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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
126
Population
286
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❚CF48 3RU❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
3
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
22
C2 Skilled manual workers
25
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
48

Age Groups

Population
286
Under 16
20%
16 - 64
67%
65 or over
12%
Under 4
10%
5 - 15
10%
16 - 29
24%
30 - 44
17%
45 - 59
21%
60 - 74
11%
75 or over
7%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
228
Single
93
Married
80
Civil partnership
1
Separated
8
Divorced
24
Widowed
22

Health

Population
286
Very good
126
Good
87
Fair
49
Bad
21
Very bad
24

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
228
Wales❚CF48 3RU❚
Degree or above
27
2+ A Levels or equivalent
10
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
43
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
35
Apprenticeship
32
Other qualifications
14
No qualifications
67

Ethnicity

Population
286
White British
263
White Irish
1
White Other
6
Mixed Black Caribbean
3
Mixed Black African
1
Asian Indian
3
Asian Chinese
4
Black African
3
Black Other
1
Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
286
England
15
Wales
255
Portugal
1
Poland
5
Nigeria
1
China
4
India
2

Religion

Population
286
Christian
155
Muslim
3
Sikh
3
Other
1
No religion
107
Not stated
17

Industry

Population
130
Manufacturing
17
Electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning supply
1
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
8
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
26
Transport and storage
3
Accommodation and food
10
Information and communication
3
Financial and insurance
2
Professional, scientific and technical
1
Administrative and support
7
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
11
Education
9
Human health and social work
27

Economic Activity

Population
209
Wales❚CF48 3RU❚
Full-Time employee
80
Part-Time employee
35
Self employed
11
Unemployed
14
Retired
22
Looking after home/family
9
Long-term sick/disabled
16
Student
14
Unemployed 16 - 24
6
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - never worked
3
Unemployed - Long term
6

Housing Tenure

All categoies
126
Owned outright
40
Owned with mortgage
36
Shared ownership
1
Rented - council
2
Rented - other social
26
Rented - private landlord
17
Rented - other private
2
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
145
Occupied
126
Unoccupied
19
Detached
6
Semi detached
16
Terraced
121
Flat - converted
1
Flat - in commerical building
1

Household Size

All categoies
126
One person
35
Two people
46
Three people
26
Four people
15
Five people
3
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 3AD CF48 3RL CF48 3AF CF48 3AY CF48 3RP CF48 3AT CF48 3RN CF48 3AU CF48 3RR CF48 3RS CF48 3RW CF48 3SD CF48 3RT CF48 3SH CF48 3SN CF48 3SL CF48 3SP CF48 3LW 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