[8], 84% of Belfast was born within Northern Ireland, 4% within England, less than 1% for Scotland and Wale, 2% within the Republic of Ireland and 10% from other countries. Figures from 2016 of working age population. The plentiful supply of cheap labour helped attract English and Scottish capital to Belfast, but it was also a cause of insecurity. Irish Traveller, Arab, Pakistani and Roma ethnicities also each constituted 1,500 people or more. The crisis was abated by the onset of the Great War, the sacrifices of the UVF in which continue to be commemorated in the city (Somme Day) by unionist and loyalist organisations. The number of people who are British only is down from 722,400 in 2011 to 606,300 in 2021. Consequently, the arterial roads along which this expansion took place (such as the Falls Road or the Newtownards Road) are more significant in defining the districts of the city than nucleated settlements. Belfast expanded very rapidly from being a market town to becoming an industrial city during the course of the 19th century. As with any modern economy, the service sector is vital to Northern Ireland's development and is enjoying excellent growth. Belfast remains the largest council by population with 345,400 people in 2021 while Fermanagh and Omagh has the smallest council by population with 116,800 people in 2021. The statistics show that over the last ten years the population increased by over 90,000 people from 1.811 million to 1.903 million or by five per cent. [220][221] The Belfast Telegraph was bought by the Dublin-based Independent News & Media group in March 2000.[222]. [163][164], Belfast harbour was dredged in 1845 to provide deeper berths for larger ships. These materials are designed to help users make the most of census data. It is home to Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum, which was reopened in 2009 after major redevelopment. This is up from 513,400 people (28.4%) in 2011. There was major communal violence in the city during partition. However, since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, there has been significant urban regeneration in the city centre including Victoria Square, Queen's Island and Laganside as well as the Odyssey complex and the landmark Waterfront Hall. In the mid-17th century, Belfast exported beef, butter, hides, tallow and corn and it imported coal, cloth, wine, brandy, paper, timber and tobacco. [244], The Belfast Education and Library Board was established in 1973 as the local council responsible for education, youth and library services within the city. Queen's University of Belfast is the main university in the city. Explanation: For Scotland, the 2021 figures refer to mid-2021 population estimates. A major visitor attraction, Titanic Belfast is a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard, opened on 31 March 2012. Census 2021 shows that 12.4% (228,600 people) had some ability in the Irish language, up from 10.7% decade ago while the figure for Ulster-Scots is 10.4% (190,600 people), up from 8.1%. The current club president is Irish-language enthusiast Linda Ervine who comes from a unionist background in the area. Belfast Zoo is owned by Belfast City Council. [187] The recent dramatic rise in house prices has made these reforms unpopular.[188]. [217] Projects to promote the language in the city are funded by various sources, notably Foras na Gaeilge, an all-Ireland body funded by both the Irish and British governments. In the latest Census, 814,600 people (42.8%) living here identified solely or along with other national identities as British, down from 876,600 people (48.4%) in 2011. [117] Work has started on the taller Obel Tower, which already surpasses the height of Windsor House in its unfinished state. BELFAST BT9 5RR. Queen's University Belfast was founded in 1845 and is a member of the Russell Group, an association of 24 leading research-intensive universities in the UK. The council spends 1.5million every year on running and promoting the zoo, which is one of the few local government-funded zoos in the UK and Ireland. It features a criss-cross of escalators and suspended walkways and nine high-tech galleries. The census population of Northern Ireland on 21 March 2021 was 1,903,175 people, which was 0.2 per cent higher than our 2020 mid-year . Fortunes were made carrying rough linen clothing and salted provisions to the slave plantations of the West Indies; sugar and rum to Baltimore and New York; and for the return to Belfast of flaxseed from the colonies where the relative scarcity of labour made unprofitable the processing of the flax into linen fibre. The college has over 53,000 students enrolled on full-time and part-time courses, making it one of the largest further education colleges in the UK and the largest in the island of Ireland. Let us know what you think in the comments below. [132] Rose Week in July each year features over 20,000 blooms. A young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s. The area has a large student population and hosts the annual Belfast International Arts Festival each autumn. 12 January 2022. