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Electoral wardW05001071

Aberaman ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Aberaman is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 10,012 residents in 4,493 households — 594 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare constituency.

Residents, 202110,012council ward average 5,166
Households4,4932.23 residents per household
Density594/ km²about 16.85 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560
Aged 65+19.1%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.9% · 687
5–96.0% · 602
10–156.7% · 672
16–194.1% · 414
20–245.9% · 586
25–3414.3% · 1,430
35–4918.0% · 1,804
50–6419.0% · 1,905
65–7410.6% · 1,066
75–846.4% · 643
85+2.0% · 205

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.6% · 1,195
1 car or van42.5% · 1,908
2 cars or vans22.9% · 1,031
3 or more8.0% · 359
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Rhondda Cynon Taf overall: 68.3% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.

Owned outright36.6% · 1,645
With mortgage27.7% · 1,245
Shared ownership0.2% · 10
Social rented14.3% · 642
Private rented21.1% · 946
Lives rent free0.1% · 5

Type of home

Detached house9.1% · 411
Semi-detached house13.1% · 589
Terraced house69.0% · 3,102
Purpose-built flat7.3% · 330
Converted house0.6% · 28
Other conversion0.4% · 16
Above shop / office0.4% · 17
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001071
Nation
Wales
Density rank in council
29 of 46

Communities in the ward

Aberaman NorthAberaman South

Other wards in the same constituency

AAberdare East19.3% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned6,869AAberdare West and Llwydcoed22.7% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned9,642CCwmbach20.6% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned5,112HHirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos24.1% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned6,204MMountain Ash20.8% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned7,249PPen-y-waun18.4% aged 65+ · 43.5% owned2,974

All 46 wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf

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.