Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000192

Central Swansea

Central Swansea is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,124 residents in Swansea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swansea

9,124

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,881

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,250.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

24.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

50.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Swansea

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

Tenure

Private rented41.9%

2,045 households

Social rented33.3%

1,623 households

Owned24.4%

1,190 households

Lives rent free0.3%

15 households

Shared ownership0.2%

8 households

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement59.7%

2,912 households

Terraced23.7%

1,158 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.5%

267 households

Semi-detached3.3%

162 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.2%

156 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3%

145 households

Detached1.5%

75 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

5 households

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household50.8%

2,481 households

1 car or van in household38.4%

1,873 households

2 cars or vans in household8.4%

409 households

3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%

118 households

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom41.5%

2,026 households

2 bedrooms35.6%

1,738 households

3 bedrooms14.4%

705 households

4 or more bedrooms8.4%

412 households

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household58.9%

2,875 households

Single family household32%

1,561 households

Other household types9.1%

445 households

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household58.9%

2,875 households

2 people in household27.4%

1,338 households

3 people in household6.6%

321 households

4 people in household4.2%

203 households

5 people in household1.8%

86 households

6 people in household0.7%

36 households

7 people in household0.4%

20 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 157.9%

721 residents

15–2934.9%

3,185 residents

30–4422.3%

2,037 residents

45–6420.3%

1,850 residents

65 and over14.6%

1,330 residents

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.7%

6,811 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.8%

1,167 residents

Other ethnic group5.1%

467 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%

357 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%

321 residents

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.4%

2,967 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications21.2%

1,779 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications20.4%

1,710 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications9.4%

790 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%

540 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.1%

343 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.9%

246 residents aged 16 and over

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52.7%

4,411 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active (excluding full-time students)40%

3,347 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student7.4%

617 residents aged 16 and over

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students25.7%

2,149 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations13.1%

1,098 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%

1,030 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%

990 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%

817 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%

756 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%

639 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.2%

519 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%

376 residents aged 16 and over

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.9%

3,826 residents

Good health32.5%

2,967 residents

Fair health15.7%

1,435 residents

Bad health7.2%

655 residents

Very bad health2.6%

241 residents

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.1%

6,668 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act26.9%

2,456 residents

Central Swansea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.4%

1,924 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%

1,646 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%

896 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions8.2%

399 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

16 households

Central Swansea · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area W02000192

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Central Swansea

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Central Swansea

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.