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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000013

Bethel & Llanrug

Bethel & Llanrug is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,425 residents in Gwynedd. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gwynedd
6,425

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,760

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

206.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.0%

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.

Bawtry, Austerfield & Hayfield, Doncaster6,967 residents · 73.6% owned · 12.2% no carMalmesbury, Crudwell & Oaksey, Wiltshire7,879 residents · 64.4% owned · 11.3% no carTownsend Fold & Edenfield, Rossendale6,294 residents · 78.9% owned · 10.4% no carPill & Easton, North Somerset6,386 residents · 74.9% owned · 11.1% no carStarcross & Exminster, Teignbridge8,695 residents · 71.6% owned · 10.3% no carLlangyfelach & Tircoed, Swansea8,447 residents · 79.8% owned · 8.9% no car

Most similar within Gwynedd

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Llanberis & Deiniolen, Gwynedd6,742 residents · 71.2% owned · 12.8% no carBethesda, Gwynedd8,209 residents · 68.1% owned · 15.5% no carCaernarfon West & Waunfawr, Gwynedd6,359 residents · 71.3% owned · 16.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bethel & Llanrug

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

Tenure

Owned75.6%
2,086 households
Private rented15.2%
419 households
Social rented8.8%
242 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33.7%
931 households
Terraced33.5%
926 households
Semi-detached26.8%
742 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
104 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%
1,125 households
2 cars or vans in household34.3%
946 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.4%
397 households
No cars or vans in household10.6%
293 households
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.1%
1,328 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
694 households
4 or more bedrooms23.2%
641 households
1 bedroom3.6%
99 households
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
1,802 households
One-person household30.6%
846 households
Other household types4.1%
114 households
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.8%
961 households
1 person in household30.6%
846 households
3 people in household15.4%
426 households
4 people in household13.5%
372 households
5 people in household4.3%
120 households
6 people in household1.1%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,087 residents
15–2916.1%
1,036 residents
30–4418.5%
1,189 residents
45–6427%
1,733 residents
65 and over21.5%
1,382 residents
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%
6,328 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
41 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
23 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
6 residents
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43%
2,267 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
864 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
733 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.3%
700 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
3,216 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.9%
1,944 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,292 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
351 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
282 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.8%
3,585 residents
Good health28.5%
1,828 residents
Fair health11.8%
759 residents
Bad health3%
190 residents
Very bad health1%
63 residents
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
5,329 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,096 residents
Bethel & Llanrug · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.2%
1,580 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.6%
817 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
320 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Bethel & Llanrug · 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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