Postcode district · Newtown
Who lives in SY16
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SY16, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 23,498 (2024)
SY16Postcode district · Newtown
Who lives in SY16
Residents
23,498
2024 estimate
Households
10,171
Census
Median age
47
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
16% / 24%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.6% of residents. 16% are aged 20 to 34 — the age that rents most, against 18.4% across Wales. 24.5% are 65 or over, above the 21.3% across Wales.
SY16Wales
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
50.5% of residents are female and 49.5% male.
SY16
51%
49%
Wales
- Female50.5%51.1%
- Male49.5%48.9%
Relationship status
Across Wales, 43.8% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; SY16 is broadly in line with that, at 47.2%. 33.2% have never married.
SY16Wales
Married or civil partnership47.2%43.8%
Never married33.2%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved10%9.9%
Separated2.2%2%
Widowed7.4%7.1%
How residents rate their health
Across Wales, 78.6% of residents describe their health as good or very good; SY16 is broadly in line with that, at 79.3%.
SY16
43%
36%
15%
Wales
- Very good43.2%46.2%
- Good36.1%32.4%
- Fair15.1%14.5%
- Bad4.5%5.3%
- Very bad1.1%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.