Postcode district · Brecon
Who lives in LD3
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in LD3, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 23,329 (2024)
LD3Postcode district · Brecon
Who lives in LD3
Residents
23,329
2024 estimate
Households
10,301
Census
Median age
50
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
14% / 27%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 8% of residents. 14.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales. 27.5% are 65 or over, above the Wales figure of 21.3%.
LD3Wales
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
50.6% of residents are female and 49.4% male.
LD3
51%
49%
Wales
- Female50.6%51.1%
- Male49.4%48.9%
Relationship status
49.6% of adults in LD3 are married or in a civil partnership, above the Wales average of 43.8%. 30.5% have never married.
LD3Wales
Married or civil partnership49.6%43.8%
Never married30.5%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved10.1%9.9%
Separated2%2%
Widowed7.8%7.1%
How residents rate their health
81% of residents in LD3 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Wales average of 78.6%.
LD3
48%
33%
14%
Wales
- Very good47.9%46.2%
- Good33.1%32.4%
- Fair14.1%14.5%
- Bad3.7%5.3%
- Very bad1.2%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.