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Administrative Areas

Ward
Porthmadog West
Local Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Country
Wales

Demographics

Area Type
Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting
National Park
Wales (non-National Park)
Households
145
Population
303
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 1909 = least deprived in Wales)
1909

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
92
Wales❚LL48 6ZA❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
20
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
27
C2 Skilled manual workers
22
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
23

Age Groups

Population
303
Under 16
16%
16 - 64
57%
65 or over
26%
Under 4
5%
5 - 15
11%
16 - 29
15%
30 - 44
13%
45 - 59
21%
60 - 74
18%
75 or over
17%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
254
Single
88
Married
98
Separated
2
Divorced
29
Widowed
37

Health

Population
303
Very good
142
Good
94
Fair
53
Bad
12
Very bad
29

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
254
Wales❚LL48 6ZA❚
Degree or above
26
2+ A Levels or equivalent
16
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
51
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
28
Apprenticeship
57
Other qualifications
12
No qualifications
64

Ethnicity

Population
303
White British
285
White Irish
1
White Gypsy
2
White Other
11
Mixed Black Caribbean
1
Mixed Asian
2
Asian Indian
1

Country of Birth

Population
303
England
59
Scotland
3
Wales
229
Germany
1
Poland
4
Hong Kong
1
India
2
North America - Other
1

Religion

Population
303
Christian
202
Buddhist
3
Hindu
1
Other
2
No religion
82
Not stated
13

Industry

Population
130
Mining
1
Manufacturing
11
Electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning supply
1
Water supply and waste management
3
Construction
14
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
22
Transport and storage
5
Accommodation and food
21
Information and communication
2
Financial and insurance
2
Professional, scientific and technical
6
Administrative and support
2
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
3
Education
11
Human health and social work
16

Economic Activity

Population
203
Wales❚LL48 6ZA❚
Full-Time employee
73
Part-Time employee
26
Self employed
26
Unemployed
4
Retired
40
Looking after home/family
7
Long-term sick/disabled
6
Student
17
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
145
Owned outright
75
Owned with mortgage
29
Rented - council
9
Rented - other social
6
Rented - private landlord
18
Rented - other private
4
Living rent free
4

Housing Types

All categoies
168
Occupied
145
Unoccupied
23
Detached
35
Semi detached
28
Terraced
65
Flat - purpose built
18
Flat - converted
2
Flat - in commerical building
20

Household Size

All categoies
145
One person
68
Two people
42
Three people
13
Four people
13
Five people
7
Six people
2

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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