Postcode district · Swansea
Who lives in SA3
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SA3, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 29,561 (2024)
SA3Postcode district · Swansea
Who lives in SA3
Residents
29,561
2024 estimate
Households
13,124
Census
Median age
53
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
14% / 32%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.4% of residents. 11.3% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales. 32.1% are 65 or over, well above the Wales figure of 21.3%.
SA3Wales
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
52.1% of residents are female and 47.9% male.
SA3
52%
48%
Wales
- Female52.1%51.1%
- Male47.9%48.9%
Relationship status
53.3% of adults in SA3 are married or in a civil partnership, above the Wales average of 43.8%. 26% have never married.
SA3Wales
Married or civil partnership53.3%43.8%
Never married26%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved9.2%9.9%
Separated1.7%2%
Widowed9.8%7.1%
How residents rate their health
81.4% of residents in SA3 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Wales average of 78.6%.
SA3
52%
30%
13%
Wales
- Very good51.5%46.2%
- Good29.9%32.4%
- Fair13%14.5%
- Bad4.3%5.3%
- Very bad1.3%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.