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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
123
Population
315
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 1909 = least deprived in Wales)
1909

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
108
Wales❚CF48 3SP❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
7
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
22
C2 Skilled manual workers
24
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
55

Age Groups

Population
315
Under 16
23%
16 - 64
70%
65 or over
7%
Under 4
7%
5 - 15
16%
16 - 29
20%
30 - 44
23%
45 - 59
23%
60 - 74
9%
75 or over
2%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
242
Single
97
Married
93
Civil partnership
2
Separated
15
Divorced
21
Widowed
14

Health

Population
315
Very good
131
Good
107
Fair
39
Bad
29
Very bad
21

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
242
Wales❚CF48 3SP❚
Degree or above
27
2+ A Levels or equivalent
7
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
41
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
29
Apprenticeship
38
Other qualifications
14
No qualifications
86

Ethnicity

Population
315
White British
296
White Irish
1
White Other
17
Asian Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
315
England
21
Scotland
1
Wales
273
Ireland
2
Portugal
2
Poland
14

Religion

Population
315
Christian
142
Buddhist
1
Other
2
No religion
136
Not stated
34

Industry

Population
145
Manufacturing
23
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
6
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
33
Transport and storage
6
Accommodation and food
6
Information and communication
8
Financial and insurance
1
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
3
Administrative and support
4
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
5
Education
7
Human health and social work
36

Economic Activity

Population
235
Wales❚CF48 3SP❚
Full-Time employee
92
Part-Time employee
31
Self employed
14
Unemployed
13
Retired
19
Looking after home/family
13
Long-term sick/disabled
30
Student
17
Unemployed 16 - 24
5
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
9

Housing Tenure

All categoies
123
Owned outright
26
Owned with mortgage
48
Rented - council
7
Rented - other social
13
Rented - private landlord
26
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
142
Occupied
123
Unoccupied
19
Detached
9
Semi detached
14
Terraced
117
Flat - purpose built
2

Household Size

All categoies
123
One person
30
Two people
32
Three people
31
Four people
22
Five people
8

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 3RY CF48 3RP CF48 3SQ CF48 3RU CF48 3AT CF48 3RN CF48 3AU CF48 3RR CF48 3RS CF48 3RW CF48 3SD CF48 3SF CF48 3SE CF48 3SG CF48 3RT CF48 3SH CF48 3SW CF48 3SN CF48 3SL CF48 3LW CF48 3LG CF48 3AG CF48 3LP CF48 3LJ CF48 3LL CF48 3NF CF48 3NG CF48 3ND CF48 3NU CF48 3NP CF48 3NE

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