Electoral wardW05001633
Gaer ward, Newport
Gaer is one of 21 electoral wards of Newport (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 8,980 residents in 3,932 households — 3,197 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport West and Islwyn constituency.
Residents, 20218,980council ward average 7,600
Households3,9322.28 residents per household
Density3,197/ km²about 2.81 km² · Newport 838
Aged 65+19.9%Newport: 17.0% · under 16: 19.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 572
5–95.9% · 531
10–157.4% · 666
16–194.1% · 366
20–244.7% · 420
25–3413.3% · 1,198
35–4917.9% · 1,608
50–6420.4% · 1,835
65–7410.3% · 929
75–846.5% · 587
85+3.0% · 270
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.8% · 1,095
1 car or van43.3% · 1,701
2 cars or vans21.8% · 859
3 or more7.0% · 277
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newport overall: 62.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 16.7% private rented.
Owned outright31.3% · 1,230
With mortgage27.6% · 1,085
Shared ownership1.2% · 46
Social rented28.2% · 1,107
Private rented11.5% · 451
Lives rent free0.3% · 12
Type of home
Detached house8.2% · 324
Semi-detached house44.4% · 1,748
Terraced house28.4% · 1,117
Purpose-built flat17.3% · 681
Converted house1.1% · 43
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.4% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001633- Council
- Newport
- Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 21
Communities in the ward
Gaer
Other wards in the same constituency
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.