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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Population estimates by local authority, upper super output area and age group (simplified geography)
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YearData relate to 30 June of each year. The ONS published revised mid-2012 to mid-2016 estimates of the population on 22 March 2018 due to methodological improvements. Therefore the figures for mid-2012 to mid-2016 within the statswales cube have been revised [Filtered]
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[Collapse]AreaA hierarchical series of small areas is used here, with the smallest being the lower layer super output areas (LSOAs). These are aggregated within middle layer SOAs and then upper layer SOAs and then local authorities and Wales. [Filtered]
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[Collapse]Total Welsh local authoritiesTotal Welsh local authorities562,7301,938,266668,5903,169,586
[Collapse]Upper super output areasIsle of Anglesey U0016,13819,8308,18634,154
Isle of Anglesey U0025,78320,05010,45336,286
Gwynedd U0015,49823,3255,14633,969
Gwynedd U0025,70118,1616,48630,348
Gwynedd U0034,95618,5469,13432,636
Gwynedd U0044,59715,8257,79628,218
Conwy U0013,80615,2748,95328,033
Conwy U0025,36217,6568,01831,036
Conwy U0034,76415,3348,17228,270
Conwy U0044,92318,1277,79530,845
Denbighshire U0014,81215,9297,67428,415
Denbighshire U0026,50619,0237,14232,671
Denbighshire U0036,08120,7968,70135,578
Flintshire U0014,29715,1686,70726,172
Flintshire U0026,08518,9665,97331,024
Flintshire U0035,65618,6675,03129,354
Flintshire U0047,47424,0937,70439,271
Flintshire U0055,28517,8627,87931,026
Wrexham U0016,68022,0057,48736,172
Wrexham U0028,19726,3038,47242,972
Wrexham U0035,64117,0775,34128,059
Wrexham U0045,40816,9956,44928,852
Powys U0014,28815,8917,44627,625
Powys U0026,09720,8429,13236,071
Powys U0034,36315,8198,91829,100
Ceredigion U0015,89026,4419,50141,832
Ceredigion U0024,88417,0129,16731,063
Pembrokeshire U0015,20818,7419,58333,532
Pembrokeshire U0028,69027,29910,77846,767
Pembrokeshire U0037,46526,17912,80846,452
Carmarthenshire U0015,29318,2258,53632,054
Carmarthenshire U0025,57219,4678,80133,840
Carmarthenshire U0035,36617,5977,14530,108
Carmarthenshire U0045,36618,7268,65032,742
Carmarthenshire U0055,87918,4496,59530,923
Carmarthenshire U0065,68018,7605,96630,406
Swansea U0016,74521,7116,90035,356
Swansea U0024,61715,9925,44926,058
Swansea U0035,72320,1825,02930,934
Swansea U0044,68017,4745,01627,170
Swansea U0056,89720,5585,94833,403
Swansea U0064,31516,3857,95628,656
Swansea U0074,92329,2914,79739,011
Swansea U0083,67114,4417,86325,975
Neath Port Talbot U0024,66517,9497,26529,879
Neath Port Talbot U0035,92420,8166,01332,753
Neath Port Talbot U0044,74516,1925,43926,376
Neath Port Talbot U0054,75016,7935,45326,996
Bridgend U0016,78022,5857,07736,442
Bridgend U0026,13422,0596,16534,358
Bridgend U0037,88927,4198,42143,729
Bridgend U0045,38219,1238,50533,010
The Vale of Glamorgan U0015,84220,0268,06333,931
The Vale of Glamorgan U0025,29217,9837,55430,829
The Vale of Glamorgan U0038,35925,6226,35340,334
The Vale of Glamorgan U0045,42417,9096,86830,201
Rhondda Cynon Taff U0015,81318,6625,73030,205
Rhondda Cynon Taff U0025,71718,8676,40030,984
Rhondda Cynon Taff U0034,90716,3365,26426,507
Rhondda Cynon Taff U0047,82426,3608,81542,999
Rhondda Cynon Taff U0058,96628,1298,40645,501
Rhondda Cynon Taff U0064,33815,2414,64124,220
Rhondda Cynon Taff U0077,32226,6367,49941,457
Merthyr Tydfil U0025,96920,1056,27832,352
Caerphilly U0015,28317,7775,45028,510
Caerphilly U0025,67119,1886,60331,462
Caerphilly U0035,50019,7476,16031,407
Caerphilly U0046,20721,0406,56333,810
Caerphilly U0055,44417,5755,32528,344
Caerphilly U0065,37117,2565,57128,198
Blaenau Gwent U0016,60522,7087,80937,122
Blaenau Gwent U0025,60120,9296,36832,898
Torfaen U0016,12118,8655,73330,719
Torfaen U0024,72516,8746,95628,555
Torfaen U0036,69222,0126,85435,558
Monmouthshire U0018,18130,93112,38451,496
Monmouthshire U0027,01424,69811,95643,668
Newport U0016,50320,6337,20134,337
Newport U0028,77628,3577,53444,667
Newport U0038,78125,3624,81938,962
Newport U0047,99023,3917,10038,481
Cardiff U0015,33016,6847,05929,073
Cardiff U0026,12518,9795,42630,530
Cardiff U0036,35420,0596,74533,158
Cardiff U0049,27324,6346,13840,045
Cardiff U0056,05416,9005,19028,144
Cardiff U0064,35422,9963,88131,231
Cardiff U0075,45820,7143,55129,723
Cardiff U0089,82624,9265,98340,735
Cardiff U0094,29735,6043,78743,688
Cardiff U01010,92446,9045,04762,875
Merthyr Tydfil U0035,60817,3485,11628,072
Powys U0056,32122,60811,30540,234
Neath Port Talbot U0065,03717,2616,08428,382
[Collapse]Local authoritiesIsle of Anglesey11,92139,88018,63970,440
Gwynedd20,75275,85728,562125,171
Conwy18,85566,39132,938118,184
Denbighshire17,39955,74823,51796,664
Flintshire28,79794,75633,294156,847
Wrexham25,92682,38027,749136,055
Ceredigion10,77443,45318,66872,895
Pembrokeshire21,36372,21933,169126,751
Carmarthenshire33,156111,22445,693190,073
Swansea41,571156,03448,958246,563
Neath Port Talbot25,12189,01130,254144,386
Bridgend26,18591,18630,168147,539
Vale of Glamorgan24,91781,54028,838135,295
Cardiff67,995248,40052,807369,202
Rhondda Cynon Taf44,887150,23146,755241,873
Caerphilly33,476112,58335,672181,731
Blaenau Gwent12,20643,63714,17770,020
Torfaen17,53857,75119,54394,832
Monmouthshire15,19555,62924,34095,164
Newport32,05097,74326,654156,447
Powys21,06975,16036,801133,030
Merthyr Tydfil11,57737,45311,39460,424

