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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000133

Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels

Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,277 residents in Pembrokeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Pembrokeshire
8,277

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,539

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.6%

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.

Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire12,255 residents · 75.2% owned · 9.6% no carCaistor, Kelsey & Keelby, West Lindsey9,840 residents · 71.1% owned · 9.8% no carCleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell, Shropshire8,917 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.1% no carRheidol, Ystwyth & Caron, Ceredigion11,486 residents · 77.7% owned · 8.8% no carAberaeron & Llanrhystud, Ceredigion7,075 residents · 75.6% owned · 12.3% no carMuch Wenlock & Broseley, Shropshire11,877 residents · 65.9% owned · 11.3% no car

Most similar within Pembrokeshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pembroke East & Manorbier, Pembrokeshire7,722 residents · 79.2% owned · 8.7% no carNarberth, Pembrokeshire6,979 residents · 71.7% owned · 10.2% no carSt Davids & Letterston, Pembrokeshire7,238 residents · 72.4% owned · 9.9% no carCilgerran & Crymych, Pembrokeshire8,222 residents · 77.6% owned · 7.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels

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

Tenure

Owned75.3%
2,664 households
Private rented14%
495 households
Social rented10.5%
371 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached54.1%
1,913 households
Semi-detached28.7%
1,016 households
Terraced11.5%
406 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.4%
84 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.8%
65 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%
1,415 households
2 cars or vans in household34.8%
1,232 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17%
601 households
No cars or vans in household8.2%
290 households
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.8%
1,620 households
4 or more bedrooms29%
1,025 households
2 bedrooms22.3%
790 households
1 bedroom2.9%
104 households
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
2,371 households
One-person household28.3%
1,001 households
Other household types4.7%
167 households
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.8%
1,443 households
1 person in household28.3%
1,001 households
3 people in household14.4%
511 households
4 people in household11.1%
392 households
5 people in household3.9%
139 households
6 people in household1.2%
41 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
1,234 residents
15–2912.5%
1,037 residents
30–4414.9%
1,235 residents
45–6428.6%
2,368 residents
65 and over29%
2,403 residents
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
8,143 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
56 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.6%
2,405 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,206 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.8%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
563 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.3%
3,706 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.5%
3,168 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,466 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.5%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.4%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
3,765 residents
Good health34.6%
2,861 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,149 residents
Bad health4.8%
397 residents
Very bad health1.3%
105 residents
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
6,553 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,724 residents
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.4%
1,818 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,248 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
399 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Johnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels · 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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