Photo: Anthony Parkes · CC BY-SA 2.0A higher share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 99% of UK towns, at 98%
With households in flats at 5.8%, Parcllyn is behind 79% of UK towns on that count. The village had 402 residents in 170 households at the 2021 Census. Here, nearly one in ten households live in a terraced house. Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in just over four fifths of UK towns: 8.8%.
More residents aged 65 and over than 72% of UK towns: 25%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The biggest five-year age group is 5–9, with 8% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Wales’s towns. Half of Parcllyn’s residents are over 45.9, older than in just over three in five UK towns. Across the comparison, 21% of residents are 65 or over across Wales’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
4.1% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 80% of UK towns
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%.
There is little gap on residents who moved in within the year: 9.9%, about the same as across Wales’s towns. The share of full-time students across Wales’s towns is 8%.
Bigger households than 71% of UK towns: 2.4 people each on average
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.
At 32%, one-person households sit close to the figure across Wales’s towns. Locally, 2.9% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home. On households with dependent children, Parcllyn sits lower than 53% of UK towns: 27%.
Parcllyn ranks above 78% of UK towns on households in detached houses: 41%
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
For Parcllyn, the census puts households without a car or van at 15%. 5.8% of households live in a flat, less than in 79% of UK towns; 41% in a detached house, against 24% across Wales’s towns.
More residents whose main language is English than 99% of UK towns: 100%
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
7.4% of residents were born outside the UK across Wales’s towns, against 4.9% in Parcllyn. By way of comparison, 96% of residents have English as their main language across Wales’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (2%) and in Africa (1.5%).
Welsh, spoken by 52% of Parcllyn’s residents
Welsh language skills, residents aged 3 and over, Census 2021.
Welsh language skills · residents aged 3 and over
52% of residents aged 3 and over, 204 people, said in 2021 that they can speak Welsh, more than in 93% of Welsh towns (Welsh towns: 16%). The highest share in Dyfed belongs to Tumble (62%).
43% of residents said they have no religion, a share 63% of UK towns don’t reach
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: 98% of Parcllyn · Dyfed’s towns 93% · Wales’s towns 90%.
Religion · all residents
The figure for residents who describe themselves as Christian is 49% in Parcllyn and 43% across Wales’s towns. Typically, 47% of residents said they have no religion across Wales’s towns.
15% of residents give unpaid care, more than in 99% of UK towns
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 figure for adults who have never married is 31% in Parcllyn and 38% across Wales’s towns. Few places have as many married adults and civil partners: 48% here, more than in just over half of UK towns. Across Wales’s towns, the share of unpaid carers is 10%. Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 22 residents.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 26%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across Wales’s towns, 20% of adults have no qualification; in Parcllyn, 17%, while 26% hold one at degree level (31%).
Every neighbour of Parcllyn has an older population
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parcllyn | 402 | — | 45.9 | 25% | 27% |
| Aberporth | 1,075 | 0.9 mi | 54.9 | 35% | 20% |
| Cardigan | 3,767 | 5 mi | 47 | 27% | 23% |
| St Dogmaels | 1,013 | 6 mi | 55.7 | 33% | 19% |
| Newcastle Emlyn | 1,842 | 7.6 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 23% |
| New Quay | 1,046 | 10.6 mi | 58.5 | 37% | 13% |
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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 Parcllyn’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 Parcllyn’s residents
What is the population of Parcllyn?
The 2021 Census counted 402 people in Parcllyn’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Parcllyn?
The median age was 45.9 at the 2021 Census. 8.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Parcllyn?
98% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 90% across Wales’s towns and 93% across Dyfed’s towns. 4.9% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Parcllyn?
43% said they had no religion and 49% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.9% didn’t answer.
Is Parcllyn good for families?
27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 27% across Wales’s towns. Schools are on Parcllyn’s schools page.
How many people speak Welsh in Parcllyn?
204 residents aged 3 and over, 52%, 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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