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. In what the Unionist government understood as its reward for wartime service, London had agreed that parity in taxation between Northern Ireland and Great Britain should be matched by parity in the services delivered. [201], In April 2008, the Department for Regional Development reported on a plan for a light-rail system, similar to that in Dublin. [144], Belfast experienced a huge growth in population in the first half of the 20th century. Conversely the coldest night of the year averages 6.9C (19.6F)[88] (or 1.9C [3.4F] lower than Stormont) and 39 nights should register an air frost. [33] In hopes of French assistance, in 1798 the Society organised a republican insurrection. Together with French Huguenot refugees, they introduced the production of linen, an industry that carried Belfast trade to the Americas. [123], Sitting at the mouth of the River Lagan where it becomes a deep and sheltered lough, Belfast is surrounded by mountains that create a micro-climate conducive to horticulture. While the number of households in Northern Ireland was 768,810. [134], At the 2001 census, the population was 276,459,[142] while 579,554 people lived in the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area. The study found that bus-based rapid transit produces positive economic results, but light rail does not. Ethnicity figures also show that the white population of Belfast has fallen from 97 per cent in 2011 to 93 per cent in 2021. Now known as Shorts Bombardier it works as an international aircraft manufacturer located near the Port of Belfast. [12][13] This area became the hub around which the original settlement developed. Although BT derives from Belfast, the BT postcode area extends across the whole of Northern Ireland.[103]. This is an increase from 2011, when 54,200 people resident in Northern Ireland (or 3% of our population) held a non-UK/Ireland passport only. Lloyd George, Parnell and Patrick Pearse all attended political rallies there. [131] U2 played here in 1997. All local councils across NI showed an ageing population over the period 2011 to 2021. [122] A history of the development of these structures can be found at the Peacewall Archive. 2012. 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Contents 1 Population 1.1 Population 1.1.1 Sex 1.2 Age 2 Ethnicity 3 Migration 3.1 Country of birth 3.2 Passports held 4 Religion 5 Identity 6 References Population [ edit] Population density of Belfast City Council in 2011 Belfast 400 People Places and History. Civil unrest impacted the city's industry for many years, but with the . Next release On 21 March 2023, NISRA will publish. The majority of the animals are in danger in their natural habitat. It had a population of 345,418 in 2021[update].[2]. Download Historical Data Save as Image From: To: Zoom: Historical U.N. The provision of certain resources for these schools (for example, such as the provision of textbooks) is supported by the charitable organisation TACA. From 1990-2019 the percentage of white population has declined by over 6%. Many of Belfast's oldest buildings are found in the Cathedral Quarter area, which is currently undergoing redevelopment as the city's main cultural and tourist area. The city is served by two airports: The George Best Belfast City Airport adjacent to Belfast Lough and Belfast International Airport which is near Lough Neagh. Belfast has four teams in rugby's All-Ireland League: Belfast Harlequins in Division 1B; and Instonians, Queen's University and Malone in Division 2A. The metro area population of Edinburgh in 2021 was 543,000, a 1.12% increase from 2020. "Mouth of the Farset" might be an alternative interpretation. Minority ethnic groups have increased in size and the number of people living here born outside the UK and Ireland is up to around one person in 15, the highest ever recorded. In total, 1,484,700 people (78%) held a single passport and 116,300 people (6.1%) held more than one passport. [214] The music school of Queen's University is responsible for arranging a notable series of lunchtime and evening concerts, often given by renowned musicians which are usually given in The Harty Room at the university (University Square). [160] The present city however is a product of the Industrial Revolution. [162] Like many British cities dependent on traditional heavy industry, Belfast suffered serious decline since the 1960s, exacerbated greatly in the 1970s and 1980s by the Troubles. The number of people living in Northern Ireland who were born outside the UK and Ireland has grown from 81,500 people (4.5%) in 2011 to 124,300 people (6.5%) in 2021, the highest ever recorded in Northern Ireland. The new hotels have helped to increase a further 1,000 bedrooms in the city. Proportionately the fastest growing group is people with other national identities - typically identities from outside UK and Ireland. The Glider bus service is a new form of transport in Belfast. Information on Census 2021 in Northern Ireland. In contrast, 15.9% or 302,200 people did not hold a passport. [50] A particularly notorious group, based on the Shankill Road in the mid-1970s, became known as the Shankill Butchers. Please note layouts will be subject to change as tables are finalised. [82] The absolute minimum temperature at Stormont is 9.9C (14F), during January 1982,[83] although in an average year the