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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003986

Walney Island South & Barrow Island

Walney Island South & Barrow Island is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,047 residents in Barrow-in-Furness. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,047

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,006

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

609.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.4%

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.

Rishton, Hyndburn6,656 residents · 64.2% owned · 22.8% no carChilton, County Durham7,323 residents · 59.9% owned · 25.3% no carSouth Murton & South Hetton, County Durham7,383 residents · 66.8% owned · 23.2% no carFalsgrave, Scarborough9,199 residents · 61.0% owned · 29.6% no carEgremont & Moor Row, Copeland7,663 residents · 68.8% owned · 21.3% no carWorkington North & Seaton, Allerdale8,969 residents · 68.5% owned · 22.5% no car

Most similar within Barrow-in-Furness

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dalton South, Barrow-in-Furness5,731 residents · 78.0% owned · 19.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walney Island South & Barrow Island

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

Tenure

Owned68.2%
2,050 households
Private rented25%
752 households
Social rented6.7%
201 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.9%
1,379 households
Semi-detached31.9%
959 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.3%
431 households
Detached5.5%
165 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,382 households
No cars or vans in household31.7%
952 households
2 cars or vans in household17.8%
534 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
138 households
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.3%
1,452 households
2 bedrooms34.8%
1,047 households
1 bedroom9.5%
286 households
4 or more bedrooms7.4%
221 households
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.9%
1,711 households
One-person household40.7%
1,223 households
Other household types2.4%
71 households
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.7%
1,223 households
2 people in household33.6%
1,009 households
3 people in household13.3%
399 households
4 people in household9.6%
290 households
5 people in household2.2%
65 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
911 residents
15–2916.4%
992 residents
30–4418.2%
1,103 residents
45–6427.9%
1,690 residents
65 and over22.3%
1,351 residents
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
5,928 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
36 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
35 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
16 residents
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.4%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship13.6%
692 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
659 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
506 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
2,842 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
2,158 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.9%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
566 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9.1%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.7%
338 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.5%
2,449 residents
Good health36%
2,176 residents
Fair health15.7%
949 residents
Bad health6.4%
389 residents
Very bad health1.4%
84 residents
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.6%
4,689 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.4%
1,357 residents
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.2%
1,388 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
999 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
466 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
147 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Walney Island South & Barrow Island · 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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