Information about Vale of Glamorgan

Population
131,939
Avg Annual Income
£44,747
Full Time Employees
27.09%
Average Age
43.52
Vale of Glamorgan Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Vale of Glamorgan is 131,939 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Vale of Glamorgan is 68,345, and the female population is 63,594. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 121,371, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 2,696. 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 (63,164), followed by Christian (58,237), 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

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (29,294), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (18,575). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the Vale of Glamorgan area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (35,747), while 28,073 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 40,062 adults have Level 3 education, while 15,459 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Vale of Glamorgan area are

  • Professional occupations (13209)
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (8717), and
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (8171)

Age

The average age of people living in Vale of Glamorgan is 44 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (23011), Between 55 to 64 (18166), and Between 45 to 54 (17447). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

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 Vale of Glamorgan has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (24,931) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (15,729), and Intermediate occupations (13,747). 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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Population of Vale of Glamorgan over the years

Male Population of Vale of Glamorgan over the years
Female Population of Vale of Glamorgan over the years
Postcodes in Vale of Glamorgan

The postcode district CF are associated with the Vale of Glamorgan, and there are total 12 postcode areas (listed below). The Vale of Glamorgan has a total of 5702 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaVale of Glamorgan
Ward

Baruc

Buttrills

Cadoc

Castleland

Cornerswell

Court

Cowbridge

Dinas Powys

Dyfan

Gibbonsdown

Illtyd

Llandough

Llandow

Llantwit Major

Peterston-super-Ely

Plymouth

Rhoose

St Athan

St Augustine's

St Bride's Major

Stanwell

Sully

Wenvoe

LTLA22
UTLA22Vale of Glamorgan
RegionWales
CountryWales