Electoral wardW05001539
Gorllewin Porthmadog ward, Gwynedd
Gorllewin Porthmadog is one of 65 electoral wards of Gwynedd (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,506 residents in 796 households — 174 people per km², the 40th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.
Residents, 20211,506council ward average 1,806
Households7961.89 residents per household
Density174/ km²about 8.68 km² · Gwynedd 46
Aged 65+44.1%Gwynedd: 23.2% · under 16: 8.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.7% · 41
5–92.4% · 36
10–153.6% · 55
16–191.9% · 29
20–243.1% · 47
25–347.5% · 113
35–4911.9% · 179
50–6422.7% · 342
65–7419.6% · 296
75–8416.6% · 250
85+7.9% · 119
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.8% · 134
1 car or van48.6% · 387
2 cars or vans26.0% · 207
3 or more8.5% · 68
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gwynedd overall: 65.4% owned, 16.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright60.3% · 480
With mortgage16.1% · 128
Social rented8.5% · 68
Private rented15.1% · 120
Type of home
Detached house45.2% · 360
Semi-detached house13.9% · 111
Terraced house25.3% · 202
Purpose-built flat10.0% · 80
Converted house2.0% · 16
Other conversion0.9% · 7
Above shop / office2.3% · 18
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001539- Council
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 27 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.