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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000256

Aberaman

Aberaman is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,012 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,012

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,493

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

594

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.8%

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.

Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil9,358 residents · 59.1% owned · 25.3% no carAber Valley, Caerphilly6,508 residents · 61.9% owned · 24.8% no carNant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill, Bridgend7,981 residents · 67.5% owned · 21.2% no carEbbw Vale South & Cwm, Blaenau Gwent8,131 residents · 61.3% owned · 23.0% no carMaesteg East, Bridgend7,174 residents · 67.5% owned · 25.1% no carAbertillery North & Cwmtillery, Blaenau Gwent8,611 residents · 60.1% owned · 25.8% no car

Most similar within Rhondda Cynon Taf

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no carYstrad & Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taf9,192 residents · 64.6% owned · 26.8% no carPorth East & Ynys-hir, Rhondda Cynon Taf8,921 residents · 70.0% owned · 26.2% no carTreorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,648 residents · 72.5% owned · 24.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aberaman

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

Tenure

Owned64.3%
2,890 households
Private rented21.1%
946 households
Social rented14.3%
642 households
Shared ownership0.2%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced69%
3,102 households
Semi-detached13.1%
589 households
Detached9.1%
411 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.3%
330 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,908 households
No cars or vans in household26.6%
1,195 households
2 cars or vans in household22.9%
1,031 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
359 households
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.7%
2,504 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
1,116 households
4 or more bedrooms12.5%
561 households
1 bedroom6.9%
312 households
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
2,802 households
One-person household33.5%
1,506 households
Other household types4.1%
186 households
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.5%
1,506 households
2 people in household33.4%
1,500 households
3 people in household17.7%
797 households
4 people in household10.8%
483 households
5 people in household3.2%
145 households
6 people in household1%
45 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,871 residents
15–2918.2%
1,824 residents
30–4419%
1,904 residents
45–6425%
2,502 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,914 residents
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
9,796 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
83 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
83 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
37 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
15 residents
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.1%
2,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.8%
1,754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,390 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
873 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
388 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
4,339 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.1%
3,552 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%
1,485 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.5%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%
1,271 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.5%
926 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
4,420 residents
Good health30.4%
3,048 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,638 residents
Bad health6.9%
694 residents
Very bad health2.1%
214 residents
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.4%
7,552 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.6%
2,460 residents
Aberaman · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.8%
1,743 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,504 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.9%
939 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
301 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Aberaman · 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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