Location Maps

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Diocese

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People

If Lampeter were a village of 100 people…

  • 11 would be school-aged (aged 5-15), compared with
    • 12 in the Diocese of St David’s; 12 in Wales,
  • 22 would be aged 65 or over,
    • 21 in the Diocese of St David’s; 18 in Wales,

  • 61 would be Christian,
    • 61 in the Diocese of St David’s; 58 in Wales,
  • 27 would have no religion,
    • 29 in the Diocese of St David’s; 32 in Wales,

  • 26 would have no qualifications,
    • 25 in the Diocese of St David’s; 26 in Wales,
  • 30 would have higher education qualifications,
    • 29 in the Diocese of St David’s; 29 in Wales,
  • 10 would be over 16 and in full-time education,
    • 8 in the Diocese of St David’s; 8 in Wales,

  • 63 would have some skills in Welsh,
    • 48 in the Diocese of St David’s; 27 in Wales,
  • including 45 who could speak, read and write Welsh,
    • 28 in the Diocese of St David’s; 15 in Wales.

Households

If Lampeter were a village with 100 households…

  • 86 would have access to a car or van, compared with
    • 82 in the Diocese of St David’s; 77 in Wales,

  • 27 would be renting their home,
    • 28 in the Diocese of St David’s; 31 in Wales,
  • including 17 who would be renting from private landlords,
    • 14 in the Diocese of St David’s; 14 in Wales,

  • 32 would be made up of 1 person,
    • 31 in the Diocese of St David’s; 31 in Wales,
  • including 16 who would be aged over 65,
    • 15 in the Diocese of St David’s; 14 in Wales,

  • 25 would have children in the household,
    • 27 in the Diocese of St David’s; 28 in Wales,
  • including 6 who would have lone parents,
    • 7 in the Diocese of St David’s; 8 in Wales.

Population

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Estimates 2019

Census 2011

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Key statistic

Population Structure

In 2019, there were estimated to have been 13,668 people living in Lampeter, 3.5% of 392,473 in the Diocese of St David’s.

This is a change of -217 people (-1.6%) since the 2011 Census. The population of the Diocese of St David’s has increased by 5,179 (1.3%), and the population of Wales by 92,984 (3.0%).

At Census 2011, there were 13,885 people living in Lampeter, 3.6% of 387,294 in the Diocese of St David’s.

What could this mean for you?

Do the people in your church reflect the age distribution of people in your Ministry Area?

Percentages

Population Structure

Small Area Population Estimates 2019
Lampeter % Diocese % Wales %
Pre-school (0-4) 5.2 4.8 5.2
Primary School (5-11) 7.2 7.8 8.2
High School (12-15) 4.2 4.4 4.4
Student Age (16-24) 9.6 10.0 10.8
Young Adult (25-44) 18.7 20.7 24.0
Mature Adult (45-64) 28.2 27.6 26.3
Elderly (65-84) 23.1 21.5 18.3
Very Elderly (85+) 3.7 3.2 2.7



Census 2011
Lampeter % Diocese % Wales %
Pre-school (0-4) 5.3 5.4 5.8
Primary School (5-11) 7.0 7.4 7.6
High School (12-15) 4.3 4.6 4.7
Student Age (16-24) 13.0 12.1 12.2
Young Adult (25-44) 20.0 21.6 24.7
Mature Adult (45-64) 28.2 27.9 26.6
Elderly (65-84) 19.2 18.2 15.9
Very Elderly (85+) 3.0 2.8 2.4

Figures

Population Structure

Small Area Population Estimates 2019
Lampeter Diocese Wales
All people 13,668 392,473 3,156,440
Pre-school (0-4) 714 18,672 165,661
Primary School (5-11) 986 30,583 258,329
High School (12-15) 578 17,230 140,345
Student Age (16-24) 1,314 39,230 341,354
Young Adult (25-44) 2,560 81,159 756,285
Mature Adult (45-64) 3,848 108,474 831,097
Elderly (65-84) 3,160 84,537 578,887
Very Elderly (85+) -217 5,179 92,984



Census 2011
Lampeter Diocese Wales
All people 13,885 387,294 3,063,456
Pre-school (0-4) 739 20,834 178,301
Primary School (5-11) 972 28,495 234,178
High School (12-15) 600 17,946 143,817
Student Age (16-24) 1,801 46,794 373,876
Young Adult (25-44) 2,783 83,589 756,622
Mature Adult (45-64) 3,921 108,139 814,118
Elderly (65-84) 2,659 70,599 487,984
Very Elderly (85+) 410 10,894 74,560

Religion

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Religion

The 2011 Census found that 60.5% of people living in Lampeter described themselves as Christian, compared with 61.3% in the Diocese of St David’s.

26.5% of people living in Lampeter described themselves as having no religion, compared with 28.8% in the Diocese.

What could this mean for you?

