Merthyr Tydfil   Go to Merthyr Tydfil page with data displayed as numerical values Listed below is a selection of interesting and frequently requested indicators from the 2001 Census, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003. You can see other indicators and more detail for local areas in the Neighbourhood Statistics area of this website. Further data from the Census, including data for smaller geographical areas, will be released on a rolling basis. Population            Value   Total number of people 55981      Males% 26929      Females% 29052      Aged 0 to 15% 12038      Aged 16 to 74% 39789      Aged 75 and over% 4154       Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Percentage change since 1991 -6.1%   1.0%   370 22 Density           Number of people per hectare 5.1   1.4   183 8  More detailed data on population by age in this area (released Sep 2002) top  People, Places and Families  national commentary   Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Single people (never married) 28.2%   28.0%   125 7 Married or re-married people 50.9%   52.0%   283 18 Separated or divorced 11.1%   10.6%   119 7 Widowed 9.9%   9.4%   45 7   Transport (all households) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Households without car/van 35.2%   26.0%   41 1 Household with 1 car or van 44.6%   45.5%   179 18 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 20.3%   28.5%   332 21   Composition (all households) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 One person households 28.9%   29.1%   171 12 Married couple households 36.8%   37.2%   255 16 Cohabiting couple households 6.4%   7.5%   359 20 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 9.6%   7.3%   16 1      with non-dependent children only 4.0%   3.4%   13 2 All other households 14.3%   15.6%   260 18 top  Welsh  national commentary   All people aged 3 and over Value Welsh avg Welsh Rank/22   One or more skills in Welsh language 17.7%   28.4%   15   All people Identified self as Welsh 16.2%   14.4 %   7   top  Ethnicity and Religion  national commentary   Ethnic Group (all people) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 White 99.0%   97.9%   53 9    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (0.3%)   Place of birth (all people) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Born in UK 98.6%   96.8%   4 2 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 0.6%   1.3%   373 21 Born outside EU 0.9%   1.9%   370 21   Religion (all people) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Christian 69.8%   71.9%   299 18 Buddhist 0.1%   0.2%   320 19 Hindu 0.2%   0.2%   211 4 Jewish 0.0%   0.1%   346 18 Muslim 0.3%   0.7%   257 9 Sikh 0.0%   0.1%   254 10 Other 0.2%   0.2%   249 15 No religion 21.0%   18.5%   22 5 Religion not stated 8.4%   8.1%   55 5 top  Health  national commentary   (all people) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Limiting long-term illness 30.0%   23.3%   2 1 General health 'not good' 18.1%   12.5%   1 1 People providing unpaid care 12.6%   11.7%   9 6 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 3.9%   3.1%   3 2 top  Work  national commentary   Status (all people aged 16-74) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Employed 48.6%   55.2%   372 22 Unemployed 4.0%   3.5%   66 4 Long-term unemployed 1.4%   1.1%   44 4 Student (economically active) 1.7%   2.3%   349 18 Retired 13.9%   14.8%   205 17 Student (economically inactive) 4.2%   5.1%   97 8 Looking after home/family 6.8%   6.4%   112 7 Permanently sick or disabled 15.9%   9.2%   2 1 Other inactive 4.8%   3.5%   18 2   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Travel to work by car 71.9%   70.2%   50 10 Travel to work by public transport 9.3%   6.5%   147 3   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Qualifications at degree level or higher 11.6%   17.4%   345 21 No qualifications 43.9%   33.0%   4 2 top  Housing  national commentary   (all households) Value Welsh avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Welsh Rank/22 Number of households with residents 23145   -   352 22 Number of people per hectare 5.1   1.4   183 8 Average household size 2.4   2.37   120 6 Vacant household spaces 5.7%   4.0%   13 1 Owner-occupied 67.1%   71.3%   296 19 Without central heating 4.5%   7.5%   272 14 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.4%   189 14 Overcrowding indicator 5.4%   4.4%   129 3 top

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