Electoral wardW05001195Gors-las
Gorslas ward, Carmarthenshire
Gorslas is one of 51 electoral wards of Carmarthenshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,082 residents in 2,153 households — 307 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Llanelli constituency.
Residents, 20215,082council ward average 3,684
Households2,1532.36 residents per household
Density307/ km²about 16.54 km² · Carmarthenshire 79
Aged 65+22.9%Carmarthenshire: 24.2% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 302
5–95.8% · 293
10–156.4% · 323
16–193.3% · 168
20–243.9% · 198
25–3413.8% · 701
35–4917.6% · 894
50–6420.5% · 1,040
65–7412.9% · 655
75–847.4% · 378
85+2.6% · 130
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.3% · 179
1 car or van38.8% · 834
2 cars or vans37.1% · 798
3 or more15.8% · 340
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Carmarthenshire overall: 70.4% owned, 14.3% social rented, 14.9% private rented.
Owned outright40.4% · 869
With mortgage38.1% · 821
Shared ownership0.4% · 9
Social rented11.8% · 255
Private rented9.2% · 197
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house51.6% · 1,111
Semi-detached house38.1% · 821
Terraced house9.0% · 193
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 15
Converted house0.3% · 7
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.0% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001195- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Llanelli
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Gors-las
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 51
Communities in the ward
Gorslas
Other wards in the same constituency
BBigyn19.2% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned6,587BBurry Port29.8% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned4,037BBynea17.0% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned4,519DDafen and Felinfoel21.5% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned5,195EElli27.2% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned1,988GGlanymor17.6% aged 65+ · 49.9% owned6,409GGlyn22.2% aged 65+ · 78.7% owned2,163HHendy20.1% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned3,205HHengoed23.7% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned4,308KKidwelly and St Ishmael27.9% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned5,053LLlangennech22.5% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned5,437LLlangyndeyrn25.7% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned5,239LLlannon22.7% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned5,368LLliedi20.9% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned5,336
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.