Electoral wardW05001278
Gabalfa ward, Cardiff
Gabalfa is one of 28 electoral wards of City of Cardiff Council (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 9,415 residents in 2,510 households — 7,438 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Cardiff North constituency.
Residents, 20219,415council ward average 12,940
Households2,5103.75 residents per household
Density7,438/ km²about 1.27 km² · Cardiff 2,571
Aged 65+6.3%Cardiff: 14.5% · under 16: 10.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.4% · 317
5–93.5% · 332
10–154.0% · 379
16–1927.4% · 2,580
20–2419.5% · 1,832
25–3415.4% · 1,454
35–4912.8% · 1,201
50–647.7% · 726
65–743.7% · 344
75–841.8% · 169
85+0.9% · 81
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.8% · 672
1 car or van45.5% · 1,141
2 cars or vans21.2% · 531
3 or more6.6% · 166
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cardiff overall: 58.0% owned, 17.2% social rented, 24.3% private rented.
Owned outright21.1% · 530
With mortgage26.1% · 656
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented10.6% · 267
Private rented41.6% · 1,044
Lives rent free0.3% · 7
Type of home
Detached house1.6% · 40
Semi-detached house18.8% · 473
Terraced house53.1% · 1,333
Purpose-built flat14.8% · 371
Converted house8.6% · 215
Other conversion0.6% · 14
Above shop / office2.5% · 64
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001278- Council
- City of Cardiff Council
- Constituency
- Cardiff North
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 28
Communities in the ward
Gabalfa
Other wards in the same constituency
HHeath19.8% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned12,600LLisvane and Thornhill21.5% aged 65+ · 81.7% owned10,476LLlandaff North15.3% aged 65+ · 61.7% owned8,425LLlanishen20.9% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned10,420PPontprennau and Old St Mellons11.3% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned11,719RRhiwbina28.2% aged 65+ · 88.5% owned11,471WWhitchurch and Tongwynlais22.5% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned15,817
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.