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Gŵyr Abertawe

One of Wales's 16 Senedd constituencies. It is made up of 127 neighbourhoods of about 1,600 people each, and six Members represent it in the Senedd.

Who represents it

All six were elected together from party lists, so each one represents the whole constituency. You can contact any of them about anything the Senedd or the Welsh Government is responsible for.

Afan Ogwr RhonddaBangor Conwy MônBlaenau Gwent Caerffili RhymniBrycheiniog Tawe NeddCaerdydd Ffynnon TafCaerdydd PenarthCasnewydd IslwynCeredigion PenfroClwydFflint WrecsamGwynedd MaldwynGŵyr AbertawePen-y-bont Bro MorgannwgPontypridd Cynon MerthyrSir Fynwy TorfaenSir Gaerfyrddin

Town and country

Of its 127 neighbourhoods, 108 are in towns and cities, 9 are small towns or on the edge of towns, and 10 are villages or open countryside.

Across Wales, 16% of neighbourhoods are villages or countryside.

Bishopston 1: Small town or edge of townBishopston 2: Village or countrysideCastle 1: Town or cityCastle 3: Town or cityCastle 4: Town or cityCastle 5: Town or cityCastle 6: Town or cityCastle 8: Town or cityCockett 1: Town or cityCockett and Waunarlwydd 1: Town or cityCockett 3: Town or cityCockett 4: Town or cityWaunarlwydd: Town or cityCockett and Waunarlwydd 2: Town or cityCockett 7: Town or cityCockett 8: Town or cityCwmbwrla 1: Town or cityCwmbwrla 2: Town or cityCwmbwrla 3: Town or cityCwmbwrla 4: Town or cityCwmbwrla 5: Town or cityDunvant and Killay 1: Town or cityDunvant and Killay 2: Town or cityDunvant and Killay 3: Town or cityFairwood 2: Town or cityFairwood 1: Small town or edge of townGorseinon and Penyrheol 1: Town or cityGower (Swansea) 1: Village or countrysideGower (Swansea) 2: Village or countrysideGowerton 1: Town or cityGowerton 2: Town or cityGowerton 3: Town or cityDunvant and Killay 4: Town or cityDunvant and Killay 5: Town or cityLlwchwr 1: Town or cityLlwchwr 2: Town or cityLlwchwr 3: Town or cityLandore 1: Town or cityLandore 2: Town or cityLandore 3: Town or cityLandore 4: Town or cityLlangyfelach 1: Town or cityPontlliw and Tircoed: Village or countrysideLlangyfelach 3: Village or countrysideLlwchwr 4: Town or cityClydach and Llangyfelach: Village or countrysideMayals 1: Town or cityMayals 2: Town or cityMorriston 1: Town or cityMorriston 2: Town or cityMorriston 3: Town or cityMorriston 4: Town or cityMorriston 5: Town or cityMorriston 6: Town or cityMorriston 7: Town or cityMorriston 8: Town or cityMorriston 9: Town or cityMorriston 10: Town or cityMorriston 11: Town or cityMynydd-bach 1: Town or cityMynydd-bach 2: Town or cityMynydd-bach 3: Town or cityMynydd-bach 4: Town or cityMynydd-bach 5: Town or cityMynydd-bach 6: Town or cityMumbles 1: Town or cityMumbles 2: Town or cityMumbles 3: Town or cityMumbles 4: Town or cityMumbles 5: Town or cityPen-clawdd 1: Village or countrysidePen-clawdd 2: Small town or edge of townPenderry 1: Town or cityPenderry 2: Town or cityPenderry 3: Town or cityPenderry 4: Town or cityPenderry 5: Town or cityPenderry 6: Town or cityPenderry 7: Town or cityPenllergaer 1: Small town or edge of townPenllergaer 2: Small town or edge of townPennard 1: Village or countrysidePennard 2: Village or countrysideGorseinon and Penyrheol 2: Town or cityGorseinon and Penyrheol 3: Village or countrysideGorseinon and Penyrheol 4: Town or cityGorseinon and Penyrheol 5: Town or cityPontarddulais 1: Small town or edge of townPontarddulais 2: Small town or edge of townPontarddulais 3: Small town or edge of townPontarddulais 4: Small town or edge of townSketty 1: Town or citySketty 2: Town or citySketty 3: Town or citySketty 4: Town or citySketty 5: Town or citySketty 6: Town or citySketty 7: Town or citySketty 8: Town or citySketty 9: Town or cityTownhill 1: Town or cityTownhill 2: Town or cityTownhill 3: Town or cityTownhill 4: Town or cityTownhill 5: Town or cityTownhill 6: Town or cityUplands 1: Town or cityUplands 2: Town or cityUplands 3: Town or cityUplands 4: Town or cityUplands 5: Town or cityUplands 6: Town or cityUplands 7: Town or cityUplands 8: Town or cityUplands 9: Town or cityLlwchwr 5: Town or cityLlwchwr 6: Town or cityWest Cross 1: Town or cityWest Cross 2: Town or cityWest Cross 3: Town or cityWest Cross 4: Town or cityCastle 9: Town or cityDunvant and Killay 6: Town or cityWaterfront 1: Town or cityGorseinon and Penyrheol 6: Town or cityGorseinon and Penyrheol 7: Town or cityWaterfront 3: Town or city
Town and country
  • Town or city
  • Small town or edge of town
  • Village or countryside

