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2011 Census key statistics tables on ethnicity, identity, language and religion

Date published: 11 December 2012

Statistics: Census 2011,  2011 Census results,  Key Statistics

Download the key statistics ethnicity, identity, language and religion tables from the 2011 Census in Northern Ireland.

This theme includes census topics such as ethnic group, national identity, country of birth, passports held, main language, knowledge of Irish, knowledge of Ulster-Scots, religion and religion or religion brought up in.

Data are available at a number of geographical levels including Local Government District (2014), District Electoral Area (2014), Settlement 2015, Assembly Area, Super Output Area and Small Area.

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

  • demography
  • health
  • housing and accommodation
  • qualifications
  • labour market
  • travel to work or study
  • migration

View all 21 Quick Statistics tables on ethnicity, identity, language and religion.

View the supporting documents associated with the initial release of this data.

Information on the different publication phases for this release can be found on the Key Statistics page.

You can also download the 2011 Census table lookups to search all 2011 Census tables by topic.

Documents

  • KS201NI Ethnic Group Microsoft Excel (1 MB)
  • KS202NI National Identity (Classification 1) Microsoft Excel (970 KB)
  • KS203NI National Identity (Classification 2) Microsoft Excel (893 KB)
  • KS204NI Country of Birth Microsoft Excel (933 KB)
  • KS205NI Passports Held (Classification 1) Microsoft Excel (1 MB)
  • KS206NI Passports Held (Classification 2) Microsoft Excel (951 KB)
  • KS207NI Main Language Microsoft Excel (1 MB)
  • KS208NI Household Language Microsoft Excel (641 KB)
  • KS209NI Knowledge of Irish Microsoft Excel (883 KB)
  • KS210NI Knowledge of Ulster-Scots Microsoft Excel (871 KB)
  • KS211NI Religion Microsoft Excel (987 KB)
  • KS212NI Religion or Religion Brought Up In Microsoft Excel (701 KB)

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Last updated: 03 March 2025

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