A Welsh-speaking village: 50% of Penybanc’s residents speak Welsh
Across Wales’s towns, the share of unpaid carers is 10%; Penybanc has 13%. At the 2021 Census Penybanc was home to 1,165 people in 486 households. In Penybanc, 12% of households live in a terraced house. 1% of households live in a flat or apartment, a lower share than in 99% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Penybanc’s people
A Welsh-speaking village
565 residents, 50% of those aged 3 and over, said they can speak Welsh in 2021, more than in 92% of Welsh towns. Welsh language ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Penybanc’s residents are under 51.3 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 31% are 65 or over, against 21% across Wales’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Penybanc is older than 90% of UK towns: a median age of 51.3
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over across Wales’s towns, against 31% in Penybanc. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are scarce here: 9.5%, fewer than in nearly three fifths of UK towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
More students than 83% of UK towns: 5.9% of adults in Penybanc
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%.
In Penybanc, 26% of adults work in managerial and professional jobs and 27% in routine and semi-routine work, against 29% and 27% across Wales’s towns. Elsewhere, 8% of adults are full-time students across Wales’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year: nearly a tenth of the total.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Fewer family households than 75% of UK towns: 25% in Penybanc
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 2.7%, the share of shared households of unrelated adults is in line with the figure across Wales’s towns. For comparison, 27% of households have dependent children across Wales’s towns. Households average 2.2 people. Higher than in 70% of UK towns: 32% of households are one person living alone.
A village of detached houses: 45% of households live in one
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 share of households without a car or van is 12%, against 21% across Wales’s towns. To put it in context, 24% of households live in a detached house across Wales’s towns.
In Penybanc, 3.2% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 88% 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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.6%) or in the Middle East and Asia (1.1%). Few places have as many residents whose main language is English: 99% here, more than in 71% of UK towns. For comparison, 7.4% of residents were born outside the UK across Wales’s towns.
Penybanc’s residents: 50% speak Welsh
Welsh language skills, residents aged 3 and over, Census 2021.
Welsh language skills · residents aged 3 and over
Across Welsh towns, 16% of residents can speak Welsh; here 565 people, 50% of those aged 3 and over, said they can: more than in 92% of Welsh towns. Top of Dyfed: Tumble, at 62%.
A higher share of residents who describe themselves as White British than 81% of UK towns, at 95%
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: 95% of Penybanc · Dyfed’s towns 93% · Wales’s towns 90%.
Religion · all residents
Just over half of residents describe themselves as Christian, against 43% across Wales’s towns. Set beside that, nine in ten residents describe themselves as White British across Wales’s towns. Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (1.5%), Indian (0.9%) and Caribbean (0.7%).
Below 71% of UK towns: 29% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership
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 number giving 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week is 56. Compared with other places, married adults and civil partners are common here: 48%, more than in just over half of UK towns. Adults who have never married make up 38% across Wales’s towns.
Degree level: the highest qualification of 29% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Penybanc’s adults: 29% with a degree-level qualification and 24% with none, against 31% and 20% across Wales’s towns.
Every neighbour of Penybanc has a younger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penybanc | 1,165 | — | 51.3 | 31% | 25% |
| Ammanford | 8,282 | 1 mi | 44.7 | 24% | 27% |
| Tycroes | 2,480 | 1.1 mi | 46.4 | 25% | 27% |
| Llandybie | 2,563 | 1.7 mi | 47.2 | 27% | 29% |
| Capel Hendre | 1,143 | 1.8 mi | 47.9 | 26% | 28% |
| Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes | 6,339 | 3.1 mi | 42.7 | 21% | 29% |
| Glanaman | 3,866 | 4.1 mi | 45 | 22% | 25% |
| Tumble | 4,040 | 4.9 mi | 45.5 | 24% | 26% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “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 Penybanc’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 Penybanc’s residents
What is the population of Penybanc?
The 2021 Census counted 1,165 people in Penybanc’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Penybanc?
The median age was 51.3 at the 2021 Census. 9.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 31% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Penybanc?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 90% across Wales’s towns and 93% across Dyfed’s towns. 3.2% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Penybanc?
41% said they had no religion and 51% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 6.7% didn’t answer.
Is Penybanc good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 27% across Wales’s towns. Schools are on Penybanc’s schools page.
How many people speak Welsh in Penybanc?
565 residents aged 3 and over, 50%, 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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