Electoral Ward Profile - Aberbargoed Source: 2001 Census

Population Economic Activity

Total 3,558 Total males 16 - 74 years 1,207 Males 1,741 Total females 16 - 74 years 1,283 Females 1,817 % males 16 - 74 years who are econ. active 56.0 Age Structure (%) % females 16 - 74 years who are econ. active 41.0

0 - 4 years 6.5 % males 16 - 74 years who are: 5 - 15 years 15.8 Working full time 39.3 16 - 17 years 3.0 Working part time 2.2 18 - 29 years 14.5 Self employed 6.6 30 - 44 years 19.8 Unemployed 6.8 45 - 64 years 23.6 Full time student 1.2 65 years and over 16.9 75 years and over 7.8 % females 16 - 74 years who are: Working full time 23.2 Ethnic Group (%) Working part time 12.5 Self employed 1.6 White 99.5 Unemployed 2.3 Mixed 0.1 Full time student 1.3 Asian or Asian British 0.3 Black or Black British 0.0 Economic Inactivity Chinese 0.1 Other 0.0 % males 16 - 74 years who are econ. inactive 44.0 % females 16 - 74 years who are econ. inactive 49.0 % of all people identifying themselves as Welsh 14.1 % males 16 - 74 years who are: Marital Status (%) Retired 11.6 Student 3.4 All people aged 16+ 2,766 Looking after home/family 2.2 Permanently sick/disabled 22.7 Single (never married) 29.4 Other 4.1 Married 43.2 Re-married 6.2 % females 16 - 74 years who are: Separated (but still legally married) 1.7 Retired 14.0 Divorced 9.2 Student 5.2 Widowed 10.3 Looking after home/family 16.0 Permanently sick/disabled 17.1 Health and Provision of Unpaid Care Other 6.6

% of people with limiting long term illness 34.1 Hours Worked (%) % of working age with limiting long term illness 18.2 Males: % of people whose health was: 15 hours and under 2.5 Good 53.3 16 - 30 hours 5.1 Fairly good 24.8 31 - 37 hours 16.9 Not good 21.9 38 - 48 hours 58.3 49 hours or more 17.2 All people who provide unpaid care 443 Females: % of people who provide unpaid care: 15 hours and under 12.5 1 - 19 hours per week 48.8 16 - 30 hours 24.8 20 - 49 hours per week 14.4 31 - 37 hours 23.2 50 hours or more per week 36.8 38 - 48 hours 36.0 49 hours or more 3.4 Caerphilly County Borough

Electoral Ward Profile - Aberbargoed Source: 2001 Census

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

Agriculture, hunting, forestry & fishing 1.0 Households with no car/van 40.6 Mining & quarrying 0.0 Households with one car/van 43.0 Manufacturing 30.7 Households with two cars/vans 13.7 Electricity, gas & water supply 0.8 Households with three or more cars/vans 2.7 Construction 11.8 Wholesale & retail, repair of motor vehicles 14.4 Household Spaces and Accommodation Type Hotels & catering 4.0 Transport, storage & communication 4.4 All household spaces 1,500 Financial intermediation 2.1 Real estate, renting & business activities 7.5 % Detached house 5.3 Public administration & defence 6.4 % Semi-detached house 41.8 Education 4.1 % Terraced house 44.1 Health & Social Work 9.3 % Flat, maisonette or apartment 8.9 Other industries 3.5 % Caravan/other mobile or temporary structure 0.0

Occupation Groups (%) % Vacant or second residence/holiday accomm. 2.8

Managers & senior officials 6.3 Household Tenure (%) Professional 3.2 Associate professional & technical 7.9 Owner occupied 58.3 Administrative & secretarial 9.8 Rented from local authority 28.7 Skilled trades 16.5 Rented from housing assoc/reg. social landlord 7.0 Personal services 6.8 Rented from private landlord/letting agency 4.2 Sales & customer service 6.3 Other 1.7 Process, plant & machine operatives 19.5 Elementary occupations 23.5 Household Composition (%)

Qualifications (%) One person OAP households 14.6 Households containing only OAPs (more than one) 8.7 No qualifications 54.1 One person households 13.2

Highest qualification: Married/cohabiting couple households with: 1+ O level passes, 1+ CSE/GCSE any grades, 14.6 no children 13.7 NVQ level 1, Foundation GNVQ dependent children 20.6 5+ O level passes, 5+ CSEs (grade 1), 5+ GCSEs 13.9 all children non-dependent 8.2 (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 4.2 dependent children 11.4 GNVQ all children non-dependent 4.5 First degree, Higher degree, NVQ levels 4/5, 4.8 HNC/D, professional qualifications Other households 5.0

Other qualifications/level unknown 8.5 Knowledge of Welsh (%)

Travel to Work (%) All people 3 years and over 3,420

Train 3.2 % people 3 years and over who: Bus, minibus or coach 5.6 Understand spoken Welsh only 2.9 Motorcycle, scooter or moped 0.3 Speak but do not read/write Welsh 1.9 Driving a car or van 54.9 Speak and read but do not write Welsh 0.9 Passenger in a car or van 14.9 Speak, read and write Welsh 6.3 Taxi or minicab 1.5 Have another combination of skills 1.8 Bicycle 0.3 On foot 12.0 % with no knowledge of welsh 86.2 Other 0.3 Work mainly at or from home 7.1