Electoral wardW05001097Canol Pont-y-clun

Pontyclun Central ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Pontyclun Central is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,013 residents in 842 households — 954 people per km², the 46th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Cardiff West constituency.

Residents, 20212,013council ward average 5,166

Households8422.39 residents per household

Density954/ km²about 2.11 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560

Aged 65+21.3%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 19.0%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 84

5–96.7% · 134

10–158.1% · 164

16–194.8% · 96

20–243.4% · 68

25–348.3% · 167

35–4921.5% · 433

50–6421.8% · 439

65–7411.4% · 230

75–847.8% · 157

85+2.1% · 42

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.6% · 98

1 car or van38.1% · 321

2 cars or vans38.8% · 327

3 or more11.4% · 96

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.0% · 346

With mortgage40.2% · 339

Social rented8.3% · 70

Private rented10.4% · 88

Type of home

Detached house44.1% · 372

Semi-detached house35.5% · 299

Terraced house13.6% · 115

Purpose-built flat5.0% · 42

Converted house0.8% · 7

Other conversion0.5% · 4

Above shop / office0.5% · 4

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): W05001097
Council: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency: Cardiff West
Nation: Wales
Welsh name: Canol Pont-y-clun
Density rank in council: 18 of 46

Communities in the ward

Pont-y-clun

Other wards in the same constituency

PPontyclun East17.5% aged 65+ · 87.9% owned2,858 PPontyclun West23.5% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned3,201

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.