Electoral wardW05001634
Graig ward, Newport
Graig is one of 21 electoral wards of Newport (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,255 residents in 2,207 households — 376 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport West and Islwyn constituency.
Residents, 20215,255council ward average 7,600
Households2,2072.38 residents per household
Density376/ km²about 13.98 km² · Newport 838
Aged 65+20.8%Newport: 17.0% · under 16: 19.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 260
5–96.0% · 315
10–158.1% · 425
16–194.1% · 214
20–244.5% · 235
25–3410.1% · 529
35–4920.3% · 1,064
50–6421.3% · 1,117
65–7411.2% · 590
75–847.3% · 381
85+2.3% · 123
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.1% · 223
1 car or van36.2% · 800
2 cars or vans38.9% · 858
3 or more14.8% · 326
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newport overall: 62.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 16.7% private rented.
Owned outright39.4% · 870
With mortgage40.5% · 893
Shared ownership0.8% · 18
Social rented10.0% · 220
Private rented9.3% · 205
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house39.1% · 864
Semi-detached house39.7% · 876
Terraced house11.0% · 243
Purpose-built flat9.5% · 210
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001634- Council
- Newport
- Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 21
Communities in the ward
Graig
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.