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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003924

Camborne West

Camborne West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,367 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
7,367

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,354

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

474.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.4%

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.

Milford Haven East, Pembrokeshire7,350 residents · 55.5% owned · 23.2% no carGuisborough North, Redcar and Cleveland6,735 residents · 53.1% owned · 29.5% no carPembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire9,657 residents · 56.5% owned · 22.1% no carPrestatyn Central & East, Denbighshire5,246 residents · 62.9% owned · 24.3% no carPontypool, Torfaen8,870 residents · 63.1% owned · 20.7% no carSt Marychurch & Maidencombe, Torbay5,877 residents · 63.6% owned · 26.0% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Liskeard, Cornwall5,941 residents · 53.1% owned · 26.9% no carPenzance North, Cornwall8,359 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.5% no carSt Austell Central, Cornwall10,040 residents · 53.9% owned · 26.3% no carRedruth North, Cornwall7,370 residents · 53.9% owned · 22.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Camborne West

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

Tenure

Owned60.3%
2,023 households
Private rented20.5%
687 households
Social rented18.3%
613 households
Shared ownership0.7%
23 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached28.6%
959 households
Terraced27.8%
934 households
Semi-detached24.1%
807 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.7%
427 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
68 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
66 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
56 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
37 households
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,358 households
2 cars or vans in household25%
839 households
No cars or vans in household23.3%
782 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
374 households
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.8%
1,368 households
2 bedrooms27.9%
935 households
1 bedroom15.8%
529 households
4 or more bedrooms15.5%
521 households
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.2%
1,952 households
One-person household35.4%
1,185 households
Other household types6.4%
215 households
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.4%
1,185 households
2 people in household35.2%
1,181 households
3 people in household14.4%
481 households
4 people in household10.2%
342 households
5 people in household3.3%
110 households
6 people in household0.9%
30 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,069 residents
15–2914.7%
1,081 residents
30–4415.7%
1,153 residents
45–6427.3%
2,009 residents
65 and over27.9%
2,055 residents
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
7,135 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
78 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
73 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
69 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.4%
1,451 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.1%
1,375 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
991 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
655 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.4%
3,068 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive49.1%
3,050 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.8%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.9%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
3,011 residents
Good health32.2%
2,371 residents
Fair health17.6%
1,299 residents
Bad health7.2%
527 residents
Very bad health2.1%
158 residents
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.2%
5,464 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.8%
1,902 residents
Camborne West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.9%
1,303 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,160 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.5%
655 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
215 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
20 households
Camborne West · 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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