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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000411

Caerau West

Caerau West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,599 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
6,599

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,738

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,365.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.9%

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.

Derbyshire Hill, St. Helens6,710 residents · 44.2% owned · 34.8% no carRhyl South West, Denbighshire5,566 residents · 44.4% owned · 35.9% no carRavenhill, Swansea8,012 residents · 52.6% owned · 24.9% no carNewington, Thanet8,925 residents · 46.4% owned · 30.7% no carWithywood, Bristol, City of5,966 residents · 45.2% owned · 32.5% no carFrankley, Birmingham9,433 residents · 41.3% owned · 34.9% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Caerau East, Cardiff6,643 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% no carLlanrumney North, Cardiff6,996 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Caerau West

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

Tenure

Owned49.9%
1,367 households
Social rented31.8%
870 households
Private rented17.5%
479 households
Lives rent free0.6%
17 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47%
1,288 households
Terraced21.4%
587 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.5%
534 households
Detached11.3%
309 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,210 households
No cars or vans in household29%
793 households
2 cars or vans in household20.9%
573 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
162 households
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.4%
1,518 households
2 bedrooms21.3%
583 households
1 bedroom12.6%
344 households
4 or more bedrooms10.7%
294 households
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.7%
1,718 households
One-person household31.5%
863 households
Other household types5.8%
158 households
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.6%
863 households
2 people in household29.7%
813 households
3 people in household18.8%
515 households
4 people in household12.4%
339 households
5 people in household5%
138 households
6 people in household1.7%
47 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.8%
1,373 residents
15–2919.5%
1,285 residents
30–4420.3%
1,339 residents
45–6425.1%
1,657 residents
65 and over14.3%
941 residents
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.9%
5,730 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
329 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%
220 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
216 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
100 residents
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.6%
1,569 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.9%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
770 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
756 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
644 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.4%
2,740 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,270 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.2%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.7%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.1%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.9%
2,765 residents
Good health31.1%
2,052 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,061 residents
Bad health8.2%
544 residents
Very bad health2.7%
176 residents
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.2%
4,829 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.8%
1,766 residents
Caerau West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
919 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.7%
867 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.9%
628 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11.4%
312 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Caerau West · 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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