Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000015

Caernarfon East

Caernarfon East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,515 residents in Gwynedd. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gwynedd

8,515

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,678

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,378.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Caernarfon East

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

Tenure

Owned58%

2,133 households

Social rented29%

1,068 households

Private rented12.3%

453 households

Lives rent free0.3%

12 households

Shared ownership0.3%

12 households

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35%

1,286 households

Terraced30.8%

1,131 households

Detached19.9%

733 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.6%

388 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%

73 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%

43 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%

18 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

5 households

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%

1,530 households

No cars or vans in household25.5%

938 households

2 cars or vans in household24.9%

915 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8%

295 households

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.7%

1,975 households

2 bedrooms20.6%

758 households

4 or more bedrooms17.6%

648 households

1 bedroom8.1%

297 households

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%

2,286 households

One-person household33.2%

1,223 households

Other household types4.6%

170 households

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.2%

1,223 households

2 people in household31.9%

1,173 households

3 people in household17.3%

636 households

4 people in household11.4%

421 households

5 people in household4.2%

155 households

6 people in household1.2%

44 households

7 people in household0.5%

18 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

10 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%

1,686 residents

15–2917.3%

1,477 residents

30–4418.6%

1,586 residents

45–6424.6%

2,096 residents

65 and over19.6%

1,669 residents

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%

8,304 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%

96 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%

70 residents

Other ethnic group0.3%

27 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%

18 residents

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.2%

2,228 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications20.9%

1,402 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.3%

1,029 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.3%

958 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%

540 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.9%

399 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

160 residents aged 16 and over

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%

3,799 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive41.8%

2,809 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

108 residents aged 16 and over

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%

1,426 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations14.7%

986 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%

982 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%

816 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%

621 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.8%

590 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%

508 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%

405 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.7%

383 residents aged 16 and over

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.5%

4,467 residents

Good health29%

2,467 residents

Fair health13.4%

1,142 residents

Bad health4%

343 residents

Very bad health1.1%

96 residents

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%

6,841 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%

1,674 residents

Caernarfon East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48%

1,767 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32%

1,177 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions15%

550 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%

176 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

8 households

Caernarfon East · 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 W02000015

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Caernarfon East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Caernarfon East

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.