Homes rented privately
4.9% to 47.9%
Homes rented privately ranged from 4.9% in Cadnant to 47.9% in Canol Bangor — a gap of 43 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 65 of 65 current wards with comparable figures.
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →People reporting bad or very bad health
2% to 9.9%
People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2% in Llanuwchllyn to 9.9% in Canol Tref Caernarfon — a gap of 7.9 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 65 of 65 current wards with comparable figures.
Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.
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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Llanuwchllyn | 2% | 21 | 1,057 |
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| Pen draw Llŷn | 3.2% | 60 | 1,879 |
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| Dwyrain Porthmadog | 3.3% | 57 | 1,728 |
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| Canol Bangor | 3.4% | 227 | 6,708 |
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| Efailnewydd a Buan | 3.4% | 44 | 1,295 |
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| Llanwnda | 3.4% | 49 | 1,422 |
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| Llanystumdwy | 3.5% | 68 | 1,916 |
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| Cwm-y-glo | 3.6% | 45 | 1,267 |
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| Dewi | 3.6% | 72 | 2,001 |
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| Morfa Nefyn a Thudweiliog | 3.8% | 79 | 2,099 |
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| Bethel a'r Felinheli | 4% | 146 | 3,644 |
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| Y Bontnewydd | 4.1% | 51 | 1,251 |
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| Tre-garth a Mynydd Llandygái | 4.1% | 87 | 2,122 |
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| Rachub | 4.1% | 50 | 1,218 |
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| Llanrug | 4.2% | 76 | 1,827 |
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| Waunfawr | 4.2% | 61 | 1,461 |
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| Y Bala | 4.3% | 85 | 1,992 |
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| Y Groeslon | 4.3% | 72 | 1,666 |
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| Penisa'r-waun | 4.3% | 59 | 1,359 |
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| Y Faenol | 4.4% | 113 | 2,589 |
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| Aberdyfi | 4.4% | 45 | 1,016 |
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| Glaslyn | 4.5% | 73 | 1,633 |
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| Gerlan | 4.5% | 74 | 1,655 |
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| Brithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd | 4.6% | 64 | 1,382 |
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| Trawsfynydd | 4.8% | 68 | 1,416 |
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| Llandderfel | 4.8% | 66 | 1,374 |
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| Menai | 4.8% | 96 | 1,993 |
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| Gogledd Dolgellau | 4.8% | 57 | 1,182 |
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| Arllechwedd | 4.9% | 96 | 1,949 |
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| Hendre | 4.9% | 91 | 1,844 |
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| Canol Bethesda | 5% | 89 | 1,777 |
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| Abererch | 5% | 64 | 1,270 |
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| Glyder | 5.1% | 85 | 1,675 |
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| Llanberis | 5.1% | 102 | 2,008 |
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| Penrhyndeudraeth | 5.1% | 101 | 1,987 |
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| Llanbedrog gyda Mynytho | 5.2% | 72 | 1,397 |
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| Clynnog | 5.2% | 68 | 1,298 |
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| Gogledd Pwllheli | 5.4% | 113 | 2,088 |
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| Corris a Mawddwy | 5.4% | 68 | 1,255 |
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| Deiniolen | 5.4% | 103 | 1,896 |
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| Peblig | 5.5% | 153 | 2,759 |
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| De Dolgellau | 5.6% | 80 | 1,418 |
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| Bowydd a'r Rhiw | 5.7% | 101 | 1,779 |
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| Abersoch gyda Llanengan | 5.8% | 66 | 1,129 |
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| Dolbenmaen | 6% | 70 | 1,174 |
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| Cadnant | 6% | 100 | 1,659 |
