Powerstock: Work and skills

Work and skills

A civil parish in Dorset — Powerstock, E04003583. 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.

58% of residents aged 16 or over are in work and 29% are retired

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

Powerstock

Dorset

England

Share of residents aged 16 and over
Category	Powerstock	Dorset	England
In employment	58%197	52%	57%
Retired	29%100	33%	21%
Everyone else	13%45	15%	21%

Everyone else in Powerstock: looking after home or family 21, student, not working 8, long-term sick or disabled 4, unemployed 1, other 11.

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

Powerstock 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	197	58%
Retired	100	29%
Looking after home or family	21	6%
Student, not working	8	2%
Long-term sick or disabled	4	1%
Unemployed	1	0.3%
Other	11	3%
Total	342	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.

49% of residents in work drive to it

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

Driving a car or van96 49%

Working mainly at or from home75 38%

On foot11 6%

Passenger in a car or van4 2%

Bicycle2 1%

Bus, train, taxi and every other method7 4%

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

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

Residents, with each row's share of 195
	Residents	Share
Driving a car or van	96	49%
Working mainly at or from home	75	38%
On foot	11	6%
Passenger in a car or van	4	2%
Bicycle	2	1%
Bus, train, taxi and every other method	7	4%
Total	195	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.

25% of residents in work are in skilled trades occupations

Residents in employment by occupation, Powerstock, Census 2021

Skilled trades48 25%

Managers, directors and senior officials38 20%

Associate professional and technical28 15%

Professional26 13%

Administrative and secretarial16 8%

Caring, leisure and other service15 8%

Elementary12 6%

Sales and customer service5 3%

Process, plant and machine operatives5 3%

Skilled tradesResidents: 48Share: 25%Period: 2021

Managers, directors and senior officialsResidents: 38Share: 20%Period: 2021

Associate professional and technicalResidents: 28Share: 15%Period: 2021

ProfessionalResidents: 26Share: 13%Period: 2021

Administrative and secretarialResidents: 16Share: 8%Period: 2021

Caring, leisure and other serviceResidents: 15Share: 8%Period: 2021

ElementaryResidents: 12Share: 6%Period: 2021

Sales and customer serviceResidents: 5Share: 3%Period: 2021

Process, plant and machine operativesResidents: 5Share: 3%Period: 2021

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

Residents, with each row's share of 193
	Residents	Share
Skilled trades	48	25%
Managers, directors and senior officials	38	20%
Associate professional and technical	28	15%
Professional	26	13%
Administrative and secretarial	16	8%
Caring, leisure and other service	15	8%
Elementary	12	6%
Sales and customer service	5	3%
Process, plant and machine operatives	5	3%
Total	193	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 5km to less than 10km to work

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

Less than 2kmPowerstock: 4Powerstock share: 2.1%Period: 2021

2km to less than 5kmPowerstock: 14Powerstock share: 7.2%Period: 2021

5km to less than 10kmPowerstock: 26Powerstock share: 13.4%Period: 2021

10km to less than 20kmPowerstock: 16Powerstock share: 8.2%Period: 2021

20km to less than 30kmPowerstock: 11Powerstock share: 5.7%Period: 2021

30km to less than 40kmPowerstock: 2Powerstock share: 1.0%Period: 2021

40km to less than 60kmPowerstock: 5Powerstock share: 2.6%Period: 2021

60km and overPowerstock: 2Powerstock share: 1.0%Period: 2021

Each column is a share of every resident in work. A further 75 residents work mainly from home, and 39 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 Powerstock 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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Powerstock civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, Census 2021
Distance	Powerstock	Powerstock share
Less than 2km	4	2.1%
2km to less than 5km	14	7.2%
5km to less than 10km	26	13.4%
10km to less than 20km	16	8.2%
20km to less than 30km	11	5.7%
30km to less than 40km	2	1.0%
40km to less than 60km	5	2.6%
60km and over	2	1.0%
Works mainly from home	75	38.7%
Works mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK	39	20.1%
Total	194	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.

45% 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, Powerstock, Census 2021

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

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

Powerstock 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	Powerstock	Powerstock share
15 hours or less	30	15.5%
16 to 30 hours	42	21.6%
31 to 48 hours	87	44.8%
49 hours or more	35	18.0%
Total	194	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.

29% 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, Powerstock, Census 2021

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations53 16%

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations84 25%

Intermediate occupations29 9%

Small employers and own account workers96 29%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations14 4%

Semi-routine occupations21 6%

Routine occupations17 5%

Never worked and long-term unemployed9 3%

Full-time students11 3%

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 53Share: 16%Period: 2021

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 84Share: 25%Period: 2021

Intermediate occupationsResidents: 29Share: 9%Period: 2021

Small employers and own account workersResidents: 96Share: 29%Period: 2021

Lower supervisory and technical occupationsResidents: 14Share: 4%Period: 2021

Semi-routine occupationsResidents: 21Share: 6%Period: 2021

Routine occupationsResidents: 17Share: 5%Period: 2021

Never worked and long-term unemployedResidents: 9Share: 3%Period: 2021

Full-time studentsResidents: 11Share: 3%Period: 2021

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

Residents aged 16 and over, with each row's share of 334
	Residents	Share
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	53	16%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	84	25%
Intermediate occupations	29	9%
Small employers and own account workers	96	29%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	14	4%
Semi-routine occupations	21	6%
Routine occupations	17	5%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	9	3%
Full-time students	11	3%
Total	334	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.

45% of residents aged 16 or over hold a Level 4 qualification or above

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

NonePowerstock: 31Powerstock share: 9.3%Dorset share: 15.8%England share: 18.1%Period: 2021

Level 1Powerstock: 28Powerstock share: 8.4%Dorset share: 10.4%England share: 9.7%Period: 2021

Level 2Powerstock: 50Powerstock share: 14.9%Dorset share: 15.0%England share: 13.3%Period: 2021

ApprenticeshipPowerstock: 18Powerstock share: 5.4%Dorset share: 6.8%England share: 5.3%Period: 2021

Level 3Powerstock: 51Powerstock share: 15.2%Dorset share: 17.7%England share: 16.9%Period: 2021

Level 4 or abovePowerstock: 152Powerstock share: 45.4%Dorset share: 31.5%England share: 33.9%Period: 2021

A further 5 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 Powerstock 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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Powerstock civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, Census 2021
Qualification	Powerstock	Powerstock share	Dorset share	England share
None	31	9.3%	15.8%	18.1%
Level 1	28	8.4%	10.4%	9.7%
Level 2	50	14.9%	15.0%	13.3%
Apprenticeship	18	5.4%	6.8%	5.3%
Level 3	51	15.2%	17.7%	16.9%
Level 4 or above	152	45.4%	31.5%	33.9%
Other qualifications	5	1.5%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	335	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 Powerstock 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.

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

Other figures for Powerstock
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students)	195	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	68	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	36	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	9	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	6	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	44	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	32	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment	195	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Employee	104	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed with employees	15	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed without employees	76	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student	3	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time	1	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time	1	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	1	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	144	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Full-time	122	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Part-time	72	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Bus, minibus or coach	2	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	3	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Taxi	1	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