Postcode district · Cardiff
Who lives in CF5
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in CF5, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 84,565 (2024)
Who lives in CF5
Residents
84,565
2024 estimate
Households
34,282
Census
Median age
39
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
19% / 17%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.1% of residents. 19.1% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales. 16.9% are 65 or over, below the Wales figure of 21.3%.
CF5Wales
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
52.3% of residents are female and 47.7% male.
CF5
52%
48%
Wales
- Female52.3%51.1%
- Male47.7%48.9%
Relationship status
40.8% of adults in CF5 are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Wales average of 43.8%. 41.9% have never married.
CF5Wales
Married or civil partnership40.8%43.8%
Never married41.9%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved9.2%9.9%
Separated2.2%2%
Widowed5.9%7.1%
How residents rate their health
79.8% of residents in CF5 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Wales average of 78.6%.
CF5
48%
32%
13%
Wales
- Very good48.3%46.2%
- Good31.5%32.4%
- Fair13.3%14.5%
- Bad5.3%5.3%
- Very bad1.7%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.