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| Nefyn | 6.1% | 78 | 1,289 |
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| Dyffryn Ardudwy | 6.1% | 89 | 1,466 |
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| Teigl | 6.1% | 77 | 1,262 |
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| Bro Dysynni | 6.1% | 73 | 1,192 |
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| Abermaw | 6.2% | 133 | 2,146 |
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| Diffwys a Maenofferen | 6.3% | 102 | 1,624 |
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| Dwyrain Bangor | 6.3% | 294 | 4,675 |
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| Pen-y-groes | 6.4% | 115 | 1,794 |
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| Llanllyfni | 6.5% | 127 | 1,957 |
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| Harlech a Llanbedr | 6.7% | 182 | 2,716 |
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| Gorllewin Porthmadog | 6.8% | 102 | 1,505 |
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| Arthog a Llangelynnin | 6.9% | 111 | 1,618 |
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| Gorllewin Tywyn | 6.9% | 86 | 1,253 |
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| Yr Eifl | 6.9% | 108 | 1,559 |
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| De Pwllheli | 7.1% | 132 | 1,860 |
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| Tryfan | 7.2% | 110 | 1,521 |
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| Criccieth | 7.9% | 138 | 1,737 |
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| Morfa Tywyn | 8.2% | 154 | 1,880 |
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| Canol Tref Caernarfon | 9.9% | 181 | 1,830 |
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →People aged 65 or over
8.2% to 44.1%
People aged 65 or over ranged from 8.2% in Canol Bangor to 44.1% in Gorllewin Porthmadog — a gap of 35.9 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 65 of 65 current wards with comparable figures.
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Canol Bangor | 8.2% | 553 | 6,710 |
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| Peblig | 11.4% | 316 | 2,760 |
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| Dwyrain Bangor | 11.9% | 558 | 4,674 |
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| Dewi | 13.3% | 267 | 2,002 |
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| Gerlan | 14.9% | 246 | 1,655 |
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| Deiniolen | 17.5% | 332 | 1,899 |
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| Bowydd a'r Rhiw | 18% | 320 | 1,778 |
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| Rachub | 18.2% | 222 | 1,218 |
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| Canol Bethesda | 18.3% | 326 | 1,777 |
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| Llanllyfni | 19% | 372 | 1,955 |
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| Y Faenol | 19.3% | 498 | 2,586 |
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| Tryfan | 19.9% | 302 | 1,521 |
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| Tre-garth a Mynydd Llandygái | 19.9% | 422 | 2,121 |
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| Glyder | 19.9% | 334 | 1,676 |
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| Llanberis | 20% | 402 | 2,008 |
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| Cadnant | 20.4% | 338 | 1,659 |
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| Hendre | 20.7% | 382 | 1,844 |
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| Cwm-y-glo | 20.9% | 265 | 1,267 |
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| Penisa'r-waun | 21.5% | 291 | 1,356 |
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| Bethel a'r Felinheli | 21.5% | 784 | 3,645 |
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| Llanuwchllyn | 21.7% | 230 | 1,058 |
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| Llanrug | 22% | 403 | 1,828 |
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| Waunfawr | 22.1% | 323 | 1,461 |
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| Llanwnda | 22.1% | 315 | 1,423 |
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| Dwyrain Porthmadog | 22.4% | 387 | 1,728 |
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| Gogledd Pwllheli | 22.8% | 477 | 2,088 |
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| Penrhyndeudraeth | 22.9% | 455 | 1,986 |
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| Canol Tref Caernarfon | 23.3% | 424 | 1,822 |
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| Y Bala | 23.3% | 464 | 1,990 |
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| De Pwllheli | 23.3% | 434 | 1,860 |
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| Teigl | 23.4% | 297 | 1,269 |
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| Pen-y-groes | 23.6% | 421 | 1,787 |
