Postcode district · Aberystwyth
Who lives in SY23
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SY23, set against Wales as a whole.
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 38,402 (2024)
SY23Postcode district · Aberystwyth
Who lives in SY23
Residents
38,402
2024 estimate
Households
15,251
Census
Median age
41
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
13% / 22%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 20–24, at 13.2% of residents. 23.9% are aged 20 to 34 — the age that rents most, against 18.4% across Wales. 22% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the 21.3% across Wales.
SY23Wales
0%
5%
10%
15%
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.
SY23
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; SY23 is below that, at 38.3%. 45.7% have never married.
SY23Wales
Married or civil partnership38.3%43.8%
Never married45.7%37.2%
Divorced or dissolved8.1%9.9%
Separated1.6%2%
Widowed6.3%7.1%
How residents rate their health
Across Wales, 78.6% of residents describe their health as good or very good; SY23 is broadly in line with that, at 80.2%.
SY23
46%
34%
14%
Wales
- Very good46.2%46.2%
- Good33.9%32.4%
- Fair14.4%14.5%
- Bad4.3%5.3%
- Very bad1.2%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.