Electoral wardW05001531
Dwyrain Porthmadog ward, Gwynedd
Dwyrain Porthmadog is one of 65 electoral wards of Gwynedd (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,729 residents in 727 households — 382 people per km², the 30th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.
Residents, 20211,729council ward average 1,806
Households7272.38 residents per household
Density382/ km²about 4.52 km² · Gwynedd 46
Aged 65+22.4%Gwynedd: 23.2% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 75
5–95.8% · 100
10–159.4% · 163
16–195.2% · 90
20–245.8% · 101
25–3411.1% · 191
35–4917.2% · 297
50–6418.8% · 324
65–7411.6% · 200
75–847.6% · 131
85+3.2% · 56
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.2% · 154
1 car or van48.8% · 355
2 cars or vans22.0% · 160
3 or more8.0% · 58
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gwynedd overall: 65.4% owned, 16.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright40.6% · 295
With mortgage21.5% · 156
Shared ownership0.4% · 3
Social rented16.1% · 117
Private rented21.3% · 155
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house12.5% · 91
Semi-detached house22.1% · 161
Terraced house50.9% · 370
Purpose-built flat8.8% · 64
Converted house0.4% · 3
Other conversion0.8% · 6
Above shop / office4.0% · 29
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001531- Council
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 20 of 65
Communities in the ward
Porthmadog
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.