Metadata

Title

Population for small areas in Wales (2011 onwards), by broad age bands and sex

Last update

September 2021 September 2021

Next update

December 2022 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Small area population estimates (SAPE), Office for National Statistics

Contact email

stats.popcensus@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Lower-layer super output areas

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

General description

This dataset provides population estimates for the lower layer super output areas (LSOAs), middle layer super output areas (MSOAs), upper layer super output areas (USOAs) and local authorities in Wales. These estimates are consistent with the results of the 2011 Census and are available for the 2011 LSOA, MSOA and USOA geographic boundaries published in October 2012.

Super output areas (SOAs) were introduced in 2004 to improve the reporting of small area statistics. They are built from groups of census output areas, are of a consistent size and are not subject to boundary changes between censuses. Where possible they are formed from groups of socially similar households and align with local features such as roads and railway lines. The comparability and stability of the geography is a key benefit to users of statistics which cannot be provided by other small area administrative geographies such as wards or parishes.

Following the 2011 Census, some boundary changes to SOAs were required and the new set of SOA boundaries was published in October 2012, although the stability of the geography has been largely maintained.

Three hierarchical levels of SOAs are available in Wales. LSOAs were designed to have a population of between 1,000 and 3,000 in 2011, and there are 1,909 of them in Wales. MSOAs were designed as aggregations of LSOAs, had a population of between 5,000 and 15,000 in 2011, and there are 410 of them in Wales. USOAs are aggregations of MSOAs and were defined in conjunction with local authorities in Wales. There are 94 of them in Wales and they are only defined in Wales.

This data does not differ from that published in the separate table (POPU1015), but it is presented using a different hierarchy to allow the user to more easily select the data from a single layer of the geography (for example, selecting only the lower super output areas, without the other area types).

Further information on SOAs, can be obtained from the geography section of the ONS website (see weblinks).

This material is Crown Copyright and may be re-used (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence.

Data collection and calculation

See weblinks

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are produced and reported annually and relate to the 30 June of each year.

Users, uses and context

Population estimates for LSOAs, MSOAs and USOAs are often used for research and analysis as, unlike other small area geographies such as wards, they are specifically designed for statistical purposes. In particular, they are used by both central government departments and local authorities for a range of purposes including planning and monitoring of services, and as denominators for the calculation of various rates and indicators.

Rounding applied

Data are provided on an unrounded basis although the Office for National Statistics advises that any results presented from these data are rounded to the nearest 100 where practical.

Revisions information

The small area data (at super output area level) presented here have been revised so that they are consistent with the population estimates produced at national and local authority level for the same period.

The ONS published revised mid-2012 to mid-2016 estimates of the population on 22 March 2018 due to methodological improvements. Therefore the figures for mid-2012 to mid-2016 within the StatsWales cube have been revised.

Keywords

Population; small areas; LSOA; MSOA; USOA; super output area

Statistical quality

See weblinks