Electoral wardW05001658
Gilfach ward, Caerphilly County Borough
Gilfach is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,995 residents in 900 households — 1,946 people per km², the 31st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney constituency.
Residents, 20211,995council ward average 5,676
Households9002.22 residents per household
Density1,946/ km²about 1.03 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+22.6%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 16.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 91
5–95.7% · 113
10–156.5% · 129
16–193.7% · 73
20–245.4% · 107
25–3412.6% · 251
35–4917.6% · 351
50–6421.5% · 428
65–7412.5% · 250
75–847.2% · 144
85+2.8% · 56
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.1% · 225
1 car or van42.1% · 378
2 cars or vans23.5% · 211
3 or more9.4% · 84
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.
Owned outright36.2% · 325
With mortgage29.8% · 268
Social rented16.8% · 151
Private rented17.2% · 155
Type of home
Detached house9.4% · 85
Semi-detached house28.3% · 255
Terraced house50.1% · 451
Purpose-built flat9.5% · 86
Converted house1.3% · 12
Other conversion0.6% · 5
Above shop / office0.8% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001658- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough
- Constituency
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 31
Communities in the ward
Bargoed
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.