Sherborne: Work and skills

Work and skills

A civil parish in Dorset — Sherborne, E04003593. 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.

45% of residents aged 16 or over are in work and 37% are retired

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

Sherborne

Dorset

England

Share of residents aged 16 and over
Category	Sherborne	Dorset	England
In employment	45%3,835	52%	57%
Retired	37%3,148	33%	21%
Everyone else	18%1,557	15%	21%

Everyone else in Sherborne: looking after home or family 270, student, not working 629, long-term sick or disabled 303, unemployed 215, other 140.

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

Sherborne 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	3,835	45%
Retired	3,148	37%
Looking after home or family	270	3%
Student, not working	629	7%
Long-term sick or disabled	303	4%
Unemployed	215	3%
Other	140	2%
Total	8,540	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.

53% of residents in work drive to it

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

Driving a car or van2,011 53%

Working mainly at or from home845 22%

On foot654 17%

Passenger in a car or van113 3%

Bicycle82 2%

Bus, train, taxi and every other method118 3%

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

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

Residents, with each row's share of 3,823
	Residents	Share
Driving a car or van	2,011	53%
Working mainly at or from home	845	22%
On foot	654	17%
Passenger in a car or van	113	3%
Bicycle	82	2%
Bus, train, taxi and every other method	118	3%
Total	3,823	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.

20% of residents in work are in professional occupations

Residents in employment by occupation, Sherborne, Census 2021

Professional781 20%

Skilled trades485 13%

Managers, directors and senior officials476 12%

Associate professional and technical443 12%

Caring, leisure and other service423 11%

Elementary414 11%

Administrative and secretarial294 8%

Sales and customer service276 7%

Process, plant and machine operatives229 6%

ProfessionalResidents: 781Share: 20%Period: 2021

Skilled tradesResidents: 485Share: 13%Period: 2021

Managers, directors and senior officialsResidents: 476Share: 12%Period: 2021

Associate professional and technicalResidents: 443Share: 12%Period: 2021

Caring, leisure and other serviceResidents: 423Share: 11%Period: 2021

ElementaryResidents: 414Share: 11%Period: 2021

Administrative and secretarialResidents: 294Share: 8%Period: 2021

Sales and customer serviceResidents: 276Share: 7%Period: 2021

Process, plant and machine operativesResidents: 229Share: 6%Period: 2021

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

Residents, with each row's share of 3,821
	Residents	Share
Professional	781	20%
Skilled trades	485	13%
Managers, directors and senior officials	476	12%
Associate professional and technical	443	12%
Caring, leisure and other service	423	11%
Elementary	414	11%
Administrative and secretarial	294	8%
Sales and customer service	276	7%
Process, plant and machine operatives	229	6%
Total	3,821	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.

26% of residents in work travel less than 2km to work

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

Less than 2kmSherborne: 1,015Sherborne share: 26.4%Period: 2021

2km to less than 5kmSherborne: 96Sherborne share: 2.5%Period: 2021

5km to less than 10kmSherborne: 441Sherborne share: 11.5%Period: 2021

10km to less than 20kmSherborne: 343Sherborne share: 8.9%Period: 2021

20km to less than 30kmSherborne: 283Sherborne share: 7.4%Period: 2021

30km to less than 40kmSherborne: 104Sherborne share: 2.7%Period: 2021

40km to less than 60kmSherborne: 148Sherborne share: 3.9%Period: 2021

60km and overSherborne: 80Sherborne share: 2.1%Period: 2021

Each column is a share of every resident in work. A further 845 residents work mainly from home, and 483 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 Sherborne 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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Sherborne civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, Census 2021
Distance	Sherborne	Sherborne share
Less than 2km	1,015	26.4%
2km to less than 5km	96	2.5%
5km to less than 10km	441	11.5%
10km to less than 20km	343	8.9%
20km to less than 30km	283	7.4%
30km to less than 40km	104	2.7%
40km to less than 60km	148	3.9%
60km and over	80	2.1%
Works mainly from home	845	22.0%
Works mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK	483	12.6%
Total	3,838	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.

54% 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, Sherborne, Census 2021

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

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

Sherborne 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	Sherborne	Sherborne share
15 hours or less	449	11.7%
16 to 30 hours	806	21.0%
31 to 48 hours	2,060	53.7%
49 hours or more	522	13.6%
Total	3,837	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 aged 16 or over are classed in lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations

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

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations1,042 12%

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations2,040 24%

Intermediate occupations927 11%

Small employers and own account workers942 11%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations425 5%

Semi-routine occupations977 11%

Routine occupations940 11%

Never worked and long-term unemployed518 6%

Full-time students723 8%

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 1,042Share: 12%Period: 2021

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 2,040Share: 24%Period: 2021

Intermediate occupationsResidents: 927Share: 11%Period: 2021

Small employers and own account workersResidents: 942Share: 11%Period: 2021

Lower supervisory and technical occupationsResidents: 425Share: 5%Period: 2021

Semi-routine occupationsResidents: 977Share: 11%Period: 2021

Routine occupationsResidents: 940Share: 11%Period: 2021

Never worked and long-term unemployedResidents: 518Share: 6%Period: 2021

Full-time studentsResidents: 723Share: 8%Period: 2021

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

Residents aged 16 and over, with each row's share of 8,534
	Residents	Share
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	1,042	12%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	2,040	24%
Intermediate occupations	927	11%
Small employers and own account workers	942	11%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	425	5%
Semi-routine occupations	977	11%
Routine occupations	940	11%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	518	6%
Full-time students	723	8%
Total	8,534	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, Sherborne, Census 2021

NoneSherborne: 1,323Sherborne share: 15.5%Dorset share: 15.8%England share: 18.1%Period: 2021

Level 1Sherborne: 703Sherborne share: 8.2%Dorset share: 10.4%England share: 9.7%Period: 2021

Level 2Sherborne: 1,487Sherborne share: 17.4%Dorset share: 15.0%England share: 13.3%Period: 2021

ApprenticeshipSherborne: 493Sherborne share: 5.8%Dorset share: 6.8%England share: 5.3%Period: 2021

Level 3Sherborne: 1,273Sherborne share: 14.9%Dorset share: 17.7%England share: 16.9%Period: 2021

Level 4 or aboveSherborne: 3,036Sherborne share: 35.5%Dorset share: 31.5%England share: 33.9%Period: 2021

A further 234 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 Sherborne 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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Sherborne civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, Census 2021
Qualification	Sherborne	Sherborne share	Dorset share	England share
None	1,323	15.5%	15.8%	18.1%
Level 1	703	8.2%	10.4%	9.7%
Level 2	1,487	17.4%	15.0%	13.3%
Apprenticeship	493	5.8%	6.8%	5.3%
Level 3	1,273	14.9%	17.7%	16.9%
Level 4 or above	3,036	35.5%	31.5%	33.9%
Other qualifications	234	2.7%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	8,549	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 Sherborne 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.

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

Other figures for Sherborne
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students)	3,942	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	2,154	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	898	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	93	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	20	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	326	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	265	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed	186	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment	3,756	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Employee	3,052	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed with employees	113	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed without employees	591	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student	108	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time	11	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time	68	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	29	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	79	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	4,490	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Full-time	2,582	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Part-time	1,255	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Bus, minibus or coach	25	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Motorcycle, scooter or moped	22	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Other method of travel to work	39	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Taxi	8	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Train	23	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Underground, metro, light rail, tram	1	2021