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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000181

Bon-y-maen

Bon-y-maen is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,407 residents in Swansea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swansea
7,407

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,329

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

874.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.1%

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.

Creswell & Hodthorpe, Bolsover6,165 residents · 51.8% owned · 22.9% no carDafen & Felin-foel, Carmarthenshire5,195 residents · 61.5% owned · 20.0% no carShotton & Haswell, County Durham6,766 residents · 57.9% owned · 25.0% no carBriton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot7,821 residents · 55.2% owned · 28.8% no carGrassmoor & Holmewood, North East Derbyshire10,219 residents · 49.7% owned · 24.8% no carRossmere & Mill, Hartlepool6,774 residents · 59.3% owned · 26.7% no car

Most similar within Swansea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cockett, Swansea6,773 residents · 63.1% owned · 21.8% no carRavenhill, Swansea8,012 residents · 52.6% owned · 24.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bon-y-maen

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

Tenure

Owned53.4%
1,777 households
Social rented28.5%
950 households
Private rented17.3%
577 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.4%
1,678 households
Terraced22.2%
738 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17%
565 households
Detached10.1%
337 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.9%
1,560 households
No cars or vans in household23.7%
789 households
2 cars or vans in household22.6%
752 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
228 households
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.5%
1,516 households
2 bedrooms35.9%
1,194 households
1 bedroom11%
367 households
4 or more bedrooms7.6%
252 households
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.6%
2,016 households
One-person household35.1%
1,168 households
Other household types4.3%
144 households
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.2%
1,172 households
2 people in household34.6%
1,151 households
3 people in household15.6%
518 households
4 people in household9.8%
327 households
5 people in household3.2%
107 households
6 people in household1.1%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,254 residents
15–2921.3%
1,575 residents
30–4420%
1,481 residents
45–6422.9%
1,692 residents
65 and over18.9%
1,399 residents
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.7%
6,943 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
159 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
153 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
83 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
73 residents
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.8%
1,628 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above25.1%
1,526 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
919 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
896 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
551 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
405 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
3,312 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43%
2,611 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations18.2%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.7%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.9%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.8%
352 residents aged 16 and over
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
3,165 residents
Good health31.6%
2,338 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,131 residents
Bad health7.7%
573 residents
Very bad health2.6%
196 residents
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.5%
5,441 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.5%
1,966 residents
Bon-y-maen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.7%
1,387 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,067 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
656 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
215 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Bon-y-maen · 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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