Electoral wardW05001101
Porth ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Porth is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,671 residents in 2,539 households — 1,533 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rhondda and Ogmore constituency.
Residents, 20215,671council ward average 5,166
Households2,5392.23 residents per household
Density1,533/ km²about 3.70 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560
Aged 65+20.5%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 278
5–95.1% · 290
10–156.5% · 370
16–194.2% · 240
20–245.5% · 311
25–3412.8% · 724
35–4918.9% · 1,071
50–6421.5% · 1,220
65–7411.0% · 626
75–846.7% · 379
85+2.8% · 159
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van24.3% · 617
1 car or van42.7% · 1,083
2 cars or vans24.5% · 621
3 or more8.6% · 218
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rhondda Cynon Taf overall: 68.3% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright42.3% · 1,073
With mortgage29.5% · 750
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented7.3% · 185
Private rented20.8% · 527
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house13.8% · 351
Semi-detached house18.5% · 470
Terraced house59.7% · 1,515
Purpose-built flat4.6% · 117
Converted house1.0% · 25
Other conversion0.8% · 20
Above shop / office1.5% · 39
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001101- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Constituency
- Rhondda and Ogmore
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 46
Communities in the ward
Porth
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
CCwm Clydach19.2% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned2,777CCymer19.6% aged 65+ · 63.8% owned5,743FFerndale and Maerdy22.6% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned7,144GGilfach-goch19.0% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned3,338LLlwyn-y-pia20.6% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned3,409PPen-y-graig19.6% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned5,347PPentre20.0% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned5,300TTonypandy19.9% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned3,560TTonyrefail East21.1% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned6,053TTonyrefail West16.4% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned6,837TTrealaw19.5% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned3,556TTreherbert22.1% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned5,705TTreorchy21.7% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned7,648TTylorstown and Ynyshir18.3% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned7,530
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.