Welsh speakers

In the 2021 census, about 11% of people here aged three or over said they could speak Welsh. Across Wales it was about 18%.

In none of its neighbourhoods do 40% or more speak Welsh.

The highest share is in Clydach and Llangyfelach, at 31.0%.

Bishopston 1: 11.0% speak WelshBishopston 2: 10.3% speak WelshCastle 1: 6.1% speak WelshCastle 3: 6.5% speak WelshCastle 4: 7.0% speak WelshCastle 5: 7.8% speak WelshCastle 6: 8.8% speak WelshCastle 8: 7.8% speak WelshCockett 1: 8.9% speak WelshCockett and Waunarlwydd 1: 9.2% speak WelshCockett 3: 8.3% speak WelshCockett 4: 11.7% speak WelshWaunarlwydd: 11.9% speak WelshCockett and Waunarlwydd 2: 11.8% speak WelshCockett 7: 8.7% speak WelshCockett 8: 6.1% speak WelshCwmbwrla 1: 6.7% speak WelshCwmbwrla 2: 7.1% speak WelshCwmbwrla 3: 7.0% speak WelshCwmbwrla 4: 6.8% speak WelshCwmbwrla 5: 5.7% speak WelshDunvant and Killay 1: 8.3% speak WelshDunvant and Killay 2: 7.6% speak WelshDunvant and Killay 3: 6.7% speak WelshFairwood 2: 8.7% speak WelshFairwood 1: 11.2% speak WelshGorseinon and Penyrheol 1: 15.5% speak WelshGower (Swansea) 1: 7.6% speak WelshGower (Swansea) 2: 11.3% speak WelshGowerton 1: 11.4% speak WelshGowerton 2: 11.6% speak WelshGowerton 3: 12.6% speak WelshDunvant and Killay 4: 10.7% speak WelshDunvant and Killay 5: 8.0% speak WelshLlwchwr 1: 15.2% speak WelshLlwchwr 2: 17.0% speak WelshLlwchwr 3: 17.2% speak WelshLandore 1: 9.8% speak WelshLandore 2: 7.1% speak WelshLandore 3: 5.5% speak WelshLandore 4: 6.5% speak WelshLlangyfelach 1: 11.3% speak WelshPontlliw and Tircoed: 20.4% speak WelshLlangyfelach 3: 17.0% speak WelshLlwchwr 4: 14.4% speak WelshClydach and Llangyfelach: 31.0% speak WelshMayals 1: 13.0% speak WelshMayals 2: 11.6% speak WelshMorriston 1: 11.0% speak WelshMorriston 2: 9.8% speak WelshMorriston 3: 11.5% speak WelshMorriston 4: 9.4% speak WelshMorriston 5: 7.6% speak WelshMorriston 6: 9.9% speak WelshMorriston 7: 6.5% speak WelshMorriston 8: 14.6% speak WelshMorriston 9: 8.5% speak WelshMorriston 10: 18.7% speak WelshMorriston 11: 11.7% speak WelshMynydd-bach 1: 8.4% speak WelshMynydd-bach 2: 10.9% speak WelshMynydd-bach 3: 10.9% speak WelshMynydd-bach 4: 10.3% speak WelshMynydd-bach 5: 6.1% speak WelshMynydd-bach 6: 9.7% speak WelshMumbles 1: 10.3% speak WelshMumbles 2: 13.0% speak WelshMumbles 3: 13.2% speak WelshMumbles 4: 13.2% speak WelshMumbles 5: 10.9% speak WelshPen-clawdd 1: 11.8% speak WelshPen-clawdd 2: 12.3% speak WelshPenderry 1: 5.2% speak WelshPenderry 2: 9.4% speak WelshPenderry 3: 6.5% speak WelshPenderry 