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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000175

Morriston South

Morriston South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,351 residents in Swansea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swansea
7,351

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,423

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,329.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.8%

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.

Seaham Central & South, County Durham8,166 residents · 61.7% owned · 31.1% no carHorwich North, Bolton7,300 residents · 58.1% owned · 27.4% no carNorth Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen6,848 residents · 59.6% owned · 29.4% no carPadiham, Burnley9,325 residents · 52.2% owned · 30.6% no carBebington New Ferry, Wirral8,156 residents · 46.0% owned · 34.6% no carBarry West, Vale of Glamorgan8,766 residents · 59.1% owned · 25.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Morriston South

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

Tenure

Owned58.1%
1,989 households
Private rented22.9%
785 households
Social rented18.5%
633 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.9%
1,569 households
Semi-detached25.3%
865 households
Detached14.6%
501 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.5%
326 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
69 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
59 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,512 households
No cars or vans in household29.3%
1,003 households
2 cars or vans in household20.3%
694 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
211 households
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.2%
1,477 households
2 bedrooms36.8%
1,260 households
1 bedroom10.5%
358 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
325 households
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.2%
1,922 households
One-person household38.9%
1,329 households
Other household types4.9%
168 households
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.8%
1,329 households
2 people in household30.9%
1,057 households
3 people in household16.1%
551 households
4 people in household10%
342 households
5 people in household2.7%
93 households
6 people in household0.9%
32 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,187 residents
15–2917.4%
1,279 residents
30–4420.6%
1,512 residents
45–6427.4%
2,014 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,361 residents
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.9%
6,902 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
199 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
105 residents
Other ethnic group1%
77 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
64 residents
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.8%
1,510 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.8%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
931 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
642 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
431 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.6%
3,332 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
2,645 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations16.4%
997 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.1%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
972 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
819 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.9%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
3,134 residents
Good health31.9%
2,348 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,211 residents
Bad health6.6%
488 residents
Very bad health2.3%
169 residents
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.6%
5,409 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.4%
1,941 residents
Morriston South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.9%
1,298 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,161 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.2%
724 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
229 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Morriston 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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