service7 7%

Process, plant and machine operatives7 7%

ProfessionalResidents: 20Share: 19%Period: 2021

Associate professional and technicalResidents: 16Share: 15%Period: 2021

Skilled tradesResidents: 15Share: 14%Period: 2021

Managers, directors and senior officialsResidents: 14Share: 13%Period: 2021

Caring, leisure and other serviceResidents: 12Share: 11%Period: 2021

ElementaryResidents: 9Share: 8%Period: 2021

Administrative and secretarialResidents: 7Share: 7%Period: 2021

Sales and customer serviceResidents: 7Share: 7%Period: 2021

Process, plant and machine operativesResidents: 7Share: 7%Period: 2021

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

Residents, with each row's share of 107
	Residents	Share
Professional	20	19%
Associate professional and technical	16	15%
Skilled trades	15	14%
Managers, directors and senior officials	14	13%
Caring, leisure and other service	12	11%
Elementary	9	8%
Administrative and secretarial	7	7%
Sales and customer service	7	7%
Process, plant and machine operatives	7	7%
Total	107	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.

13% of residents in work travel 10km to less than 20km to work

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

Less than 2kmMelbury Osmond: 2Melbury Osmond share: 1.9%Period: 2021

2km to less than 5kmMelbury Osmond: 4Melbury Osmond share: 3.8%Period: 2021

5km to less than 10kmMelbury Osmond: 6Melbury Osmond share: 5.8%Period: 2021

10km to less than 20kmMelbury Osmond: 14Melbury Osmond share: 13.5%Period: 2021

20km to less than 30kmMelbury Osmond: 12Melbury Osmond share: 11.5%Period: 2021

30km to less than 40kmMelbury Osmond: 8Melbury Osmond share: 7.7%Period: 2021

40km to less than 60kmMelbury Osmond: 3Melbury Osmond share: 2.9%Period: 2021

60km and overMelbury Osmond: 4Melbury Osmond share: 3.8%Period: 2021

Each column is a share of every resident in work. A further 30 residents work mainly from home, and 21 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 Melbury Osmond 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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Melbury Osmond civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, Census 2021
Distance	Melbury Osmond	Melbury Osmond share
Less than 2km	2	1.9%
2km to less than 5km	4	3.8%
5km to less than 10km	6	5.8%
10km to less than 20km	14	13.5%
20km to less than 30km	12	11.5%
30km to less than 40km	8	7.7%
40km to less than 60km	3	2.9%
60km and over	4	3.8%
Works mainly from home	30	28.8%
Works mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK	21	20.2%
Total	104	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.

43% 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, Melbury Osmond, Census 2021

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

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

Melbury Osmond 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	Melbury Osmond	Melbury Osmond share
15 hours or less	14	13.2%
16 to 30 hours	19	17.9%
31 to 48 hours	46	43.4%
49 hours or more	27	25.5%
Total	106	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 in lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations

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

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations39 21%

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations42 23%

Intermediate occupations15 8%

Small employers and own account workers32 17%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations13 7%

Semi-routine occupations21 11%

Routine occupations11 6%

Never worked and long-term unemployed7 4%

Full-time students5 3%

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 39Share: 21%Period: 2021

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 42Share: 23%Period: 2021

Intermediate occupationsResidents: 15Share: 8%Period: 2021

Small employers and own account workersResidents: 32Share: 17%Period: 2021

Lower supervisory and technical occupationsResidents: 13Share: 7%Period: 2021

Semi-routine occupationsResidents: 21Share: 11%Period: 2021

Routine occupationsResidents: 11Share: 6%Period: 2021

Never worked and long-term unemployedResidents: 7Share: 4%Period: 2021

Full-time studentsResidents: 5Share: 3%Period: 2021

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

Residents aged 16 and over, with each row's share of 185
	Residents	Share
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	39	21%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	42	23%
Intermediate occupations	15	8%
Small employers and own account workers	32	17%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	13	7%
Semi-routine occupations	21	11%
Routine occupations	11	6%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	7	4%
Full-time students	5	3%
Total	185	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, Melbury Osmond, Census 2021

NoneMelbury Osmond: 21Melbury Osmond share: 11.4%Dorset share: 15.8%England share: 18.1%Period: 2021

Level 1Melbury Osmond: 22Melbury Osmond share: 11.9%Dorset share: 10.4%England share: 9.7%Period: 2021

Level 2Melbury Osmond: 27Melbury Osmond share: 14.6%Dorset share: 15.0%England share: 13.3%Period: 2021

ApprenticeshipMelbury Osmond: 9Melbury Osmond share: 4.9%Dorset share: 6.8%England share: 5.3%Period: 2021

Level 3Melbury Osmond: 33Melbury Osmond share: 17.8%Dorset share: 17.7%England share: 16.9%Period: 2021

Level 4 or aboveMelbury Osmond: 67Melbury Osmond share: 36.2%Dorset share: 31.5%England share: 33.9%Period: 2021

A further 6 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 Melbury Osmond 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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Melbury Osmond civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, Census 2021
Qualification	Melbury Osmond	Melbury Osmond share	Dorset share	England share
None	21	11.4%	15.8%	18.1%
Level 1	22	11.9%	10.4%	9.7%
Level 2	27	14.6%	15.0%	13.3%
Apprenticeship	9	4.9%	6.8%	5.3%
Level 3	33	17.8%	17.7%	16.9%
Level 4 or above	67	36.2%	31.5%	33.9%
Other qualifications	6	3.2%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	185	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 Melbury Osmond 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.

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

Other figures for Melbury Osmond
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students)	104	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	53	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	20	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	19	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	11	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	103	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Employee	73	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed with employees	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed without employees	30	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student	2	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	2	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	0	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	2	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment:Employee	2	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	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically inactive	78	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Full-time	73	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Part-time	33	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	0	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Underground, metro, light rail, tram	1	2021