Census Data

Swansea: Welsh language skills (understanding)

Location Type: Unitary Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: W06000011

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Key Facts

All Residents 238,490
Male 117,524
Female 120,966
Households 104,962
Population Density (people/km2) 631.5
Table Codets036
Issued2022-12-06
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options3

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in Wales by their ability to understand Welsh. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

This classifies a person as being able to understand spoken Welsh if they ticked "Understand spoken Welsh" in the census questionnaire. They may have also ticked one or more of the following:

* speak Welsh
* read Welsh
* write Welsh

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 understanding ability: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over 231,889
Cannot understand spoken Welsh 195,740
Can understand spoken Welsh 36,149

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