Looking at the religious beliefs of people in your Ministry Area, who do you think your church could be reaching out to?

Percentages

Religion
Lampeter % Diocese % Wales %
Not stated 10.2 8.2 7.6
Christian 60.5 61.3 57.6
No religion 26.5 28.8 32.1
Other religion 2.8 1.6 2.7

Figures

Religion
Lampeter Diocese Wales
All people 13,885 387,293 3,063,456
Not stated 1,413 31,821 233,928
Christian 8,402 237,574 1,763,299
No religion 3,682 111,565 982,997
Other religion 387 6,333 83,232

Education

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Education levels

The 2011 Census found that 10.3% of people aged 16 and over who lived in Lampeter would be in full-time education, in comparison with 8.1% in the Diocese of St David’s; 8.1% in Wales.

In addition, 25.6% of people had no qualifications, compared with 24.7% in the Diocese of St David’s.

25.2% of people living in Lampeter had at least a university degree, compared with 24.9% in the Diocese.

What could this mean for you?

How accessible are your church activities and services to people of all levels of education?

Could you be excluding large groups within your community?

Percentages

Education levels

Lampeter % Diocese % Wales %
No qualifications 25.6 24.7 25.9
Basic qualifications 11.4 12.7 13.3
School 18 15.5 16.3 15.7
Apprenticeship 3.1 4.1 3.9
Further Education 14.2 13.0 12.3
Higher Education 25.2 24.9 24.5
Other, e.g. vocational 5.0 4.3 4.3

Figures

Education levels

Lampeter Diocese Wales
All people aged 16+ 11,573 320,018 2,507,160
No qualifications 2,963 79,076 650,517
Basic qualifications 1,321 40,780 332,943
School 18 1,792 52,023 393,819
Apprenticeship 357 13,157 98,843
Further Education 1,642 41,554 308,171
Higher Education 2,919 79,736 614,116
Other, e.g. vocational 579 13,692 108,751

Definitions

Education levels

There are many descriptions of types of educational qualification. Here, “Basic qualifications” refers to 1-4 O Levels/CSE/GCSE, NVQ Level 1, etc (ONS Level 1).

“School 18” is 5+ O Level/GCSE/CSE passes, 1 A-Level, 2-3 AS levels, etc (ONS Level 2).

“Further Education” refers to 2+ A Levels, Higher School Certificate, NVQ Level 3, BTEC National, City and Guilds Advanced Craft etc (ONS Level 3).

“Higher Education” refers to a degree, postgraduate degree, professional qualifications, etc (ONS Level 4 or above).

“Other qualifications” are other vocational or work-related qualifications, or foreign qualifications (ONS Other qualifications).

Full details of all the qualifications used are given here

Skills in Welsh

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Skills in Welsh

63.4% of people living in Lampeter have some skills in Welsh, compared with 48.5% in the Diocese of St David’s. These include 45.5% who can speak, read and write Welsh (28.1% in the diocese).

The 2011 Census asked people about a combination of “understand”, “speak” or “write” Welsh. Here, “understand” means “understand only, cannot speak or write” Welsh, and “speak” means “understand and speak, but not write” Welsh. Further information about the categories used in these data are given here.

What could this mean for you?

Do your communications - such as your website, pew sheet, noticeboard, and the language you use in services - reflect the linguistic diversity in your Ministry Area?

Percentages

Skills in Welsh
Lampeter % Diocese % Wales %
No skills 36.6 51.5 73.3
Understand 6.8 9.2 5.3
Speak 54.9 37.0 19.0
Other combination 1.9 2.5 2.5
Speak, Read and Write 45.5 28.1 14.6

Figures

Skills in Welsh
Lampeter Diocese Wales
All people aged 3+ 13,418 374,868 2,955,841
No skills 4,916 193,137 2,167,987
Understand 915 34,434 157,792
Speak 7,364 138,672 562,016
Speak, Read and Write 6,105 105,486 430,717
Other 253 9,416 73,392

Housing Tenure & Cars

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Housing tenure

In 2011, 70.1% of households in Lampeter owned their house, compared with 69.9% in the Diocese of St David’s.

27.2% of households in Lampeter rented their house (17.3% from private landlords, 9.9% from social landlords), compared with 28.1% (13.9% from private landlords, 14.2% from social landlords) in the Diocese.

What could this mean for you?

Looking at the number of people in your Ministry Area who own their own cars and houses, does this feel representative of your church congregation?

Are there groups that you feel might be missing from church?

Percentages

Housing tenure

Lampeter % Diocese % Wales %
Owned 70.1 69.9 67.4
Social Rented 9.9 14.2 16.5
Private Rented 17.3 13.9 14.1
Shared 0.5 0.3 0.3
Living Rent-free 2.3 1.8 1.6

Figures

Housing tenure

Lampeter Diocese Wales
All households 5,860 165,726 1,302,676
Owned 4,109 115,772 878,654
Social Rented 579 23,597 214,911
Private Rented 1,012 22,959 184,254
Shared 27 428 4,476
Living Rent-free 133 2,970 20,381

Cars

Car access

In 2011, 85.5% of households in Lampeter had access to a car or van (81.6% in the Diocese of St David’s; 77.1% in Wales).



