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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003329

Gillingham South

Gillingham South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,878 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
6,878

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,645

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,629

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.8%

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.

Fratton North, Portsmouth9,664 residents · 57.3% owned · 27.3% no carBarras Heath, Coventry6,810 residents · 64.8% owned · 23.5% no carPerry Street, Gravesham8,007 residents · 52.4% owned · 23.5% no carNorth End East, Portsmouth8,894 residents · 66.1% owned · 23.5% no carAlexandra Park, Portsmouth7,873 residents · 61.7% owned · 25.9% no carLaindon East & Lee Chapel North, Basildon9,163 residents · 55.7% owned · 25.9% no car

Most similar within Medway

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chatham South West, Medway6,217 residents · 58.9% owned · 23.0% no carStrood North & Frindsbury, Medway8,241 residents · 56.1% owned · 24.5% no carGillingham East, Medway7,766 residents · 62.6% owned · 24.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gillingham South

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

Tenure

Owned51.8%
1,370 households
Private rented44%
1,163 households
Social rented4%
107 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced67.4%
1,780 households
Semi-detached9.8%
258 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.8%
205 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.2%
189 households
Detached6.2%
163 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
1,223 households
No cars or vans in household27.8%
733 households
2 cars or vans in household20.2%
533 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
152 households
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.4%
1,437 households
2 bedrooms23.2%
614 households
1 bedroom12.4%
327 households
4 or more bedrooms10%
265 households
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.5%
1,622 households
One-person household27.9%
735 households
Other household types10.7%
282 households
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.9%
737 households
2 people in household27.6%
730 households
3 people in household18.2%
481 households
4 people in household15.6%
413 households
5 people in household6.9%
183 households
6 people in household2.9%
77 households
7 people in household0.7%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
1,466 residents
15–2919.6%
1,346 residents
30–4424.2%
1,667 residents
45–6424.3%
1,671 residents
65 and over10.6%
728 residents
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.1%
4,889 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.5%
996 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.3%
573 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
255 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
165 residents
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.8%
1,581 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.1%
964 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
884 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
819 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
656 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66%
3,507 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.2%
1,660 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.3%
869 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.5%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
383 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
3,335 residents
Good health34.4%
2,370 residents
Fair health12.3%
846 residents
Bad health3.8%
258 residents
Very bad health1%
71 residents
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
5,781 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,097 residents
Gillingham South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44%
1,164 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
974 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
404 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
96 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Gillingham 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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