Merthyr Tydfil: Welsh language skills (speaking) by single year of age

Location Type: Unitary Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: W06000024

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Key Facts

All Residents	58,836
Male	28,753
Female	30,086
Households	25,785
Population Density (people/km2)	528.2

Related Census Areas
Is within
- Wales
  Country
Borders with
- Powys
  Unitary Authorities
- Caerphilly
  Unitary Authorities
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
  Unitary Authorities
Overlaps with

No equivalent overlapping areas found
Contains
- Treharris
  Built Up Areas
- Merthyr Tydfil
  Built Up Areas
- Troedyrhiw and Pentrebach
  Built Up Areas
- Bedlinog
  Built Up Areas
- Aberfan
  Built Up Areas
- Trelewis
  Built Up Areas
- Cyfarthfa
  Communities
- Dowlais
  Communities
- Gurnos
  Communities
- Merthyr Vale
  Communities
- Pant
  Communities
- Park
  Communities
- Penydarren
  Communities
- Town
  Communities
- Treharris
  Communities
- Troed-y-rhiw
  Communities
- Vaynor
  Communities
- Bedlinog
  Communities
- Vaynor
  Electoral Wards
- Bedlinog and Trelewis
  Electoral Wards
- Cyfarthfa
  Electoral Wards
- Dowlais and Pant
  Electoral Wards
- Gurnos
  Electoral Wards
- Merthyr Vale
  Electoral Wards
- Park
  Electoral Wards
- Penydarren
  Electoral Wards
- Plymouth
  Electoral Wards
- Town
  Electoral Wards
- Treharris
  Electoral Wards
- Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Gelli-deg & Town
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Pentre-bach & Mountain Hare
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Merthyr Vale, Troed-y-rhiw & Bedlinog
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Treharris & Trelewis
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Dowlais
  Middle layer Super Output Areas

Table Code	ts076
Issued	2022-12-06
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	86

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

Summary

A person’s age on Census Day, 21 March 2021 in England and Wales. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.

Quality Statement

Estimates for single year of age between ages 90 and 100+ are less reliable than other ages. Estimation and adjustment at these ages was based on the age range 90+ rather than five-year age bands.
Read more in our Demography and migration quality information for Census 2021 methodology.

Welsh speaking ability: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over	56,956
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged under 1 year	0
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 1 year	0
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 2 years	0
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 3 years	712
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 4 years	706
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 5 years	732
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 6 years	748
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 7 years	684
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 8 years	709
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 9 years	783
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 10 years	734
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 11 years	702
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 12 years	719
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 13 years	709
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 14 years	714
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 15 years	624
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 16 years	641
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 17 years	647
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 18 years	663
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 19 years	545
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 20 years	576
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 21 years	626
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 22 years	630
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 23 years	656
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 24 years	727
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 25 years	666
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 26 years	697
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 27 years	771
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 28 years	764
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 29 years	797
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 30 years	816
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 31 years	826
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 32 years	799
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 33 years	859
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 34 years	844
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 35 years	865
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 36 years	842
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 37 years	799
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 38 years	754
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 39 years	764
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 40 years	772
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 41 years	728
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 42 years	636
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 43 years	591
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 44 years	609
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 45 years	654
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 46 years	656
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 47 years	663
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 48 years	723
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 49 years	798
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 50 years	802
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 51 years	826
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 52 years	802
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 53 years	806
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 54 years	885
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 55 years	852
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 56 years	879
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 57 years	881
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 58 years	818
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 59 years	831
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 60 years	837
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 61 years	749
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 62 years	761
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 63 years	781
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 64 years	653
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 65 years	649
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 66 years	633
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 67 years	630
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 68 years	631
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 69 years	605
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 70 years	661
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 71 years	627
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 72 years	640
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 73 years	643
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 74 years	586
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 75 years	451
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 76 years	504
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 77 years	454
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 78 years	416
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 79 years	348
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 80 years	317
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 81 years	311
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 82 years	263
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 83 years	303
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 84 years	236
Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over; Age: Aged 85 years and over	1,205
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over	51,878
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged under 1 year	0
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 1 year	0
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 2 years	0
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 3 years	674
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 4 years	619
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 5 years	613
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 6 years	589
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 7 years	539
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 8 years	571
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 9 years	609
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 10 years	564
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 11 years	540
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 12 years	544
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 13 years	566
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 14 years	547
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 15 years	475
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 16 years	488
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 17 years	502
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 18 years	559
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 19 years	479
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 20 years	496
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 21 years	536
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 22 years	553
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 23 years	578
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 24 years	636
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 25 years	578
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 26 years	620
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 27 years	688
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 28 years	702
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 29 years	730
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 30 years	737
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 31 years	730
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 32 years	706
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 33 years	787
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 34 years	776
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 35 years	782
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 36 years	766
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 37 years	737
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 38 years	705
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 39 years	709
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 40 years	700
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 41 years	674
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 42 years	571
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 43 years	543
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 44 years	574
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 45 years	607
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 46 years	617
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 47 years	626
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 48 years	685
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 49 years	771
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 50 years	755
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 51 years	798
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 52 years	769
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 53 years	772
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 54 years	852
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 55 years	814
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 56 years	853
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 57 years	848
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 58 years	795
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 59 years	804
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 60 years	808
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 61 years	728
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 62 years	735
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 63 years	762
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 64 years	630
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 65 years	630
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 66 years	613
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 67 years	611
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 68 years	602
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 69 years	582
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 70 years	642
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 71 years	607
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 72 years	630
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 73 years	620
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 74 years	573
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 75 years	442
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 76 years	488
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 77 years	435
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 78 years	403
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 79 years	340
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 80 years	307
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 81 years	301
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 82 years	251
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 83 years	295
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 84 years	226
Cannot speak Welsh; Age: Aged 85 years and over	1,159
Can speak Welsh; Age: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over	5,078
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged under 1 year	0
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 1 year	0
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 2 years	0
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 3 years	38
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 4 years	87
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 5 years	119
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 6 years	159
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 7 years	145
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 8 years	138
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 9 years	174
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 10 years	170
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 11 years	162
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 12 years	175
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 13 years	143
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 14 years	167
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 15 years	149
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 16 years	153
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 17 years	145
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 18 years	104
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 19 years	66
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 20 years	80
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 21 years	90
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 22 years	77
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 23 years	78
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 24 years	91
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 25 years	88
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 26 years	77
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 27 years	83
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 28 years	62
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 29 years	67
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 30 years	79
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 31 years	96
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 32 years	93
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 33 years	72
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 34 years	68
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 35 years	83
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 36 years	76
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 37 years	62
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 38 years	49
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 39 years	55
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 40 years	72
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 41 years	54
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 42 years	65
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 43 years	48
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 44 years	35
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 45 years	47
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 46 years	39
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 47 years	37
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 48 years	38
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 49 years	27
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 50 years	47
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 51 years	28
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 52 years	33
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 53 years	34
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 54 years	33
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 55 years	38
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 56 years	26
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 57 years	33
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 58 years	23
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 59 years	27
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 60 years	29
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 61 years	21
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 62 years	26
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 63 years	19
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 64 years	23
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 65 years	19
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 66 years	20
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 67 years	19
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 68 years	29
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 69 years	23
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 70 years	19
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 71 years	20
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 72 years	10
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 73 years	23
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 74 years	13
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 75 years	9
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 76 years	16
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 77 years	19
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 78 years	13
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 79 years	8
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 80 years	10
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 81 years	10
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 82 years	12
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 83 years	8
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 84 years	10
Can speak Welsh; Age: Aged 85 years and over	46

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