Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003963

St Austell Central

St Austell Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,040 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
10,040

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,581

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,604.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.5%

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.

Ryde South, Isle of Wight8,573 residents · 57.8% owned · 26.4% no carClacton West, Tendring7,413 residents · 67.8% owned · 25.4% no carBexhill North & Sidley, Rother9,321 residents · 53.4% owned · 24.2% no carHampden Park South, Eastbourne7,751 residents · 62.8% owned · 24.2% no carPembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire9,657 residents · 56.5% owned · 22.1% no carWatcombe, Torbay7,279 residents · 62.9% owned · 22.7% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Penzance North, Cornwall8,359 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.5% no carLiskeard, Cornwall5,941 residents · 53.1% owned · 26.9% no carCamborne West, Cornwall7,367 residents · 60.3% owned · 23.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in St Austell Central

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

Tenure

Owned53.9%
2,468 households
Private rented23.9%
1,094 households
Social rented20.9%
958 households
Shared ownership1.2%
57 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30.7%
1,407 households
Detached24.9%
1,142 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.2%
881 households
Terraced19.2%
878 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.4%
156 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
62 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
53 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
2,028 households
No cars or vans in household26.3%
1,204 households
2 cars or vans in household21.5%
984 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
365 households
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,806 households
2 bedrooms31.3%
1,436 households
1 bedroom15%
686 households
4 or more bedrooms14.3%
653 households
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.5%
2,680 households
One-person household36.4%
1,666 households
Other household types5.1%
235 households
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.4%
1,666 households
2 people in household35.3%
1,614 households
3 people in household13.1%
601 households
4 people in household10.1%
462 households
5 people in household3.5%
159 households
6 people in household1.1%
51 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,657 residents
15–2916%
1,611 residents
30–4417.2%
1,728 residents
45–6426.2%
2,632 residents
65 and over24%
2,410 residents
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
9,699 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
135 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
97 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
94 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.5%
1,861 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
1,441 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.3%
1,434 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
577 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
243 residents aged 16 and over
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.4%
4,250 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47%
3,892 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
132 residents aged 16 and over
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17%
1,410 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.7%
1,381 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,315 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
951 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
926 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
393 residents aged 16 and over
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.8%
3,993 residents
Good health34.4%
3,451 residents
Fair health17.3%
1,733 residents
Bad health6.5%
648 residents
Very bad health2.1%
215 residents
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.3%
7,357 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.7%
2,682 residents
St Austell Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.8%
1,733 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,625 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.4%
890 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
303 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
31 households
St Austell 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Cornwall

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.