Postcode district · Llanidloes
Who lives in SY18
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SY18, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 10,363 (2024)
SY18Postcode district · Llanidloes
Who lives in SY18
Residents
10,363
2024 estimate
Households
4,656
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 9.1% of residents. 13.6% are aged 20 to 34 — the age that rents most, against 18.4% across Wales. 29.4% are 65 or over, above the 21.3% across Wales.
SY18Wales
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
50.7% of residents are female and 49.3% male.
SY18
51%
49%
Wales
- Female50.7%51.1%
- Male49.3%48.9%
Relationship status
Across Wales, 43.8% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; SY18 is above that, at 49.3%. 30% have never married.
SY18Wales
Married or civil partnership49.3%43.8%
Never married30%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved9.9%9.9%
Separated2.4%2%
Widowed8.4%7.1%
How residents rate their health
Across Wales, 78.6% of residents describe their health as good or very good; SY18 is broadly in line with that, at 79.6%.
SY18
45%
35%
15%
Wales
- Very good44.6%46.2%
- Good35%32.4%
- Fair15.1%14.5%
- Bad4%5.3%
- Very bad1.3%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.