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Administrative Areas

Ward
Porthcawl West Central
Local Authority
Bridgend
Constituency
Bridgend
Country
Wales

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
National Park
Wales (non-National Park)
Households
141
Population
292
Males
47%
Females
53%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 1909 = least deprived in Wales)
1909

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
98
Wales❚CF36 3DP❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
15
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
30
C2 Skilled manual workers
19
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
34

Age Groups

Population
292
Under 16
12%
16 - 64
66%
65 or over
21%
Under 4
3%
5 - 15
9%
16 - 29
20%
30 - 44
17%
45 - 59
22%
60 - 74
19%
75 or over
11%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
256
Single
89
Married
104
Separated
9
Divorced
32
Widowed
22

Health

Population
292
Very good
115
Good
93
Fair
44
Bad
31
Very bad
32

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
256
Wales❚CF36 3DP❚
Degree or above
31
2+ A Levels or equivalent
12
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
36
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
46
Apprenticeship
62
Other qualifications
13
No qualifications
56

Ethnicity

Population
292
White British
266
White Irish
6
White Gypsy
1
White Other
6
Mixed Black Caribbean
1
Mixed Black African
1
Mixed Asian
4
Asian Indian
1
Asian Other
1
Black Other
2
Other
3

Country of Birth

Population
292
England
50
Scotland
5
Wales
222
Ireland
1
France
2
Germany
2
Spain
1
Zimbabwe
1
Middle East
3
Philippines
1
Central America
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
1
Australia
1

Religion

Population
292
Christian
135
Buddhist
1
Other
3
No religion
121
Not stated
32

Industry

Population
125
Mining
2
Manufacturing
13
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
12
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
13
Transport and storage
5
Accommodation and food
18
Information and communication
5
Financial and insurance
3
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
2
Administrative and support
6
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
5
Education
14
Human health and social work
16

Economic Activity

Population
225
Wales❚CF36 3DP❚
Full-Time employee
73
Part-Time employee
27
Self employed
18
Unemployed
12
Retired
42
Looking after home/family
7
Long-term sick/disabled
20
Student
20
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - Long term
9

Housing Tenure

All categoies
141
Owned outright
52
Owned with mortgage
51
Shared ownership
2
Rented - council
1
Rented - private landlord
29
Rented - other private
4
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
163
Occupied
141
Unoccupied
22
Detached
8
Semi detached
28
Terraced
71
Flat - purpose built
10
Flat - converted
44
Flat - in commerical building
2

Household Size

All categoies
141
One person
52
Two people
51
Three people
18
Four people
16
Five people
4

Data Sources

  • Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019