older in the village could speak Welsh. The 2011 census also noted that 89.4 per cent of all usual residents aged 3+ who were born in Wales could speak Welsh. The Welsh-language skills of Y Felinheli residents were as follows in 2011 and 2021: As of January 2018, 82.9% of pupils aged 5 or over in the village's primary school (Ysgol Y Felinheli) spoke Welsh at home. In 2001, 72.1% of all usual residents aged 3+ in Y Felinheli could speak Welsh. 73.4% could speak it in 1991. In 1981, 80.6 per cent of the population could speak Welsh; 3.1% of the population were monoglot Welsh-speakers. Other languages According to the 2011 Census, 6% of Y Felinheli's population spoke a language other than English or Welsh as their main language. The most common was Arabic, with 2.92% speaking it as their main language. Identity According to the 2011 Census, 59.7% of the population noted that they had Welsh-only national identity, with 35.6% noting that they had no Welsh national identity at all. According to the 2022 Census, 63.8% of the population noted that they had Welsh-only national identity. Country of Birth The 2021 Census noted that 93.9% of the population was born in the United Kingdom. The 2011 Census noted that 91.1% of the population was born in the United Kingdom. 66.1% of the population was born in Wales and 23.8% of the population born in England. 5.7% of the population was born outside the European Union. Ethnic Group In 2021, 96.5% of the population identified their ethnic group within the high-level "White" category. Religion The religion question was voluntary in the 2021 Census. Of those in Y Felinheli who answered the question, 49.4% described themselves as having no religion, with 49.2% describing themselves as Christian. Buddhist was the second most common religion. Notable people Siân Gwenllian (born 1956) a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician Wil Jones (1960–2020) a Welsh portrait artist, guitarist, and teacher. Lisa Gwilym (born 1975) a Welsh broadcaster, lives in the village. Transport The A487 road by-pass, completed in 1994, has removed much traffic congestion from the main street. The nearest railway station as the crow flies is across the Menai Strait at Llanfairpwll (). The next nearest (not involving travelling by boat) is at Bangor (). Historically, the passenger railway station Port Dinorwic was open between 1852 and 1960. There was also a narrow gauge railway