Majority Minority Review 3 Housing and Religion in Northern Ireland Appendices | Key Events of the Northern Ireland Conflict

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Appendix 3.1: Aspects of housing characteristics, district council areas, 1971

Councils	% Catholics 1971(based on adjustments by Compton, 1978)	Number of private households	% dwellings owner-occupied	% dwellings public rented	Average number of persons per room	% households living at a density of more than 1.0 persons per room
Antrim	31.10	8740	34.77	53.10	0.73	15.40
Ards	16.00	14427	41.41	41.08	0.63	9.91
Armagh	44.50	12101	50.19	35.42	0.73	18.85
Baiiymena	17.70	13756	52.96	32.45	0.67	12.68
Ballymoney	29.60	5734	39.65	50.46	0.77	22.62
Banbridge	31.20	8135	48.19	34.00	0.72	16.98
Belfast	34.10	125388	43.28	25.49	0.65	13.94
Carrickfergus	16.20	7823	31.39	56.70	0.65	9.33
Castlereagh	10.10	18280	52.25	42.26	0.65	7.37
Coleraine	23.90	12132	45.95	37.85	0.67	14.93
Cookstown	49.20	6705	58.15	29.41	0.80	23.49
Craigavon	38.70	18887	31.85	51.67	0.70	14.72
Down	54.10	12323	47.31	33.66	0.74	19.78
Dungannon	52.30	10961	53.15	32.87	0.79	23.12
Fermanagh	52.50	13458	60.87	24.86	0.75	20.62
Larne	26.80	8574	40.96	42.32	0.64	10.81
Limavady	52.40	5575	34.84	44.38	0.89	28.61
Lisburn	16.60	20295	48.76	36.97	0.65	10.47
Derry	64.30	19611	38.77	45.10	0.85	26.85
Magherafelt	54.70	7730	53.75	33.64	0.85	26.75
Moyle	48.70	3676	47.78	39.45	0.74	20.92
Newry & Mourne	71.40	18356	47.21	41.25	0.81	25.10
Newtownabbey	18.00	19240	43.18	42.26	0.67	8.79
North Down	11.30	16921	62.82	22.82	0.55	5.42
Omagh	62.10	10112	57.51	28.28	0.81	24.60
Strabane	56.90	8494	45.58	36.23	0.86	29.81
Northern Ireland	36.80	427434	45.94	34.76	0.70	15.89

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Appendix 3.1: Aspects of housing characteristics, continued

Councils	% dwellings with exclusive use of hot water, fixed bath, and inside WC	% dwellings with exclusive use of hot water	% dwellings with exclusive use of fixed bath	% dwellings with exclusive use of inside WC	% households employed in farming
Antrim	80.8	84.8	81.5	81.9	13.18
Ards	72.1	78.5	73.6	74.6	10.44
Armagh	61.9	67.7	63.2	64.3	24.47
Ballymena	69.5	76.1	70.5	71.5	15.67
Ballymoney	61.3	66.4	62.3	63.0	24.92
Banbridge	58.1	65.1	59.9	61.2	21.63
Belfast	61.0	77.5	65.4	63.6	0.18
Carrickfergus	90.3	93.7	91.1	91.8	1.82
Castlereagh	97.2	98.1	97.6	97.7	1.84
Coleraine	76.1	80.7	77.0	78.0	12.93
Cookstown	64.1	69.5	64.9	67.4	28.75
Craigavon	71,8	78.0	73,4	73.8	6.98
Down	71.7	77.4	73.0	74.2	17.79
Dungannon	60.2	66.8	61.9	62.4	26.41
Fermanagh	49.4	55.5	50.4	51.9	37.45
Larne	75.7	82.2	77.3	77.8	9.32
Limavady	66.7	70.2	67.4	68.4	20.75
Lisburn	79.2	84.0	80.4	81.5	7.83
Derry	73.0	78.1	74.2	76.4	4.97
Magherafelt	62.1	67.5	63.1	64.5	27.21
Moyie	67.7	71.1	68.3	70.7	27.97
Newry & Mourne	69.9	74.1	70.6	72.6	18.02
Newtownabbey	91.0	93.3	91.5	92.1	2.62
North Down	92.5	96.0	94.3	93.4	1.54
Omagh	59.7	65.1	60.7	62.5	32.20
Strabane	58.5	62.1	59.0	62.5	27.18
Northern Ireland	69.7	78.0	71.8	72.0	10.27

