Electoral wardW05001566
Y Bala ward, Gwynedd
Y Bala is one of 65 electoral wards of Gwynedd (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,992 residents in 940 households — 826 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.
Residents, 20211,992council ward average 1,806
Households9402.12 residents per household
Density826/ km²about 2.41 km² · Gwynedd 46
Aged 65+23.3%Gwynedd: 23.2% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 94
5–95.4% · 107
10–157.0% · 140
16–194.0% · 79
20–244.9% · 97
25–3412.6% · 251
35–4917.0% · 338
50–6421.1% · 420
65–7410.4% · 206
75–848.7% · 173
85+4.3% · 85
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.5% · 221
1 car or van45.9% · 431
2 cars or vans22.9% · 215
3 or more7.8% · 73
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gwynedd overall: 65.4% owned, 16.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright37.8% · 355
With mortgage16.0% · 150
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented25.4% · 239
Private rented20.4% · 192
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house22.4% · 211
Semi-detached house23.6% · 223
Terraced house36.6% · 345
Purpose-built flat12.1% · 114
Converted house1.9% · 18
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office3.2% · 30
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001566- Council
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 65
Communities in the ward
Bala
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.