West Stour: Work and skills

Work and skills

A civil parish in Dorset — West Stour, E04010504. 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 40% are retired

Residents aged 16 and over by economic activity, West Stour, Census 2021

West Stour

Dorset

England

Share of residents aged 16 and over
Category	West Stour	Dorset	England
In employment	52%131	52%	57%
Retired	40%101	33%	21%
Everyone else	8%21	15%	21%

Everyone else in West Stour: looking after home or family 4, student, not working 6, long-term sick or disabled 4, unemployed 4, other 3.

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

West Stour 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	131	52%
Retired	101	40%
Looking after home or family	4	2%
Student, not working	6	2%
Long-term sick or disabled	4	2%
Unemployed	4	2%
Other	3	1%
Total	253	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.

46% of residents in work drive to it

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

Working mainly at or from home62 47%

Driving a car or van61 46%

On foot5 4%

Bicycle2 2%

Passenger in a car or van0 0%

Bus, train, taxi and every other method2 2%

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

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

Residents, with each row's share of 132
	Residents	Share
Working mainly at or from home	62	47%
Driving a car or van	61	46%
On foot	5	4%
Bicycle	2	2%
Passenger in a car or van	0	0%
Bus, train, taxi and every other method	2	2%
Total	132	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.

19% of residents in work are in professional occupations

Residents in employment by occupation, West Stour, Census 2021

Professional25 19%

Skilled trades22 17%

Managers, directors and senior officials16 12%

Caring, leisure and other service15 12%

Associate professional and technical14 11%

Administrative and secretarial12 9%

Elementary11 8%

Process, plant and machine operatives8 6%

Sales and customer service7 5%

ProfessionalResidents: 25Share: 19%Period: 2021

Skilled tradesResidents: 22Share: 17%Period: 2021

Managers, directors and senior officialsResidents: 16Share: 12%Period: 2021

Caring, leisure and other serviceResidents: 15Share: 12%Period: 2021

Associate professional and technicalResidents: 14Share: 11%Period: 2021

Administrative and secretarialResidents: 12Share: 9%Period: 2021

ElementaryResidents: 11Share: 8%Period: 2021

Process, plant and machine operativesResidents: 8Share: 6%Period: 2021

Sales and customer serviceResidents: 7Share: 5%Period: 2021

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

Residents, with each row's share of 130
	Residents	Share
Professional	25	19%
Skilled trades	22	17%
Managers, directors and senior officials	16	12%
Caring, leisure and other service	15	12%
Associate professional and technical	14	11%
Administrative and secretarial	12	9%
Elementary	11	8%
Process, plant and machine operatives	8	6%
Sales and customer service	7	5%
Total	130	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, West Stour, Census 2021

Less than 2kmWest Stour: 1West Stour share: 0.8%Period: 2021

2km to less than 5kmWest Stour: 9West Stour share: 6.8%Period: 2021

5km to less than 10kmWest Stour: 19West Stour share: 14.3%Period: 2021

10km to less than 20kmWest Stour: 12West Stour share: 9.0%Period: 2021

20km to less than 30kmWest Stour: 1West Stour share: 0.8%Period: 2021

30km to less than 40kmWest Stour: 8West Stour share: 6.0%Period: 2021

40km to less than 60kmWest Stour: 5West Stour share: 3.8%Period: 2021

60km and overWest Stour: 0West Stour share: 0.0%Period: 2021

Each column is a share of every resident in work. A further 62 residents work mainly from home, and 16 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 West Stour 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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West Stour civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, Census 2021
Distance	West Stour	West Stour share
Less than 2km	1	0.8%
2km to less than 5km	9	6.8%
5km to less than 10km	19	14.3%
10km to less than 20km	12	9.0%
20km to less than 30km	1	0.8%
30km to less than 40km	8	6.0%
40km to less than 60km	5	3.8%
60km and over	0	0.0%
Works mainly from home	62	46.6%
Works mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK	16	12.0%
Total	133	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.

44% 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, West Stour, Census 2021

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

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

West Stour 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	West Stour	West Stour share
15 hours or less	20	15.2%
16 to 30 hours	29	22.0%
31 to 48 hours	58	43.9%
49 hours or more	25	18.9%
Total	132	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 as small employers and own account workers

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

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations44 17%

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations54 21%

Intermediate occupations28 11%

Small employers and own account workers58 23%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations12 5%

Semi-routine occupations21 8%

Routine occupations18 7%

Never worked and long-term unemployed11 4%

Full-time students9 4%

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 44Share: 17%Period: 2021

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 54Share: 21%Period: 2021

Intermediate occupationsResidents: 28Share: 11%Period: 2021

Small employers and own account workersResidents: 58Share: 23%Period: 2021

Lower supervisory and technical occupationsResidents: 12Share: 5%Period: 2021

Semi-routine occupationsResidents: 21Share: 8%Period: 2021

Routine occupationsResidents: 18Share: 7%Period: 2021

Never worked and long-term unemployedResidents: 11Share: 4%Period: 2021

Full-time studentsResidents: 9Share: 4%Period: 2021

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

Residents aged 16 and over, with each row's share of 255
	Residents	Share
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	44	17%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	54	21%
Intermediate occupations	28	11%
Small employers and own account workers	58	23%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	12	5%
Semi-routine occupations	21	8%
Routine occupations	18	7%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	11	4%
Full-time students	9	4%
Total	255	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.

38% of residents aged 16 or over hold a Level 4 qualification or above

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

NoneWest Stour: 32West Stour share: 12.5%Dorset share: 15.8%England share: 18.1%Period: 2021

Level 1West Stour: 25West Stour share: 9.8%Dorset share: 10.4%England share: 9.7%Period: 2021

Level 2West Stour: 34West Stour share: 13.3%Dorset share: 15.0%England share: 13.3%Period: 2021

ApprenticeshipWest Stour: 15West Stour share: 5.9%Dorset share: 6.8%England share: 5.3%Period: 2021

Level 3West Stour: 43West Stour share: 16.9%Dorset share: 17.7%England share: 16.9%Period: 2021

Level 4 or aboveWest Stour: 97West Stour share: 38.0%Dorset share: 31.5%England share: 33.9%Period: 2021

A further 9 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 West Stour 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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West Stour civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, Census 2021
Qualification	West Stour	West Stour share	Dorset share	England share
None	32	12.5%	15.8%	18.1%
Level 1	25	9.8%	10.4%	9.7%
Level 2	34	13.3%	15.0%	13.3%
Apprenticeship	15	5.9%	6.8%	5.3%
Level 3	43	16.9%	17.7%	16.9%
Level 4 or above	97	38.0%	31.5%	33.9%
Other qualifications	9	3.5%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	255	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 West Stour 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.

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

Other figures for West Stour
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students)	132	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	59	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	23	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	4	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	1	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	19	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	24	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed	2	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment	130	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Employee	82	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed with employees	5	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed without employees	43	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student	3	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	1	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	2	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment	1	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment:Employee	1	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	118	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Full-time	83	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Part-time	49	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	1	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