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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000023

Abersoch & Aberdaron

Abersoch & Aberdaron is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,284 residents in Gwynedd. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gwynedd
5,284

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,336

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.0%

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.

Llanfyllin & Llanwyddyn, Powys9,309 residents · 73.4% owned · 7.1% no carGolden Valley, Herefordshire, County of6,060 residents · 74.6% owned · 7.8% no carTrebetherick & Whitecross, Cornwall5,274 residents · 65.5% owned · 9.1% no carCilgerran & Crymych, Pembrokeshire8,222 residents · 77.6% owned · 7.9% no carCorwen, Llanelidan & Efenechdyd, Denbighshire5,186 residents · 71.9% owned · 8.9% no carHay-on-Wye & Talgarth, Powys8,461 residents · 68.5% owned · 10.6% no car

Most similar within Gwynedd

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cricieth & Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd6,483 residents · 71.6% owned · 11.8% no carBala & Mawddwy, Gwynedd5,679 residents · 66.4% owned · 13.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Abersoch & Aberdaron

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

Tenure

Owned67.2%
1,570 households
Private rented19.6%
459 households
Social rented12.7%
297 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached66.9%
1,561 households
Semi-detached18.9%
441 households
Terraced7.9%
185 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.8%
65 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.2%
28 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
16 households
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.7%
878 households
2 cars or vans in household34.9%
814 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.2%
424 households
No cars or vans in household9.2%
215 households
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.8%
1,069 households
4 or more bedrooms28.2%
657 households
2 bedrooms20.7%
483 households
1 bedroom5.3%
123 households
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
1,454 households
One-person household33.4%
779 households
Other household types4.3%
101 households
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.6%
853 households
1 person in household33.4%
779 households
3 people in household12.7%
296 households
4 people in household10.1%
235 households
5 people in household4.4%
102 households
6 people in household2.1%
50 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
786 residents
15–2914%
739 residents
30–4413.5%
713 residents
45–6428.9%
1,527 residents
65 and over28.7%
1,519 residents
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
5,197 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
47 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
24 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
10 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34%
1,511 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.6%
827 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
728 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
648 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
2,426 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
1,960 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
53 residents aged 16 and over
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers26.5%
1,178 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.5%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.8%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
274 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
229 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.5%
2,826 residents
Good health30.5%
1,609 residents
Fair health11.9%
627 residents
Bad health3.2%
171 residents
Very bad health1%
51 residents
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
4,427 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
857 residents
Abersoch & Aberdaron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
1,180 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
805 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
292 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
54 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Abersoch & Aberdaron · 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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