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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000127

Fishguard

Fishguard is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,628 residents in Pembrokeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Pembrokeshire
9,628

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,446

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.0%

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.

Harlech & Llanbedr, Gwynedd5,551 residents · 74.5% owned · 13.8% no carLampeter & Llanfihangel Ystrad, Ceredigion7,674 residents · 70.6% owned · 12.5% no carPickering & Thornton Dale, Ryedale10,614 residents · 71.6% owned · 14.9% no carAberaeron & Llanrhystud, Ceredigion7,075 residents · 75.6% owned · 12.3% no carBungay & the Saints, East Suffolk7,261 residents · 67.3% owned · 12.8% no carMarket Rasen & Brookenby, West Lindsey9,727 residents · 69.7% owned · 15.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fishguard

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

Tenure

Owned69.3%
3,082 households
Private rented16.8%
747 households
Social rented13.6%
605 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.5%
1,890 households
Semi-detached30.8%
1,367 households
Terraced20.3%
900 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3%
133 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
73 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
56 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
10 households
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%
2,002 households
2 cars or vans in household28.1%
1,251 households
No cars or vans in household14.1%
628 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%
564 households
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.9%
2,039 households
2 bedrooms25.3%
1,125 households
4 or more bedrooms23.5%
1,046 households
1 bedroom5.3%
234 households
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.2%
2,675 households
One-person household35.1%
1,561 households
Other household types4.7%
208 households
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38%
1,689 households
1 person in household35.1%
1,561 households
3 people in household12.4%
552 households
4 people in household8.9%
395 households
5 people in household3.8%
170 households
6 people in household1.2%
53 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
1,416 residents
15–2913.4%
1,293 residents
30–4414%
1,344 residents
45–6427.7%
2,667 residents
65 and over30.2%
2,905 residents
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
9,445 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
73 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
14 residents
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33%
2,677 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.8%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
696 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
470 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50%
4,049 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.8%
3,957 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,644 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19.9%
1,612 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
1,095 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
553 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
4,258 residents
Good health35%
3,365 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,401 residents
Bad health4.7%
450 residents
Very bad health1.6%
154 residents
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6%
7,568 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.4%
2,060 residents
Fishguard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.9%
2,084 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,564 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
649 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
144 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Fishguard · 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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