Source: 1971 Census Summary Tables

Appendix 3.2: Amenity Provision by religion, district council areas, 1971

Councils	% Catholic households with fixed bath or shower	% Protestant households with fixed bath or shower	% Catholic households with inside WC	% Protestant households with inside WC	% Catholic households with hot water supply	% Protestant households with hot water supply	% Catholic households with hot water, fixed bath, and inside WC	% Protestant households with hot water, fixed bath, and inside WC
Antrim	79.0	81.9	80.1	82.0	81.2	85.6	78.6	81.0
Ards	63.1	75.0	65.4	75.8	68.6	79.8	61.9	73.4
Armagh	56.3	67.8	58.7	68.1	60.2	72.6	55.4	66.4
Ballymena	66.2	71.1	68.1	72.0	71.4	76.9	65.3	70.1
Sallymoney	58.3	63.5	60.0	64.0	63.3	67.1	57.6	62.6
Banbridge	51.9	62.7	55.1	63.4	57.1	67.8	50.3	60.8
Belfast	66.4	64.1	66.4	61.6	77.0	77.2	63.2	59.2
Carrickfergus	94.6	90.3	94.9	91.0	95.9	93.3	93.8	89.6
Castlereagh	98.3	97.5	98.3	97.5	98.6	98.0	97.9	97.1
Coleraine	69.9	78.5	71.9	79.3	74.4	82.0	69.0	77.5
Cookstown	55.3	73.8	58.7	75.6	59.5	78.4	54.7	73.0
Craigavon	68.5	75.4	69.8	75.3	73.8	79.7	67.1	73.6
Down	69.6	76.2	71.2	76.8	74.2	80.5	68.3	74.8
Dungannon	55.4	63.8	56.9	63.6	60.1	68.9	54.2	65.5
Fermanagh	38.6	61.8	40.4	63.0	43.2	67.3	37.3	60.7
Lame	73.5	78.1	75.6	78.1	78.8	83.0	72.4	76.4
Limavady	59.5	73.8	61.0	74.3	62.0	76.7	58.9	72.8
Lisburn	77.4	80.4	79.2	81.5	80.9	84.1	76.4	79.1
Londonderry	72.3	76.4	75.0	78.0	76.0	80.7	71.3	75.3
Magherafelt	56.4	70.6	58.0	71.6	60.9	74.8	55.5	69.4
Moyie	72.9	66.0	76.1	67.7	75.3	69.1	72.5	65.2
Newry & Mourne	69.0	74.0	71.1	75.8	72.3	78.0	68.4	73.1
Newtownabbey	91.1	91.3	92.2	91.8	93.4	93.1	90.7	90.7
North Down	91.3	94.5	90.3	93.6	93.9	96.2	89.3	92.7
Omagh	53.7	71.3	56.3	72.0	57.9	75.6	53.0	69.9
Strabane	54.2	64.6	58.1	67.9	57.0	68.2	53.8	64.1
Northern Ireland	65.1	74.3	66.7	74.0	70.7	80.9	63.6	72.0

Source: Derived from data supplied by Dr John Power, School of Geosciences, The Queen's University of Belfast

Appendix 3.3: Percentage of Catholic and Protestant households with exclusive use of a fixed bath or shower, district council areas, 1971

Appendix 3.4: Percentage of Catholic and Protestant households with exclusive use of an inside toilet, district council areas, 1971

Appendix 3.5: Percentage of Catholic and Protestant households with exclusive use of hot water, district council areas, 1971

