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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000176

Mynydd-bach

Mynydd-bach is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,947 residents in Swansea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swansea
8,947

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,989

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,504.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.3%

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.

Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham9,966 residents · 58.4% owned · 24.5% no carCaerphilly East, Caerphilly9,773 residents · 60.0% owned · 25.7% no carDafen & Felin-foel, Carmarthenshire5,195 residents · 61.5% owned · 20.0% no carMoreton West, Wirral8,156 residents · 69.9% owned · 23.1% no carLeigh North, Wigan8,167 residents · 53.5% owned · 28.0% no carHoughton Town, Sunderland8,539 residents · 61.7% owned · 28.5% no car

Most similar within Swansea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cockett, Swansea6,773 residents · 63.1% owned · 21.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mynydd-bach

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

Tenure

Owned63.9%
2,548 households
Social rented25.4%
1,015 households
Private rented10.1%
403 households
Lives rent free0.4%
16 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40%
1,596 households
Detached27.5%
1,097 households
Terraced22.4%
894 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
346 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,743 households
No cars or vans in household24.3%
968 households
2 cars or vans in household23.7%
944 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
334 households
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.8%
2,147 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
1,108 households
4 or more bedrooms12.3%
492 households
1 bedroom6.1%
242 households
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
2,549 households
One-person household31.9%
1,273 households
Other household types4.3%
173 households
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.9%
1,432 households
1 person in household31.9%
1,273 households
3 people in household16.1%
643 households
4 people in household11.1%
444 households
5 people in household3.7%
147 households
6 people in household1%
39 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,524 residents
15–2915%
1,340 residents
30–4418.4%
1,647 residents
45–6424.9%
2,232 residents
65 and over24.7%
2,206 residents
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
8,494 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%
292 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
85 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
42 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
33 residents
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.3%
1,780 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.3%
1,780 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
714 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
553 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.7%
3,638 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.3%
3,532 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
1,257 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
1,152 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.9%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
3,907 residents
Good health32.1%
2,870 residents
Fair health15.7%
1,409 residents
Bad health6.4%
576 residents
Very bad health2.1%
185 residents
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.4%
6,661 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.6%
2,286 residents
Mynydd-bach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.6%
1,579 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,383 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.5%
777 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
231 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
19 households
Mynydd-bach · 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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