Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area
Mainly religious area
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.
In the CBS 2022 census, religious (dati) households, including religious-Zionist families, are the most common group in this area (for a city: in the areas where most residents live). Other groups can be large.
Jews and non-Jews — estimate
Jews (estimate)>99%
Non-Jews (estimate)<1%
Share of Israeli residents, foreign nationals not included; “Jews” includes residents the CBS classes as “others”. Non-binding estimate. How is this calculated?
Household lifestyle
Religious / very religious100%
CBS Census 2022: residents by the main household lifestyle of their statistical area (1 area)
Merkaz Shapira (Southern District) has 2,728 residents (CBS 2023, provisional). Community character (an estimate from official data): Mainly religious area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: >99% (non-Jews: <1%).
The full profile adds the map, the distance to each synagogue, mikveh and school, and a side-by-side comparison.
CBS Census 2022 · 2,430 residents in the census · every row beside the national average
Merkaz ShapiraNational average
Aged 0–1945.4%
Aged 20–6446.2%
Aged 65+8.4%
Households with children aged 0–526.6%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.9Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪146,000Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)38.6%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)68.4%
Households owning their home74.7%
Households renting17.7%
Households without a car4.8%
Source: CBS Census 2022 (locality totals) and CBS localities file 2023 (provisional population).
Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)
Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)63.0%
Europe (incl. former USSR)9.4%
America & Oceania3.5%
Africa15.6%
Asia8.4%
9.0%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 1.6%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 1.0%Arrived 2010+ (≈ share of residents)
Most common country of origin here: Israel
CBS “origin” = own country of birth for those born abroad, father's country of birth for those born in Israel. “America & Oceania” is a single CBS category covering North, Central and South America and Oceania. CBS does not publish a France-only share by area.
Sources: CBS Census 2022; Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (data.gov.il).
Jewish life & schools
Totals for all of Merkaz Shapira. Open a street or neighbourhood for distances.
6Synagogues
0Mikvaot
1Schools
9Kindergartens
0Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim
Schools by stream 1
State-religious 1
Kindergartens by stream 9
State-religious 9
Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 1 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 0 · Community centres (OSM): 0
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