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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003918

Illogan & Portreath

Illogan & Portreath is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,217 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
7,217

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,183

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

343.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.7%

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.

Kingskerswell, Teignbridge6,125 residents · 80.1% owned · 11.0% no carOld Colwyn & Llanddulas, Conwy8,896 residents · 67.5% owned · 16.9% no carAudley & Bignall End, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,326 residents · 74.6% owned · 13.2% no carMartock, South Somerset5,602 residents · 73.2% owned · 10.7% no carGobowen, St Martin's & Weston Rhyn, Shropshire10,041 residents · 71.0% owned · 12.6% no carRhuddlan & Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire6,378 residents · 70.1% owned · 13.2% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Day & Lanner, Cornwall6,286 residents · 72.9% owned · 10.7% no carMarazion, St Erth & Gwinear Gwithian, Cornwall9,470 residents · 67.8% owned · 10.9% no carDobwalls, Addington & Menheniot, Cornwall9,518 residents · 64.4% owned · 13.0% no carCallington & Pensilva, Cornwall8,268 residents · 69.3% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Illogan & Portreath

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

Tenure

Owned72%
2,291 households
Private rented17.1%
544 households
Social rented10%
318 households
Shared ownership0.9%
28 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.1%
1,277 households
Semi-detached30.8%
981 households
Terraced21.6%
688 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
148 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
27 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
17 households
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.8%
1,235 households
2 cars or vans in household35.2%
1,121 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14%
446 households
No cars or vans in household11.9%
379 households
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
1,308 households
2 bedrooms32.7%
1,041 households
4 or more bedrooms20.1%
638 households
1 bedroom6.1%
195 households
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.6%
2,087 households
One-person household28.5%
908 households
Other household types5.9%
187 households
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%
1,290 households
1 person in household28.5%
908 households
3 people in household15%
476 households
4 people in household11.1%
352 households
5 people in household3.4%
107 households
6 people in household1%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,114 residents
15–2913.4%
966 residents
30–4416.4%
1,183 residents
45–6428.7%
2,072 residents
65 and over26%
1,878 residents
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,005 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
93 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
67 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
43 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.7%
1,859 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
1,076 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
852 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
586 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
460 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
3,309 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.6%
2,635 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,317 residents
Good health32.4%
2,334 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,108 residents
Bad health4.8%
346 residents
Very bad health1.5%
109 residents
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6%
5,675 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.4%
1,541 residents
Illogan & Portreath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.8%
1,490 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,121 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
444 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
118 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Illogan & Portreath · 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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