County Borough

Electoral Ward Profile - Hengoed Source: 2001 Census

Population Economic Activity

Total 5,044 Total males 16 - 74 years 1,721 Males 2,495 Total females 16 - 74 years 1,765 Females 2,549 % males 16 - 74 years who are econ. active 63.3 Age Structure (%) % females 16 - 74 years who are econ. active 47.6

0 - 4 years 7.1 % males 16 - 74 years who are: 5 - 15 years 19.2 Working full time 47.2 16 - 17 years 3.4 Working part time 2.8 18 - 29 years 14.3 Self employed 6.7 30 - 44 years 22.5 Unemployed 5.2 45 - 64 years 22.0 Full time student 1.3 65 years and over 11.5 75 years and over 4.6 % females 16 - 74 years who are: Working full time 27.4 Ethnic Group (%) Working part time 13.7 Self employed 1.6 White 99.1 Unemployed 2.7 Mixed 0.4 Full time student 2.1 Asian or Asian British 0.2 Black or Black British 0.0 Economic Inactivity Chinese 0.1 Other 0.1 % males 16 - 74 years who are econ. inactive 36.7 % females 16 - 74 years who are econ. inactive 52.4 % of all people identifying themselves as Welsh 18.8 % males 16 - 74 years who are: Marital Status (%) Retired 8.9 Student 4.6 All people aged 16+ 3,716 Looking after home/family 2.3 Permanently sick/disabled 17.1 Single (never married) 29.3 Other 3.7 Married 44.9 Re-married 7.8 % females 16 - 74 years who are: Separated (but still legally married) 1.8 Retired 12.0 Divorced 8.9 Student 4.7 Widowed 7.2 Looking after home/family 14.6 Permanently sick/disabled 14.1 Health and Provision of Unpaid Care Other 7.0

% of people with limiting long term illness 28.0 Hours Worked (%) % of working age with limiting long term illness 16.6 Males: % of people whose health was: 15 hours and under 1.9 Good 59.9 16 - 30 hours 5.9 Fairly good 24.0 31 - 37 hours 17.9 Not good 16.1 38 - 48 hours 56.7 49 hours or more 17.5 All people who provide unpaid care 591 Females: % of people who provide unpaid care: 15 hours and under 11.4 1 - 19 hours per week 52.6 16 - 30 hours 23.1 20 - 49 hours per week 14.2 31 - 37 hours 28.0 50 hours or more per week 33.2 38 - 48 hours 33.7 49 hours or more 3.8 Caerphilly County Borough

Electoral Ward Profile - Hengoed Source: 2001 Census

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

Agriculture, hunting, forestry & fishing 0.6 Households with no car/van 29.2 Mining & quarrying 0.2 Households with one car/van 48.2 Manufacturing 29.1 Households with two cars/vans 17.8 Electricity, gas & water supply 1.3 Households with three or more cars/vans 4.8 Construction 7.1 Wholesale & retail, repair of motor vehicles 13.5 Household Spaces and Accommodation Type Hotels & catering 3.6 Transport, storage & communication 6.1 All household spaces 1,917 Financial intermediation 3.2 Real estate, renting & business activities 8.5 % Detached house 11.8 Public administration & defence 5.9 % Semi-detached house 66.1 Education 7.8 % Terraced house 17.1 Health & Social Work 9.7 % Flat, maisonette or apartment 5.0 Other industries 3.5 % Caravan/other mobile or temporary structure 0.2

Occupation Groups (%) % Vacant or second residence/holiday accomm. 4.1

Managers & senior officials 9.4 Household Tenure (%) Professional 7.0 Associate professional & technical 9.4 Owner occupied 67.8 Administrative & secretarial 11.1 Rented from local authority 16.3 Skilled trades 13.5 Rented from housing assoc/reg. social landlord 9.6 Personal services 7.0 Rented from private landlord/letting agency 4.9 Sales & customer service 6.1 Other 1.3 Process, plant & machine operatives 15.9 Elementary occupations 20.6 Household Composition (%)

Qualifications (%) One person OAP households 9.9 Households containing only OAPs (more than one) 7.0 No qualifications 46.9 One person households 10.6

Highest qualification: Married/cohabiting couple households with: 1+ O level passes, 1+ CSE/GCSE any grades, 15.1 no children 16.2 NVQ level 1, Foundation GNVQ dependent children 28.0 5+ O level passes, 5+ CSEs (grade 1), 5+ GCSEs 16.1 all children non-dependent 8.8 (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 5.4 dependent children 10.6 GNVQ all children non-dependent 3.4 First degree, Higher degree, NVQ levels 4/5, 8.4 HNC/D, professional qualifications Other households 5.4

Other qualifications/level unknown 8.0 Knowledge of Welsh (%)

Travel to Work (%) All people 3 years and over 4,847

Train 4.3 % people 3 years and over who: Bus, minibus or coach 4.0 Understand spoken Welsh only 2.7 Motorcycle, scooter or moped 0.4 Speak but do not read/write Welsh 1.9 Driving a car or van 59.1 Speak and read but do not write Welsh 0.5 Passenger in a car or van 14.9 Speak, read and write Welsh 8.3 Taxi or minicab 0.5 Have another combination of skills 3.0 Bicycle 0.8 On foot 9.0 % with no knowledge of welsh 83.7 Other 0.4 Work mainly at or from home 6.6