Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003204

Oakdale East

Oakdale East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,291 residents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

9,291

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,041

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,965.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oakdale East

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

Tenure

Owned65%

2,625 households

Private rented21.4%

866 households

Social rented13.1%

531 households

Shared ownership0.4%

17 households

Lives rent free0%

2 households

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.2%

1,583 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.9%

964 households

Semi-detached23.4%

945 households

Terraced7.3%

296 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.9%

197 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%

31 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%

23 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%

1,726 households

2 cars or vans in household29.6%

1,194 households

No cars or vans in household16.8%

679 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%

441 households

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.7%

1,523 households

2 bedrooms31%

1,253 households

4 or more bedrooms18.6%

752 households

1 bedroom12.7%

512 households

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%

2,515 households

One-person household30.8%

1,244 households

Other household types7%

284 households

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%

1,471 households

1 person in household30.8%

1,244 households

3 people in household15.7%

634 households

4 people in household11.9%

480 households

5 people in household3.5%

142 households

6 people in household1%

41 households

7 people in household0.4%

15 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

9 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%

1,475 residents

15–2915.5%

1,444 residents

30–4419%

1,764 residents

45–6427.8%

2,578 residents

65 and over21.8%

2,029 residents

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%

8,766 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%

223 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%

159 residents

Other ethnic group1.1%

101 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%

40 residents

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.2%

2,407 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.3%

1,333 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications17.1%

1,318 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.8%

1,139 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%

794 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.6%

511 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.7%

210 residents aged 16 and over

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60%

4,628 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.6%

2,974 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.4%

109 residents aged 16 and over

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%

1,696 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%

1,030 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%

974 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%

967 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.7%

903 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%

867 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%

523 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%

409 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.4%

343 residents aged 16 and over

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.5%

4,319 residents

Good health33.9%

3,149 residents

Fair health13.8%

1,282 residents

Bad health4.5%

420 residents

Very bad health1.3%

121 residents

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%

7,446 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%

1,845 residents

Oakdale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.6%

1,963 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%

1,350 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%

592 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3%

123 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

11 households

Oakdale East · 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 E02003204

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Oakdale East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Oakdale East

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.