The population of Bridgend is 145,490 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Bridgend is 73,625, and the female population is 71,863. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.
According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 137,755, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 2,480. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned No religion (76,141), followed by Christian (58,776), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer
As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (28,315), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (20,477). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.
Most people in the Bridgend area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (40,787), while 29,482 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 35,852 adults have Level 3 education, while 17,717 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Bridgend area are
The average age of people living in Bridgend is 43 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (24367), Between 45 to 54 (19935), and Between 55 to 64 (19866). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.
The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Bridgend has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (24,068) followed by Semi-routine occupations (17,423), and Routine occupations (17,206). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)
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| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Area | Bridgend |
| Ward | Aberkenfig Blackmill Brackla East Central Brackla East and Coychurch Lower Brackla West Brackla West Central Bridgend Central Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr Caerau Cefn-glas Coity Higher Cornelly Garw Valley Llangynwyd Maesteg East Maesteg West Nant-y-moel Newton Nottage Ogmore Vale Oldcastle Pen-y-fai Pencoed and Penprysg Porthcawl East Central Porthcawl West Central Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr Rest Bay St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre |
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| UTLA22 | Bridgend |
| Region | Wales |
| Country | Wales |