Appendix 3.6:Aspects of housing characteristics, administrative level, 1971

Administrative area	% Catholics (based on unadjusted figures)	Persons per room	% over one person per room	% dwellings with hot water, fixed bath, and inside WC	% dwellings with hot water	% dwellings with fixed bath or shower	% dwellings with inside toilet (WC)	Dwellings per 1000 house-holds	% public renting house- holds
BELFAST CB
CLIFTON W	35.28	0.64	14.0	71.9	84.2	77.1	74.0	986.2	15.8
COURT W	32.07	0.76	20.7	31.2	53.2	34.2	35.8	998.6	40.0
CROMAC W	26.69	0.54	8.2	56.4	71.61	60.4	59.7	963.5	7.4
DOCK W	62.07	0.80	25.9	39.3	60.9	41.2	44.4	992.7	42.0
DUNCAI RN W	17.37	0.62	11.2	68.2	81.6	72.1	70.7	989.9	24.8
FALLS W	79.56	0.96	36.1	42.8	66.6	48.9	46.4	997.1	57.1
ORMEAU W	15.10	0.54	6.9	63.5	80.5	69.1	65.3	989.2	13.6
POTTINGER W	11.60	0.58	9.0	57.1	74.7	61.4	59.4	994.4	14.1
SHANKILL W	7.82	0.68	13.8	48.3	71.2	51.9	51.6	996.8	51.7
SMITHFIELD W	74.94	0.86	23.8	47.6	63.7	48.4	50.9	996.8	35.5
ST.ANNE'S W	38.82	0.69	15.9	40.5	75.4	55.2	46.0	999.0	11.5
ST.GEORGE'S W	4.12	0.69	15.4	7.3	41.4	11.0	11.5	997.6	33.1
VICTORIA W	4.07	0.57	8.4	64.6	80.4	69.1	66.5	992.2	17.0
WINDSOR W	16.58	0.51	6.7	67.7	80.4	72.8	69.8	961.6	13.6
WOODVALE W	15.62	0.74	17.4	51.3	70.4	53.6	55.2	999.0	32.8
LONDONDERRY
NORTH W	43.55	0.69	17.5	66.0	74.7	68.6	72.1	947.5	24.0
SOUTH W	82.11	1.01	36.7	69.7	75.1	70.9	73.4	981.9	61.8
WATERSIDE W	39.81	0.77	21.5	74.6	80.4	75.5	78.7	985.9	37.5
COLERAINE MB	21.95	0.68	13.2	84.8	90.5	85.7	86.5	993.3	48.3
LIMAVADY UD	32.37	0.75	15.8	92.0	93.7	92.3	93.6	993.9	66.6
LONDONDERRY UD	46.65	0.83	24.6	78.5	81.3	79.0	79.9	998.2	41.8
PORTSTEWART UD	22.00	0.53	5.9	94.8	97.1	95.1	96.9	995.0	17.1
COLERAINE RD	22.96	0.76	21.6	59.1	63.8	60.2	60.9	995.5	37.4
LIMAVADY RD	48.45	0.94	33.3	57.8	62.0	58.7	59.7	997.7	37.1
MAGHERAFELT RD	43.91	0.84	26.7	63.3	68.9	64.3	65.9	998.1	33.1
TYRONE
COOKSTOWN UD	34.45	0.70	15.2	90.3	91.6	90.3	93.9	998.4	46.7
DUNGANNON UD	41.72	0.74	19.5	88.2	91.8	89.2	89.8	985.9	53.8
OMAGH UD	53.55	0.73	17.3	86.2	88.9	86.6	88.9	987.1	46.6
STRABANE UD	71.50	0.85	30.0	80.3	83.0	80.9	83.2	970.5	47.5
CASTLEDERG RD	44.98	0.87	31.6	39.3	43.8	39.7	42.3	997.2	22.7
CLOGHER RD	44.12	0.74	20.6	47.9	53.7	49.0	51.6	995.3	19.4
COOKSTOWN RD	44.66	0.85	27.2	51.7	58.5	52.8	54.8	997.5	21.6
DUNGANNON RD	43.03	0.83	25.7	55.8	63.6	57.9	57.6	998.0	31.0
OMAGH RD	51.25	0.84	27.4	49.7	56.3	50.8	52.5	998.4	20.5
STRABANE RD	42.61	0.86	29.1	55.3	59.0	55.8	60.5	997.0	35.9
FERMANAGH
ENNISKILLEN MB	43.54	0.68	14.4	82.6	86.9	83.9	85,3	979.4	54.6
ENNISKILLEN RD	42.63	0.74	18.8	54.5	61.2	55.4	56.7	998.2	25.7
IRVINESTOWN RD	47.37	0.76	22.3	46.2	52.7	47.3	49.2	998.3	19.4
LISNASKEA RD	54.51	0.76	23.3	34.0	39.6	34.9	36.3	996.2	16.6
ARMAGH
ARMAGH UD	50.66	0.71	17.5	79.9	83.2	80.6	82.5	990.2	54.1
CRAIGAVON UD	34.57	0.74	17.4	60.9	66.2	62.2	62.1	998.2	44.0
KEADY UD	78.98	0.83	24.3	85.0	87.2	85.5	89.2	1000.0	62.9
LURGAN MB	44.25	0.70	14.5	76.2	82.7	77.6	79.0	999.7	58.1
PORTADOWN MB	24.60	0.69	13.4	76.3	83.2	78.2	78.2	997.8	53.3
TANDRAGEE UD	16.43	0.67	13.3	91.5	94.4	92.1	94.0	994.2	62.2
ARMAGH RD	36.73	0.75	20.5	48.3	55.7	49.9	50.3	998.7	23.3
NEWRY No.2 RD	66.96	0.85	26.7	66.4	70.6	67.3	68.5	999.5	43.8
TANDRAGEE RD	8.28	0.68	14.2	63.5	70.5	65.2	66.5	1000.0	23.2

