Postcode district · Porthmadog
Who lives in LL49
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in LL49, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 5,765 (2024)
LL49Postcode district · Porthmadog
Who lives in LL49
Residents
5,765
2024 estimate
Households
2,585
Census
Median age
52
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
14% / 32%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.2% of residents. 13.6% are aged 20 to 34 — the age that rents most, against 18.4% across Wales. 31.7% are 65 or over, well above the 21.3% across Wales.
LL49Wales
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
50.5% of residents are female and 49.5% male.
LL49
50%
50%
Wales
- Female50.5%51.1%
- Male49.5%48.9%
Relationship status
Across Wales, 43.8% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; LL49 is broadly in line with that, at 43.3%. 33.8% have never married.
LL49Wales
Married or civil partnership43.3%43.8%
Never married33.8%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved10.6%9.9%
Separated2.2%2%
Widowed10.1%7.1%
How residents rate their health
Across Wales, 78.6% of residents describe their health as good or very good; LL49 is broadly in line with that, at 79.8%.
LL49
47%
33%
15%
Wales
- Very good46.7%46.2%
- Good33.1%32.4%
- Fair15%14.5%
- Bad4.1%5.3%
- Very bad1.1%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.