Melcombe Horsey: Work and skills

Work and skills

A civil parish in Dorset — Melcombe Horsey, E04003567. 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 28% are retired

Residents aged 16 and over by economic activity, Melcombe Horsey, Census 2021

Melcombe Horsey

Dorset

England

Share of residents aged 16 and over
Category	Melcombe Horsey	Dorset	England
In employment	56%70	52%	57%
Retired	28%35	33%	21%
Everyone else	15%19	15%	21%

Everyone else in Melcombe Horsey: looking after home or family 2, student, not working 8, long-term sick or disabled 0, unemployed 4, other 5.

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

Melcombe Horsey 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	70	56%
Retired	35	28%
Looking after home or family	2	2%
Student, not working	8	6%
Long-term sick or disabled	0	0%
Unemployed	4	3%
Other	5	4%
Total	124	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.

46% of residents in work drive to it

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

Driving a car or van32 46%

Working mainly at or from home27 39%

Passenger in a car or van6 9%

On foot4 6%

Bicycle0 0%

Bus, train, taxi and every other method1 1%

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

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

Residents, with each row's share of 70
	Residents	Share
Driving a car or van	32	46%
Working mainly at or from home	27	39%
Passenger in a car or van	6	9%
On foot	4	6%
Bicycle	0	0%
Bus, train, taxi and every other method	1	1%
Total	70	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, Melcombe Horsey, Census 2021

Managers, directors and senior officials13 19%

Elementary13 19%

Skilled trades12 17%

Professional11 16%

Associate professional and technical11 16%

Caring, leisure and other service5 7%

Administrative and secretarial4 6%

Process, plant and machine operatives1 1%

Sales and customer service0 0%

Managers, directors and senior officialsResidents: 13Share: 19%Period: 2021

ElementaryResidents: 13Share: 19%Period: 2021

Skilled tradesResidents: 12Share: 17%Period: 2021

ProfessionalResidents: 11Share: 16%Period: 2021

Associate professional and technicalResidents: 11Share: 16%Period: 2021

Caring, leisure and other serviceResidents: 5Share: 7%Period: 2021

Administrative and secretarialResidents: 4Share: 6%Period: 2021

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

Sales and customer serviceResidents: 0Share: 0%Period: 2021

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

Residents, with each row's share of 70
	Residents	Share
Managers, directors and senior officials	13	19%
Elementary	13	19%
Skilled trades	12	17%
Professional	11	16%
Associate professional and technical	11	16%
Caring, leisure and other service	5	7%
Administrative and secretarial	4	6%
Process, plant and machine operatives	1	1%
Sales and customer service	0	0%
Total	70	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.

15% of residents in work travel 10km to less than 20km to work

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

Less than 2kmMelcombe Horsey: 2Melcombe Horsey share: 2.8%Period: 2021

2km to less than 5kmMelcombe Horsey: 5Melcombe Horsey share: 7.0%Period: 2021

5km to less than 10kmMelcombe Horsey: 3Melcombe Horsey share: 4.2%Period: 2021

10km to less than 20kmMelcombe Horsey: 11Melcombe Horsey share: 15.5%Period: 2021

20km to less than 30kmMelcombe Horsey: 8Melcombe Horsey share: 11.3%Period: 2021

30km to less than 40kmMelcombe Horsey: 4Melcombe Horsey share: 5.6%Period: 2021

40km to less than 60kmMelcombe Horsey: 1Melcombe Horsey share: 1.4%Period: 2021

60km and overMelcombe Horsey: 0Melcombe Horsey share: 0.0%Period: 2021

Each column is a share of every resident in work. A further 27 residents work mainly from home, and 10 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 Melcombe Horsey 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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Melcombe Horsey civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, Census 2021
Distance	Melcombe Horsey	Melcombe Horsey share
Less than 2km	2	2.8%
2km to less than 5km	5	7.0%
5km to less than 10km	3	4.2%
10km to less than 20km	11	15.5%
20km to less than 30km	8	11.3%
30km to less than 40km	4	5.6%
40km to less than 60km	1	1.4%
60km and over	0	0.0%
Works mainly from home	27	38.0%
Works mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK	10	14.1%
Total	71	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.

42% 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, Melcombe Horsey, Census 2021

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

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

Melcombe Horsey 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	Melcombe Horsey	Melcombe Horsey share
15 hours or less	17	23.9%
16 to 30 hours	14	19.7%
31 to 48 hours	30	42.3%
49 hours or more	10	14.1%
Total	71	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 aged 16 or over are classed in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations

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

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23 19%

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20 16%

Intermediate occupations9 7%

Small employers and own account workers21 17%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations9 7%

Semi-routine occupations8 6%

Routine occupations17 14%

Never worked and long-term unemployed4 3%

Full-time students13 10%

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 23Share: 19%Period: 2021

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 20Share: 16%Period: 2021

Intermediate occupationsResidents: 9Share: 7%Period: 2021

Small employers and own account workersResidents: 21Share: 17%Period: 2021

Lower supervisory and technical occupationsResidents: 9Share: 7%Period: 2021

Semi-routine occupationsResidents: 8Share: 6%Period: 2021

Routine occupationsResidents: 17Share: 14%Period: 2021

Never worked and long-term unemployedResidents: 4Share: 3%Period: 2021

Full-time studentsResidents: 13Share: 10%Period: 2021

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

Residents aged 16 and over, with each row's share of 124
	Residents	Share
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	23	19%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	20	16%
Intermediate occupations	9	7%
Small employers and own account workers	21	17%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	9	7%
Semi-routine occupations	8	6%
Routine occupations	17	14%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	4	3%
Full-time students	13	10%
Total	124	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.

34% of residents aged 16 or over hold a Level 4 qualification or above

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

NoneMelcombe Horsey: 14Melcombe Horsey share: 11.3%Dorset share: 15.8%England share: 18.1%Period: 2021

Level 1Melcombe Horsey: 10Melcombe Horsey share: 8.1%Dorset share: 10.4%England share: 9.7%Period: 2021

Level 2Melcombe Horsey: 27Melcombe Horsey share: 21.8%Dorset share: 15.0%England share: 13.3%Period: 2021

ApprenticeshipMelcombe Horsey: 5Melcombe Horsey share: 4.0%Dorset share: 6.8%England share: 5.3%Period: 2021

Level 3Melcombe Horsey: 23Melcombe Horsey share: 18.5%Dorset share: 17.7%England share: 16.9%Period: 2021

Level 4 or aboveMelcombe Horsey: 42Melcombe Horsey share: 33.9%Dorset share: 31.5%England share: 33.9%Period: 2021

A further 3 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 Melcombe Horsey 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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Melcombe Horsey civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, Census 2021
Qualification	Melcombe Horsey	Melcombe Horsey share	Dorset share	England share
None	14	11.3%	15.8%	18.1%
Level 1	10	8.1%	10.4%	9.7%
Level 2	27	21.8%	15.0%	13.3%
Apprenticeship	5	4.0%	6.8%	5.3%
Level 3	23	18.5%	17.7%	16.9%
Level 4 or above	42	33.9%	31.5%	33.9%
Other qualifications	3	2.4%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	124	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 Melcombe Horsey 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.

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

Other figures for Melcombe Horsey
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students)	69	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	27	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	2	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	11	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	8	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed	3	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment	66	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Employee	45	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed with employees	2	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed without employees	19	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student	5	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	3	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	1	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment	4	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment:Employee	3	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	50	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Full-time	40	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Part-time	31	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	0	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