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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006781

Isles of Scilly

Isles of Scilly is a Census neighbourhood of about 2,053 residents in Isles of Scilly. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Isles of Scilly
2,053

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

939

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

125.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.9%

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.

Windermere South & Staveley, South Lakeland8,022 residents · 63.8% owned · 16.3% no carWindermere North, Ambleside & Langdales, South Lakeland6,127 residents · 53.4% owned · 19.9% no carMidhurst & Cocking, Chichester7,990 residents · 62.9% owned · 12.6% no carKeswick & Derwent Valley, Allerdale6,279 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.4% no carThirsk North, Hambleton8,627 residents · 65.6% owned · 14.2% no carMoreton & Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswold10,008 residents · 63.6% owned · 12.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Isles of Scilly

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

Tenure

Owned44.5%
418 households
Private rented36.6%
344 households
Social rented17.3%
162 households
Shared ownership1.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
1 households
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.2%
321 households
Semi-detached23.4%
220 households
Terraced17.7%
166 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.4%
88 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.2%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
1 households
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household41.8%
393 households
1 car or van in household38.3%
360 households
2 cars or vans in household15.3%
144 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
44 households
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.8%
337 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
264 households
4 or more bedrooms20.1%
189 households
1 bedroom16%
151 households
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.8%
563 households
One-person household32.6%
307 households
Other household types7.6%
72 households
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.6%
402 households
1 person in household32.6%
307 households
4 people in household10.1%
95 households
3 people in household10%
94 households
5 people in household2.8%
26 households
6 people in household1.2%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
5 households
7 people in household0.3%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
308 residents
15–2911.3%
233 residents
30–4418.4%
378 residents
45–6427.1%
556 residents
65 and over28.2%
580 residents
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
2,004 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
23 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
18 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
6 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
4 residents
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.9%
655 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
272 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.3%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
42 residents aged 16 and over
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.5%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
601 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.7%
12 residents aged 16 and over
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers26.1%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
185 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
181 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
167 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
160 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%
137 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.1%
53 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students1.8%
32 residents aged 16 and over
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
1,054 residents
Good health33%
677 residents
Fair health11.7%
240 residents
Bad health3.2%
66 residents
Very bad health0.8%
17 residents
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
1,759 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
294 residents
Isles of Scilly · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.7%
478 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
337 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
106 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
21 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Isles of Scilly · 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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