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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001085

Burnage South

Burnage South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,970 residents in Manchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Manchester
8,970

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,204

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,608.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Glebe Farm, Birmingham10,037 residents · 43.6% owned · 31.1% no carYardley Wood West, Birmingham6,550 residents · 52.7% owned · 28.5% no carLow Hill, Wolverhampton6,515 residents · 28.3% owned · 34.9% no carKent's Moat, Birmingham7,181 residents · 54.0% owned · 29.0% no carDudley Priory & Wrens Nest, Dudley9,889 residents · 47.4% owned · 24.9% no carBraunstone Park East, Leicester8,456 residents · 41.6% owned · 34.2% no car

Most similar within Manchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Benchill North & Sharston, Manchester9,896 residents · 32.1% owned · 36.5% no carBlackley, Manchester11,213 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no carNorthern Moor, Manchester9,124 residents · 44.3% owned · 31.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burnage South

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

Tenure

Social rented47.3%
1,515 households
Owned39.4%
1,262 households
Private rented11.7%
376 households
Shared ownership1.4%
45 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached64.6%
2,068 households
Terraced15.1%
482 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.4%
398 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4%
127 households
Detached2.6%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.8%
1,500 households
No cars or vans in household31.1%
996 households
2 cars or vans in household17.4%
557 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
149 households
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms71.5%
2,290 households
2 bedrooms18.6%
595 households
4 or more bedrooms5.3%
171 households
1 bedroom4.6%
146 households
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
2,090 households
One-person household25.1%
804 households
Other household types9.6%
308 households
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.3%
810 households
1 person in household25.1%
802 households
3 people in household19.6%
628 households
4 people in household14.7%
469 households
5 people in household8.7%
277 households
6 people in household4%
129 households
7 people in household1.8%
58 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
25 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.4%
2,192 residents
15–2920.1%
1,803 residents
30–4422.1%
1,985 residents
45–6423%
2,063 residents
65 and over10.3%
926 residents
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White54.8%
4,918 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.8%
2,406 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.9%
623 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6%
538 residents
Other ethnic group5.4%
485 residents
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.9%
1,848 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.7%
1,698 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
952 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
930 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
700 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
3,590 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
2,870 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.1%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
927 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.4%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
566 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%
4,230 residents
Good health31.6%
2,839 residents
Fair health13%
1,170 residents
Bad health6.1%
549 residents
Very bad health2%
183 residents
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
7,065 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,904 residents
Burnage South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.3%
1,130 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,100 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.1%
709 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.9%
253 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Burnage 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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