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Appendix 3.6 Aspects of housing condition, continued

Administrative area	% Catholics (based on unadjusted figures)	Persons per room	% over one person per room	% dwellings with hot water, fixed bath, and inside WC	% dwellings with hot water	% dwellings with fixed bath or shower	% dwellings with inside toilet (WC)	Dwellings per 1000 house-holds	% public renting house- holds
DOWN
BANBRIDGE UD	29.44	0.69	12.8	78.2	84.2	81.8	81.1	997.9	57.5
BANGOR MB	8.45	0.54	4.7	92.8	96.4	94.8	93.7	993.4	18.5
DONAGHADEE UD	5.11	0.55	6.5	82.3	90.5	83.6	84.7	999.2	34.8
DOWNPATRICK UD	65.31	0.81	24.1	90.4	94.8	93.1	92.1	996.2	60.2
DROMOREUD	15.84	0.68	13.6	62.6	67.9	63.8	66.3	998.6	46.8
HOLYWOOD UD	19.73	0.59	9.3	91.5	96.1	94.1	92.4	999.6	39.3
KILKEEL UD	20.17	0.66	13.3	86.5	90.2	86.9	91.6	998.7	29.3
NEWCASTLE UD	44.79	0.60	12.0	89.7	91.3	89.9	91.4	994.2	23.1
NEWRYUD	74.52	0.81	25.4	71.4	75.6	72.1	75.6	991.3	53.7
NEWTOWNARDS MB	11.30	0.64	9.4	76.2	83.1	78.5	78.2	999.4	49.2
WARRENPOINT UD	68.69	0.66	15.0	91.5	93.7	91.7	93.0	994.6	47.4
BANBRIDGE RD	24.80	0.73	18.8	50.0	57.7	51.3	53.2	997.7	22.8
CASTLEREAGH RD	7.61	0.66	8.2	98.3	99.1	98.6	98.7	999.4	45.6
EAST DOWN RD	42.49	0.75	20.1	66.6	73.7	67.9	69.4	998.2	31.7
HILLSBOROUGH RD	8.83	0.61	7.2	82.3	86.5	83.3	84.0	999.7	25.6
MOIRA RD	17.58	0.66	13.0	67.6	72.4	69.8	69.3	999.2	42.4
NEWRY No.l RD	53.37	0.82	25.1	70.3	75.1	71.0	72.4	999.2	35.7
NORTH DOWN RD	14.63	0.62	10.1	71.1	76.3	72.2	73.5	998.4	36.4
SOUTH DOWN RD	55.45	0.81	26.0	63.0	67.3	63.7	66.2	998.9	28.2
ANTRIM
BALLYCASTLE UD	54.61	0.68	16.7	89.8	91.8	90.2	92.5	1000.0	42.0
BALLYCLARE UD	5.58	0.65	9.5	76.3	82.6	78.1	78.1	1000.0	46.3
BALLYMENA MB	21.29	0.65	10.9	77.5	84.1	78.8	79.6	998.9	42.2
BALLYMONEY UD	23.64	0.69	17.2	82.6	86.4	83.8	85.0	998.1	52.6
CARRICKFERGUS MB	13.33	0.68	10.8	89.8	93.7	90.7	91.4	999.3	62.5
LARNE MB	25.63	0.64	9.3	82.3	87.2	83.7	84.0	999.1	53.5
LISBURN MB	18.09	0.67	10.8	85.2	89.3	86.2	88.2	999.5	44.1
NEWTOWNABBEY UD	18.57	0.67	8.9	95.6	96.9	95.9	96.4	999.1	42.6
PORTRUSH UD	19.19	0.54	8.0	86.6	90.5	87.2	89.9	946.5	24.2
WHITEHEAD UD	15.84	0.50	4.1	97.9	98.8	98.2	98.3	1000.0	32.0
ANTRIM RD	20.08	0.70	13.6	80.1	84.3	80.8	81.4	998.1	50.7
BALLYCASTLE RD	46.19	0.77	22.9	59.8	63.6	60.5	62.8	999.1	34.8
BALLYMENA RD	15.17	0.70	14.3	64.8	71.5	65.8	66.8	998.5	27.1
BALLYMONEY RD	21.12	0.77	22.5	58.7	63.8	59.6	60.3	999.0	50.5
LARNE RD	19.19	0.64	11.0	75.3	81.8	76.5	77.6	999.1	36.0
LISBURN RD	37.78	0.72	15.7	89.1	91.2	89.8	90.0	999.4	43.0

