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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002402

Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk

Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,780 residents in Leeds. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Leeds
5,780

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,497

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,367.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.1%

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.

Hipperholme, Calderdale6,217 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.0% no carMosborough & Halfway, Sheffield9,271 residents · 80.7% owned · 12.0% no carLong Eaton West, Erewash7,621 residents · 86.0% owned · 10.1% no carMolescroft, East Riding of Yorkshire9,851 residents · 85.5% owned · 10.7% no carToton, Broxtowe8,064 residents · 82.2% owned · 11.6% no carWesthoughton East, Bolton9,747 residents · 79.8% owned · 11.7% no car

Most similar within Leeds

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Churwell, Leeds6,448 residents · 79.2% owned · 16.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk

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

Tenure

Owned85.3%
2,129 households
Private rented14%
350 households
Social rented0.6%
14 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.1%
977 households
Semi-detached35.2%
880 households
Terraced21.1%
527 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
53 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
1,155 households
2 cars or vans in household32.1%
802 households
No cars or vans in household12.6%
315 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
225 households
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
1,203 households
4 or more bedrooms29.4%
733 households
2 bedrooms18.5%
463 households
1 bedroom3.9%
98 households
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.4%
1,787 households
One-person household25.6%
641 households
Other household types3%
74 households
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41%
1,024 households
1 person in household25.7%
641 households
3 people in household16.8%
419 households
4 people in household13.1%
326 households
5 people in household2.6%
64 households
6 people in household0.7%
17 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
835 residents
15–2915%
865 residents
30–4417.2%
997 residents
45–6431.1%
1,800 residents
65 and over22.2%
1,285 residents
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
5,501 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
100 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
100 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
23 residents
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.1%
1,767 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
892 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
673 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.5%
659 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
439 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.2%
2,995 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.2%
1,819 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.9%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.3%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
262 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
248 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
2,917 residents
Good health34.5%
1,992 residents
Fair health11.9%
690 residents
Bad health2.7%
154 residents
Very bad health0.5%
27 residents
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
4,960 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
820 residents
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.5%
1,510 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.6%
764 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.9%
198 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
25 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · 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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