coldest night will fall no lower than 4.5C (23.9F) with air frost being recorded on just 26 nights. The zoo houses more than 1,200 animals of 140 species including Asian elephants, Barbary lions, Malayan sun bears (one of the few in the United Kingdom), two species of penguin, a family of western lowland gorillas, a troop of common chimpanzees, a pair of red pandas, a pair of Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos and Francois' langurs. It was made internationally famous as the setting for the classic film, Odd Man Out, starring James Mason. In 1950, the population of Belfast was 445,879 . [253], In 2018, six hotels were opened, with the biggest in Northern Ireland, the 53million Grand Central Hotel Belfast officially open to the public. On Census Day 27 March 2011, in Belfast Local Government District (2014), considering the population aged 3 years old and over: On Census Day 27 March 2011, considering the population aged 16 years old and over: Level 1 is 14 O Levels/CSE/GCSE (any grades) or equivalent. In 2011, English was not the main language of 3.1% (54,500 people). "[211] According to The Guardian the bid may have been undermined by the city's history and volatile politics. Donegall Quay was built out into the river as the harbour was developed further and trade flourished. In Belfastnotwithstanding the political friction caused by Sinn Fin's electoral triumph in the souththis involved some 60,000 workers, Protestant and Catholic, in a four-week walk-out.[37]. [14], The compilers of Ulster-Scots use various transcriptions of local pronunciations of "Belfast" (with which they sometimes are also content)[15][16] including Bilfawst,[17][18] Bilfaust[19] or Baelfawst. Belfast was heavily bombed during World War II. [89] Some 13 more frosty nights than Stormont. Because of this, it is less an agglomeration of villages and towns which have expanded into each other, than other comparable cities, such as Manchester or Birmingham. [242], Ulster University, created in its current form in 1984, is a multi-centre university with a campus in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast. Belfast has grown by 4,186 in the last year, which represents a 0.6% annual change. [84] The lowest temperature to occur in recent years was 8.8C (16.2F) on 22 December 2010.[85]. In 1932, the devolved parliament for the region was housed in new buildings at Stormont on the eastern edge of the city. [213] A combination of relative peace, international investment and an active promotion of arts and culture is attracting more tourists to Belfast than ever before. Throughout the Troubles, Belfast artists continued to express themselves through poetry, art and music. In 2021, the median household income of Belfast households was $55,900. Median Age The median age for Belfast residents is 60.1 years young. [118] The restaurant panels in the Crown Bar were originally made for Britannic, the sister ship of the Titanic,[116] built in Belfast. In all, 598,800 people (31.5%) living here identified solely or along with other national identities as Northern Irish, up from 533,100 people (29.4%) in 2011. One of the offers was by a group including the National Maritime Museum and National Museums Northern Ireland, with assistance by James Cameron. Most of Belfast's water is supplied via the Aquarius pipeline from the Silent Valley Reservoir in County Down, created to collect water from the Mourne Mountains. 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[51] The Provisional IRA detonated 22 bombs within the confines of Belfast city centre on 21 July 1972, on what is known as Bloody Friday, killing nine people. Belfast is still a port with commercial and industrial docks, including the Harland & Wolff shipyard, dominating the Belfast Lough shoreline. [165] The Harland and Wolff shipbuilding firm was created in 1861, and by the time the Titanic was built, in 1912, it had become the largest shipyard in the world. Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd. started supplying customers in Larne and Greater Belfast with natural gas in 1996 via the newly constructed Scotland-Northern Ireland pipeline. [161] It was not until industry transformed the linen and shipbuilding trades that the economy and the population boomed. Bus services in the city proper and the nearer suburbs are operated by Translink Metro, with services focusing on linking residential districts with the city centre on 12 quality bus corridors running along main radial roads,[200], More distant suburbs are served by Ulsterbus. [57][58] They divide communities that account for 14 of the 20 most deprived wards in Northern Ireland. Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. [45], Belfast has been the scene of various episodes of sectarian conflict between its Catholic and Protestant populations. The census happens only once every 10 years. The population of Belfast was 345,418 in 2021. [102], Belfast city centre is divided into two postcode districts, BT1 for the area lying north of the City Hall, and BT2 for the area to its south. [145] Since then, the inner city numbers have dropped dramatically as people have moved to swell the Greater Belfast suburb population. 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