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| Arllechwedd | 23.6% | 459 | 1,948 |
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| Diffwys a Maenofferen | 23.7% | 386 | 1,628 |
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| Yr Eifl | 24% | 374 | 1,556 |
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| Clynnog | 24.2% | 315 | 1,301 |
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| Llandderfel | 24.4% | 336 | 1,377 |
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| De Dolgellau | 25.5% | 362 | 1,420 |
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| Trawsfynydd | 25.5% | 362 | 1,417 |
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| Efailnewydd a Buan | 25.6% | 333 | 1,300 |
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| Llanystumdwy | 25.7% | 494 | 1,920 |
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| Y Bontnewydd | 25.8% | 324 | 1,254 |
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| Abermaw | 25.9% | 555 | 2,142 |
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| Corris a Mawddwy | 26% | 326 | 1,256 |
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| Morfa Nefyn a Thudweiliog | 26.1% | 549 | 2,102 |
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| Y Groeslon | 26.1% | 435 | 1,665 |
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| Gogledd Dolgellau | 26.8% | 316 | 1,181 |
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| Nefyn | 26.9% | 347 | 1,290 |
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| Pen draw Llŷn | 27.2% | 510 | 1,874 |
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| Abererch | 27.6% | 350 | 1,268 |
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| Glaslyn | 28.1% | 459 | 1,633 |
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| Menai | 30.4% | 606 | 1,994 |
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| Bro Dysynni | 30.4% | 362 | 1,190 |
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| Abersoch gyda Llanengan | 31.2% | 352 | 1,128 |
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| Llanbedrog gyda Mynytho | 31.7% | 441 | 1,392 |
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| Brithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd | 32.6% | 450 | 1,381 |
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| Dolbenmaen | 33.4% | 391 | 1,171 |
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| Harlech a Llanbedr | 35.4% | 961 | 2,716 |
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| Aberdyfi | 35.6% | 361 | 1,014 |
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| Gorllewin Tywyn | 35.7% | 446 | 1,250 |
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| Morfa Tywyn | 35.7% | 671 | 1,879 |
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| Arthog a Llangelynnin | 37.3% | 602 | 1,613 |
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| Criccieth | 37.5% | 651 | 1,737 |
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| Dyffryn Ardudwy | 37.8% | 555 | 1,468 |
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| Gorllewin Porthmadog | 44.1% | 665 | 1,507 |
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
7.1% to 26.2%
People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 7.1% in Canol Bangor to 26.2% in Peblig — a gap of 19.1 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 65 of 65 current wards with comparable figures.
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Canol Bangor | 7.1% | 449 | 6,291 |
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| Cwm-y-glo | 9.6% | 104 | 1,086 |
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| Y Faenol | 11% | 228 | 2,065 |
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| Tre-garth a Mynydd Llandygái | 11.2% | 195 | 1,747 |
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| Penisa'r-waun | 11.6% | 129 | 1,113 |
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| Llanwnda | 11.8% | 135 | 1,140 |
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| Glyder | 12.4% | 171 | 1,377 |
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| Penrhyndeudraeth | 12.6% | 209 | 1,659 |
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| Menai | 12.9% | 219 | 1,693 |
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| Y Groeslon | 13% | 182 | 1,401 |
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| Arllechwedd | 13.1% | 216 | 1,648 |
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| Bethel a'r Felinheli | 13.2% | 395 | 2,996 |
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| Llanystumdwy | 13.3% | 216 | 1,622 |
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| Gerlan | 13.3% | 177 | 1,326 |
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| Y Bontnewydd | 13.9% | 150 | 1,079 |
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| Waunfawr | 14% | 165 | 1,181 |
