Wool: Work and skills

Work and skills

A civil parish in Dorset — Wool, E04003490. 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.

61% of residents aged 16 or over are in work and 22% are retired

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

Wool

Dorset

England

Share of residents aged 16 and over
Category	Wool	Dorset	England
In employment	61%2,625	52%	57%
Retired	22%952	33%	21%
Everyone else	16%701	15%	21%

Everyone else in Wool: looking after home or family 164, student, not working 141, long-term sick or disabled 163, unemployed 113, other 120.

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

Wool 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	2,625	61%
Retired	952	22%
Looking after home or family	164	4%
Student, not working	141	3%
Long-term sick or disabled	163	4%
Unemployed	113	3%
Other	120	3%
Total	4,278	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.

59% of residents in work drive to it

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

Driving a car or van1,553 59%

Working mainly at or from home448 17%

On foot296 11%

Passenger in a car or van103 4%

Bicycle92 4%

Bus, train, taxi and every other method134 5%

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

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

Residents, with each row's share of 2,626
	Residents	Share
Driving a car or van	1,553	59%
Working mainly at or from home	448	17%
On foot	296	11%
Passenger in a car or van	103	4%
Bicycle	92	4%
Bus, train, taxi and every other method	134	5%
Total	2,626	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 associate professional and technical occupations

Residents in employment by occupation, Wool, Census 2021

Associate professional and technical614 23%

Skilled trades355 13%

Caring, leisure and other service310 12%

Professional288 11%

Elementary263 10%

Managers, directors and senior officials262 10%

Administrative and secretarial255 10%

Sales and customer service149 6%

Process, plant and machine operatives144 5%

Associate professional and technicalResidents: 614Share: 23%Period: 2021

Skilled tradesResidents: 355Share: 13%Period: 2021

Caring, leisure and other serviceResidents: 310Share: 12%Period: 2021

ProfessionalResidents: 288Share: 11%Period: 2021

ElementaryResidents: 263Share: 10%Period: 2021

Managers, directors and senior officialsResidents: 262Share: 10%Period: 2021

Administrative and secretarialResidents: 255Share: 10%Period: 2021

Sales and customer serviceResidents: 149Share: 6%Period: 2021

Process, plant and machine operativesResidents: 144Share: 5%Period: 2021

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

Residents, with each row's share of 2,640
	Residents	Share
Associate professional and technical	614	23%
Skilled trades	355	13%
Caring, leisure and other service	310	12%
Professional	288	11%
Elementary	263	10%
Managers, directors and senior officials	262	10%
Administrative and secretarial	255	10%
Sales and customer service	149	6%
Process, plant and machine operatives	144	5%
Total	2,640	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, Wool, Census 2021

Less than 2kmWool: 543Wool share: 20.7%Period: 2021

2km to less than 5kmWool: 156Wool share: 5.9%Period: 2021

5km to less than 10kmWool: 195Wool share: 7.4%Period: 2021

10km to less than 20kmWool: 469Wool share: 17.9%Period: 2021

20km to less than 30kmWool: 213Wool share: 8.1%Period: 2021

30km to less than 40kmWool: 48Wool share: 1.8%Period: 2021

40km to less than 60kmWool: 29Wool share: 1.1%Period: 2021

60km and overWool: 58Wool share: 2.2%Period: 2021

Each column is a share of every resident in work. A further 448 residents work mainly from home, and 464 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 Wool 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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Wool civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents in employment by distance travelled to work, Census 2021
Distance	Wool	Wool share
Less than 2km	543	20.7%
2km to less than 5km	156	5.9%
5km to less than 10km	195	7.4%
10km to less than 20km	469	17.9%
20km to less than 30km	213	8.1%
30km to less than 40km	48	1.8%
40km to less than 60km	29	1.1%
60km and over	58	2.2%
Works mainly from home	448	17.1%
Works mainly offshore, in no fixed place or outside the UK	464	17.7%
Total	2,623	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.

60% 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, Wool, Census 2021

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

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

Wool 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	Wool	Wool share
15 hours or less	230	8.7%
16 to 30 hours	486	18.5%
31 to 48 hours	1,576	59.9%
49 hours or more	337	12.8%
Total	2,629	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, Wool, Census 2021

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations410 10%

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations1,005 23%

Intermediate occupations614 14%

Small employers and own account workers408 10%

Lower supervisory and technical occupations398 9%

Semi-routine occupations500 12%

Routine occupations509 12%

Never worked and long-term unemployed219 5%

Full-time students225 5%

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 410Share: 10%Period: 2021

Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupationsResidents: 1,005Share: 23%Period: 2021

Intermediate occupationsResidents: 614Share: 14%Period: 2021

Small employers and own account workersResidents: 408Share: 10%Period: 2021

Lower supervisory and technical occupationsResidents: 398Share: 9%Period: 2021

Semi-routine occupationsResidents: 500Share: 12%Period: 2021

Routine occupationsResidents: 509Share: 12%Period: 2021

Never worked and long-term unemployedResidents: 219Share: 5%Period: 2021

Full-time studentsResidents: 225Share: 5%Period: 2021

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

Residents aged 16 and over, with each row's share of 4,288
	Residents	Share
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	410	10%
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	1,005	23%
Intermediate occupations	614	14%
Small employers and own account workers	408	10%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	398	9%
Semi-routine occupations	500	12%
Routine occupations	509	12%
Never worked and long-term unemployed	219	5%
Full-time students	225	5%
Total	4,288	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 aged 16 or over hold a Level 4 qualification or above

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

NoneWool: 628Wool share: 14.6%Dorset share: 15.8%England share: 18.1%Period: 2021

Level 1Wool: 471Wool share: 11.0%Dorset share: 10.4%England share: 9.7%Period: 2021

Level 2Wool: 717Wool share: 16.7%Dorset share: 15.0%England share: 13.3%Period: 2021

ApprenticeshipWool: 307Wool share: 7.1%Dorset share: 6.8%England share: 5.3%Period: 2021

Level 3Wool: 919Wool share: 21.4%Dorset share: 17.7%England share: 16.9%Period: 2021

Level 4 or aboveWool: 1,135Wool share: 26.4%Dorset share: 31.5%England share: 33.9%Period: 2021

A further 120 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 Wool 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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Wool civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Residents aged 16 and over by highest qualification, Census 2021
Qualification	Wool	Wool share	Dorset share	England share
None	628	14.6%	15.8%	18.1%
Level 1	471	11.0%	10.4%	9.7%
Level 2	717	16.7%	15.0%	13.3%
Apprenticeship	307	7.1%	6.8%	5.3%
Level 3	919	21.4%	17.7%	16.9%
Level 4 or above	1,135	26.4%	31.5%	33.9%
Other qualifications	120	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	4,297	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 Wool 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.

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

Other figures for Wool
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students)	2,641	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time	1,702	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time	542	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time	33	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time	9	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time	138	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time	117	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed	100	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment	2,541	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Employee	2,244	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed with employees	42	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active (excluding full-time students):In employment:Self-employed without employees	255	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student	97	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time	39	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time	45	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	13	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment	84	2021
Census 2021 — Economic activity status — Economically active and a full-time student:In employment:Employee	84	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	1,540	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Full-time	1,913	2021
Census 2021 — Hours worked — Part-time	716	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Bus, minibus or coach	10	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Motorcycle, scooter or moped	15	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Other method of travel to work	36	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Taxi	3	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Train	68	2021
Census 2021 — Method used to travel to work — Underground, metro, light rail, tram	2	2021