Local Councils in Northern Ireland by community make-up

This is a list of Local Councils in Northern Ireland by Protestant / Catholic community make-up

In the 2001 decennial census, the Census Office for Northern Ireland (CONI) asked a new question to attempt to achieve a more accurate depiction of the balance of the mainly Unionist Protestant and mainly Nationalist Catholic communities across the province of Northern Ireland.

As well as asking the traditional question of "Religion?" - to which over 13% of respondents gave no answer - it also asked "Religion brought up in?" to capture those who are no longer religiously active themselves. The combination of the two questions gives a community background for over 97% of the population.

These figures are presented here as the best assessment available of the community balance, without implying any particular significance to the absolute figures. Not all Protestants are Unionists, and not all Catholics are Nationalist. For information on recent communal conflicts in Northern Ireland, see the Troubles.

These figures at district level mask wide variations on smaller scales. In the Belfast City Council area, the figures at ward level vary from 95% Protestant to 99% Catholic.

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Local Council areas with Protestant majorities

KeyDistrictProtestantCatholicMajority
8Carrickfergus Borough Council85.18.776.4
2Ards Borough Council82.512.669.9
24North Down Borough Council80.512.667.9
9Castlereagh Borough Council76.918.358.7
23Newtownabbey Borough Council76.219.456.8
4Ballymena Borough Council76.321.055.3
17Larne Borough Council71.725.246.6
10Coleraine Borough Council69.427.242.2
6Banbridge District Council66.031.534.6
5Ballymoney Borough Council66.231.934.3
19Lisburn City Council62.833.429.4
1Antrim Borough Council56.738.618.0
12Craigavon Borough Council52.944.78.2
7Belfast City Council48.647.21.4
3Armagh City and District Council50.048.71.3

    

Local Council areas with Catholic majorities

KeyDistrictCatholicProtestantMajority
22Newry and Mourne District Council80.618.562.2
13Derry City Council75.423.252.2
25Omagh District Council69.129.739.4
26Strabane District Council66.233.332.9
20Magherafelt District Council64.134.829.3
14Down District Council61.935.526.5
15Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council60.838.222.6
21Moyle District Council60.338.322.0
16Fermanagh District Council58.739.818.9
11Cookstown District Council57.641.116.5
18Limavady Borough Council56.641.615.0

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