Electoral wardW05001073Dwyrain Aberdâr

Aberdare East ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Aberdare East is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 6,869 residents in 3,196 households — 1,021 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare constituency.

Residents, 20216,869council ward average 5,166

Households3,1962.15 residents per household

Density1,021/ km²about 6.73 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560

Aged 65+19.3%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 17.2%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 409

5–95.4% · 374

10–155.8% · 397

16–194.7% · 322

20–245.9% · 404

25–3413.3% · 912

35–4918.9% · 1,296

50–6420.8% · 1,427

65–7410.7% · 734

75–846.0% · 412

85+2.7% · 183

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van28.0% · 894

1 car or van43.9% · 1,404

2 cars or vans20.5% · 656

3 or more7.6% · 242

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright35.6% · 1,137

With mortgage26.3% · 840

Shared ownership0.1% · 3

Social rented12.3% · 392

Private rented25.7% · 821

Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house14.8% · 473

Semi-detached house11.5% · 368

Terraced house60.3% · 1,926

Purpose-built flat9.9% · 317

Converted house1.3% · 42

Other conversion1.2% · 38

Above shop / office1.0% · 32

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): W05001073
Council: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency: Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Nation: Wales
Welsh name: Dwyrain Aberdâr
Density rank in council: 15 of 46

Communities in the ward

Aberdare East

Other wards in the same constituency

AAberaman19.1% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned10,012 AAberdare West and Llwydcoed22.7% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned9,642 CCwmbach20.6% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned5,112 HHirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos24.1% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned6,204 MMountain Ash20.8% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned7,249 PPen-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.