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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002311

Golcar

Golcar is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,547 residents in Kirklees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kirklees
6,547

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,927

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,119.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.0%

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.

Elland, Calderdale10,303 residents · 57.8% owned · 26.1% no carPudsey North East, Leeds7,687 residents · 59.7% owned · 27.7% no carLeigh East & Higher Folds, Wigan9,005 residents · 66.5% owned · 21.9% no carLees & Hey, Oldham5,990 residents · 67.8% owned · 22.0% no carPudsey South East, Leeds7,535 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.5% no carMilnrow West, Rochdale6,338 residents · 63.5% owned · 23.7% no car

Most similar within Kirklees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cleckheaton, Kirklees8,564 residents · 59.1% owned · 27.0% no carLongwood & Quarmby, Kirklees6,781 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.3% no carBirstall, Kirklees9,671 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Golcar

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

Tenure

Owned65.2%
1,908 households
Social rented17.2%
504 households
Private rented17.1%
500 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.5%
1,243 households
Semi-detached33.9%
991 households
Detached10.9%
320 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.1%
209 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.1%
120 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%
1,318 households
2 cars or vans in household26.1%
764 households
No cars or vans in household22.1%
648 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
196 households
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.9%
1,373 households
2 bedrooms30.4%
890 households
1 bedroom11.3%
332 households
4 or more bedrooms11.3%
332 households
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
1,848 households
One-person household34%
993 households
Other household types2.8%
82 households
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.4%
1,008 households
1 person in household34%
995 households
3 people in household15.6%
457 households
4 people in household11.5%
336 households
5 people in household3.4%
99 households
6 people in household0.8%
24 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,201 residents
15–2917.1%
1,116 residents
30–4418.9%
1,234 residents
45–6427.1%
1,772 residents
65 and over18.6%
1,220 residents
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91%
5,957 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
242 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%
168 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
137 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
41 residents
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30%
1,583 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.9%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
989 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
703 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
455 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
391 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
3,109 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.6%
2,085 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
3,040 residents
Good health33.5%
2,193 residents
Fair health14.2%
930 residents
Bad health4.4%
288 residents
Very bad health1.5%
96 residents
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
5,225 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,322 residents
Golcar · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%
1,436 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
940 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
427 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
14 households
Golcar · 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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