Source: 1971 Census County Reports

Appendix 4.1: Unfitness, Amenities and repair, district council areas., 1974 to 1994

NIHE Region	District council area	% of Catholics, 1971 (Compton 1978)	% of dwellings unfit, 1974	% of dwellings lacking at least one amenity, 1974	% of Catholics, 1981 (Compton and Power 1986)	% of dwellings unfit, 1979	% of dwellings lacking at least one amenity, 1979	% of dwellings unfit, 1984	% of dwellings lacking at least one amenity, 1984	% of dwellings requiring repairs over £2,500, 1984

Belfast	Belfast	34.1	25.0	36.3	38.0	15.1	28.6	12.1	14.2	39.1
North East	Ballymoney	29.6	27.3	29.2	29.0	21.4	21.8	12.6	8.9	23.1
	Moyle	48.7	22.7	27.1	51.0	20.6	17.9	18.4	14.1	32.5
	Larne	26.8	13.2	23.4	24.5	15.7	18.7	16.0	13.4	28.1
	Ballymena	17.7	16.5	23.2	19.0	12.8	14.2	9.5	7.6	26.7
	Antrim	31.1	11.3	14.6	33.0	8.9	10.1	6.2	4.7	13.4
	Newtownabbey	18.0	7.4	6.5	13.5	3.8	5.1	2.3	1.3	10.9
	Carrickfergus	16.2	12.0	10.5	8.0	5.5	6.5	4.6	5.2	16.2
North West	Derry	64.3	13.0	20.7	68.5	9.4	11.6	6.7	5.2	18.2
	Limavady	52.4	21.3	26.1	54.5	17.4	18.1	13.0	7.5	31.4
	Coleraine	23.9	16.5	19.9	24.0	13.9	11.0	11.1	2.7	36.9
	Magherafelt	54.7	25.4	32.6	56.5	21.6	20.8	15.5	15.0	22.8
	Strabane	56.9	30.5	34.1	61.0	23.9	19.7	12.1	10.5	29.5
South East	Down	54.1	16.8	24.8	59.5	16.2	16.4	10.8	7.9	23.8
	Lisburn	16.6	16.7	17.8	22.5	11.2	10.8	7.0	6.5	18.4
	North Down	11.3	5.7	6.1	9.0	5.2	3.3	3.2	2.5	19.1
	Ards	16.0	12.4	26.1	13.0	11.8	16.3	8.1	7.8	17.1
	Castlereagh	10.1	1.0	2.3	8.0	1.8	1.7	1.4	1.4	14.1
South	Craigavon	38.7	20.0	24.4	42.0	11.1	16.4	9.0	9.0	20.6
	Armagh	44.5	25.3	30.9	46.5	14.3	19.1	10.4	12.3	29.6
	Newry & Mourne	71.4	27.2	29.6	74.0	19.3	21.2	11.5	10.2	25.6
	Banbridge	31.2	20.5	34.8	28.5	21.9	25.3	19.0	13.8	37.9
	Cookstown	49.2	20.2	28.4	52.5	23.9	19.4	16.2	12.4	29.7
	Omagh	62.1	33.6	37.2	65.0	21.7	24.6	18.5	13.7	32.3
	Femanagh	52.5	41.0	43.0	54.5	31.0	24.6	27.0	16.0	36.5
	Dungannon	52.3	28.1	34.5	53.0	21.0	23.2	15.3	9.3	30.0
Northern Ireland	.	36.8	19.6	26.2	38.5	14.1	17.9	10.4	9.2	26.7

