Shaftesbury: Work and skills

Work and skills

A civil parish in Dorset — Shaftesbury, E04003434. 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 27% are retired

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

Shaftesbury

Dorset

England

Share of residents aged 16 and over
Category	Shaftesbury	Dorset	England
In employment	57%4,304	52%	57%
Retired	27%2,055	33%	21%
Everyone else	15%1,139	15%	21%

Everyone else in Shaftesbury: looking after home or family 291, student, not working 288, long-term sick or disabled 227, unemployed 204, other 129.

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

Shaftesbury 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	4,304	57%
Retired	2,055	27%
Looking after home or family	291	4%
Student, not working	288	4%
Long-term sick or disabled	227	3%
Unemployed	204	3%
Other	129	2%
Total	7,498	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.

60% of residents in work drive to it

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

Driving a car or van2,570 60%

Working mainly at or from home853 20%

On foot612 14%

Passenger in a car or van140 3%

Bicycle51 1%

Bus, train, taxi and every other method80 2%

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

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

Residents, with each row's share of 4,306
	Residents	Share
Driving a car or van	2,570	60%
Working mainly at or from home	853	20%
On foot	612	14%
Passenger in a car or van	140	3%
Bicycle	51	1%
Bus, train, taxi and every other method	80	2%
Total	4,306	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.

15% of residents in work are in skilled trades occupations

Residents in employment by occupation, Shaftesbury, Census 2021

Skilled trades635 15%

Professional601 14%

Elementary573 13%

Managers, directors and senior officials510 12%

Associate professional and technical484 11%

Caring, leisure and other service457 11%

Administrative and secretarial401 9%

Process, plant and machine operatives338 8%

Sales and customer service299 7%

Skilled tradesResidents: 635Share: 15%Period: 2021

ProfessionalResidents: 601Share: 14%Period: 2021

ElementaryResidents: 573Share: 13%Period: 2021

Managers, directors and senior officialsResidents: 510Share: 12%Period: 2021

Associate professional and technicalResidents: 484Share: 11%Period: 2021

Caring, leisure and other serviceResidents: 457Share: 11%Period: 2021

Administrative and secretarialResidents: 401Share: 9%Period: 2021

Process, plant and machine operativesResidents: 338Share: 8%Period: 2021

Sales and customer serviceResidents: 299Share: 7%Period: 2021

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

Residents, with each row's share of 4,298
	Residents	Share
Skilled trades	635	15%
Professional	601	14%
Elementary	573	13%
Managers, directors and senior officials	510	12%
Associate professional and technical	484	11%
Caring, leisure and other service	457	11%
Administrative and secretarial	401	9%
Process, plant and machine operatives	338	8%
Sales and customer service	299	7%
Total	4,298	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.

21% of residents in work travel less than 2km to work

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

Less than 2kmShaftesbury: 910Shaftesbury share: 21.2%Period: 2021

2km to less than 5kmShaftesbury: 162Shaftesbury share: 3.8%Period: 2021

5km to less than 10kmShaftesbury: 341Shaftesbury share: 7.9%Period: 2021

10km to less than 20kmShaftesbury: 464Shaftesbury share: 10.8%Period: 2021

20km to less than 30kmShaftesbury: 305Shaftesbury share: 7.1%Period: 2021

30km to less than 40kmShaftesbury: 289Shaftesbury share: 6.7%Period: 2021

40km to less than 60kmShaftesbury: 132Shaftesbury share: 3.1%Period: 2021

60km and overShaftesbury: 85Shaftesbury share: 2.0%Period: 2021

Each column is a share of every resident in work. A further 853 residents work mainly from home, and 756 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 Shaftesbury 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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Shaftesbury civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, Census 2021
Distance	Shaftesbury	Shaftesbury share
Less than 2km	910	21.2%
2km to less than 5km	162	3.8%
5km to less than 10km	341	7.9%
10km to less than 20km	464	10.8%
20km to less than 30km	305	7.1%
30km to less than 40km	289	6.7%
40km to less than 60km	132	3.1%
60km and over	85	2.0%
Works mainly from home	853	19.9%
Works mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK	756	17.6%
Total	4,297	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.

