Wainfelin is a
suburb
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of
Pontypool
Pontypool ( cy, Pont-y-pŵl ) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. It has a population of 28,970.
Location
It is situated on the Afon Lwyd ri ...
in the
county borough
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of
Torfaen
Torfaen (; cy, Torfaen ) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. Torfaen is bordered by the county of Monmouthshire to the east, the city of Newport to the south, and the county boroughs of Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent to the south ...
, in south-east
Wales
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.
Demographics
At the
United Kingdom Census 2001
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The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
demographics
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Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as edu ...
showed:
*
Population
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2,422 (Torfaen 90,949)
*49.2% Male, 50.8% Female
*Ages
**21.4% aged between 0-15
**40.7% aged between 16-44
**21.4% aged 45–59/64
**16.5% of pensionable age
References
Suburbs of Pontypool
Electoral wards of Torfaen
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