Electoral wardE05013846
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay ward, Cornwall
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,164 residents in 2,454 households — 325 people per km², the 87th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Austell and Newquay constituency.
Residents, 20215,164council ward average 6,558
Households2,4542.1 residents per household
Density325/ km²about 15.88 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+34.8%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 12.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.1% · 159
5–94.1% · 211
10–155.5% · 282
16–192.8% · 145
20–243.5% · 180
25–347.2% · 372
35–4914.9% · 770
50–6424.2% · 1,249
65–7418.5% · 955
75–8412.2% · 631
85+4.1% · 210
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.8% · 265
1 car or van45.1% · 1,106
2 cars or vans32.6% · 801
3 or more11.5% · 283
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright53.0% · 1,300
With mortgage21.7% · 533
Shared ownership1.5% · 37
Social rented5.7% · 139
Private rented18.1% · 444
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house53.4% · 1,311
Semi-detached house15.9% · 391
Terraced house14.4% · 353
Purpose-built flat11.4% · 280
Converted house1.6% · 40
Other conversion1.5% · 38
Above shop / office1.5% · 37
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013846- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 39 of 87
Parishes in the ward
CarlyonMevagisseyPentewan ValleySt Austell Bay
Other wards in the same constituency
FFowey, Tywardreath & Par33.9% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned5,687NNewquay Central & Pentire18.7% aged 65+ · 52.7% owned6,670NNewquay Porth & Tretherras22.7% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned6,559NNewquay Trenance20.5% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned7,337PPenwithick & Boscoppa15.6% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned6,705RRoche & Bugle20.2% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned7,380SSt Austell Bethel & Holmbush28.4% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned6,804SSt Austell Central & Gover24.7% aged 65+ · 53.4% owned7,095SSt Austell Poltair & Mount Charles20.5% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned6,970SSt Blazey22.9% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned6,932SSt Columb Minor & Colan18.7% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned5,953SSt Dennis & St Enoder18.9% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned7,961SSt Mewan & Grampound31.4% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned5,581SSt Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern24.0% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,610
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.