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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003962

St Austell North & Carclaze

St Austell North & Carclaze is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,259 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
7,259

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,129

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,126.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.0%

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.

Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough, Teignbridge5,827 residents · 61.9% owned · 22.1% no carWestham North & Radipole, Dorset9,066 residents · 72.3% owned · 16.0% no carChelston, Cockington & Livermead, Torbay11,286 residents · 69.9% owned · 16.8% no carAccrington South East, Hyndburn8,637 residents · 67.1% owned · 24.6% no carBacup, Rossendale11,135 residents · 63.9% owned · 21.0% no carBroadwey & Littlemoor, Dorset7,666 residents · 58.1% owned · 18.9% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bodmin East, Cornwall8,921 residents · 59.0% owned · 17.2% no carPool & Illogan Highway, Cornwall9,036 residents · 63.7% owned · 14.1% no carLaunceston, Cornwall10,248 residents · 55.5% owned · 17.5% no carHayle, Cornwall10,298 residents · 62.9% owned · 16.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in St Austell North & Carclaze

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

Tenure

Owned65.3%
2,043 households
Private rented22.7%
710 households
Social rented10.5%
328 households
Shared ownership1.5%
46 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.6%
1,176 households
Semi-detached26.2%
821 households
Terraced17.4%
544 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.1%
347 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.4%
138 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,308 households
2 cars or vans in household29.7%
928 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
516 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12%
377 households
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.9%
1,279 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
795 households
4 or more bedrooms23.4%
733 households
1 bedroom10.3%
322 households
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.7%
1,994 households
One-person household30.3%
949 households
Other household types5.9%
186 households
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,166 households
1 person in household30.3%
949 households
3 people in household13.6%
425 households
4 people in household12.7%
398 households
5 people in household4.1%
129 households
6 people in household1.3%
42 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,209 residents
15–2917%
1,234 residents
30–4417.7%
1,284 residents
45–6427.4%
1,987 residents
65 and over21.3%
1,546 residents
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
7,030 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
99 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
65 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
51 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27%
1,611 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.9%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
986 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16%
958 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
672 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
164 residents aged 16 and over
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
3,347 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.6%
2,543 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
84 residents aged 16 and over
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.8%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
422 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
269 residents aged 16 and over
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,341 residents
Good health32.8%
2,383 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,083 residents
Bad health5%
365 residents
Very bad health1.2%
86 residents
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%
5,666 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%
1,593 residents
St Austell North & Carclaze · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.9%
1,466 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
996 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
494 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
147 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
26 households
St Austell North & Carclaze · 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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