Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006932

Central & Islington

Central & Islington is a Census neighbourhood of about 14,133 residents in Liverpool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Liverpool

14,133

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,436

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,566.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

71.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central & Islington

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

Tenure

Private rented73.8%

2,537 households

Social rented13.6%

466 households

Owned10.5%

362 households

Shared ownership2%

70 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement73.2%

2,516 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse9.7%

332 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop5%

171 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.8%

165 households

Terraced4.1%

141 households

Semi-detached2%

68 households

Detached1.1%

37 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

5 households

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household71.2%

2,448 households

1 car or van in household24.5%

842 households

2 cars or vans in household3.6%

123 households

3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%

23 households

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom47.8%

1,642 households

2 bedrooms36.8%

1,263 households

3 bedrooms8.1%

277 households

4 or more bedrooms7.3%

252 households

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household53.2%

1,828 households

Single family household31.5%

1,084 households

Other household types15.3%

526 households

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household53.2%

1,827 households

2 people in household35%

1,201 households

3 people in household6.5%

223 households

4 people in household2.7%

93 households

5 people in household1.5%

53 households

6 people in household0.5%

18 households

7 people in household0.4%

14 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 151.9%

268 residents

15–2981.8%

11,561 residents

30–4410.9%

1,542 residents

45–644%

567 residents

65 and over1.4%

193 residents

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.4%

10,379 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.7%

2,072 residents

Other ethnic group4.6%

646 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%

548 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%

488 residents

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications53%

7,348 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above31.8%

4,405 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications5%

699 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications4.7%

645 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.3%

315 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.1%

287 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship1.1%

157 residents aged 16 and over

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive56%

7,756 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active (excluding full-time students)23.3%

3,233 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student20.7%

2,862 residents aged 16 and over

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students71.8%

9,951 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%

982 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%

769 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations3.7%

511 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations3.5%

485 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations2.6%

354 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed2.4%

335 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.8%

250 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers1.6%

217 residents aged 16 and over

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.2%

7,796 residents

Good health36%

5,087 residents

Fair health7.1%

1,007 residents

Bad health1.4%

193 residents

Very bad health0.4%

51 residents

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.3%

12,344 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act12.7%

1,789 residents

Central & Islington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.3%

1,833 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%

1,148 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%

369 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%

82 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

4 households

Central & Islington · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006932

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Central & Islington

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Central & Islington

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.