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Main Statistics (MS) tables provide summary statistics for the majority of census questions and topics.

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Release: Census 2021 main statistics for settlements and wards in Northern Ireland

Publication date: 30 November 2023

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  • selected main statistics tables at settlement and electoral ward geographies across all census topics

Release: Census 2021 approximated social grade for Northern Ireland

Publication date: 30 November 2023

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  • approximated social grade for people living in households across a number of geographical breakdowns in Northern Ireland including Local Government District, electoral ward and settlement

Release: Census 2021 main statistics for Northern Ireland (supplemental)

Publication date: 31 May 2023

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Key statistics for:

  • a number of full detail tables including country of birth, passports held, ethnic group, main language, national identity, religion, industry of employment, occupation and sexual orientation
  • selected tables at lower geographies including single year of age by sex, household size and household spaces
  • several main statistics tables by broad age bands
  • new labour market tables including National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SeC) by sex and employment history

Release: Census 2021 main statistics for Northern Ireland (phase 3)

Publication date: 21 March 2023

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Key statistics for marital and civil partnership status, household composition and living arrangements, sexual orientation, communal establishments, qualifications, economic activity, travel to work or study, and migration.

Release: Census 2021 main statistics for Northern Ireland (phase 2)

Publication date: 15 December 2022

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Key statistics for:

  • household language
  • general health, long-term health problem or disability, type of long-term condition, and provision of unpaid care (by broad age bands)
  • accommodation type, adaptation of accommodation, car or van availability, central heating, renewable energy systems, and tenure

Release: Census 2021 main statistics for Northern Ireland (phase 1)

Publication date: 22 September 2022

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  • key univariate statistics for country of birth, passports held, ethnicity, religion, religion or religion brought up in, national identity, and language
  • finalised, unrounded estimates for population and household statistics