Postcode district · Dolgellau
Who lives in LL40
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in LL40, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 8,798 (2024)
LL40Postcode district · Dolgellau
Who lives in LL40
Residents
8,798
2024 estimate
Households
4,017
Census
Median age
52
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
14% / 29%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 8.9% of residents. 13.3% are aged 20 to 34 — the age that rents most, against 18.4% across Wales. 28.6% are 65 or over, above the 21.3% across Wales.
LL40Wales
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
49.3% of residents are female and 50.7% male.
LL40
49%
51%
Wales
- Female49.3%51.1%
- Male50.7%48.9%
Relationship status
Across Wales, 43.8% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; LL40 is broadly in line with that, at 47%. 33.8% have never married.
LL40Wales
Married or civil partnership47%43.8%
Never married33.8%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved9.4%9.9%
Separated1.8%2%
Widowed8%7.1%
How residents rate their health
Across Wales, 78.6% of residents describe their health as good or very good; LL40 is broadly in line with that, at 80.7%.
LL40
48%
33%
14%
Wales
- Very good47.9%46.2%
- Good32.8%32.4%
- Fair14.4%14.5%
- Bad3.8%5.3%
- Very bad1.1%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.