Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000251

Barry Island

Barry Island is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,039 residents in Vale of Glamorgan. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Vale of Glamorgan

11,039

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,209

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,999.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barry Island

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

Tenure

Owned66.1%

3,441 households

Private rented17.4%

906 households

Social rented16.3%

847 households

Shared ownership0.2%

13 households

Lives rent free0%

2 households

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced31.7%

1,651 households

Semi-detached27.2%

1,415 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.4%

1,269 households

Detached12.7%

663 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%

129 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%

49 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

23 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

5 households

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%

2,351 households

2 cars or vans in household26%

1,355 households

No cars or vans in household21.6%

1,124 households

3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%

376 households

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.7%

1,964 households

2 bedrooms29.8%

1,551 households

4 or more bedrooms20.4%

1,061 households

1 bedroom12.1%

630 households

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.6%

3,053 households

One-person household37.1%

1,934 households

Other household types4.2%

220 households

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.1%

1,934 households

2 people in household33.9%

1,764 households

3 people in household14.8%

771 households

4 people in household10%

523 households

5 people in household3.1%

163 households

6 people in household0.8%

41 households

7 people in household0.1%

7 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%

1,985 residents

15–2917.3%

1,905 residents

30–4421.3%

2,349 residents

45–6425%

2,754 residents

65 and over18.5%

2,044 residents

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.1%

10,386 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%

305 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%

209 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%

71 residents

Other ethnic group0.6%

67 residents

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35%

3,132 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18.3%

1,636 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16%

1,428 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.5%

1,299 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%

784 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.1%

453 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

215 residents aged 16 and over

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%

5,447 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37.9%

3,388 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.3%

115 residents aged 16 and over

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%

2,104 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%

1,248 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%

1,223 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%

1,086 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.7%

868 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%

761 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%

699 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%

535 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.7%

424 residents aged 16 and over

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%

5,110 residents

Good health33.5%

3,703 residents

Fair health13.8%

1,518 residents

Bad health4.9%

546 residents

Very bad health1.5%

162 residents

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%

8,688 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%

2,351 residents

Barry Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.8%

2,543 households

Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%

1,662 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%

789 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%

200 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

12 households

Barry Island · 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 W02000251

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Barry Island

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 Barry Island

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.