59% 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, Shaftesbury, Census 2021

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

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

Shaftesbury 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	Shaftesbury	Shaftesbury share
15 hours or less	430	10.0%
16 to 30 hours	896	20.8%
31 to 48 hours	2,539	58.9%
49 hours or more	443	10.3%
Total	4,308	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.

21% 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, Shaftesbury, Census 2021

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations778 10%

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations1,604 21%

Intermediate occupations820 11%

Small employers and own account workers1,022 14%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations520 7%

Semi-routine occupations947 13%

Routine occupations1,107 15%

Never worked and long-term unemployed325 4%

Full-time students373 5%

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 778Share: 10%Period: 2021

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 1,604Share: 21%Period: 2021

Intermediate occupationsResidents: 820Share: 11%Period: 2021

Small employers and own account workersResidents: 1,022Share: 14%Period: 2021

Lower supervisory and technical occupationsResidents: 520Share: 7%Period: 2021

Semi-routine occupationsResidents: 947Share: 13%Period: 2021

Routine occupationsResidents: 1,107Share: 15%Period: 2021

Never worked and long-term unemployedResidents: 325Share: 4%Period: 2021

Full-time studentsResidents: 373Share: 5%Period: 2021

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

Residents aged 16 and over, with each row's share of 7,496
	Residents	Share
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	778	10%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	1,604	21%
Intermediate occupations	820	11%
Small employers and own account workers	1,022	14%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	520	7%
Semi-routine occupations	947	13%
Routine occupations	1,107	15%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	325	4%
Full-time students	373	5%
Total	7,496	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 hold a Level 4 qualification or above

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

NoneShaftesbury: 1,178Shaftesbury share: 15.7%Dorset share: 15.8%England share: 18.1%Period: 2021

Level 1Shaftesbury: 806Shaftesbury share: 10.8%Dorset share: 10.4%England share: 9.7%Period: 2021

Level 2Shaftesbury: 1,213Shaftesbury share: 16.2%Dorset share: 15.0%England share: 13.3%Period: 2021

ApprenticeshipShaftesbury: 538Shaftesbury share: 7.2%Dorset share: 6.8%England share: 5.3%Period: 2021

Level 3Shaftesbury: 1,474Shaftesbury share: 19.7%Dorset share: 17.7%England share: 16.9%Period: 2021

Level 4 or aboveShaftesbury: 2,116Shaftesbury share: 28.2%Dorset share: 31.5%England share: 33.9%Period: 2021

A further 166 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 Shaftesbury 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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Shaftesbury civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, Census 2021
Qualification	Shaftesbury	Shaftesbury share	Dorset share	England share
None	1,178	15.7%	15.8%	18.1%
Level 1	806	10.8%	10.4%	9.7%
Level 2	1,213	16.2%	15.0%	13.3%
Apprenticeship	538	7.2%	6.8%	5.3%
Level 3	1,474	19.7%	17.7%	16.9%
Level 4 or above	2,116	28.2%	31.5%	33.9%
Other qualifications	166	2.2%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	7,491	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 Shaftesbury 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.

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

Other figures for Shaftesbury
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students)	4,407	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	2,468	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	940	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	79	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	18	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	415	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	305	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed	182	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment	4,225	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Employee	3,408	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed with employees	97	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed without employees	720	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student	101	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time	15	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time	56	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	1	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	7	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed	22	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment	79	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment:Employee	71	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	8	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically inactive	2,990	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Full-time	2,982	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Part-time	1,326	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Bus, minibus or coach	18	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Motorcycle, scooter or moped	10	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Other method of travel to work	35	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Taxi	3	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Train	13	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Underground, metro, light rail, tram	1	2021