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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004236

Burton & Airport

Burton & Airport is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,223 residents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
6,223

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,686

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

183.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.2%

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.

Elms Vale & Capel-le-Ferne, Dover6,689 residents · 84.2% owned · 10.8% no carStanton & Barningham, West Suffolk6,839 residents · 75.7% owned · 9.3% no carChickerell & Chesil Bank, Dorset8,375 residents · 71.3% owned · 11.9% no carBerrow & Brent Knoll, Sedgemoor11,059 residents · 82.4% owned · 8.4% no carHutton, Locking & Banwell, North Somerset10,810 residents · 81.3% owned · 8.9% no carOwermoigne, Broadmayne & Winterbourne, Dorset8,023 residents · 74.0% owned · 8.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burton & Airport

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

Tenure

Owned76.8%
2,064 households
Private rented12.8%
343 households
Social rented9.6%
258 households
Shared ownership0.7%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.8%
1,178 households
Terraced24.1%
648 households
Semi-detached18.5%
498 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
174 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure4.8%
129 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.9%
1,072 households
2 cars or vans in household35.5%
953 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.3%
412 households
No cars or vans in household9.3%
251 households
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.8%
1,312 households
2 bedrooms28.3%
760 households
4 or more bedrooms17.6%
474 households
1 bedroom5.2%
141 households
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
1,828 households
One-person household26.8%
721 households
Other household types5.2%
140 households
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.7%
1,093 households
1 person in household26.8%
721 households
3 people in household15.7%
422 households
4 people in household12.1%
325 households
5 people in household3.3%
88 households
6 people in household1%
28 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
839 residents
15–2912.5%
778 residents
30–4414.5%
904 residents
45–6427.7%
1,726 residents
65 and over31.8%
1,977 residents
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
6,086 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
64 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
47 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.2%
1,454 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
948 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
922 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
591 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.6%
2,808 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46%
2,453 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
76 residents aged 16 and over
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.5%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
276 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
2,664 residents
Good health37.1%
2,306 residents
Fair health15.3%
951 residents
Bad health3.9%
243 residents
Very bad health0.9%
59 residents
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
4,994 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,230 residents
Burton & Airport · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.8%
1,337 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
944 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
345 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
60 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Burton & Airport · 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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