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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000168

Pontarddulais

Pontarddulais is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,514 residents in Swansea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swansea
6,514

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,833

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

418.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.5%

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.

Ystrad Mynach & Nelson, Caerphilly9,958 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.0% no carPontardawe, Neath Port Talbot12,453 residents · 72.1% owned · 15.2% no carCefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park, Merthyr Tydfil8,331 residents · 76.9% owned · 15.9% no carLlanelli West, Carmarthenshire7,435 residents · 73.3% owned · 16.7% no carYnysawdre & Aberkenfig, Bridgend6,005 residents · 69.9% owned · 17.5% no carPentre-bach & Mountain Hare, Merthyr Tydfil8,293 residents · 72.7% owned · 19.2% no car

Most similar within Swansea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Gorseinon, Swansea10,251 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.4% no carLlansamlet, Swansea6,997 residents · 67.7% owned · 14.5% no carLoughor, Swansea9,638 residents · 79.2% owned · 12.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Pontarddulais

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

Tenure

Owned68.5%
1,942 households
Private rented16.2%
458 households
Social rented15.1%
427 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.1%
1,134 households
Detached29.4%
833 households
Terraced18.8%
532 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.1%
285 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,238 households
2 cars or vans in household29.2%
828 households
No cars or vans in household16%
454 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11%
313 households
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.4%
1,458 households
4 or more bedrooms21.5%
609 households
2 bedrooms18.6%
527 households
1 bedroom8.5%
240 households
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
1,797 households
One-person household33.3%
944 households
Other household types3.2%
90 households
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.4%
944 households
2 people in household32.4%
916 households
3 people in household15.7%
445 households
4 people in household12.7%
360 households
5 people in household4.6%
130 households
6 people in household0.8%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,178 residents
15–2916.6%
1,080 residents
30–4419.9%
1,297 residents
45–6426.1%
1,703 residents
65 and over19.3%
1,258 residents
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
6,360 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
64 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
46 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.5%
1,657 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
997 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.4%
912 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
822 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
417 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.5%
3,021 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
2,111 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
3,193 residents
Good health30.2%
1,967 residents
Fair health13.6%
886 residents
Bad health5.4%
354 residents
Very bad health1.8%
114 residents
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%
5,050 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%
1,464 residents
Pontarddulais · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.9%
1,327 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
940 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
454 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Pontarddulais · 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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