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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
122
Population
319
Males
50%
Females
50%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 1909 = least deprived in Wales)
1909

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
102
Wales❚CF48 2UY❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
27
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
40
C2 Skilled manual workers
25
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
10

Age Groups

Population
319
Under 16
13%
16 - 64
77%
65 or over
9%
Under 4
2%
5 - 15
11%
16 - 29
16%
30 - 44
19%
45 - 59
31%
60 - 74
17%
75 or over
3%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
276
Single
80
Married
160
Separated
7
Divorced
18
Widowed
11

Health

Population
319
Very good
197
Good
86
Fair
24
Bad
7
Very bad
18

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
276
Wales❚CF48 2UY❚
Degree or above
41
2+ A Levels or equivalent
10
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
33
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
45
Apprenticeship
99
Other qualifications
10
No qualifications
38

Ethnicity

Population
319
White British
310
White Other
2
Mixed Asian
4
Asian Chinese
2
Asian Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
319
England
23
Scotland
5
Wales
284
Germany
1
Poland
2
Hong Kong
2
Antarctica and Oceanea
1
Australia
1

Religion

Population
319
Christian
243
Buddhist
2
No religion
59
Not stated
15

Industry

Population
217
Mining
1
Manufacturing
32
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
11
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
31
Transport and storage
3
Accommodation and food
8
Information and communication
4
Financial and insurance
8
Real estate
4
Professional, scientific and technical
2
Administrative and support
3
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
30
Education
36
Human health and social work
38

Economic Activity

Population
266
Wales❚CF48 2UY❚
Full-Time employee
140
Part-Time employee
39
Self employed
32
Unemployed
7
Retired
22
Looking after home/family
4
Long-term sick/disabled
4
Student
16
Unemployed 16 - 24
5
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - never worked
2
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
122
Owned outright
48
Owned with mortgage
67
Shared ownership
1
Rented - private landlord
5
Rented - other private
1

Housing Types

All categoies
129
Occupied
122
Unoccupied
7
Detached
112
Semi detached
4
Terraced
12
Flat - in commerical building
1

Household Size

All categoies
122
One person
22
Two people
44
Three people
23
Four people
26
Five people
6
Six people
1

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