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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000407

Caerau East

Caerau East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,643 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
6,643

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,675

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,655.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.3%

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.

Breightmet North, Bolton8,575 residents · 38.1% owned · 37.9% no carFrankley, Birmingham9,433 residents · 41.3% owned · 34.9% no carSheldon North, Birmingham8,955 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.9% no carRhyl South West, Denbighshire5,566 residents · 44.4% owned · 35.9% no carNewington, Thanet8,925 residents · 46.4% owned · 30.7% no carBoothroyden & Higher Blackley, Manchester8,434 residents · 41.6% owned · 36.5% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Caerau West, Cardiff6,599 residents · 49.9% owned · 29.0% no carLlanrumney North, Cardiff6,996 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Caerau East

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

Tenure

Owned45.3%
1,212 households
Social rented39.6%
1,058 households
Private rented14.2%
379 households
Lives rent free0.5%
13 households
Shared ownership0.5%
13 households
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.7%
1,195 households
Terraced30.3%
811 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.9%
453 households
Detached5.8%
154 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 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%
3 households
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,162 households
No cars or vans in household33.9%
906 households
2 cars or vans in household17.8%
475 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.9%
132 households
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.2%
1,370 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
787 households
1 bedroom10.1%
270 households
4 or more bedrooms9.3%
248 households
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.9%
1,708 households
One-person household30.6%
817 households
Other household types5.5%
148 households
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.5%
816 households
2 people in household29.5%
790 households
3 people in household17.7%
474 households
4 people in household14%
375 households
5 people in household4.9%
130 households
6 people in household2%
53 households
7 people in household1%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.9%
1,592 residents
15–2918.5%
1,231 residents
30–4419.2%
1,276 residents
45–6423.1%
1,537 residents
65 and over15.2%
1,012 residents
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.5%
5,545 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
372 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
321 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%
303 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
103 residents
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.7%
1,518 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.3%
903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
772 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
719 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
582 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.5%
2,501 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.6%
2,305 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.6%
870 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.3%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.9%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.6%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
292 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
2,775 residents
Good health31.7%
2,108 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,114 residents
Bad health7.4%
492 residents
Very bad health2.3%
154 residents
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.5%
4,946 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.5%
1,695 residents
Caerau East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
945 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.7%
821 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.9%
665 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.6%
229 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
15 households
Caerau 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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