Sydling St. Nicholas: Work and skills

Work and skills

A civil parish in Dorset — Sydling St. Nicholas, E04003602. 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.

49% of residents aged 16 or over are in work and 39% are retired

Residents aged 16 and over by economic activity, Sydling St. Nicholas, Census 2021

Sydling St. Nicholas

Dorset

England

Share of residents aged 16 and over
Category	Sydling St. Nicholas	Dorset	England
In employment	49%186	52%	57%
Retired	39%149	33%	21%
Everyone else	12%45	15%	21%

Everyone else in Sydling St. Nicholas: looking after home or family 15, student, not working 4, long-term sick or disabled 9, unemployed 8, other 9.

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS066)Period 2021Area Sydling St. Nicholas 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.

Sydling St. Nicholas 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	186	49%
Retired	149	39%
Looking after home or family	15	4%
Student, not working	4	1%
Long-term sick or disabled	9	2%
Unemployed	8	2%
Other	9	2%
Total	380	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.

47% of residents in work drive to it

Residents in employment by how they travelled to work, Sydling St. Nicholas, Census 2021

Driving a car or van88 47%

Working mainly at or from home79 42%

On foot9 5%

Passenger in a car or van4 2%

Bicycle1 1%

Bus, train, taxi and every other method5 3%

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

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

Residents, with each row's share of 186
	Residents	Share
Driving a car or van	88	47%
Working mainly at or from home	79	42%
On foot	9	5%
Passenger in a car or van	4	2%
Bicycle	1	1%
Bus, train, taxi and every other method	5	3%
Total	186	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.

23% of residents in work are in professional occupations

Residents in employment by occupation, Sydling St. Nicholas, Census 2021

Professional42 23%

Managers, directors and senior officials34 18%

Skilled trades33 18%

Associate professional and technical28 15%

Caring, leisure and other service16 9%

Administrative and secretarial14 8%

Elementary10 5%

Process, plant and machine operatives6 3%

Sales and customer service3 2%

ProfessionalResidents: 42Share: 23%Period: 2021

Managers, directors and senior officialsResidents: 34Share: 18%Period: 2021

Skilled tradesResidents: 33Share: 18%Period: 2021

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

Caring, leisure and other serviceResidents: 16Share: 9%Period: 2021

Administrative and secretarialResidents: 14Share: 8%Period: 2021

ElementaryResidents: 10Share: 5%Period: 2021

Process, plant and machine operativesResidents: 6Share: 3%Period: 2021

Sales and customer serviceResidents: 3Share: 2%Period: 2021

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

Residents, with each row's share of 186
	Residents	Share
Professional	42	23%
Managers, directors and senior officials	34	18%
Skilled trades	33	18%
Associate professional and technical	28	15%
Caring, leisure and other service	16	9%
Administrative and secretarial	14	8%
Elementary	10	5%
Process, plant and machine operatives	6	3%
Sales and customer service	3	2%
Total	186	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 10km to less than 20km to work

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, nearest first, Sydling St. Nicholas, Census 2021

Less than 2kmSydling St. Nicholas: 2Sydling St. Nicholas share: 1.1%Period: 2021

2km to less than 5kmSydling St. Nicholas: 4Sydling St. Nicholas share: 2.2%Period: 2021

5km to less than 10kmSydling St. Nicholas: 8Sydling St. Nicholas share: 4.3%Period: 2021

10km to less than 20kmSydling St. Nicholas: 39Sydling St. Nicholas share: 21.2%Period: 2021

20km to less than 30kmSydling St. Nicholas: 11Sydling St. Nicholas share: 6.0%Period: 2021

30km to less than 40kmSydling St. Nicholas: 2Sydling St. Nicholas share: 1.1%Period: 2021

40km to less than 60kmSydling St. Nicholas: 1Sydling St. Nicholas share: 0.5%Period: 2021

60km and overSydling St. Nicholas: 7Sydling St. Nicholas share: 3.8%Period: 2021

Each column is a share of every resident in work. A further 79 residents work mainly from home, and 31 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 Sydling St. Nicholas 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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Sydling St. Nicholas civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, Census 2021
Distance	Sydling St. Nicholas	Sydling St. Nicholas share
Less than 2km	2	1.1%
2km to less than 5km	4	2.2%
5km to less than 10km	8	4.3%
10km to less than 20km	39	21.2%
20km to less than 30km	11	6.0%
30km to less than 40km	2	1.1%
40km to less than 60km	1	0.5%
60km and over	7	3.8%
Works mainly from home	79	42.9%
Works mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK	31	16.8%
Total	184	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, Sydling St. Nicholas, Census 2021

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

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS059)Period 2021Area Sydling St. Nicholas 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.

