County Borough

Electoral Ward Profile - Ystrad Mynach Source: 2001 Census

Population Economic Activity

Total 4,077 Total males 16 - 74 years 1,461 Males 1,978 Total females 16 - 74 years 1,542 Females 2,099 % males 16 - 74 years who are econ. active 68.7 Age Structure (%) % females 16 - 74 years who are econ. active 56.3

0 - 4 years 5.8 % males 16 - 74 years who are: 5 - 15 years 13.0 Working full time 52.2 16 - 17 years 2.4 Working part time 2.9 18 - 29 years 13.4 Self employed 8.4 30 - 44 years 22.5 Unemployed 3.6 45 - 64 years 25.5 Full time student 1.7 65 years and over 17.4 75 years and over 7.5 % females 16 - 74 years who are: Working full time 33.9 Ethnic Group (%) Working part time 16.6 Self employed 2.2 White 98.9 Unemployed 1.2 Mixed 0.4 Full time student 2.4 Asian or Asian British 0.3 Black or Black British 0.1 Economic Inactivity Chinese 0.2 Other 0.1 % males 16 - 74 years who are econ. inactive 31.3 % females 16 - 74 years who are econ. inactive 43.7 % of all people identifying themselves as Welsh 17.8 % males 16 - 74 years who are: Marital Status (%) Retired 12.7 Student 4.0 All people aged 16+ 3,310 Looking after home/family 0.5 Permanently sick/disabled 12.0 Single (never married) 24.7 Other 2.1 Married 49.4 Re-married 8.3 % females 16 - 74 years who are: Separated (but still legally married) 1.3 Retired 18.9 Divorced 7.7 Student 4.2 Widowed 8.5 Looking after home/family 7.9 Permanently sick/disabled 9.9 Health and Provision of Unpaid Care Other 2.8

% of people with limiting long term illness 26.3 Hours Worked (%) % of working age with limiting long term illness 13.0 Males: % of people whose health was: 15 hours and under 3.0 Good 63.2 16 - 30 hours 4.6 Fairly good 23.2 31 - 37 hours 19.6 Not good 13.6 38 - 48 hours 52.5 49 hours or more 20.3 All people who provide unpaid care 544 Females: % of people who provide unpaid care: 15 hours and under 12.3 1 - 19 hours per week 60.8 16 - 30 hours 23.1 20 - 49 hours per week 12.9 31 - 37 hours 31.0 50 hours or more per week 26.3 38 - 48 hours 28.3 49 hours or more 5.2 Caerphilly County Borough

Electoral Ward Profile - Ystrad Mynach Source: 2001 Census

Industry of Employment (%) Car/Van Ownership (%)

Agriculture, hunting, forestry & fishing 0.8 Households with no car/van 22.3 Mining & quarrying 0.4 Households with one car/van 48.1 Manufacturing 21.4 Households with two cars/vans 24.5 Electricity, gas & water supply 2.1 Households with three or more cars/vans 5.1 Construction 5.3 Wholesale & retail, repair of motor vehicles 13.1 Household Spaces and Accommodation Type Hotels & catering 2.8 Transport, storage & communication 4.4 All household spaces 1,800 Financial intermediation 4.4 Real estate, renting & business activities 9.6 % Detached house 21.5 Public administration & defence 10.7 % Semi-detached house 33.4 Education 10.4 % Terraced house 37.5 Health & Social Work 11.2 % Flat, maisonette or apartment 7.6 Other industries 3.5 % Caravan/other mobile or temporary structure 0.0

Occupation Groups (%) % Vacant or second residence/holiday accomm. 4.7

Managers & senior officials 12.4 Household Tenure (%) Professional 13.2 Associate professional & technical 15.2 Owner occupied 85.0 Administrative & secretarial 16.0 Rented from local authority 4.1 Skilled trades 10.8 Rented from housing assoc/reg. social landlord 4.5 Personal services 6.7 Rented from private landlord/letting agency 4.2 Sales & customer service 6.6 Other 2.2 Process, plant & machine operatives 8.2 Elementary occupations 11.0 Household Composition (%)

Qualifications (%) One person OAP households 15.5 Households containing only OAPs (more than one) 10.5 No qualifications 29.6 One person households 11.9

Highest qualification: Married/cohabiting couple households with: 1+ O level passes, 1+ CSE/GCSE any grades, 14.8 no children 18.5 NVQ level 1, Foundation GNVQ dependent children 25.0 5+ O level passes, 5+ CSEs (grade 1), 5+ GCSEs 20.6 all children non-dependent 7.9 (grade A-C), 1+ A/AS levels, NVQ level 2, Intermediate GNVQ Lone parent households with: 2+ A levels, 4+ AS levels, NVQ level 3, Advanced 6.8 dependent children 4.4 GNVQ all children non-dependent 2.9 First degree, Higher degree, NVQ levels 4/5, 21.1 HNC/D, professional qualifications Other households 3.4

Other qualifications/level unknown 7.0 Knowledge of Welsh (%)

Travel to Work (%) All people 3 years and over 3,936

Train 6.0 % people 3 years and over who: Bus, minibus or coach 2.8 Understand spoken Welsh only 3.4 Motorcycle, scooter or moped 0.7 Speak but do not read/write Welsh 1.1 Driving a car or van 65.7 Speak and read but do not write Welsh 0.7 Passenger in a car or van 7.0 Speak, read and write Welsh 9.3 Taxi or minicab 0.2 Have another combination of skills 4.5 Bicycle 0.6 On foot 9.1 % with no knowledge of welsh 80.9 Other 0.3 Work mainly at or from home 7.6