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Administrative Areas

Ward
Dowlais
Local Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Country
Wales

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
National Park
Wales (non-National Park)
Households
141
Population
359
Males
48%
Females
52%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 1909 = least deprived in Wales)
1909

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
121
Wales❚CF48 2AE❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
11
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
33
C2 Skilled manual workers
42
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
35

Age Groups

Population
359
Under 16
19%
16 - 64
71%
65 or over
9%
Under 4
6%
5 - 15
13%
16 - 29
20%
30 - 44
26%
45 - 59
18%
60 - 74
13%
75 or over
3%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
290
Single
134
Married
118
Separated
6
Divorced
23
Widowed
9

Health

Population
359
Very good
171
Good
109
Fair
48
Bad
18
Very bad
23

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
290
Wales❚CF48 2AE❚
Degree or above
32
2+ A Levels or equivalent
7
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
50
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
52
Apprenticeship
45
Other qualifications
21
No qualifications
83

Ethnicity

Population
359
White British
328
White Irish
1
White Other
18
Mixed Other
1
Asian Chinese
4
Asian Other
7

Country of Birth

Population
359
England
16
Scotland
7
Wales
306
Ireland
1
Portugal
1
Poland
17
China
3
Philippines
6

Religion

Population
359
Christian
185
Buddhist
4
Other
4
No religion
149
Not stated
17

Industry

Population
176
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
1
Manufacturing
31
Electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning supply
1
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
17
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
32
Transport and storage
6
Accommodation and food
10
Information and communication
3
Financial and insurance
2
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
5
Administrative and support
6
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
11
Education
10
Human health and social work
28

Economic Activity

Population
278
Wales❚CF48 2AE❚
Full-Time employee
123
Part-Time employee
37
Self employed
13
Unemployed
15
Retired
34
Looking after home/family
13
Long-term sick/disabled
18
Student
17
Unemployed 16 - 24
8
Unemployed 50 - 74
3
Unemployed - never worked
1
Unemployed - Long term
8

Housing Tenure

All categoies
141
Owned outright
42
Owned with mortgage
62
Rented - other social
1
Rented - private landlord
30
Rented - other private
4
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
154
Occupied
141
Unoccupied
13
Detached
16
Semi detached
9
Terraced
124
Flat - purpose built
1
Flat - converted
3
Flat - in commerical building
1

Household Size

All categoies
141
One person
29
Two people
52
Three people
30
Four people
20
Five people
5
Six people
4
Seven people
1

Nearby postcodes

CF48 2DS CF48 2DU CF48 2DT CF48 2DY CF48 2DL CF48 2DF CF48 2DG CF48 2DH CF48 2BS CF48 2AP CF48 2AA CF48 2EB CF48 2ED CF48 2AH CF48 2AS CF48 2BN CF48 2BF CF48 2AW CF48 2BB CF48 2BD CF48 2AU CF48 2AT CF48 2AY

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