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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000275

Tonyrefail East

Tonyrefail East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,053 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,053

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,657

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

408.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Bedwas & Trethomas, Caerphilly6,767 residents · 70.2% owned · 20.0% no carPyle, Kenfig Hill & Cefncribwr, Bridgend8,880 residents · 64.6% owned · 20.0% no carCwmafan & Bryn, Neath Port Talbot7,738 residents · 68.5% owned · 18.6% no carBlaengarw, Pontycymer & Bettws, Bridgend7,688 residents · 65.5% owned · 22.4% no carLlanbradach & Penyrheol, Caerphilly8,772 residents · 66.4% owned · 20.0% no carSt Cattwg, Caerphilly7,488 residents · 67.9% owned · 19.0% 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 carAberdare East & Cwm-bach, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,909 residents · 69.6% owned · 20.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tonyrefail East

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

Tenure

Owned68%
1,808 households
Social rented18.2%
483 households
Private rented13.6%
362 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.7%
1,132 households
Terraced33.2%
881 households
Detached15.6%
414 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.8%
181 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
26 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,114 households
2 cars or vans in household26.6%
707 households
No cars or vans in household21.5%
570 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
265 households
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.6%
1,529 households
2 bedrooms22.1%
587 households
4 or more bedrooms15.4%
409 households
1 bedroom4.9%
131 households
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
1,736 households
One-person household30.7%
817 households
Other household types3.9%
104 households
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.8%
926 households
1 person in household30.7%
817 households
3 people in household17.2%
458 households
4 people in household11.8%
313 households
5 people in household4.3%
114 households
6 people in household0.7%
18 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,010 residents
15–2917.7%
1,071 residents
30–4417.9%
1,082 residents
45–6426.7%
1,614 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,277 residents
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
5,880 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
94 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
18 residents
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.8%
1,331 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,157 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
864 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
744 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.2%
2,744 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.1%
2,142 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.5%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
383 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
2,732 residents
Good health29.5%
1,783 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,017 residents
Bad health6.7%
404 residents
Very bad health1.9%
115 residents
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.6%
4,577 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.4%
1,476 residents
Tonyrefail East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40%
1,062 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
868 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.4%
568 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
153 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Tonyrefail East · 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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