The population of Rhondda Cynon Taf is 237,653 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Rhondda Cynon Taf is 121,321, and the female population is 116,330. 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 226,123, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 3,187. 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 (133,486), followed by Christian (86,474), 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 (43,372), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (34,175). 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (64,516), while 44,994 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 51,749 adults have Level 3 education, while 29,121 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Rhondda Cynon Taf area are
The average age of people living in Rhondda Cynon Taf is 42 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (41081), Between 45 to 54 (31333), and Between 55 to 64 (31242). 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 Rhondda Cynon Taf has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (34,815) followed by Routine occupations (29,590), and Semi-routine occupations (27,627). 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 | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Ward | Aberaman Abercynon Aberdare East Aberdare West and Llwydcoed Beddau and Tyn-y-nant Brynna and Llanharan Church Village Cilfynydd Cwm Clydach Cwmbach Cymer Ferndale and Maerdy Gilfach-goch Glyn-coch Graig and Pontypridd West Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos Llanharry Llantrisant and Talbot Green Llantwit Fardre Llwyn-y-pia Mountain Ash Pen-y-graig Pen-y-waun Penrhiw-ceibr Pentre Pontyclun Central Pontyclun East Pontyclun West Pontypridd Town Porth Rhydfelen Central Taff's Well Ton-teg Tonypandy Tonyrefail East Tonyrefail West Trallwng Trealaw Treforest Treherbert Treorchy Tylorstown and Ynyshir Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf Ynysybwl Ystrad |
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| UTLA22 | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Region | Wales |
| Country | Wales |