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2001 Census - Key Statistics for Settlements

Date published: 10 February 2005

Statistics: 2001 Census,  Results

This publication is the sixth report from the 2001 Census of Population for Northern Ireland.

This publication provides a statistical profile of each settlement with a population of 1000 or more usually residents, covering topics such as age, educational qualifications, labour market status, provision of care, ethnic group and religion.

Settlements have been grouped in accordance with the eight-way classification outlined in the Report of the Inter-Departmental Urban-Rural Definition Group - Statistical Classification and Delineation of Settlements published in February 2005.

View all 35 Key Statistics tables by theme, files are in Excel format:

  • demography
  • ethnicity, identity, language and religion
  • health
  • labour market
  • qualifications
  • travel to work
  • housing
  • migration

On 23 May 2005, NISRA published Key Statistics Data for settlements with a usually resident population of between 500 and 999 persons. This data has been incorporated into the Key Statistics tables available to download.

On the same day, information for smaller settlements, specifically those with fewer than 500 usual residents was released. The data file can be downloaded from this page.

Documents

  • 2001 Census Key Statistics for Settlements Report - Introduction Adobe PDF (122 KB)
  • 2001 Census Key Statistics for Settlements Report - Tables Adobe PDF (678 KB)
  • 2001 Census Key Statistics for Settlements Report - Annexes Adobe PDF (59 KB)
  • 2001 Census Key Statistics for Settlements Report - Maps Adobe PDF (2 MB)
  • Key Statistics for Settlements - Information Note Adobe PDF (133 KB)
  • Key Statistics for Smaller Settlements - Information Note Adobe PDF (88 KB)
  • Household and Population Counts for Settlements with less than 500 Usual Residents - Data Microsoft Excel (99 KB)
  • Community Background and Religion - Guidance Note Adobe PDF (103 KB)

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Last updated: 03 March 2025

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