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| Llanuwchllyn | 14.1% | 119 | 844 |
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| Llanberis | 14.2% | 238 | 1,678 |
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| Rachub | 14.2% | 140 | 984 |
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| Gogledd Dolgellau | 14.3% | 147 | 1,025 |
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| Clynnog | 14.4% | 156 | 1,087 |
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| Aberdyfi | 14.9% | 138 | 927 |
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| Bowydd a'r Rhiw | 14.9% | 206 | 1,380 |
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| Deiniolen | 15% | 228 | 1,523 |
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| Glaslyn | 15.2% | 207 | 1,361 |
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| Llanrug | 15.3% | 224 | 1,462 |
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| Corris a Mawddwy | 15.5% | 171 | 1,101 |
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| Brithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd | 15.6% | 188 | 1,205 |
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| Dolbenmaen | 15.6% | 154 | 986 |
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| Tryfan | 15.8% | 191 | 1,211 |
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| Dewi | 15.8% | 244 | 1,542 |
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| Abererch | 16% | 168 | 1,053 |
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| Abersoch gyda Llanengan | 16.6% | 165 | 996 |
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| Criccieth | 17% | 252 | 1,485 |
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| Harlech a Llanbedr | 17% | 405 | 2,379 |
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| Efailnewydd a Buan | 17.1% | 186 | 1,086 |
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| Bro Dysynni | 17.3% | 182 | 1,050 |
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| Teigl | 17.9% | 188 | 1,048 |
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| Llanbedrog gyda Mynytho | 17.9% | 211 | 1,176 |
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| Canol Tref Caernarfon | 18% | 284 | 1,580 |
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| Gorllewin Porthmadog | 18% | 247 | 1,372 |
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| Dwyrain Bangor | 18.2% | 697 | 3,833 |
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| Yr Eifl | 18.5% | 239 | 1,293 |
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| Abermaw | 18.5% | 330 | 1,779 |
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| Llanllyfni | 18.6% | 282 | 1,515 |
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| Dwyrain Porthmadog | 18.6% | 259 | 1,391 |
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| Trawsfynydd | 18.8% | 228 | 1,210 |
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| Morfa Nefyn a Thudweiliog | 19.1% | 330 | 1,729 |
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| Llandderfel | 19.2% | 220 | 1,143 |
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| Arthog a Llangelynnin | 19.5% | 280 | 1,439 |
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| Nefyn | 19.5% | 208 | 1,068 |
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| Canol Bethesda | 19.8% | 280 | 1,414 |
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| De Dolgellau | 19.9% | 238 | 1,197 |
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| Diffwys a Maenofferen | 20.2% | 270 | 1,338 |
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| Dyffryn Ardudwy | 20.2% | 256 | 1,265 |
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| Pen draw Llŷn | 20.4% | 317 | 1,555 |
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| Hendre | 20.5% | 300 | 1,463 |
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| Morfa Tywyn | 20.8% | 340 | 1,634 |
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| Y Bala | 21.1% | 347 | 1,646 |
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| Pen-y-groes | 21.2% | 309 | 1,456 |
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| De Pwllheli | 21.8% | 327 | 1,497 |
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| Gorllewin Tywyn | 22.5% | 240 | 1,067 |
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| Gogledd Pwllheli | 22.6% | 398 | 1,762 |
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| Cadnant | 25.6% | 330 | 1,291 |
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| Peblig | 26.2% | 532 | 2,027 |
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
23.5% to 48.1%
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 23.5% in Dwyrain Porthmadog to 48.1% in Menai — a gap of 24.6 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 65 of 65 current wards with comparable figures.
