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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000120

Aberaeron & Llanrhystud

Aberaeron & Llanrhystud is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,075 residents in Ceredigion. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Ceredigion
7,075

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,233

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.7%

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.

Llandeilo, Llangadog & Maenordeilo, Carmarthenshire7,087 residents · 75.9% owned · 11.0% no carWhitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire12,255 residents · 75.2% owned · 9.6% no carNarberth, Pembrokeshire6,979 residents · 71.7% owned · 10.2% no carTre-lech, Cenarth & Llangeler, Carmarthenshire7,607 residents · 75.4% owned · 9.5% no carCilgerran & Crymych, Pembrokeshire8,222 residents · 77.6% owned · 7.9% no carLlandovery, Cil-y-cwm & Cynwyl Gaeo, Carmarthenshire5,579 residents · 76.6% owned · 10.0% no car

Most similar within Ceredigion

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Quay & Penbryn, Ceredigion6,330 residents · 79.8% owned · 9.5% no carLampeter & Llanfihangel Ystrad, Ceredigion7,674 residents · 70.6% owned · 12.5% no carBeulah, Troed-yr-aur & Llandysul, Ceredigion7,446 residents · 76.0% owned · 8.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aberaeron & Llanrhystud

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

Tenure

Owned75.6%
2,444 households
Private rented17.9%
578 households
Social rented6.2%
201 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached59.7%
1,934 households
Semi-detached19.7%
638 households
Terraced13.1%
423 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.2%
105 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
24 households
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
1,295 households
2 cars or vans in household32.2%
1,041 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.4%
497 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
398 households
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.2%
1,525 households
4 or more bedrooms27%
872 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
641 households
1 bedroom6%
195 households
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,022 households
One-person household32.1%
1,037 households
Other household types5.4%
174 households
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.3%
1,302 households
1 person in household32.1%
1,037 households
3 people in household13.1%
425 households
4 people in household9.6%
309 households
5 people in household3.3%
107 households
6 people in household1.1%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
906 residents
15–2913.5%
955 residents
30–4413.4%
950 residents
45–6429%
2,049 residents
65 and over31.3%
2,214 residents
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.7%
6,979 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
42 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
11 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.7%
2,181 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
980 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
923 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
477 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
354 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53%
3,236 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46%
2,810 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
62 residents aged 16 and over
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers21.7%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
3,154 residents
Good health33.8%
2,393 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,102 residents
Bad health4.6%
328 residents
Very bad health1.4%
98 residents
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
5,538 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,538 residents
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.7%
1,543 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,162 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
455 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud · 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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