4: 6.1% speak WelshPenderry 5: 9.6% speak WelshPenderry 6: 7.4% speak WelshPenderry 7: 9.2% speak WelshPenllergaer 1: 16.8% speak WelshPenllergaer 2: 10.0% speak WelshPennard 1: 10.5% speak WelshPennard 2: 10.6% speak WelshGorseinon and Penyrheol 2: 12.8% speak WelshGorseinon and Penyrheol 3: 13.4% speak WelshGorseinon and Penyrheol 4: 15.2% speak WelshGorseinon and Penyrheol 5: 12.5% speak WelshPontarddulais 1: 28.2% speak WelshPontarddulais 2: 26.4% speak WelshPontarddulais 3: 26.7% speak WelshPontarddulais 4: 17.1% speak WelshSketty 1: 12.5% speak WelshSketty 2: 12.6% speak WelshSketty 3: 11.2% speak WelshSketty 4: 6.3% speak WelshSketty 5: 10.0% speak WelshSketty 6: 14.7% speak WelshSketty 7: 11.4% speak WelshSketty 8: 15.8% speak WelshSketty 9: 12.2% speak WelshTownhill 1: 6.0% speak WelshTownhill 2: 4.7% speak WelshTownhill 3: 5.1% speak WelshTownhill 4: 5.2% speak WelshTownhill 5: 6.0% speak WelshTownhill 6: 6.8% speak WelshUplands 1: 14.4% speak WelshUplands 2: 11.2% speak WelshUplands 3: 11.9% speak WelshUplands 4: 9.0% speak WelshUplands 5: 16.7% speak WelshUplands 6: 11.2% speak WelshUplands 7: 12.5% speak WelshUplands 8: 10.2% speak WelshUplands 9: 12.0% speak WelshLlwchwr 5: 17.2% speak WelshLlwchwr 6: 16.3% speak WelshWest Cross 1: 11.9% speak WelshWest Cross 2: 12.5% speak WelshWest Cross 3: 10.5% speak WelshWest Cross 4: 9.4% speak WelshCastle 9: 4.1% speak WelshDunvant and Killay 6: 9.3% speak WelshWaterfront 1: 8.8% speak WelshGorseinon and Penyrheol 6: 12.7% speak WelshGorseinon and Penyrheol 7: 11.4% speak WelshWaterfront 3: 6.8% speak Welsh
Share who can speak Welsh
  • Under 10%
  • 10 to 20%
  • 20 to 40%
  • 40 to 60%
  • 60% or more

Deprivation

The Welsh Government ranks every neighbourhood in Wales, from the most deprived (1) to the least deprived (1,917). It looks at income, jobs, health, education, housing, access to services, safety and the local environment. It describes places, not people: not everyone in a deprived area is poor, and many people on low incomes live elsewhere.

19 of the neighbourhoods here are among the 10% most deprived in Wales, and 27 are among the 10% least deprived. If deprivation were spread evenly, you would expect about 13 of each.

The most deprived is Penderry 1, ranked 11 of 1,917. The least deprived is Bishopston 1, ranked 1,915.

Better or worse than the middle of Wales

The rank of the middle neighbourhood here on each measure. Dots to the left of the line are more deprived than the middle of Wales; dots to the right are less deprived.