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Dwyrain Porthmadog | 23.5% | 327 | 1,391 |
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| Morfa Tywyn | 24.2% | 395 | 1,634 |
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| Gogledd Pwllheli | 25% | 441 | 1,762 |
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| Cadnant | 25.4% | 328 | 1,291 |
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| Abermaw | 26.1% | 465 | 1,779 |
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| Gorllewin Tywyn | 26.5% | 283 | 1,067 |
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| Peblig | 26.8% | 544 | 2,027 |
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| De Pwllheli | 27.4% | 410 | 1,497 |
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| Diffwys a Maenofferen | 27.4% | 367 | 1,338 |
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| Bowydd a'r Rhiw | 28% | 387 | 1,380 |
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| Dwyrain Bangor | 28.7% | 1,099 | 3,833 |
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| Dyffryn Ardudwy | 28.7% | 363 | 1,265 |
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| Hendre | 28.9% | 423 | 1,463 |
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| Canol Bangor | 29.2% | 1,835 | 6,291 |
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| Trawsfynydd | 30% | 363 | 1,210 |
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| Canol Bethesda | 30.1% | 425 | 1,414 |
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| Llanllyfni | 30.2% | 457 | 1,515 |
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| De Dolgellau | 30.2% | 362 | 1,197 |
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| Y Bala | 30.3% | 499 | 1,646 |
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| Teigl | 30.8% | 323 | 1,048 |
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| Pen-y-groes | 31% | 451 | 1,456 |
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| Penrhyndeudraeth | 31.3% | 519 | 1,659 |
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| Tryfan | 32% | 388 | 1,211 |
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| Yr Eifl | 32.3% | 417 | 1,293 |
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| Morfa Nefyn a Thudweiliog | 32.5% | 562 | 1,729 |
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| Abererch | 33% | 348 | 1,053 |
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| Pen draw Llŷn | 33.2% | 516 | 1,555 |
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| Nefyn | 33.3% | 356 | 1,068 |
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| Llandderfel | 33.4% | 382 | 1,143 |
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| Canol Tref Caernarfon | 33.5% | 530 | 1,580 |
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| Efailnewydd a Buan | 34.3% | 372 | 1,086 |
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| Llanbedrog gyda Mynytho | 34.4% | 404 | 1,176 |
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| Bro Dysynni | 34.5% | 362 | 1,050 |
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| Arthog a Llangelynnin | 34.7% | 500 | 1,439 |
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| Abersoch gyda Llanengan | 35.6% | 355 | 996 |
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| Deiniolen | 36% | 548 | 1,523 |
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| Glaslyn | 36.3% | 494 | 1,361 |
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| Llanystumdwy | 36.3% | 589 | 1,622 |
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| Llanrug | 36.5% | 534 | 1,462 |
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| Harlech a Llanbedr | 36.5% | 869 | 2,379 |
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| Dolbenmaen | 36.8% | 363 | 986 |
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| Brithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd | 37% | 446 | 1,205 |
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| Gogledd Dolgellau | 37.4% | 383 | 1,025 |
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| Criccieth | 37.4% | 556 | 1,485 |
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| Llanuwchllyn | 38% | 321 | 844 |
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| Y Bontnewydd | 38.2% | 412 | 1,079 |
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| Gorllewin Porthmadog | 38.3% | 526 | 1,372 |
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| Rachub | 38.6% | 380 | 984 |
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| Clynnog | 38.9% | 423 | 1,087 |
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| Aberdyfi | 39.1% | 362 | 927 |
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| Dewi | 39.3% | 606 | 1,542 |
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| Waunfawr | 39.6% | 468 | 1,181 |
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| Llanberis | 40.2% | 674 | 1,678 |
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| Glyder | 40.4% | 556 | 1,377 |
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| Corris a Mawddwy | 40.7% | 448 | 1,101 |
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| Y Groeslon | 41.2% | 577 | 1,401 |
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| Gerlan | 42% | 557 | 1,326 |
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| Penisa'r-waun | 43% | 479 | 1,113 |
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| Llanwnda | 43.2% | 492 | 1,140 |
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| Arllechwedd | 44.5% | 734 | 1,648 |
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| Cwm-y-glo | 44.7% | 485 | 1,086 |
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| Tre-garth a Mynydd Llandygái | 45.6% | 797 | 1,747 |
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| Bethel a'r Felinheli | 45.8% | 1,373 | 2,996 |
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| Y Faenol | 47.7% | 984 | 2,065 |
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| Menai | 48.1% | 814 | 1,693 |
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
10% to 25.2%
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10% in Llanuwchllyn to 25.2% in Peblig — a gap of 15.2 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 65 of 65 current wards with comparable figures.
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →Homes rented from a council or housing association
3% to 46.7%
Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 3% in Menai to 46.7% in Peblig — a gap of 43.6 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 65 of 65 current wards with comparable figures.
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →