This is a List of Northern Ireland districts 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 signifigance 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 Belfast, the figures at ward level vary from 95% Protestant to 99% Catholic.

See also: List of Northern Ireland districts by population - List of Northern Ireland districts by area

External link

• Northern Ireland Census 2001 (http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/Census2001Output/KeyStatistics/keystatrep1.html)