The population of Neath Port Talbot is 142,290 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Neath Port Talbot is 72,410, and the female population is 69,879. 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 135,111, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 1,760. 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 (70,941), followed by Christian (59,974), 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 (25,834), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (20,716). 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 Neath Port Talbot area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (37,475), while 29,419 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 30,280 adults have Level 3 education, while 17,359 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Neath Port Talbot area are
The average age of people living in Neath Port Talbot is 43 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (23427), Between 55 to 64 (19849), and Between 45 to 54 (18218). 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 Neath Port Talbot has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (20,414) followed by Routine occupations (17,902), and Semi-routine occupations (17,562). 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 | Neath Port Talbot |
| Ward | Aberavon Aberdulais Allt-wen Baglan Blaengwrach and Glynneath West Briton Ferry East Briton Ferry West Bryn and Cwmavon Bryn-coch North Bryn-coch South Cadoxton Cimla and Pelenna Coedffranc Central Coedffranc North Coedffranc West Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera Cymer and Glyncorrwg Dyffryn Glynneath Central and East Godre'r Graig Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman Gwynfi and Croeserw Margam and Tai-bach Neath East Neath North Neath South Pontardawe Port Talbot Resolven and Tonna Rhos Sandfields East Sandfields West Trebanos |
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| UTLA22 | Neath Port Talbot |
| Region | Wales |
| Country | Wales |