Poyntington: Work and skills

Work and skills

A civil parish in Dorset — Poyntington, E04003585. 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.

35% of residents aged 16 or over are in work and 48% are retired

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

Poyntington

Dorset

England

Share of residents aged 16 and over
Category	Poyntington	Dorset	England
In employment	35%39	52%	57%
Retired	48%54	33%	21%
Everyone else	18%20	15%	21%

Everyone else in Poyntington: looking after home or family 9, student, not working 4, long-term sick or disabled 5, unemployed 0, other 2.

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

Poyntington 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	39	35%
Retired	54	48%
Looking after home or family	9	8%
Student, not working	4	4%
Long-term sick or disabled	5	4%
Unemployed	0	0%
Other	2	2%
Total	113	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.

51% of residents in work drive to it

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

Driving a car or van18 51%

Working mainly at or from home13 37%

Passenger in a car or van2 6%

On foot1 3%

Bicycle0 0%

Bus, train, taxi and every other method1 3%

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

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

Residents, with each row's share of 35
	Residents	Share
Driving a car or van	18	51%
Working mainly at or from home	13	37%
Passenger in a car or van	2	6%
On foot	1	3%
Bicycle	0	0%
Bus, train, taxi and every other method	1	3%
Total	35	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 managers, directors or senior officials

Residents in employment by occupation, Poyntington, Census 2021

Managers, directors and senior officials9 25%

Professional7 19%

Associate professional and technical7 19%

Caring, leisure and other service4 11%

Elementary3 8%

Administrative and secretarial2 6%

Skilled trades2 6%

Process, plant and machine operatives2 6%

Sales and customer service0 0%

Managers, directors and senior officialsResidents: 9Share: 25%Period: 2021

ProfessionalResidents: 7Share: 19%Period: 2021

Associate professional and technicalResidents: 7Share: 19%Period: 2021

Caring, leisure and other serviceResidents: 4Share: 11%Period: 2021

ElementaryResidents: 3Share: 8%Period: 2021

Administrative and secretarialResidents: 2Share: 6%Period: 2021

Skilled tradesResidents: 2Share: 6%Period: 2021

Process, plant and machine operativesResidents: 2Share: 6%Period: 2021

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

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

Residents, with each row's share of 36
	Residents	Share
Managers, directors and senior officials	9	25%
Professional	7	19%
Associate professional and technical	7	19%
Caring, leisure and other service	4	11%
Elementary	3	8%
Administrative and secretarial	2	6%
Skilled trades	2	6%
Process, plant and machine operatives	2	6%
Sales and customer service	0	0%
Total	36	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.

24% of residents in work travel 40km to less than 60km to work

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

Less than 2kmPoyntington: 0Poyntington share: 0.0%Period: 2021

2km to less than 5kmPoyntington: 0Poyntington share: 0.0%Period: 2021

5km to less than 10kmPoyntington: 2Poyntington share: 5.9%Period: 2021

10km to less than 20kmPoyntington: 2Poyntington share: 5.9%Period: 2021

20km to less than 30kmPoyntington: 2Poyntington share: 5.9%Period: 2021

30km to less than 40kmPoyntington: 4Poyntington share: 11.8%Period: 2021

40km to less than 60kmPoyntington: 8Poyntington share: 23.5%Period: 2021

60km and overPoyntington: 0Poyntington share: 0.0%Period: 2021

Each column is a share of every resident in work. A further 13 residents work mainly from home, and 3 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 Poyntington 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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Poyntington civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, Census 2021
Distance	Poyntington	Poyntington share
Less than 2km	0	0.0%
2km to less than 5km	0	0.0%
5km to less than 10km	2	5.9%
10km to less than 20km	2	5.9%
20km to less than 30km	2	5.9%
30km to less than 40km	4	11.8%
40km to less than 60km	8	23.5%
60km and over	0	0.0%
Works mainly from home	13	38.2%
Works mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK	3	8.8%
Total	34	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.

53% 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, Poyntington, Census 2021

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

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

Poyntington 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	Poyntington	Poyntington share
15 hours or less	3	8.3%
16 to 30 hours	14	38.9%
31 to 48 hours	19	52.8%
49 hours or more	0	0.0%
Total	36	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.

28% 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, Poyntington, Census 2021

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22 20%

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations31 28%

Intermediate occupations10 9%

Small employers and own account workers20 18%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations5 5%

Semi-routine occupations7 6%

Routine occupations9 8%

Never worked and long-term unemployed3 3%

Full-time students4 4%

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 22Share: 20%Period: 2021

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 31Share: 28%Period: 2021

Intermediate occupationsResidents: 10Share: 9%Period: 2021

Small employers and own account workersResidents: 20Share: 18%Period: 2021

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

Semi-routine occupationsResidents: 7Share: 6%Period: 2021

Routine occupationsResidents: 9Share: 8%Period: 2021

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

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

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

Residents aged 16 and over, with each row's share of 111
	Residents	Share
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	22	20%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	31	28%
Intermediate occupations	10	9%
Small employers and own account workers	20	18%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	5	5%
Semi-routine occupations	7	6%
Routine occupations	9	8%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	3	3%
Full-time students	4	4%
Total	111	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.

51% of residents aged 16 or over hold a Level 4 qualification or above

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

NonePoyntington: 13Poyntington share: 11.7%Dorset share: 15.8%England share: 18.1%Period: 2021

Level 1Poyntington: 4Poyntington share: 3.6%Dorset share: 10.4%England share: 9.7%Period: 2021

Level 2Poyntington: 18Poyntington share: 16.2%Dorset share: 15.0%England share: 13.3%Period: 2021

ApprenticeshipPoyntington: 4Poyntington share: 3.6%Dorset share: 6.8%England share: 5.3%Period: 2021

Level 3Poyntington: 10Poyntington share: 9.0%Dorset share: 17.7%England share: 16.9%Period: 2021

Level 4 or abovePoyntington: 57Poyntington share: 51.4%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 Poyntington 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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Poyntington civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, Census 2021
Qualification	Poyntington	Poyntington share	Dorset share	England share
None	13	11.7%	15.8%	18.1%
Level 1	4	3.6%	10.4%	9.7%
Level 2	18	16.2%	15.0%	13.3%
Apprenticeship	4	3.6%	6.8%	5.3%
Level 3	10	9.0%	17.7%	16.9%
Level 4 or above	57	51.4%	31.5%	33.9%
Other qualifications	5	4.5%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	111	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 Poyntington 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.

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

Other figures for Poyntington
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students)	39	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	15	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	8	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	2	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	6	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	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment	39	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Employee	23	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	14	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student	0	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	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	0	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	0	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically inactive	74	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Full-time	19	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Part-time	17	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Bus, minibus or coach	1	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	0	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Underground, metro, light rail, tram	0	2021