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Gowerton ward, Swansea

Gowerton is one of 32 electoral wards of Swansea (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 4,946 residents in 2,122 households — 648 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gower constituency.

Residents, 20214,946council ward average 7,453
Households2,1222.33 residents per household
Density648/ km²about 7.63 km² · Swansea 632
Aged 65+21.3%Swansea: 20.5% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 215
5–94.2% · 210
10–157.8% · 388
16–194.7% · 233
20–245.8% · 287
25–3410.6% · 522
35–4918.4% · 910
50–6422.8% · 1,126
65–7411.9% · 587
75–847.2% · 358
85+2.2% · 110

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.7% · 248
1 car or van42.4% · 900
2 cars or vans31.0% · 657
3 or more14.9% · 317
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Swansea overall: 62.3% owned, 19.1% social rented, 18.0% private rented.

Owned outright39.8% · 846
With mortgage35.3% · 749
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented9.0% · 191
Private rented15.5% · 329
Lives rent free0.2% · 4

Type of home

Detached house37.1% · 788
Semi-detached house38.4% · 815
Terraced house18.6% · 394
Purpose-built flat3.8% · 80
Converted house1.0% · 22
Other conversion0.5% · 10
Above shop / office0.6% · 13
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.