Postcode district · Welshpool
Who lives in SY21
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SY21, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 29,978 (2024)
SY21Postcode district · Welshpool
Who lives in SY21
Residents
29,978
2024 estimate
Households
12,718
Census
Median age
50
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
14% / 26%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.4% of residents. 14.5% are aged 20 to 34 — the age that rents most, against 18.4% across Wales. 26.5% are 65 or over, above the 21.3% across Wales.
SY21Wales
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
49.9% of residents are female and 50.1% male.
SY21
50%
50%
Wales
- Female49.9%51.1%
- Male50.1%48.9%
Relationship status
Across Wales, 43.8% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; SY21 is above that, at 51.1%. 30.5% have never married.
SY21Wales
Married or civil partnership51.1%43.8%
Never married30.5%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved9.3%9.9%
Separated1.7%2%
Widowed7.4%7.1%
How residents rate their health
Across Wales, 78.6% of residents describe their health as good or very good; SY21 is broadly in line with that, at 80.7%.
SY21
46%
35%
14%
Wales
- Very good45.6%46.2%
- Good35.1%32.4%
- Fair14.2%14.5%
- Bad3.8%5.3%
- Very bad1.3%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.