Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003910

Truro South & Central

Truro South & Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,968 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall

6,968

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,364

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,108.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Truro South & Central

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

Tenure

Owned56.4%

1,896 households

Private rented27.3%

917 households

Social rented14.4%

485 households

Shared ownership1.8%

59 households

Lives rent free0.2%

7 households

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.2%

1,117 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.6%

726 households

Semi-detached17.8%

600 households

Detached16.6%

559 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.3%

212 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%

81 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%

67 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%

1,558 households

No cars or vans in household27.9%

939 households

2 cars or vans in household20.4%

687 households

3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%

179 households

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms32.7%

1,101 households

2 bedrooms31.8%

1,070 households

1 bedroom17.8%

599 households

4 or more bedrooms17.6%

592 households

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.3%

1,792 households

One-person household40.8%

1,372 households

Other household types5.9%

199 households

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.7%

1,372 households

2 people in household33.1%

1,116 households

3 people in household13.4%

451 households

4 people in household9%

304 households

5 people in household2.7%

91 households

6 people in household0.8%

26 households

7 people in household0.1%

5 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%

1,046 residents

15–2917.8%

1,238 residents

30–4419.4%

1,349 residents

45–6424.7%

1,724 residents

65 and over23.1%

1,610 residents

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.1%

6,415 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.5%

242 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%

157 residents

Other ethnic group1.3%

89 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%

63 residents

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.6%

2,550 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.4%

959 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.3%

776 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications12.7%

742 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%

444 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.3%

250 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.2%

130 residents aged 16 and over

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%

3,393 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40.2%

2,354 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.8%

105 residents aged 16 and over

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%

1,490 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%

869 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%

747 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11%

644 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%

585 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.3%

547 residents aged 16 and over

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

353 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.3%

312 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%

304 residents aged 16 and over

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.1%

3,354 residents

Good health33.1%

2,309 residents

Fair health13%

909 residents

Bad health4.6%

319 residents

Very bad health1.1%

75 residents

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%

5,529 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%

1,439 residents

Truro South & Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.8%

1,676 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33%

1,111 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%

474 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%

96 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

9 households

Truro South & Central · 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.

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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003910

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Truro South & Central

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Truro South & Central

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.