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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000252

Hirwaun & Rhigos

Hirwaun & Rhigos is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,177 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,177

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,921

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

112.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.9%

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.

Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley, Neath Port Talbot11,145 residents · 66.9% owned · 21.6% no carCydweli & Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire6,192 residents · 69.7% owned · 16.5% no carSirhowy, Blaenau Gwent6,660 residents · 60.9% owned · 22.3% no carBrynaman, Y Garnant & Glanaman, Carmarthenshire7,409 residents · 67.4% owned · 16.7% no carDulais Valley, Neath Port Talbot5,127 residents · 69.2% owned · 17.2% no carGlynneath, Neath Port Talbot5,284 residents · 68.2% owned · 20.6% no car

Most similar within Rhondda Cynon Taf

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,495 residents · 66.3% owned · 22.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hirwaun & Rhigos

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

Tenure

Owned63.2%
2,477 households
Social rented24%
940 households
Private rented12.5%
490 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.4%
1,859 households
Detached24.7%
969 households
Terraced21.1%
827 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.4%
210 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.5%
1,551 households
2 cars or vans in household25.8%
1,010 households
No cars or vans in household24.3%
952 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%
409 households
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms62%
2,431 households
2 bedrooms20.2%
792 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
547 households
1 bedroom3.9%
152 households
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.4%
2,643 households
One-person household28.6%
1,120 households
Other household types4%
156 households
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%
1,414 households
1 person in household28.5%
1,120 households
3 people in household17%
665 households
4 people in household12%
469 households
5 people in household5.1%
201 households
6 people in household1.1%
42 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,696 residents
15–2915.9%
1,463 residents
30–4417.4%
1,593 residents
45–6425.9%
2,379 residents
65 and over22.3%
2,044 residents
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
9,015 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
66 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
60 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
18 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.3%
2,226 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.9%
1,758 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,078 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
672 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.9%
3,671 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.5%
3,564 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.9%
950 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
706 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
420 residents aged 16 and over
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%
3,826 residents
Good health30.7%
2,818 residents
Fair health17.1%
1,571 residents
Bad health8%
736 residents
Very bad health2.5%
227 residents
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.1%
6,616 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.9%
2,562 residents
Hirwaun & Rhigos · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension34.5%
1,354 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,335 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.3%
955 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
262 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
Hirwaun & Rhigos · 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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