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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000179

Gowerton

Gowerton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,479 residents in Swansea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swansea
6,479

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,791

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

743.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.4%

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.

Swiss Valley & Llangennech, Carmarthenshire7,653 residents · 80.3% owned · 11.5% no carCefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park, Merthyr Tydfil8,331 residents · 76.9% owned · 15.9% no carCadoxton & Bryn-coch, Neath Port Talbot6,602 residents · 82.3% owned · 12.2% no carBedlington Town, Northumberland8,477 residents · 71.9% owned · 16.6% no carPen-prysg, Hendre & Felindre, Bridgend10,011 residents · 77.0% owned · 12.7% no carLlantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan8,679 residents · 75.9% owned · 13.9% no car

Most similar within Swansea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Loughor, Swansea9,638 residents · 79.2% owned · 12.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gowerton

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

Tenure

Owned78.2%
2,183 households
Private rented14.2%
397 households
Social rented7.2%
202 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38%
1,061 households
Detached37.4%
1,043 households
Terraced17.9%
499 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
81 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.2%
61 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
10 households
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,220 households
2 cars or vans in household30.3%
847 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.3%
399 households
No cars or vans in household11.6%
325 households
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.6%
1,329 households
4 or more bedrooms26.5%
739 households
2 bedrooms20.9%
583 households
1 bedroom5%
139 households
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
1,869 households
One-person household29.2%
814 households
Other household types3.9%
108 households
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,019 households
1 person in household29.2%
814 households
3 people in household17.2%
481 households
4 people in household12.6%
352 households
5 people in household3.2%
90 households
6 people in household0.9%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
926 residents
15–2916.2%
1,052 residents
30–4415.5%
1,003 residents
45–6429.6%
1,919 residents
65 and over24.4%
1,581 residents
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
6,252 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
127 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
66 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.4%
1,880 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
911 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
865 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
2,982 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
2,368 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,276 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.6%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
351 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
3,083 residents
Good health32.1%
2,080 residents
Fair health13.8%
893 residents
Bad health4.8%
309 residents
Very bad health1.8%
114 residents
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.2%
5,063 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.8%
1,413 residents
Gowerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
1,418 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
939 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
367 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Gowerton · 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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