Electoral wardW05001529
Dolbenmaen ward, Gwynedd
Dolbenmaen is one of 65 electoral wards of Gwynedd (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,173 residents in 497 households — 14 people per km², the 62nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.
Residents, 20211,173council ward average 1,806
Households4972.36 residents per household
Density14/ km²about 86.25 km² · Gwynedd 46
Aged 65+33.4%Gwynedd: 23.2% · under 16: 16.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 51
5–95.0% · 59
10–156.7% · 78
16–193.0% · 35
20–244.3% · 50
25–348.2% · 96
35–4914.0% · 164
50–6421.1% · 247
65–7417.7% · 207
75–8410.1% · 118
85+5.6% · 66
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.5% · 47
1 car or van40.8% · 203
2 cars or vans32.4% · 161
3 or more17.3% · 86
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gwynedd overall: 65.4% owned, 16.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright53.3% · 266
With mortgage20.2% · 101
Shared ownership0.2% · 1
Social rented11.4% · 57
Private rented14.6% · 73
Lives rent free0.2% · 1
Type of home
Detached house59.2% · 294
Semi-detached house25.2% · 125
Terraced house14.3% · 71
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 2
Converted house0.2% · 1
Other conversion0.2% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001529- Council
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 58 of 65
Communities in the ward
Dolbenmaen
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.