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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
132
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
85
Wales❚CF48 3YH❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
3
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
20
C2 Skilled manual workers
18
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
44

Age Groups

Population
286
Under 16
17%
16 - 64
62%
65 or over
21%
Under 4
7%
5 - 15
10%
16 - 29
26%
30 - 44
16%
45 - 59
12%
60 - 74
19%
75 or over
10%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
237
Single
103
Married
87
Civil partnership
2
Separated
4
Divorced
19
Widowed
22

Health

Population
286
Very good
134
Good
66
Fair
38
Bad
32
Very bad
19

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
237
Wales❚CF48 3YH❚
Degree or above
19
2+ A Levels or equivalent
14
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
41
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
28
Apprenticeship
28
Other qualifications
11
No qualifications
96

Ethnicity

Population
286
White British
261
White Other
8
Mixed Black Caribbean
2
Mixed Asian
2
Asian Pakistani
7
Black African
3
Other
3

Country of Birth

Population
286
England
12
Nortern Ireland
2
Wales
255
Portugal
2
Poland
5
Pakistan
6
Antarctica and Oceanea
2
Australia
2

Religion

Population
286
Christian
173
Muslim
3
No religion
98
Not stated
12

Industry

Population
102
Manufacturing
15
Electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning supply
1
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
14
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
15
Transport and storage
4
Accommodation and food
6
Financial and insurance
1
Professional, scientific and technical
3
Administrative and support
6
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
12
Education
4
Human health and social work
19

Economic Activity

Population
209
Wales❚CF48 3YH❚
Full-Time employee
69
Part-Time employee
25
Self employed
4
Unemployed
13
Retired
46
Looking after home/family
7
Long-term sick/disabled
22
Student
20
Unemployed 16 - 24
3
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - never worked
4
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
132
Owned outright
14
Owned with mortgage
19
Shared ownership
2
Rented - council
21
Rented - other social
64
Rented - private landlord
7
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
4

Housing Types

All categoies
138
Occupied
132
Unoccupied
6
Detached
7
Semi detached
74
Terraced
32
Flat - purpose built
24
Flat - in commerical building
1

Household Size

All categoies
132
One person
44
Two people
48
Three people
20
Four people
15
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 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 3SP CF48 3LW CF48 3LG CF48 3AG 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