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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003925

Camborne South

Camborne South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,270 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
7,270

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,080

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

722.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Old Colwyn & Llanddulas, Conwy8,896 residents · 67.5% owned · 16.9% no carSkelton, Redcar and Cleveland7,707 residents · 66.3% owned · 19.0% no carBolsover North & Shuttlewood, Bolsover7,045 residents · 60.4% owned · 21.2% no carHighbridge, Sedgemoor8,877 residents · 58.9% owned · 21.0% no carLouth North & East, East Lindsey10,479 residents · 59.8% owned · 19.7% no carSaint Helen Auckland & West Auckland, County Durham9,086 residents · 64.6% owned · 20.6% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pool & Illogan Highway, Cornwall9,036 residents · 63.7% owned · 14.1% no carPar, Cornwall6,932 residents · 66.7% owned · 14.2% no carSt Day & Lanner, Cornwall6,286 residents · 72.9% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Camborne South

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

Tenure

Owned64.8%
1,996 households
Social rented17.3%
532 households
Private rented16.9%
519 households
Shared ownership1%
30 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33.4%
1,027 households
Terraced30%
925 households
Semi-detached27.2%
838 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.9%
212 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
43 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,288 households
2 cars or vans in household28.5%
879 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
507 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%
407 households
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.3%
1,363 households
2 bedrooms32.4%
999 households
4 or more bedrooms16.4%
506 households
1 bedroom6.9%
212 households
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
2,002 households
One-person household28.7%
886 households
Other household types6.3%
195 households
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,148 households
1 person in household28.8%
886 households
3 people in household15.4%
474 households
4 people in household11.5%
353 households
5 people in household4.7%
144 households
6 people in household1.2%
37 households
7 people in household0.7%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,313 residents
15–2915.8%
1,146 residents
30–4416%
1,165 residents
45–6427.8%
2,025 residents
65 and over22.3%
1,623 residents
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,065 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
93 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
85 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,370 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.9%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
929 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
712 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.3%
487 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.8%
3,170 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.9%
2,645 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.9%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
960 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.8%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
618 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
3,161 residents
Good health32.9%
2,391 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,200 residents
Bad health5.5%
402 residents
Very bad health1.6%
118 residents
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.1%
5,535 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.9%
1,738 residents
Camborne South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.2%
1,206 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,156 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.7%
546 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
167 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Camborne 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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