Brynamman War Memorial · Photo: Sandy Gerrard · CC BY-SA 2.0A Welsh-speaking town: 57% of Brynamman’s residents speak Welsh
97% of residents describe themselves as White British; across Wales’s towns the figure is 90%. At 7%, the share of households in flats is lower than in 72% of UK towns. In 2021, the Census found 2,636 residents in Brynamman, living in 1,180 households. Adults who have never married account for 36%.
What the Census says about Brynamman’s people
A Welsh-speaking town
1,471 residents, 57% of those aged 3 and over, said they can speak Welsh in 2021, more than in 94% of Welsh towns. Welsh language ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Older than 62% of UK towns: half of Brynamman is over 46.1
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 (Wales’s towns: 12%). Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 21% in Brynamman.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Brynamman, 46.1. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
Brynamman ranks below 90% of UK towns on residents who moved in within the year: 6.7%
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
The share of full-time students trails 55% of UK towns: 4.7%. Residents who moved in within the year make up 9.1% across Wales’s towns.
In Brynamman, 25% of households have dependent children, fewer than in 70% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
People per household
Wales’s towns.
33% of households are one person living alone (Wales’s towns: 32%). Lower than in 63% of UK towns: 2.1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home. For households with dependent children, the comparison across Wales’s towns is 27%. Households average 2.2 people.
17% of households have no car or van, a share 58% of UK towns don’t reach
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
The figure for households in terraced houses is 19% in Brynamman and 29% across Wales’s towns. At the same time, households in detached houses are more common here than in just over half of UK towns. By way of comparison, 21% of households have no car or van across Wales’s towns.
2.9% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 92% of UK towns
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 10%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (1.2%) and in Africa (0.6%). The comparison figure for residents born outside the UK is 7.4% across Wales’s towns. Residents whose main language is English are more common here than in 95% of UK towns.
Brynamman’s residents: 57% speak Welsh
Welsh language skills, residents aged 3 and over, Census 2021.
Welsh language skills · residents aged 3 and over
57% of residents aged 3 and over, 1,471 people, said in 2021 that they can speak Welsh, more than in 94% of Welsh towns (Welsh towns: 16%). Within Dyfed, Tumble has the largest share, 62%.
Residents with no religion make up 50% in Brynamman, more than in 94% of UK towns
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 97% of Brynamman · Dyfed’s towns 93% · Wales’s towns 90%.
Religion · all residents
Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (1.2%), Mixed or multiple (1.2%) and Chinese (0.2%). Compared with other places, residents who describe themselves as Christian are scarce here: 41%, fewer than in 91% of UK towns. Across Wales’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 47%.
A smaller share of married adults and civil partners than 72% of UK towns: 45%
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
The share of unpaid carers tops 89% of UK towns: 11%. Typically, 43% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across Wales’s towns. 106 residents care, unpaid, for at least 50 hours a week.
28% of adults are qualified to degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across Wales’s towns, 31% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Brynamman, 28%, and 21% have none, against 20%.
221st lowest median age among 514 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Keele is the youngest (20.6); West Chiltington the oldest (63.1). Nearest to Brynamman in age: Batheaston (46.1), Willand (46.1), Wing (46.2) and Lambourn (46.2).
3 in 7 nearby towns have a higher median age than Brynamman
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brynamman | 2,636 | — | 46.1 | 21% | 25% |
| Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen | 2,744 | 1.5 mi | 45.8 | 24% | 26% |
| Glanaman | 3,866 | 1.9 mi | 45 | 22% | 25% |
| Cwmllynfell and Ystradowen | 1,354 | 2.3 mi | 49 | 26% | 26% |
| Ystalyfera | 7,831 | 4.8 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 27% |
| Ammanford | 8,282 | 5 mi | 44.7 | 24% | 27% |
| Ystradgynlais | 4,032 | 5.4 mi | 49.8 | 26% | 22% |
| Llandybie | 2,563 | 5.9 mi | 47.2 | 27% | 29% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Dyfed’s towns” and “Wales’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Dyfed (or Wales), summed the same way as Brynamman’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Brynamman’s residents
What is the population of Brynamman?
The 2021 Census counted 2,636 people in Brynamman’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Brynamman?
The median age was 46.1 at the 2021 Census, older than 62% of UK towns. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Brynamman?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 90% across Wales’s towns and 93% across Dyfed’s towns. 2.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Brynamman?
50% said they had no religion and 41% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 7.3% didn’t answer.
Is Brynamman good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 27% across Wales’s towns. Schools are on Brynamman’s schools page.
How many people speak Welsh in Brynamman?
1,471 residents aged 3 and over, 57%, said they can speak Welsh at the 2021 Census, against 16% across Welsh towns.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067, TS032). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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