Source: NIHE (1 974, 19820 1985), Compton (1978) and Compton and Power (1986)

Appendix 5.1: Aspects of housing characteristics, district council areas, 1981

Councils	% Catholics 1981(based on Compton and Power 1986 adjustments)	Number of private households	% dwellings owner-occupied	% dwellings public rented	Average number of persons per room	% house-holds living at a density of more than 1.0 persons per room
Antrim	33.0	12546	33.73	57.61	0.66	10.3
Ards	13.0	18813	50.51	39.83	0.59	6.3
Armagh	46.5	13589	55.54	37.57	0.65	12.5
Ballymena	19.0	16758	52.52	40.62	0.60	7.7
Ballymoney	29.0	6609	42.31	51.69	0.67	14.5
Banbridge	28.5	9086	51.32	40.87	0.64	10.6
Belfast	38.0	102863	50.12	32.05	0.57	9.0
Carrickfergus	8.0	9205	38.76	53.74	0.58	5.3
Castlereagh	8.0	19935	52.89	42.65	0.58	4.6
Coleraine	24.0	14392	48.94	42.24	0.59	9.0
Cookstown	52.5	7359	59.34	32.02	0.69	15.9
Craigavon	42.0	21674	38.94	52.45	0.63	10.1
Down	59.5	15026	51.04	38.45	0.66	13.2
Dungannon	53.0	11667	54.32	37.10	0.68	16.2
Fermanagh	54.5	14618	59.37	32.25	0.65	13.9
Larne	24.5	9284	49.20	40.65	0.58	7.1
Limavady	54.5	6869	39.23	49.69	0.75	18,9
Lisburn	22.5	25373	49.90	41.59	0.60	6.8
Derry	68.5	21870	39.71	54.82	0.74	18.6
Magherafelt	56.5	8385	54.41	37.13	0.73	18.4
Moyle	51.0	4118	47.67	43.78	0.66	15.4
Newry & Mourne	74.0	20141	44.03	49.90	0.71	16.4
Newtownabbey	13.5	23297	45.95	44.31	0.60	5.5
North Down	9.0	22479	66.92	23.72	0.52	2.9
Omagh	65.0	11011	55.98	35.24	0.70	16.4
Strabane	61.0	9381	42.22	48.42	0.75	20.8
Northern Ireland	38.5	456348	49.44	40.23	0.62	10.4

