Postcode district · Caersws
Who lives in SY17
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SY17, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 6,103 (2024)
SY17Postcode district · Caersws
Who lives in SY17
Residents
6,103
2024 estimate
Households
2,621
Census
Median age
53
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
14% / 29%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.8% of residents. 12.5% 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.
SY17Wales
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
49.8% of residents are female and 50.2% male.
SY17
50%
50%
Wales
- Female49.8%51.1%
- Male50.2%48.9%
Relationship status
Across Wales, 43.8% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; SY17 is above that, at 54.6%. 27.9% have never married.
SY17Wales
Married or civil partnership54.6%43.8%
Never married27.9%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved9.3%9.9%
Separated1.5%2%
Widowed6.7%7.1%
How residents rate their health
Across Wales, 78.6% of residents describe their health as good or very good; SY17 is broadly in line with that, at 82.3%.
SY17
46%
36%
13%
Wales
- Very good46.4%46.2%
- Good35.9%32.4%
- Fair13.3%14.5%
- Bad3.4%5.3%
- Very bad1%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.