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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000016

Caernarfon West & Waunfawr

Caernarfon West & Waunfawr is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,359 residents in Gwynedd. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gwynedd
6,359

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,732

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.0%

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.

Newborough, Isle of Anglesey8,032 residents · 72.6% owned · 8.6% no carLlangefni, Isle of Anglesey7,039 residents · 60.7% owned · 17.5% no carDyserth & Tremeirchion, Denbighshire6,658 residents · 71.4% owned · 11.4% no carBodedern & Rhosneigr, Isle of Anglesey6,894 residents · 63.8% owned · 10.6% no carCarmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthenshire8,469 residents · 70.0% owned · 14.4% no carRuabon & Marchwiel, Wrexham6,553 residents · 65.5% owned · 14.0% no car

Most similar within Gwynedd

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pen-y-groes, Tal-y-sarn & Dyffryn Nantlle, Gwynedd7,576 residents · 71.6% owned · 13.2% no carBethesda, Gwynedd8,209 residents · 68.1% owned · 15.5% no carLlanberis & Deiniolen, Gwynedd6,742 residents · 71.2% owned · 12.8% no carCricieth & Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd6,483 residents · 71.6% owned · 11.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Caernarfon West & Waunfawr

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

Tenure

Owned71.3%
1,948 households
Social rented14.3%
391 households
Private rented13.8%
377 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.3%
1,047 households
Terraced29.2%
798 households
Semi-detached25.9%
707 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
130 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
31 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.8%
1,032 households
2 cars or vans in household32%
875 households
No cars or vans in household16.1%
441 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%
384 households
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.1%
1,314 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
644 households
4 or more bedrooms22%
601 households
1 bedroom6.4%
174 households
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.8%
1,714 households
One-person household32.6%
891 households
Other household types4.6%
126 households
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.8%
924 households
1 person in household32.6%
891 households
3 people in household15.1%
412 households
4 people in household12.6%
344 households
5 people in household4%
109 households
6 people in household1.3%
35 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,040 residents
15–2916.1%
1,021 residents
30–4416.6%
1,058 residents
45–6427.7%
1,761 residents
65 and over23.2%
1,475 residents
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
6,235 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
53 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
40 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37%
1,936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
817 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.3%
800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%
3,062 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
2,091 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
298 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
294 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51%
3,241 residents
Good health30.8%
1,957 residents
Fair health12.4%
786 residents
Bad health4.3%
271 residents
Very bad health1.6%
104 residents
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
5,147 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,212 residents
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.7%
1,413 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
868 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
373 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
73 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Caernarfon West & Waunfawr · 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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