Population Statistics

Aberystwyth and Ceredigion Population Data

Mid-2009 population estimates give Aberystwyth's population as:

• 11,869 within the town's traditional borders or
• 17,288 including Llanbadarn Fawr, Waunfawr and Comins Coch

There were 13,735 students registered with Aberystwyth University during academic year 2008/9, of whom 7,275 were full-time. Accordingly, it is reasonable to assume roughly an additional 8,000 students can be added to the population during termtime.

Aberystwyth is located in Ceredigion county, which covers 693 square miles. People living in the Aberystwyth area made up over 46% of the county's mid-2009 population of 37,500.

Aberystwyth town statistics

Detailed mid year population estimates for Aberystwyth are as follows:

Ward	Jun 2001	Jun 2005	Jun 2009
Aberystwyth Bronglais	1967	1840	2234
Aberystwyth Central	2167	2102	2109
Aberystwyth North	1953	2079	2068
Aberystwyth Penparcau	3092	2931	2922
Aberystwyth Rheidol	2442	2576	2536
Total:	11621	11528	11869

Surrounding area

Faenor and Llanbadarn Fawr wards contain settlements that are essentially suburbs of Aberystwyth, such as Llanbadarn, Comins Coch and Waunfawr.

Ward	Jun 2001	Jun 2005	Jun 2009
Faenor	2416	2356	2484
Llanbadarn Fawr (Padarn & Sulien)	2920	2977	2935

Welsh language ability

The 2001 census confirmed that Aberystwyth residents are more likely to use or understand Welsh than is average for Wales:

Ability	Aberystwyth area	Wales average
Understands spoken Welsh	39%	24%
Speaks Welsh	34%	21%
Reads Welsh	33%	20%
Writes Welsh	29%	18%
Speaks, reads or writes Welsh	37%	23%

These statistics include Faenor and Llanbadarn wards.