Sydling St. Nicholas 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	Sydling St. Nicholas	Sydling St. Nicholas share
15 hours or less	29	15.8%
16 to 30 hours	41	22.4%
31 to 48 hours	83	45.4%
49 hours or more	30	16.4%
Total	183	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.

25% 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, Sydling St. Nicholas, Census 2021

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations77 20%

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations96 25%

Intermediate occupations44 12%

Small employers and own account workers86 23%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations10 3%

Semi-routine occupations23 6%

Routine occupations14 4%

Never worked and long-term unemployed24 6%

Full-time students4 1%

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 77Share: 20%Period: 2021

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 96Share: 25%Period: 2021

Intermediate occupationsResidents: 44Share: 12%Period: 2021

Small employers and own account workersResidents: 86Share: 23%Period: 2021

Lower supervisory and technical occupationsResidents: 10Share: 3%Period: 2021

Semi-routine occupationsResidents: 23Share: 6%Period: 2021

Routine occupationsResidents: 14Share: 4%Period: 2021

Never worked and long-term unemployedResidents: 24Share: 6%Period: 2021

Full-time studentsResidents: 4Share: 1%Period: 2021

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

Residents aged 16 and over, with each row's share of 378
	Residents	Share
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	77	20%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	96	25%
Intermediate occupations	44	12%
Small employers and own account workers	86	23%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	10	3%
Semi-routine occupations	23	6%
Routine occupations	14	4%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	24	6%
Full-time students	4	1%
Total	378	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.

47% of residents aged 16 or over hold a Level 4 qualification or above

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, lowest to highest, Sydling St. Nicholas, Census 2021

NoneSydling St. Nicholas: 30Sydling St. Nicholas share: 7.9%Dorset share: 15.8%England share: 18.1%Period: 2021

Level 1Sydling St. Nicholas: 34Sydling St. Nicholas share: 9.0%Dorset share: 10.4%England share: 9.7%Period: 2021

Level 2Sydling St. Nicholas: 43Sydling St. Nicholas share: 11.4%Dorset share: 15.0%England share: 13.3%Period: 2021

ApprenticeshipSydling St. Nicholas: 23Sydling St. Nicholas share: 6.1%Dorset share: 6.8%England share: 5.3%Period: 2021

Level 3Sydling St. Nicholas: 59Sydling St. Nicholas share: 15.6%Dorset share: 17.7%England share: 16.9%Period: 2021

Level 4 or aboveSydling St. Nicholas: 176Sydling St. Nicholas share: 46.6%Dorset share: 31.5%England share: 33.9%Period: 2021

A further 13 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 Sydling St. Nicholas 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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Sydling St. Nicholas civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, Census 2021
Qualification	Sydling St. Nicholas	Sydling St. Nicholas share	Dorset share	England share
None	30	7.9%	15.8%	18.1%
Level 1	34	9.0%	10.4%	9.7%
Level 2	43	11.4%	15.0%	13.3%
Apprenticeship	23	6.1%	6.8%	5.3%
Level 3	59	15.6%	17.7%	16.9%
Level 4 or above	176	46.6%	31.5%	33.9%
Other qualifications	13	3.4%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	378	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 Sydling St. Nicholas 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.

Sydling St. Nicholas civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Other figures for Sydling St. Nicholas
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students)	194	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	83	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	37	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	12	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	5	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	21	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	28	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed	8	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment	186	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Employee	120	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed with employees	17	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed without employees	49	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	186	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Full-time	113	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Part-time	70	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	1	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Other method of travel to work	2	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	1	2021