Diocese

Ministry Area

If Hay were a village of 100 people…

  • 11 would be school-aged (aged 5-15), compared with
    • 12 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 12 in Wales,
  • 24 would be aged 65 or over,
    • 19 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 18 in Wales,

  • 62 would be Christian,
    • 57 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 58 in Wales,
  • 27 would have no religion,
    • 33 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 32 in Wales,

  • 22 would have no qualifications,
    • 24 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 26 in Wales,
  • 36 would have higher education qualifications,
    • 30 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 29 in Wales,
  • 4 would be over 16 and in full-time education,
    • 10 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 8 in Wales,

  • 15 would have some skills in Welsh,
    • 22 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 27 in Wales,
  • including 6 who could speak, read and write Welsh,
    • 9 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 15 in Wales.

If Hay were a village with 100 households…

  • 88 would have access to a car or van, compared with
    • 77 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 77 in Wales,

  • 29 would be renting their home,
    • 32 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 31 in Wales,
  • including 17 who would be renting from private landlords,
    • 14 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 14 in Wales,

  • 35 would be made up of 1 person,
    • 33 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 31 in Wales,
  • including 17 who would be aged over 65,
    • 14 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 14 in Wales,

  • 23 would have children in the household,
    • 26 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 28 in Wales,
  • including 6 who would have lone parents,
    • 7 in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon; 8 in Wales.

Diocese

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 Hay has an Electoral Roll of 111 (2018: 113) (2.4% of the Ministry Area), including 2 (20) families.

125 (2018: 120) people attend on Sundays, as well as 6 (5) children and young people (2.9% of the Ministry Area).

Of the children and young people, 4 (3) are younger than 7, 2 (1) are aged between 7 and 11, and 0 (1) are between 11 and 18.

During the week, 3 (4) people attend, as well as 0 (6) children and young people (0.1% of the Ministry Area).

Of the children and young people attending groups midweek, 0 (6) are younger than 7, 0 (0) are aged between 7 and 11, and 0 (0) are between 11 and 18.

In 2019, there were:

  • 13 baptisms (9 aged under 7; 3 aged between 7 and 11; 1 aged over 11), in 2018 11 baptisms (11 aged under 7; 0 aged between 7 and 11; 0 aged over 11),
  • 0 confirmations, 0 in 2018,
  • 2 weddings, 6 in 2018, and
  • 23 funerals (of which 17 were conducted in CiW churches), 26 funerals (22 in CiW churches) in 2018.

On Easter Sunday 2019, 186 people (4.1% of the Ministry Area), took Communion. In 2018 it was 199 people.

Attendance

Church in Wales

What next?

For more information about diocesan support, please see the website of the Diocese of Swansea & Brecon

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 29/10/2021. SDG