Electoral wardW05001508
Abermaw ward, Gwynedd
Abermaw is one of 65 electoral wards of Gwynedd (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,146 residents in 1,015 households — 133 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.
Residents, 20212,146council ward average 1,806
Households1,0152.11 residents per household
Density133/ km²about 16.12 km² · Gwynedd 46
Aged 65+25.9%Gwynedd: 23.2% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 93
5–95.4% · 116
10–157.3% · 156
16–194.2% · 89
20–244.2% · 89
25–349.6% · 206
35–4916.9% · 362
50–6422.2% · 476
65–7414.2% · 305
75–848.2% · 176
85+3.5% · 74
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van28.9% · 294
1 car or van42.7% · 434
2 cars or vans20.0% · 203
3 or more8.4% · 85
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gwynedd overall: 65.4% owned, 16.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright40.9% · 416
With mortgage15.8% · 161
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented18.0% · 183
Private rented24.8% · 252
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house22.4% · 227
Semi-detached house18.5% · 188
Terraced house23.3% · 236
Purpose-built flat19.7% · 200
Converted house10.0% · 101
Other conversion1.7% · 17
Above shop / office4.3% · 44
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001508- Council
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 28 of 65
Communities in the ward
Barmouth
Other wards in the same constituency
AAberdyfi35.6% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned1,015AAbererch27.6% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned1,270AAbersoch gyda Llanengan31.2% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned1,128AArthog a Llangelynnin37.3% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned1,616BBethel a'r Felinheli21.5% aged 65+ · 74.1% owned3,645BBowydd a'r Rhiw18.0% aged 65+ · 62.3% owned1,778BBrithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd32.6% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned1,382BBro Dysynni30.4% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned1,192CCadnant20.4% aged 65+ · 51.4% owned1,657CCanol Tref Caernarfon23.3% aged 65+ · 46.9% owned1,822CClynnog24.2% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned1,300CCorris a Mawddwy26.0% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned1,254CCriccieth37.5% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned1,737CCwm-y-glo20.9% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned1,266
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.