Lampeter % Diocese % Wales %
Access to a car or van 85.5 81.6 77.1
No access to a car or van 14.5 18.4 22.9



Lampeter Diocese Wales
All households 5,860 165,726 1,302,676
Access to a car or van 5,009 135,195 1,004,157
No access to a car or van 852 30,531 298,519

Household Type

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Household type

In 2011, 32.1% of households in Lampeter were made up of 1 person living alone (including 16.5% under 65), compared with 31% (16.0%) in the Diocese of St David’s.

24.9% of households in Lampeter included at least one dependent child (including 6.3% headed by a lone parent), compared with 26.5% (7.0%) in the Diocese.

A dependent child is one aged under 16, or aged 16-19 and in full-time education.

What could this mean for you?

Do the types of households and families in your Ministry Area seem the same as those in your congregation?

What could you do to engage with the households not represented in your congregation?

Percentages

Household type

Lampeter % Diocese % Wales %
One person 65+ 15.6 15.0 13.7
One person <65 16.5 16.0 17.1
Lone parent with children 6.3 7.0 7.5
Parents with children 18.6 19.5 20.6
Couple, no children 24.2 24.5 24.1
Other, no children 18.8 18.0 17.0

Figures

Household type

Lampeter Diocese Wales
All households 5,860 165,726 1,302,676
One person 65+ 916 24,808 178,334
One person <65 965 26,476 222,434
Lone parent with children 368 11,680 98,141
Parents with children 1,092 32,373 268,733
Couple, no children 1,416 40,592 313,472
Other, no children 1,102 29,797 221,562

Deprivation Maps

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Definitions

Deprivation in Wales is measured through the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD). It is designed to identify the small areas of Wales that are the most deprived. The measure takes into account a variety of types of deprivation, combining them to give a measure of relative poverty. The WIMD ranks all small areas in Wales from 1 (most deprived) to 1,909 (least deprived).

In the maps shown here, areas coloured red have WIMD ranks of between 1 and 95 - the 5% most deprived small areas in Wales. Areas coloured orange are in the 10% most deprived areas (ranks 96 to 191) and those coloured yellow are in the 20% most deprived areas (ranks 192 to 382).

The types of deprivation included are:

  • Income
  • Employment
  • Health
  • Education
  • Access to Services
  • Community Safety
  • Physical Environment
  • Housing

The “small areas” used here are “Lower-level Super Output Areas” (LSOAs), produced from the 2011 Census by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). They are geographical areas with an average of 1,500 people living in each one, with a minimum of 1,000 people.

Further information about the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation, including interactive maps, is available from the Welsh Government and StatsWales.

Church Data

Ministry Statistics

Ministry Statistics 2018-2019

Ministry Statistics 2018-9

The figures for church related activities are based on data for 2018 and 2019. However, the data gathering exercise for 2019, which took place in 2020, was seriously interrupted by the pandemic, and it is not complete. The data will be replaced with more contemporary information as soon as it becomes available.

The Ministry Area of Lampeter has an Electoral Roll of 155 (2018: 361) (1.1% of the Ministry Area), including 12 (17) families.

116 (2018: 190) people attend on Sundays, as well as 28 (14) children and young people (1.1% of the Ministry Area).

Of the children and young people, 9 (6) are younger than 7, 12 (3) are aged between 7 and 11, and 7 (5) are between 11 and 18.

During the week, 24 (14) people attend, as well as 27 (32) children and young people (0.4% of the Ministry Area).

Of the children and young people attending groups midweek, 5 (10) are younger than 7, 10 (14) are aged between 7 and 11, and 12 (8) are between 11 and 18.

In 2019, there were:

  • 8 baptisms (5 aged under 7; 0 aged between 7 and 11; 3 aged over 11); in 2018, 20 baptisms (18 aged under 7; 0 aged between 7 and 11; 2 aged over 11),
  • 0 confirmations, 9 in 2018,
  • 7 weddings, 10 in 2018, and
  • 34 funerals (of which 25 were conducted in CiW churches), 57 funerals (41 in CiW churches) in 2018.

On Easter Sunday 2019, 212 people (1.6% of the Ministry Area), took Communion. In 2018 it was 366 people.

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Attendance

Further Information

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Church in Wales

What next?

For more information about diocesan support, please see the website of the Diocese of St. David’s

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Data sources

Further information about the statistics

This dashboard brings together data from many different sources:

Further information about these data can be found on the respective websites.



Dashboard details

This dashboard was constructed by Rev Dr Fiona Tweedie of Brendan Research (website) on Wed Oct 27 11:26:24 2021. SDG