Census Data

Powys: Welsh language skills (detailed)

Location Type: Unitary Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: W06000023

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Key Facts

All Residents 133,169
Male 65,702
Female 67,467
Households 60,182
Population Density (people/km2) 25.7
Table Codets032
Issued2022-12-06
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options10

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 129,901
Can understand spoken Welsh only 8,318
Can speak, read and write Welsh 16,256
Can speak but cannot read or write Welsh 3,316
Can speak and read but cannot write Welsh 1,521
Can read but cannot speak or write Welsh 2,044
Can write but cannot speak or read Welsh 209
Can read and write but cannot speak Welsh 794
Can speak and other combinations of skills in Welsh 264
No skills in Welsh 97,179

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