Bridgend

District in Wales

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)	District	128,645	139,178	145,488	147,530
Aberkenfig (Abercynffig)	Ward	2,025	2,039	2,384	2,581	→
Blackmill (Melin Ifan Ddu)	Ward	2,327	2,493	2,509	2,544	→
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower (Dwyrain Bracla a Llangrallo Isaf)	Ward	3,865	4,073	4,130	4,095	→
Brackla East Central (Canol Dwyrain Bracla)	Ward	2,087	2,403	2,520	2,440	→
Brackla West (Gorllewin Bracla)	Ward	1,947	2,395	2,738	2,802	→
Brackla West Central (Canol Gorllewin Bracla)	Ward	4,024	4,243	3,478	3,609	→
Bridgend Central (Canol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)	Ward	9,288	10,113	10,073	10,610	→
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr (Bryntirion, Trelales a Merthyr Mawr)	Ward	4,295	8,713	9,087	9,210	→
Caerau	Ward	7,026	6,995	6,665	6,585	→
Cefn-glas	Ward	4,435	4,140	4,126	4,099	→
Coity Higher (Coety Uchaf)	Ward	5,169	6,078	11,251	12,083	→
Cornelly (Corneli)	Ward	5,980	7,059	7,400	7,447	→
Garw Valley (Gwm Garw)	Ward	7,570	7,784	7,688	7,768	→
Llangynwyd	Ward	2,843	3,032	2,966	2,924	→
Maesteg East (Dwyrain Maesteg)	Ward	4,987	4,773	4,697	4,627	→
Maesteg West (Gorllewin Maesteg)	Ward	5,846	5,812	5,685	5,843	→
Nant-y-moel	Ward	2,322	2,344	2,373	2,383	→
Newton (Drenewydd)	Ward	2,292	2,451	2,317	2,352	→
Nottage (Notais)	Ward	3,369	3,293	3,234	3,281	→
Ogmore Vale (Bro Ogwr)	Ward	3,151	3,117	3,100	3,085	→
Oldcastle (Hengastell)	Ward	4,662	4,799	5,175	5,240	→
Pencoed and Penprysg (Pencoed a Phen-prysg)	Ward	9,457	10,054	10,011	9,957	→
Pen-y-fai	Ward	2,137	2,447	2,302	2,331	→
Porthcawl East Central (Canol Dwyrain Porthcawl)	Ward	5,369	5,429	5,681	5,696	→
Porthcawl West Central (Canol Gorllewin Porthcawl)	Ward	2,543	2,565	2,538	2,493	→
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr (Y Pîl, Cynffig a Chefn Cribwr)	Ward	8,751	8,886	8,880	8,914	→
Rest Bay	Ward	2,296	2,267	2,360	2,446	→
St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre (Llansanffraid-ar-Ogwr ac Ynysawdre)	Ward	8,578	9,381	10,122	10,085	→
Wales (Cymru)	Constituent Country	2,903,085	3,063,456	3,107,494	3,186,581

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: Wards as at May 2025. All area and population figures of wards are based on output areas. Thus, slight discrepancies are possible compared to the actual ward boundaries that are depicted in the map.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	72,997
Females	74,533

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	28,785
18-64 years	86,998
65+ years	31,747

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	8,662
70-79 years	14,689
60-69 years	18,654
50-59 years	20,689
40-49 years	17,576
30-39 years	19,926
20-29 years	15,641
10-19 years	16,883
0-9 years	14,810

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	139,225
EU	3,049
Europe (other)	247
Middle East & Asia	1,704
Africa	717
Other country	545

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	140,799
Asian	2,152
Black	429
Arab	80
Mixed/multiple	1,684
Other ethnic group	346

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	58,776
Muslims	797
Hindus	339
Sikhs	98
Buddhists	398
Jews	38
Other religion	692
No religion	76,141

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