The 58 electoral wards which make up Carmarthenshire are listed below, click on the name of the ward to view the demographics of the area as recorded by the 2001 Census.

The office of National Statistics publish statistics at national and regional level, to access their site visit:

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The 72 community wards of Carmarthenshire vary in density from 17 people per hectare in Ammanford to 0.04 in Llanddeusant. Density of the population in Carmarthenshire is 0.7 in comparison to 1.4 people per hectare throughout Wales.

Area and Density

Census 2001 - Carmarthenshire Key Statistics

• The resident population of Carmarthenshire, as measured by the 2001 Census, was 172,842
• The average age of Carmarthenshire’s residents is 41.1 years
• 53.8% of the County’s population are married or re-married
• 86% of the resident population rated their health as “good” or “fairly good,” however, a quarter of residents stated that they had a limiting long term illness
• There were 73,112 households in the County in 2001
• The average house price in Carmarthenshire stood at £60,641
• 53.4% of the resident population were in employment, with 3.4% unemployed.

People Statistics

Resident Population and Age

The resident population of Carmarthenshire, as measured by the 2001 Census, was 172,842, of which 48% were male and 52% were female.

Source: 2001 Census, ONS

Marital Status

Source: 2001 Census, ONS

Ethnic Group

Source: 2001 Census, ONS

Religion

Source: 2001 Census, ONS

Health and Provision of Care

The 2001 Census asked people to describe their health, over the preceding 12 months as "good", "fairly good" or "not good".

Source: 2001 Census, ONS

It also asked questions about any limiting long-term illness, health problem or disability which limited people's daily activities or the work they could do.

Source: 2001 Census, ONS

For the first time, the 2001 Census asked a question about any voluntary care provided to look after, or give anhy help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of long-term physical or mental ill-health or disability, or problems relating to old age.

Source: 2001 Census, ONS

There are two main benefits associated with health that are paid to people needing help with personal care. They are the "Disability Living Allowance" and the "Attendance Allowance". The Disability Living Allowance is a benefit paid to people under 65, who are disabled, and need help with personal care, and/or getting around. In August 2000, 11,520 people in Carmarthenshire received this benefit.

The Attendance Allowance id paid to people over the age of 65, who are so severely disabled, physically or mentally, that they need supervision or a great deal of help with personal care. In May 2000, 7,200 people in Carmarthenshire received this benefit.

Source: Department for Work and Pensions, 2000

Source: 2001 Census, ONS

Within Carmarthenshire, 21 per cent of those unemployed were aged 50 and over, 10 per cent had never worked and 34 per cent were long term unemployed.
In August 2000, there were 2,455 Jobseeker Allowance claimants in Carmarthenshire of which 29 per cent had child dependants. The Job Seeker Allowance (JSA) is payable to people under pensionable age who are available for, and actively seeking, work of at least 40 hours a week. Figures produced here are those only for people claiming income-based JSA.

In August 2000, there were 13,675 Income Support claimants in Carmarthenshire, of which 3 per cent were aged under 20. Income support was introduced on April 11th 1988 and can be paid to a person who is aged 16 and over, is not working 16 hours or more a week, and has less money coming in than the law says they need to live on.

Source: Department for Work and Pensions 2000

Students and Qualifications

Source: 2001 Census, ONS

Note: Students and school children were counted at their term-time address

Source: 2001 Census, ONS

Houisng and Households

In Carmarthenshire, there were 73,112 households in 2001. 98% of the resident population lived in households. The remainder of the population lived in communal establishments.

Source: 2001 Census, ONS

Source: 2001 Census, ONS/The Land Registry 2001

Area Statistics - Levels of Crime in Carmarthenshire

Source: Home Office

About this summary
1. This summary brings together data from a number of sources, all of which are available on the Neighbourhood Statistics website.
www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
2. In some cases the data shown in this summary may have been rounded and figures shown may differ slightly from those published elsewhere. Due to rounding of percentages, the addition of categories may not sum to exactly 100 per cent in all cases. It should also be noted that in some cases, different tables may show different counts for the same population, due to disclosure protection measures used to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information about identifiable individuals. Figures quoted should therefore be used for guidance only.
3. These summary statistics are based on administrative ward boundaries legally in force at the end of 2002, which includes ward boundaries that became operative in a number of Local Authorities in May 2003, and some others that will become operative in May 2004.
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