Croesyceiliog South
Electorate
1524
Community Council
Croesyceiliog & Llanyrafon Community Council
Leisure
Woodland Road Sports & Social Centre|
Schools
Croesyceiliog School |
Age range 11 - 18 years
Environment
Street cleansing is carried out on a fortnightly basis in this ward, the carriageways are mechanically swept once a month and all local shopping centres are cleansed on a daily basis, refuse collection takes place on a Wednesday
Economics
*All figures quoted have been derived from the 2001 Census unless otherwise stated.
Demographic Indicators
Total population of 1804 (Torfaen 90,949)
46.5% Male, 53.5% Female (Torfaen - 48.4% Male, 51.6% Female)
Age Structure; 14.6% aged between 0-15, 29.3% aged between 16-44, 24.8% aged 45-59/64 and 31.3% of pensionable age.
Socio-Economic Indicators
Activity Rates (2001)
Male (16-74) economic activity rate 63.2% (Torfaen 67.8%, Wales 67.7%), female (16-74) economic activity rate 50.1% (Torfaen 54.2%, Wales 54.5%), total economic activity rate 56.2% (Torfaen 60.8%, Wales 61.0%)
Unemployment (2004)
Whilst unemployment in the area has declined significantly and only 12 people remain registered unemployed, 8 males and 4 females (June 2004). Of the 12 claimants, 5 are under 24 years of age. There is no-one registered as long term unemployed (unemployed for over 52 weeks).
Home Ownership (2001)
Croesyceiliog South has a higher proportion of owner occupied households at 81.7% than Torfaen 68.3% and Wales as a whole 71.3%. 11.9% of properties are rented from the local authority (Torfaen 22.8%, Wales 13.7%)
Car Ownership (2001)
25.0% of households in Croesyceiliog South do not own a car (Torfaen 27.2%, Wales 26.0%).
Education (2001)
Residents qualified to Level 4/5: 21.4% (Torfaen 13.6%, Wales 17.4%). (Level 4/5: First degree, Higher degree, NVQ levels 4 and 5, HNC, HND, Qualified Teacher status, Qualified Medical Doctor, Qualified Dentist, Qualified Nurse, Midwife, Health Visitor)
Lone Parent Families (2001)
Only 7.5% of households in Croesyceiliog South are occupied by lone parents (Torfaen 10.8%, Wales 10.6%).
Enquiries relating to the statistical data should be directed to the Research and Information Officer on 01495 766259.