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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006963

Salford Quays

Salford Quays is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,006 residents in Salford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Salford
6,006

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,458

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,021.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

71.5%

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.

Castlefield & Deansgate, Manchester6,428 residents · 25.8% owned · 52.6% no carNew Islington South & Bradford, Manchester5,653 residents · 27.4% owned · 50.6% no carCardiff Bay, Cardiff7,388 residents · 33.8% owned · 25.2% no carHulme Park & St George's, Manchester6,983 residents · 20.9% owned · 50.4% no carOcean Village & Town Quay, Southampton5,301 residents · 33.4% owned · 34.4% no carLadywood - Summer Hill, Birmingham7,904 residents · 20.9% owned · 48.5% no car

Most similar within Salford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Greengate & Blackfriars, Salford8,024 residents · 16.1% owned · 59.7% no carOrdsall East, Salford5,123 residents · 15.5% owned · 47.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Salford Quays

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

Tenure

Private rented78.8%
2,725 households
Owned16.8%
581 households
Social rented4.3%
148 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement93.8%
3,246 households
Terraced3.1%
107 households
Semi-detached1.1%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
Detached0.3%
10 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.8%
1,620 households
1 car or van in household41.7%
1,442 households
2 cars or vans in household10.8%
372 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
25 households
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms56.5%
1,956 households
1 bedroom34.4%
1,191 households
3 bedrooms8%
278 households
4 or more bedrooms1%
34 households
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household42.2%
1,458 households
Single family household41.9%
1,450 households
Other household types15.9%
550 households
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45.4%
1,571 households
1 person in household42.1%
1,458 households
3 people in household9.7%
334 households
4 people in household2.4%
84 households
5 people in household0.3%
9 households
6 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
7 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 155.1%
304 residents
15–2948.7%
2,925 residents
30–4433.6%
2,020 residents
45–649.5%
570 residents
65 and over3.2%
193 residents
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White67.8%
4,072 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.5%
931 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8%
483 residents
Other ethnic group4.7%
284 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
237 residents
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above71.5%
4,071 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
769 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications4.6%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.5%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.8%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.5%
85 residents aged 16 and over
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)79.1%
4,509 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive14.8%
841 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.1%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.8%
1,638 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.5%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.1%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.6%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.2%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.7%
266 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
254 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.9%
3,360 residents
Good health34.3%
2,061 residents
Fair health8.2%
490 residents
Bad health1.3%
80 residents
Very bad health0.2%
15 residents
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.6%
5,381 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.4%
625 residents
Salford Quays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.6%
2,131 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
1,056 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.9%
240 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
31 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Salford Quays · 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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