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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000167

Llanelli South

Llanelli South is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,309 residents in Carmarthenshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Carmarthenshire
10,309

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,711

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,212

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.9%

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.

Aberafan, Neath Port Talbot9,464 residents · 52.2% owned · 30.8% no carBriton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot7,821 residents · 55.2% owned · 28.8% no carWoodchurch, Wirral6,730 residents · 45.1% owned · 35.6% no carTylorstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf5,728 residents · 59.0% owned · 29.9% no carGelli-deg & Town, Merthyr Tydfil6,737 residents · 44.4% owned · 37.6% no carPorth West, Rhondda Cynon Taf5,450 residents · 61.2% owned · 29.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Llanelli South

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

Tenure

Owned47.6%
2,241 households
Private rented26.9%
1,267 households
Social rented24.9%
1,173 households
Lives rent free0.4%
18 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced55.1%
2,596 households
Semi-detached16.1%
759 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.8%
649 households
Detached10.4%
490 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
129 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
53 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
2,059 households
No cars or vans in household31%
1,460 households
2 cars or vans in household19.4%
914 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
278 households
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.5%
2,379 households
2 bedrooms24.3%
1,147 households
4 or more bedrooms13.7%
646 households
1 bedroom11.5%
540 households
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.3%
2,652 households
One-person household38.6%
1,818 households
Other household types5.1%
242 households
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.6%
1,818 households
2 people in household30%
1,413 households
3 people in household15.4%
725 households
4 people in household10.5%
495 households
5 people in household3.8%
178 households
6 people in household1.1%
51 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,915 residents
15–2918.4%
1,895 residents
30–4419.4%
2,002 residents
45–6426.2%
2,698 residents
65 and over17.4%
1,796 residents
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
9,896 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
185 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
116 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
88 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
26 residents
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.4%
2,185 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.9%
1,895 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
865 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
570 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.6%
4,346 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.8%
3,790 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.9%
1,727 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.8%
1,474 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.1%
997 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.7%
469 residents aged 16 and over
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.2%
4,251 residents
Good health30.9%
3,188 residents
Fair health17%
1,748 residents
Bad health8.3%
854 residents
Very bad health2.6%
268 residents
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.9%
7,517 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.1%
2,792 residents
Llanelli South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.6%
1,677 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,592 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.2%
1,044 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.2%
386 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Llanelli South · 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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