Hirwaun, Penderyn a'r Rhigos (Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos): Welsh language skills (detailed)

Location Type: Electoral Wards, ONS Geographic Code: W05001087

Key Facts

All Residents	6,204
Male	3,081
Female	3,123
Households	2,672
Population Density (people/km2)	79.5

Related Census Areas
Is within
- Wales
  Country
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
  Unitary Authorities
- Hirwaun & Rhigos
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
Borders with
- Aberdare West and Llwydcoed
  Electoral Wards
- Glynneath Central and East
  Electoral Wards
- Cymer and Glyncorrwg
  Electoral Wards
- Blaengwrach and Glynneath West
  Electoral Wards
- Vaynor
  Electoral Wards
- Cyfarthfa
  Electoral Wards
- Treherbert
  Electoral Wards
- Pen-y-waun
  Electoral Wards
- Tawe Uchaf
  Electoral Wards
- Talybont-on-Usk
  Electoral Wards
- Ferndale and Maerdy
  Electoral Wards
Overlaps with
- Pontneddfechan
  Built Up Areas
- Aberdare
  Built Up Areas
Contains

No contained areas found

Table Code	ts032
Issued	2022-12-06
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	10

Description
Data
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This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in Wales by their overall Welsh language skills. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

Whether a person has Welsh language skills. If they do, can they do any of the following:

* understand spoken Welsh
* speak Welsh
* read Welsh
* write Welsh
* no skills in Welsh

The census questionnaire only asked this question to people in Wales.

In results that classify people by Welsh language skills, a person may appear in more than one category depending on which combination of skills they have.

Welsh language skills: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over	6,056
Can understand spoken Welsh only	351
Can speak, read and write Welsh	745
Can speak but cannot read or write Welsh	114
Can speak and read but cannot write Welsh	57
Can read but cannot speak or write Welsh	108
Can write but cannot speak or read Welsh	4
Can read and write but cannot speak Welsh	34
Can speak and other combinations of skills in Welsh	9
No skills in Welsh	4,634

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