Photo: Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Llanigon is over 55, older than 97% of UK towns
Against a figure of 29% across Wales’s towns, the share of households in terraced houses in Llanigon comes in at 6%. Nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 89% of UK towns. There were 120 households here at the 2021 Census, home to 266 residents. Across Llanigon, 14% of residents give unpaid care.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of UK towns: 6.5%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
60–64 is the most common age band: 12% of residents, 2 times the share across Wales’s towns. For Llanigon, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 31%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A smaller share of full-time students than 98% of UK towns: 3.1%
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%.
Managerial and professional jobs account for 36% of Llanigon’s adults, routine and semi-routine work for 18%, against 29% and 27% across Wales’s towns. Across Wales’s towns, full-time students come to 8%. Locally, 6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Fewer families than 95% of UK towns: 20% of households have children
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
People per household
Wales’s towns.
The average household has 2.3 people, against 2.3 across Wales’s towns. The share of shared households of unrelated adults stands at 4.2%. Households with dependent children make up 27% across Wales’s towns.
Only 4.3% of households have no car or van in Llanigon
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 in detached houses is 43%, against 24% across Wales’s towns. By contrast, households in flats are rarer here than in 99% of UK towns. Against that, 21% of households have no car or van across Wales’s towns.
3.4% born outside the UK, fewer than in 86% 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
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2.3%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.4%). As a reference point, 7.4% of residents were born outside the UK across Wales’s towns. 99% of residents have English as their main language, a higher share than in 82% of UK towns.
6.1% of people in Llanigon 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 16 people, 6.1% of those aged 3 and over, said they can: fewer than in 98% of Welsh towns. The highest share in Powys belongs to Ystradgynlais (32%).
Above 64% of UK towns: 52% of residents describe themselves as Christian
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: 94% of Llanigon · Powys’ towns 94% · Wales’s towns 90%.
Religion · all residents
Residents who describe themselves as White British: 94%, above 62% of UK towns. Census figures put residents with no religion at 41% in Llanigon. Across the comparison, 43% of residents describe themselves as Christian across Wales’s towns.
53% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 81% 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
Across Wales’s towns, the share of adults who have never married is 38%; Llanigon has 30%. Married adults and civil partners: 43% across Wales’s towns, for comparison.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 42%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications cover 42% of adults in Llanigon, 31% across Wales’s towns; 11% have no qualification, against 20%.
Every neighbour of Llanigon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanigon | 266 | — | 55 | 31% | 20% |
| Hay-on-Wye | 2,065 | 1.6 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 18% |
| Talgarth | 1,252 | 5.4 mi | 49.8 | 27% | 25% |
| Kington | 2,423 | 11.6 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 20% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Powys’ towns” and “Wales’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Powys (or Wales), summed the same way as Llanigon’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 Llanigon’s residents
What is the population of Llanigon?
The 2021 Census counted 266 people in Llanigon’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Llanigon?
The median age was 55 at the 2021 Census. 6.5% of residents were 15 to 24 and 31% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Llanigon?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 90% across Wales’s towns and 94% across Powys’ towns. 3.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Llanigon?
41% said they had no religion and 52% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6% didn’t answer.
Is Llanigon good for families?
20% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 27% across Wales’s towns. Schools are on Llanigon’s schools page.
How many people speak Welsh in Llanigon?
16 residents aged 3 and over, 6.1%, 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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