Electoral wardW05001236
Caerau ward, Bridgend County Borough
Caerau is one of 28 electoral wards of Bridgend County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 6,665 residents in 2,888 households — 458 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Aberafan Maesteg constituency.
Residents, 20216,665council ward average 5,196
Households2,8882.31 residents per household
Density458/ km²about 14.57 km² · Bridgend County Borough 580
Aged 65+18.5%Bridgend County Borough: 20.7% · under 16: 20.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 402
5–96.8% · 452
10–157.9% · 526
16–194.7% · 312
20–245.5% · 369
25–3413.3% · 884
35–4917.6% · 1,170
50–6419.7% · 1,314
65–7410.5% · 697
75–846.5% · 435
85+1.6% · 104
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van28.5% · 822
1 car or van44.8% · 1,293
2 cars or vans20.4% · 589
3 or more6.4% · 184
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bridgend County Borough overall: 70.5% owned, 13.9% social rented, 15.3% private rented.
Owned outright39.6% · 1,145
With mortgage24.8% · 717
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented13.4% · 386
Private rented21.8% · 631
Lives rent free0.2% · 5
Type of home
Detached house6.4% · 186
Semi-detached house25.4% · 733
Terraced house61.8% · 1,785
Purpose-built flat4.8% · 140
Converted house0.6% · 18
Other conversion0.5% · 13
Above shop / office0.4% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001236- Council
- Bridgend County Borough
- Constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 28
Communities in the ward
Maesteg
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.