← More deprivedLess deprived →
  • Income
  • Jobs
  • Health
  • Education
  • Access to services
  • Housing
  • Community safety
  • Local environment

Compared with the rest of Wales, it does worst on health and best on the local environment.

Bishopston 1: deprivation rank 1,915 of 1,917Bishopston 2: deprivation rank 1,789 of 1,917Castle 1: deprivation rank 30 of 1,917Castle 3: deprivation rank 335 of 1,917Castle 4: deprivation rank 533 of 1,917Castle 5: deprivation rank 396 of 1,917Castle 6: deprivation rank 595 of 1,917Castle 8: deprivation rank 581 of 1,917Cockett 1: deprivation rank 892 of 1,917Cockett and Waunarlwydd 1: deprivation rank 156 of 1,917Cockett 3: deprivation rank 914 of 1,917Cockett 4: deprivation rank 1,246 of 1,917Waunarlwydd: deprivation rank 1,534 of 1,917Cockett and Waunarlwydd 2: deprivation rank 393 of 1,917Cockett 7: deprivation rank 742 of 1,917Cockett 8: deprivation rank 191 of 1,917Cwmbwrla 1: deprivation rank 653 of 1,917Cwmbwrla 2: deprivation rank 623 of 1,917Cwmbwrla 3: deprivation rank 725 of 1,917Cwmbwrla 4: deprivation rank 1,083 of 1,917Cwmbwrla 5: deprivation rank 349 of 1,917Dunvant and Killay 1: deprivation rank 1,444 of 1,917Dunvant and Killay 2: deprivation rank 1,753 of 1,917Dunvant and Killay 3: deprivation rank 1,852 of 1,917Fairwood 2: deprivation rank 1,488 of 1,917Fairwood 1: deprivation rank 1,649 of 1,917Gorseinon and Penyrheol 1: deprivation rank 1,060 of 1,917Gower (Swansea) 1: deprivation rank 1,289 of 1,917Gower (Swansea) 2: deprivation rank 1,434 of 1,917Gowerton 1: deprivation rank 1,659 of 1,917Gowerton 2: deprivation rank 1,583 of 1,917Gowerton 3: deprivation rank 899 of 1,917Dunvant and Killay 4: deprivation rank 1,914 of 1,917Dunvant and Killay 5: deprivation rank 1,900 of 1,917Llwchwr 1: deprivation rank 1,310 of 1,917Llwchwr 2: deprivation rank 1,804 of 1,917Llwchwr 3: deprivation rank 1,668 of 1,917Landore 1: deprivation rank 528 of 1,917Landore 2: deprivation rank 450 of 1,917Landore 3: deprivation rank 256 of 1,917Landore 4: deprivation rank 607 of 1,917Llangyfelach 1: deprivation rank 1,692 of 1,917Pontlliw and Tircoed: deprivation rank 1,615 of 1,917Llangyfelach 3: deprivation rank 1,661 of 1,917Llwchwr 4: deprivation rank 842 of 1,917Clydach and Llangyfelach: deprivation rank 804 of 1,917Mayals 1: deprivation rank 1,749 of 1,917Mayals 2: deprivation rank 1,875 of 1,917Morriston 1: deprivation rank 1,122 of 1,917Morriston 2: deprivation rank 1,642 of 1,917Morriston 3: deprivation rank 1,176 of 1,917Morriston 4: deprivation rank 743 of 1,917Morriston 5: deprivation rank 62 of 1,917Morriston 6: deprivation rank 270 of 1,917Morriston 7: deprivation rank 171 of 1,917Morriston 8: deprivation rank 1,226 of 1,917Morriston 9: deprivation rank 142 of 1,917Morriston 10: deprivation rank 1,411 of 1,917Morriston 11: deprivation rank 1,586 of 1,917Mynydd-bach 1: deprivation rank 71 of 1,917Mynydd-bach 2: deprivation rank 306 of 1,917Mynydd-bach 3: deprivation