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Administrative Areas

Ward
Porthmadog West
Local Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Country
Wales

Demographics

Area Type
Rural village in a sparse setting
National Park
Wales (non-National Park)
Households
145
Population
293
Males
51%
Females
49%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 1909 = least deprived in Wales)
1909

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
66
Wales❚LL49 9UU❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
21
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
25
C2 Skilled manual workers
12
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
8

Age Groups

Population
293
Under 16
6%
16 - 64
49%
65 or over
45%
5 - 15
6%
16 - 29
10%
30 - 44
11%
45 - 59
19%
60 - 74
35%
75 or over
18%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
276
Single
55
Married
176
Separated
4
Divorced
17
Widowed
24

Health

Population
293
Very good
111
Good
98
Fair
60
Bad
17
Very bad
17

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
276
Wales❚LL49 9UU❚
Degree or above
39
2+ A Levels or equivalent
12
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
44
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
31
Apprenticeship
87
Other qualifications
15
No qualifications
48

Ethnicity

Population
293
White British
280
White Irish
4
White Gypsy
2
White Other
4
Mixed Black African
1
Mixed Asian
1
Asian Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
293
England
148
Nortern Ireland
2
Scotland
6
Wales
129
Ireland
1
Germany
1
Poland
1
India
1
Philippines
1
North America - Other
1

Religion

Population
293
Christian
215
Buddhist
2
Other
2
No religion
57
Not stated
17

Industry

Population
131
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
1
Manufacturing
8
Electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning supply
1
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
13
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
21
Transport and storage
6
Accommodation and food
19
Information and communication
2
Financial and insurance
6
Professional, scientific and technical
9
Administrative and support
8
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
5
Education
8
Human health and social work
8

Economic Activity

Population
223
Wales❚LL49 9UU❚
Full-Time employee
56
Part-Time employee
29
Self employed
42
Retired
77
Looking after home/family
1
Long-term sick/disabled
5
Student
12

Housing Tenure

All categoies
145
Owned outright
95
Owned with mortgage
31
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
1
Rented - private landlord
10
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
6

Housing Types

All categoies
193
Occupied
145
Unoccupied
48
Detached
156
Semi detached
23
Terraced
7
Flat - converted
1
Flat - in commerical building
3
Caravan
3

Household Size

All categoies
145
One person
46
Two people
71
Three people
12
Four people
12
Five people
4

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