Thornford: Work and skills

Work and skills

A civil parish in Dorset — Thornford, E04003605. 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.

52% of residents aged 16 or over are in work and 37% are retired

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

Thornford

Dorset

England

Share of residents aged 16 and over
Category	Thornford	Dorset	England
In employment	52%397	52%	57%
Retired	37%282	33%	21%
Everyone else	10%78	15%	21%

Everyone else in Thornford: looking after home or family 17, student, not working 19, long-term sick or disabled 17, unemployed 18, other 7.

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

Thornford 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	397	52%
Retired	282	37%
Looking after home or family	17	2%
Student, not working	19	3%
Long-term sick or disabled	17	2%
Unemployed	18	2%
Other	7	1%
Total	757	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.

58% of residents in work drive to it

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

Driving a car or van229 58%

Working mainly at or from home124 31%

On foot16 4%

Passenger in a car or van13 3%

Bicycle5 1%

Bus, train, taxi and every other method9 2%

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

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

Residents, with each row's share of 396
	Residents	Share
Driving a car or van	229	58%
Working mainly at or from home	124	31%
On foot	16	4%
Passenger in a car or van	13	3%
Bicycle	5	1%
Bus, train, taxi and every other method	9	2%
Total	396	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, Thornford, Census 2021

Professional79 20%

Managers, directors and senior officials64 16%

Skilled trades52 13%

Associate professional and technical45 11%

Elementary41 10%

Administrative and secretarial38 10%

Caring, leisure and other service32 8%

Sales and customer service25 6%

Process, plant and machine operatives21 5%

ProfessionalResidents: 79Share: 20%Period: 2021

Managers, directors and senior officialsResidents: 64Share: 16%Period: 2021

Skilled tradesResidents: 52Share: 13%Period: 2021

Associate professional and technicalResidents: 45Share: 11%Period: 2021

ElementaryResidents: 41Share: 10%Period: 2021

Administrative and secretarialResidents: 38Share: 10%Period: 2021

Caring, leisure and other serviceResidents: 32Share: 8%Period: 2021

Sales and customer serviceResidents: 25Share: 6%Period: 2021

Process, plant and machine operativesResidents: 21Share: 5%Period: 2021

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

Residents, with each row's share of 397
	Residents	Share
Professional	79	20%
Managers, directors and senior officials	64	16%
Skilled trades	52	13%
Associate professional and technical	45	11%
Elementary	41	10%
Administrative and secretarial	38	10%
Caring, leisure and other service	32	8%
Sales and customer service	25	6%
Process, plant and machine operatives	21	5%
Total	397	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.

14% of residents in work travel 5km to less than 10km to work

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

Less than 2kmThornford: 12Thornford share: 3.1%Period: 2021

2km to less than 5kmThornford: 51Thornford share: 13.0%Period: 2021

5km to less than 10kmThornford: 56Thornford share: 14.2%Period: 2021

10km to less than 20kmThornford: 21Thornford share: 5.3%Period: 2021

20km to less than 30kmThornford: 26Thornford share: 6.6%Period: 2021

30km to less than 40kmThornford: 10Thornford share: 2.5%Period: 2021

40km to less than 60kmThornford: 13Thornford share: 3.3%Period: 2021

60km and overThornford: 4Thornford share: 1.0%Period: 2021

Each column is a share of every resident in work. A further 124 residents work mainly from home, and 76 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 Thornford 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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Thornford civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, Census 2021
Distance	Thornford	Thornford share
Less than 2km	12	3.1%
2km to less than 5km	51	13.0%
5km to less than 10km	56	14.2%
10km to less than 20km	21	5.3%
20km to less than 30km	26	6.6%
30km to less than 40km	10	2.5%
40km to less than 60km	13	3.3%
60km and over	4	1.0%
Works mainly from home	124	31.6%
Works mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK	76	19.3%
Total	393	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.

50% 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, Thornford, Census 2021

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

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

Thornford 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	Thornford	Thornford share
15 hours or less	62	15.7%
16 to 30 hours	86	21.7%
31 to 48 hours	197	49.7%
49 hours or more	51	12.9%
Total	396	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.

23% 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, Thornford, Census 2021

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations125 16%

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations176 23%

Intermediate occupations94 12%

Small employers and own account workers132 17%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations37 5%

Semi-routine occupations68 9%

Routine occupations65 9%

Never worked and long-term unemployed35 5%

Full-time students29 4%

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 125Share: 16%Period: 2021

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 176Share: 23%Period: 2021

Intermediate occupationsResidents: 94Share: 12%Period: 2021

Small employers and own account workersResidents: 132Share: 17%Period: 2021

Lower supervisory and technical occupationsResidents: 37Share: 5%Period: 2021

Semi-routine occupationsResidents: 68Share: 9%Period: 2021

Routine occupationsResidents: 65Share: 9%Period: 2021

Never worked and long-term unemployedResidents: 35Share: 5%Period: 2021

Full-time studentsResidents: 29Share: 4%Period: 2021

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

Residents aged 16 and over, with each row's share of 761
	Residents	Share
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	125	16%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	176	23%
Intermediate occupations	94	12%
Small employers and own account workers	132	17%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	37	5%
Semi-routine occupations	68	9%
Routine occupations	65	9%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	35	5%
Full-time students	29	4%
Total	761	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.

40% of residents aged 16 or over hold a Level 4 qualification or above

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

NoneThornford: 99Thornford share: 13.0%Dorset share: 15.8%England share: 18.1%Period: 2021

Level 1Thornford: 68Thornford share: 8.9%Dorset share: 10.4%England share: 9.7%Period: 2021

Level 2Thornford: 99Thornford share: 13.0%Dorset share: 15.0%England share: 13.3%Period: 2021

ApprenticeshipThornford: 40Thornford share: 5.2%Dorset share: 6.8%England share: 5.3%Period: 2021

Level 3Thornford: 125Thornford share: 16.4%Dorset share: 17.7%England share: 16.9%Period: 2021

Level 4 or aboveThornford: 308Thornford share: 40.4%Dorset share: 31.5%England share: 33.9%Period: 2021

A further 23 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 Thornford 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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Thornford civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, Census 2021
Qualification	Thornford	Thornford share	Dorset share	England share
None	99	13.0%	15.8%	18.1%
Level 1	68	8.9%	10.4%	9.7%
Level 2	99	13.0%	15.0%	13.3%
Apprenticeship	40	5.2%	6.8%	5.3%
Level 3	125	16.4%	17.7%	16.9%
Level 4 or above	308	40.4%	31.5%	33.9%
Other qualifications	23	3.0%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	762	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 Thornford 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.

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

Other figures for Thornford
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students)	404	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	189	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	91	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	11	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	48	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	44	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed	16	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment	388	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Employee	280	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed with employees	16	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed without employees	92	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student	11	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	8	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	1	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed	2	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment	9	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment:Employee	8	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	1	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically inactive	342	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Full-time	248	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Part-time	148	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	3	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	0	2021