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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005118

Minster South

Minster South is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,856 residents in Swale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,856

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,320

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,160

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.1%

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.

Great Cornard, Babergh9,950 residents · 66.2% owned · 14.0% no carWestbury North & West, Wiltshire7,841 residents · 67.0% owned · 11.9% no carWalderslade, Medway6,459 residents · 73.8% owned · 15.6% no carBrownhills West & Clayhanger, Walsall7,024 residents · 67.6% owned · 14.7% no carRadstock, Bath and North East Somerset6,149 residents · 65.1% owned · 13.9% no carShiphay & the Willows, Torbay10,631 residents · 62.8% owned · 14.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Minster South

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

Tenure

Owned69.6%
3,006 households
Private rented18.1%
781 households
Social rented10.2%
442 households
Shared ownership2.1%
90 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.8%
1,544 households
Detached28.6%
1,236 households
Terraced27.1%
1,169 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.4%
321 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.8%
1,718 households
2 cars or vans in household33.7%
1,457 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
591 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
554 households
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
2,082 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
1,231 households
4 or more bedrooms17.2%
743 households
1 bedroom6.1%
263 households
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%
2,953 households
One-person household25%
1,079 households
Other household types6.7%
289 households
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%
1,521 households
1 person in household25%
1,079 households
3 people in household17.5%
755 households
4 people in household14.3%
619 households
5 people in household5.3%
228 households
6 people in household1.9%
81 households
7 people in household0.7%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
2,131 residents
15–2917.4%
1,894 residents
30–4420%
2,176 residents
45–6425.9%
2,816 residents
65 and over16.9%
1,840 residents
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%
10,278 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
210 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
173 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
140 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
52 residents
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.7%
1,952 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.1%
1,644 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,640 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.1%
1,468 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
547 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.4%
5,366 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.1%
3,104 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,610 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
1,243 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
942 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
688 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
405 residents aged 16 and over
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.7%
5,068 residents
Good health35.1%
3,805 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,401 residents
Bad health4.2%
454 residents
Very bad health1.2%
127 residents
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
8,771 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
2,084 residents
Minster South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%
1,924 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,521 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
707 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
164 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Minster 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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