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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
110
Population
277
Males
48%
Females
52%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 1909 = least deprived in Wales)
1909

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
84
Wales❚CF48 2YQ❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
6
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
20
C2 Skilled manual workers
25
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
33

Age Groups

Population
277
Under 16
19%
16 - 64
67%
65 or over
14%
Under 4
6%
5 - 15
12%
16 - 29
19%
30 - 44
18%
45 - 59
21%
60 - 74
15%
75 or over
7%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
225
Single
82
Married
118
Separated
2
Divorced
15
Widowed
8

Health

Population
277
Very good
128
Good
96
Fair
33
Bad
14
Very bad
15

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
225
Wales❚CF48 2YQ❚
Degree or above
20
2+ A Levels or equivalent
7
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
34
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
43
Apprenticeship
27
Other qualifications
12
No qualifications
82

Ethnicity

Population
277
White British
244
White Other
29
Mixed Asian
1
Mixed Other
1
Other
2

Country of Birth

Population
277
England
19
Scotland
1
Wales
225
Portugal
7
Poland
22
Turkey
1
South Africa
1

Religion

Population
277
Christian
184
Muslim
1
Other
1
No religion
83
Not stated
8

Industry

Population
139
Mining
1
Manufacturing
34
Water supply and waste management
4
Construction
8
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
23
Transport and storage
4
Accommodation and food
9
Financial and insurance
1
Administrative and support
13
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
8
Education
10
Human health and social work
19

Economic Activity

Population
206
Wales❚CF48 2YQ❚
Full-Time employee
88
Part-Time employee
39
Self employed
11
Unemployed
12
Retired
30
Looking after home/family
6
Long-term sick/disabled
8
Student
6
Unemployed 16 - 24
3
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - never worked
1
Unemployed - Long term
8

Housing Tenure

All categoies
110
Owned outright
41
Owned with mortgage
45
Rented - other social
1
Rented - private landlord
19
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
3

Housing Types

All categoies
120
Occupied
110
Unoccupied
10
Detached
8
Semi detached
4
Terraced
107
Flat - converted
1

Household Size

All categoies
110
One person
26
Two people
36
Three people
25
Four people
14
Five people
6
Six people
3

Nearby postcodes

CF48 3NA CF48 3RD CF48 3NB CF48 3PB CF48 3NY CF48 3HB CF48 3PE CF48 3GH CF48 3RB CF48 3PW CF48 3PN CF48 2YF

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