Postcode district · Port Talbot
Who lives in SA12
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SA12, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 40,618 (2024)
Who lives in SA12
Residents
40,618
2024 estimate
Households
17,926
Census
Median age
43
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
17% / 21%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.3% of residents. 17.5% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales. 21.1% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 21.3%.
SA12Wales
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
51.5% of residents are female and 48.5% male.
SA12
52%
48%
Wales
- Female51.5%51.1%
- Male48.5%48.9%
Relationship status
42.3% of adults in SA12 are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the Wales average of 43.8%. 36.5% have never married.
SA12Wales
Married or civil partnership42.3%43.8%
Never married36.5%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved11%9.9%
Separated2.3%2%
Widowed7.9%7.1%
How residents rate their health
74.5% of residents in SA12 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Wales average of 78.6%.
SA12
45%
30%
16%
Wales
- Very good44.6%46.2%
- Good29.9%32.4%
- Fair15.7%14.5%
- Bad7.2%5.3%
- Very bad2.6%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.