Welsh Government 2014-based local authority population projections include ageing population

The 2014-based local authority population projections indicate the following key trends and issues:

1. Significant pressure on Cardiff's housing market
2. The need to accommodate our rapidly ageing population across Wales
3. The need to attract and retain working age people in order to support the economy, partly through the provision of suitable housing;
4. Although the 2014-based projections are lower than the 2011-based projections for most local authorities, they have been shaped by significantly reduced housing delivery during the recession and therefore must not be relied upon as the sole basis for assessing housing need; and,
5. It is essential that account is taken of the age structure of the population when setting local housing requirements.