Electoral wardW05001540
Gorllewin Tywyn ward, Gwynedd
Gorllewin Tywyn is one of 65 electoral wards of Gwynedd (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,253 residents in 599 households — 53 people per km², the 57th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.
Residents, 20211,253council ward average 1,806
Households5992.09 residents per household
Density53/ km²about 23.69 km² · Gwynedd 46
Aged 65+35.7%Gwynedd: 23.2% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 40
5–94.8% · 60
10–156.6% · 82
16–193.4% · 42
20–243.4% · 42
25–347.2% · 90
35–4914.0% · 175
50–6421.8% · 273
65–7413.7% · 171
75–8413.2% · 165
85+8.8% · 110
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.2% · 133
1 car or van45.3% · 271
2 cars or vans23.2% · 139
3 or more9.2% · 55
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gwynedd overall: 65.4% owned, 16.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright49.7% · 295
With mortgage17.0% · 101
Shared ownership0.2% · 1
Social rented19.0% · 113
Private rented14.0% · 83
Lives rent free0.2% · 1
Type of home
Detached house44.0% · 264
Semi-detached house29.2% · 175
Terraced house22.3% · 134
Purpose-built flat1.8% · 11
Converted house1.3% · 8
Other conversion0.5% · 3
Above shop / office0.7% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001540- Council
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 40 of 65
Communities in the ward
Tywyn
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.