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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
121
Population
260
Males
52%
Females
48%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 1909 = least deprived in Wales)
1909

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
97
Wales❚CF48 3AY❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
6
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
26
C2 Skilled manual workers
17
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
48

Age Groups

Population
260
Under 16
17%
16 - 64
68%
65 or over
15%
Under 4
8%
5 - 15
9%
16 - 29
25%
30 - 44
21%
45 - 59
18%
60 - 74
13%
75 or over
7%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
217
Single
100
Married
76
Civil partnership
4
Separated
8
Divorced
15
Widowed
14

Health

Population
260
Very good
112
Good
79
Fair
36
Bad
24
Very bad
15

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
217
Wales❚CF48 3AY❚
Degree or above
17
2+ A Levels or equivalent
6
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
44
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
30
Apprenticeship
29
Other qualifications
18
No qualifications
73

Ethnicity

Population
260
White British
235
White Other
21
Asian Indian
2
Asian Other
2

Country of Birth

Population
260
England
10
Wales
224
Portugal
1
Poland
16
Turkey
2
India
2

Religion

Population
260
Christian
142
Buddhist
1
Hindu
2
No religion
96
Not stated
19

Industry

Population
130
Manufacturing
24
Construction
13
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
20
Transport and storage
3
Accommodation and food
5
Information and communication
4
Financial and insurance
5
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
2
Administrative and support
15
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
3
Education
5
Human health and social work
27

Economic Activity

Population
200
Wales❚CF48 3AY❚
Full-Time employee
75
Part-Time employee
37
Self employed
18
Unemployed
10
Retired
25
Looking after home/family
3
Long-term sick/disabled
19
Student
6
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - never worked
2
Unemployed - Long term
5

Housing Tenure

All categoies
121
Owned outright
36
Owned with mortgage
33
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
23
Rented - private landlord
24
Rented - other private
4

Housing Types

All categoies
145
Occupied
121
Unoccupied
24
Detached
10
Semi detached
8
Terraced
113
Flat - purpose built
3
Flat - converted
9
Flat - in commerical building
2

Household Size

All categoies
121
One person
35
Two people
53
Three people
19
Four people
9
Five people
4
Six people
1

Nearby postcodes

CF48 3BS CF48 3AP CF48 3BA CF48 3AS CF48 3BB CF48 3SA CF48 3SB CF48 3AH CF48 3AL CF48 3AR CF48 3RL CF48 3RY CF48 3SQ CF48 3RU CF48 3AU CF48 3RR CF48 3RW CF48 3SD CF48 3SF CF48 3SE CF48 3SG CF48 3RT CF48 3SH CF48 3SW CF48 3SN CF48 3SL CF48 3SP CF48 3LG CF48 3AG CF48 3LP CF48 3LJ CF48 3LL CF48 3NF CF48 3NG CF48 3NL CF48 3NJ CF48 3NH CF48 3NW CF48 3NN CF48 3ND CF48 3NU CF48 3NP CF48 3NE CF48 3NQ CF48 3NR CF48 3NS CF48 3NT

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