Welsh principal councilCurrentW06000022
Newport
Casnewydd
Newport is a welsh principal council in Wales. It covers 190.5 km² and had 167,899 residents in 2024 — about 881 people per km². The council is based in Newport.
Town hall in the administrative centreNewport Civic Centre
Photo: Chris Barton · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Newport, 2001–2024.
Residents, 2024167,899+22.6% since 2001
Land area190.5km²73.6 sq mi
Density881/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#162of 382 UK councils · #6 in Wales
Population estimates3 data points
137K145.7K167.9K
200120112024
History
How the council came to be
- —Predecessors
Gwent
Same region, same type
All councils in WalesOther welsh principal councils in Wales
Elections
21 electoral wards
Census 2021: 159,595 residents in 66,052 households across the wards; 17.0% aged 65+, 62.9% of homes owned, 22.6% of households without a car.
1Lliswerry5,698 households · 13.5% aged 65+13,5832Tredegar Park and Marshfield4,720 households · 15.4% aged 65+11,8753Allt-yr-yn3,989 households · 20.7% aged 65+9,4974Victoria3,335 households · 8.9% aged 65+9,1485Gaer3,932 households · 19.9% aged 65+8,9806St Julians3,790 households · 15.6% aged 65+8,880
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q5283458 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.