Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001015

Farnworth South

Farnworth South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,204 residents in Bolton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bolton

8,204

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,860

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,063.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Farnworth South

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned48.6%

1,877 households

Social rented29.6%

1,144 households

Private rented20.9%

808 households

Shared ownership0.6%

22 households

Lives rent free0.2%

9 households

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.7%

1,609 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.9%

961 households

Semi-detached24.7%

955 households

Detached6.1%

234 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%

55 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%

37 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

6 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

4 households

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%

1,696 households

No cars or vans in household36.4%

1,406 households

2 cars or vans in household15.9%

615 households

3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%

143 households

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.6%

1,528 households

3 bedrooms35%

1,350 households

1 bedroom18.7%

723 households

4 or more bedrooms6.7%

259 households

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.2%

2,050 households

One-person household42.3%

1,631 households

Other household types4.5%

175 households

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.3%

1,631 households

2 people in household29.6%

1,141 households

3 people in household14.5%

558 households

4 people in household8.4%

324 households

5 people in household3.3%

129 households

6 people in household1.5%

56 households

7 people in household0.3%

12 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

8 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%

1,406 residents

15–2917.3%

1,419 residents

30–4418.9%

1,552 residents

45–6426.7%

2,192 residents

65 and over19.9%

1,636 residents

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.2%

7,237 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%

518 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%

230 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%

142 residents

Other ethnic group0.9%

75 residents

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.7%

1,867 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above19.4%

1,303 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.7%

1,060 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.4%

967 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%

840 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.3%

491 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3%

204 residents aged 16 and over

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.8%

3,689 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive43.6%

2,934 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.7%

112 residents aged 16 and over

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.6%

1,320 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.5%

975 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%

920 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%

913 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%

827 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%

565 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%

485 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%

376 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.2%

352 residents aged 16 and over

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.1%

3,288 residents

Good health33.9%

2,785 residents

Fair health17.4%

1,428 residents

Bad health6.7%

548 residents

Very bad health1.9%

155 residents

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.2%

6,252 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act23.8%

1,952 residents

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.9%

1,426 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%

1,356 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions20.6%

797 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions7%

271 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

10 households

Farnworth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001015

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Farnworth South

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Farnworth South

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.