Graig-y-Rhacca

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Graig-y-Rhacca
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Road to Graig-y-Rhacca
Graig-y-Rhacca is located in Caerphilly
Graig-y-Rhacca
Graig-y-Rhacca
Location within Caerphilly
Population1,263 
Principal area
  • Caerphilly
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCAERPHILLY
Postcode districtCF83
Dialling code029
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Caerphilly
51°35′38″N 3°09′54″W / 51.594°N 3.165°W / 51.594; -3.165Coordinates: 51°35′38″N 3°09′54″W / 51.594°N 3.165°W / 51.594; -3.165

Graig-y-Rhacca is a housing estate bordering Trethomas, Bedwas and Machen in the borough of Caerphilly, southeastern Wales. The town is about 8 miles to the west of Newport and 4 miles to the east of Caerphilly. The town mainly consists of local authority tenancies and privately owned estates.

Population[]

The median age of the town was 40 as of the 2011 census. The biggest age group in the town was 49-59 year olds, with 20% of the population. 96.7% of the population were from the United Kingdom with only 1.2% from outside of the EU, compared to 3.3% in Wales.[citation needed]

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