rank 1,646 of 1,917Mynydd-bach 4: deprivation rank 866 of 1,917Mynydd-bach 5: deprivation rank 949 of 1,917Mynydd-bach 6: deprivation rank 1,294 of 1,917Mumbles 1: deprivation rank 1,896 of 1,917Mumbles 2: deprivation rank 1,778 of 1,917Mumbles 3: deprivation rank 1,759 of 1,917Mumbles 4: deprivation rank 1,769 of 1,917Mumbles 5: deprivation rank 1,906 of 1,917Pen-clawdd 1: deprivation rank 1,606 of 1,917Pen-clawdd 2: deprivation rank 1,407 of 1,917Penderry 1: deprivation rank 11 of 1,917Penderry 2: deprivation rank 102 of 1,917Penderry 3: deprivation rank 36 of 1,917Penderry 4: deprivation rank 13 of 1,917Penderry 5: deprivation rank 124 of 1,917Penderry 6: deprivation rank 160 of 1,917Penderry 7: deprivation rank 202 of 1,917Penllergaer 1: deprivation rank 1,746 of 1,917Penllergaer 2: deprivation rank 435 of 1,917Pennard 1: deprivation rank 1,711 of 1,917Pennard 2: deprivation rank 1,901 of 1,917Gorseinon and Penyrheol 2: deprivation rank 915 of 1,917Gorseinon and Penyrheol 3: deprivation rank 1,139 of 1,917Gorseinon and Penyrheol 4: deprivation rank 1,543 of 1,917Gorseinon and Penyrheol 5: deprivation rank 326 of 1,917Pontarddulais 1: deprivation rank 1,695 of 1,917Pontarddulais 2: deprivation rank 1,055 of 1,917Pontarddulais 3: deprivation rank 1,196 of 1,917Pontarddulais 4: deprivation rank 253 of 1,917Sketty 1: deprivation rank 1,772 of 1,917Sketty 2: deprivation rank 1,757 of 1,917Sketty 3: deprivation rank 1,826 of 1,917Sketty 4: deprivation rank 334 of 1,917Sketty 5: deprivation rank 1,021 of 1,917Sketty 6: deprivation rank 1,854 of 1,917Sketty 7: deprivation rank 1,743 of 1,917Sketty 8: deprivation rank 1,786 of 1,917Sketty 9: deprivation rank 1,859 of 1,917Townhill 1: deprivation rank 26 of 1,917Townhill 2: deprivation rank 19 of 1,917Townhill 3: deprivation rank 20 of 1,917Townhill 4: deprivation rank 357 of 1,917Townhill 5: deprivation rank 51 of 1,917Townhill 6: deprivation rank 43 of 1,917Uplands 1: deprivation rank 1,715 of 1,917Uplands 2: deprivation rank 1,189 of 1,917Uplands 3: deprivation rank 1,680 of 1,917Uplands 4: deprivation rank 826 of 1,917Uplands 5: deprivation rank 1,837 of 1,917Uplands 6: deprivation rank 1,280 of 1,917Uplands 7: deprivation rank 1,682 of 1,917Uplands 8: deprivation rank 1,190 of 1,917Uplands 9: deprivation rank 1,714 of 1,917Llwchwr 5: deprivation rank 1,568 of 1,917Llwchwr 6: deprivation rank 1,322 of 1,917West Cross 1: deprivation rank 1,911 of 1,917West Cross 2: deprivation rank 1,830 of 1,917West Cross 3: deprivation rank 407 of 1,917West Cross 4: deprivation rank 525 of 1,917Castle 9: deprivation rank 80 of 1,917Dunvant and Killay 6: deprivation rank 1,877 of 1,917Waterfront 1: deprivation rank 1,285 of 1,917Gorseinon and Penyrheol 6: deprivation rank 347 of 1,917Gorseinon and Penyrheol 7: deprivation rank 993 of 1,917Waterfront 3: deprivation rank 962 of 1,917
Deprivation rank
  • 10% most deprived
  • 10 to 20%
  • 20 to 30%
  • 30 to 50%
  • Less deprived half

