Electoral wardW05001524
De Dolgellau ward, Gwynedd
De Dolgellau is one of 65 electoral wards of Gwynedd (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,418 residents in 664 households — 627 people per km², the 45th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.
Residents, 20211,418council ward average 1,806
Households6642.14 residents per household
Density627/ km²about 2.26 km² · Gwynedd 46
Aged 65+25.5%Gwynedd: 23.2% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 73
5–95.1% · 73
10–155.1% · 73
16–194.6% · 66
20–245.0% · 71
25–3410.7% · 152
35–4914.9% · 211
50–6423.9% · 339
65–7413.7% · 195
75–847.3% · 103
85+4.5% · 64
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.5% · 156
1 car or van45.9% · 305
2 cars or vans23.2% · 154
3 or more7.4% · 49
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gwynedd overall: 65.4% owned, 16.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright41.0% · 272
With mortgage18.2% · 121
Shared ownership0.3% · 2
Social rented26.8% · 178
Private rented13.6% · 90
Lives rent free0.2% · 1
Type of home
Detached house28.4% · 188
Semi-detached house28.5% · 189
Terraced house29.4% · 195
Purpose-built flat9.7% · 64
Converted house2.4% · 16
Other conversion1.4% · 9
Above shop / office0.3% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001524- Council
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 65
Communities in the ward
Dolgellau
Other wards in the same constituency
AAberdyfi35.6% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned1,015AAbererch27.6% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned1,270AAbermaw25.9% aged 65+ · 56.8% owned2,146AAbersoch 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% owned1,737
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.