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Census 2021 main statistics for settlements and wards in Northern Ireland

Date published: 30 November 2023

Statistics: Census 2021,  Census 2021 results,  Main statistics

This release contains Census 2021 data for settlement and electoral ward geographies for selected main statistics tables.

Description

Most census topics are covered, including passports held, ethnic group, national identity, language, religion, qualifications, and labour market.

Three new tables are included: MS-C04 Sexual orientation - basic detail, MS-D18 Type of long-term condition, MS-F04 Communal establishment resident by sex and broad age bands.

Download the zip folders ‘Main statistics (settlements and wards)’ for all tables in this release.

Read our settlement methodology paper for more information on the settlement boundaries used, and the methodology employed to create these statistics.

Read our electoral ward methodology paper for more details on the methodology employed to create these statistics.

Find information for other Census 2021 main statistics publications.

Tables

View other main statistic tables by theme:

  • demography – age and sex
  • demography – country of birth
  • demography – passports held
  • demography – household relationships
  • ethnicity
  • identity
  • language
  • religion
  • sexual orientation
  • health, disability and unpaid care
  • housing and accommodation
  • communal establishments
  • qualifications
  • labour market
  • travel to work or study
  • migration

Bulk downloads

Download all main statistics tables by the release phase.

Table lookup

Download the Census 2021 table lookup to search all Census 2021 tables by topic.

Documents

  • Main statistics (settlements and wards) (Part 1) ZIP archive (54 KB)
  • Main statistics (settlements and wards) (Part 2) ZIP archive (54 KB)

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Last updated: 03 March 2025

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