Second homes

In March 2023, in the typical area here, about 7 in every 1,000 homes on the council tax list were second homes. Across Wales the typical figure was 6.

In 2 of its 25 areas it was 50 or more, which is one home in every 20.

These figures are for wider areas of about 7,000 people, so neighbouring neighbourhoods share a colour.

Bishopston 1: 40Bishopston 2: 40Castle 1: 9Castle 3: 9Castle 4: 42Castle 5: 42Castle 6: 23Castle 8: 40Cockett 1: 6Cockett and Waunarlwydd 1: 6Cockett 3: 6Cockett 4: 6Waunarlwydd: 7Cockett and Waunarlwydd 2: 3Cockett 7: 3Cockett 8: 3Cwmbwrla 1: 4Cwmbwrla 2: 4Cwmbwrla 3: 4Cwmbwrla 4: 4Cwmbwrla 5: 4Dunvant and Killay 1: 8Dunvant and Killay 2: 8Dunvant and Killay 3: 8Fairwood 2: 8Fairwood 1: 10Gorseinon and Penyrheol 1: 4Gower (Swansea) 1: 70Gower (Swansea) 2: 70Gowerton 1: 7Gowerton 2: 7Gowerton 3: 7Dunvant and Killay 4: 8Dunvant and Killay 5: 8Llwchwr 1: 3Llwchwr 2: 3Llwchwr 3: 3Landore 1: 9Landore 2: 9Landore 3: 9Landore 4: 9Llangyfelach 1: 4Pontlliw and Tircoed: 4Llangyfelach 3: 4Llwchwr 4: 3Clydach and Llangyfelach: 7Mayals 1: 40Mayals 2: 40Morriston 1: 6Morriston 2: 6Morriston 3: 6Morriston 4: 6Morriston 5: 6Morriston 6: 6Morriston 7: 6Morriston 8: 6Morriston 9: 6Morriston 10: 6Morriston 11: 6Mynydd-bach 1: 5Mynydd-bach 2: 5Mynydd-bach 3: 5Mynydd-bach 4: 5Mynydd-bach 5: 5Mynydd-bach 6: 5Mumbles 1: 75Mumbles 2: 75Mumbles 3: 75Mumbles 4: 75Mumbles 5: 75Pen-clawdd 1: 10Pen-clawdd 2: 10Penderry 1: 3Penderry 2: 3Penderry 3: 3Penderry 4: 3Penderry 5: 3Penderry 6: 3Penderry 7: 3Penllergaer 1: 4Penllergaer 2: 4Pennard 1: 70Pennard 2: 70Gorseinon and Penyrheol 2: 4Gorseinon and Penyrheol 3: 4Gorseinon and Penyrheol 4: 4Gorseinon and Penyrheol 5: 4Pontarddulais 1: 7Pontarddulais 2: 7Pontarddulais 3: 7Pontarddulais 4: 7Sketty 1: 5Sketty 2: 5Sketty 3: 5Sketty 4: 5Sketty 5: 5Sketty 6: 14Sketty 7: 14Sketty 8: 14Sketty 9: 14Townhill 1: 3Townhill 2: 3Townhill 3: 3Townhill 4: 3Townhill 5: 3Townhill 6: 3Uplands 1: 23Uplands 2: 23Uplands 3: 23Uplands 4: 40Uplands 5: 23Uplands 6: 40Uplands 7: 23Uplands 8: 40Uplands 9: 40Llwchwr 5: 3Llwchwr 6: 3West Cross 1: 15West Cross 2: 15West Cross 3: 15West Cross 4: 15Castle 9: 42Dunvant and Killay 6: 8Waterfront 1: 42Gorseinon and Penyrheol 6: 4Gorseinon and Penyrheol 7: 4Waterfront 3: 42
Second homes per 1,000 homes
  • Fewer than 10
  • 10 to 25
  • 25 to 50
  • 50 to 100
  • 100 or more

What its Members talk about

The subjects its six Members have raised most in debates, questions and committees this Senedd term.

  1. The NHS67 contributions
  2. Culture, sport and Wales in the world60 contributions
  3. The economy and jobs49 contributions
  4. Housing37 contributions
  5. The constitution34 contributions
  6. Schools29 contributions

About these figures

Each neighbourhood (a Lower layer Super Output Area, the smallest area most official statistics are published for) is placed in the constituency that contains its centre. A constituency's figure for Welsh speakers is the average of its neighbourhoods, which have similar numbers of people.

The maps are read from DataMapWales, the Welsh Government's map service, and checked once a month for updates. Last read 26 October 2026.

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