Source: 1981 Census Summary Report

Appendix 5.1 Continued

Councils	% dwellings with exclusive use of fixed bath	% dwellings with exclusive use of inside WC	% dwellings connected to public water supply	% dwellings connected to public sewer	house-holds with central heating
Antrim	94.8	95.4	95.1	76.8	61.25
Ards	91.2	92.1	99.0	81.1	49.22
Armagh	89.6	90.5	95.7	61.9	43.64
Ballymena	92.0	92.7	89.9	74.4	50.19
Ballymoney	88.0	88.8	90.4	61.9	34.30
Banbridge	88.6	89.2	95.0	61.5	42.41
Belfast	83.7	83.9	99.7	99.5	31.79
Carrickfergus	96.0	96.5	98.2	94.7	43.92
Castlereagh	98.5	98.7	99.6	95.8	60.33
Coleraine	94.0	94.7	95.5	81.8	50.06
Cookstown	89.5	90.6	94.0	55.9	37.99
Craigavon	92.2	92.9	98.2	85.1	51.77
Down	91.6	92.8	96.1	68.4	48.95
Dungannon	87.5	88.4	91.9	58.5	34.00
Fermanagh	8113	82.5	87.0	49.9	37.60
Larne	91.2	92.0	91.0	81.5	36.99
Limavady	93.2	94.1	93.7	72.3	48.78
Lisburn	94.7	95.4	97.3	81.9	56.32
Derry	95.1	96.1	98.0	91.4	50.43
Magherafelt	87.5	88.9	89.3	53.8	32.90
Moyle	89.1	90.6	88.8	61.8	30.04
Newry & Mourne	91.3	92.6	95.7	71.7	35.73
Newtownabbey	97.5	98.1	98.5	94.4	57.25
North Down	98.0	97.7	99.8	97.2	62.02
Omagh	86.5	87.7	84.0	56.4	43.01
Strabane	86.4	88.6	85.8	63.6	36.12
Northern Ireland	90.4	91.1	96.1	82.2	44.47

Source: 1981 Census Summary Report

Appendix 5.2: Amenity provision by religion, district council areas 1981

Councils	%Catholic households with fixed bath or shower	% Protestant households with fixed bath or shower	% Catholic households with inside toilet (WC)	% Protestant households with inside toilet (WC)	% Catholic households connected to public water supply	% Protestant households connected to public water supply	% Catholic households connected to public sewer	% Protestant households connected to public sewer
Antrim	94.8	94.4	95.7	94.9	97.3	94.0	79.0	74.7
Ards	87.9	91.4	89.3	92.2	98.4	99.1	75.3	81.7
Armagh	88.0	90.6	89.3	91.1	95.5	95.9	64.2	59.3
Ballymena	91.6	92.1	92.5	92.7	90.8	89.7	75.8	74.1
Ballymoney	87.9	88.0	89.0	88.8	89.0	90.7	59.1	61.7
Banbridge	88.3	89.0	89.1	89.5	93.9	95.4	62.8	61.4
Belfast	87.1	81.9	88.2	81.7	99.7	99.8	99.4	99.5
Carrickfergus	96.1	96.0	96.5	96.4	98.9	98.1	96.7	94.4
Castlereagh	97.6	98.4	97.6	98.7	99.7	99.6	98.5	95.6
Coleraine	93.3	94.1	93.9	94.9	93.3	96.0	80.5	82.0
Cookstown	88.0	91.4	89.7	92.0	93.2	95.5	53.8	58.8
Craigavon	91.6	92.4	92.9	92.8	98.2	98.2	85.2	84.3
Down	92.1	91.5	93.5	92.6	96.5	95.9	71.4	61.9
Dungannon	86.7	88.0	88.3	88.5	91.5	92.1	61.2	56.1
Fermanagh	76.1	86.6	74.4	87.6	83.0	90.9	19.4	49.6
Larne	90.7	91.3	92.3	92.0	91.3	90.8	88.1	79.7
Limavady	92.2	94.6	93.4	95.3	93.7	94.2	76.3	69.6
Lisburn	95.0	94.5	95.1	95.3	97.5	97.3	86.3	80.6
Londonderry	95.2	95.2	96.5	96.0	98.4	97.7	93.6	88.1
Magheratelt	86.7	89.0	87.9	90.0	86.1	93.1	51.7	57.6
Moyle	90.7	87.1	92.3	88.6	87.5	89.9	65.7	55.6
Newry & Mourne	91.6	90.8	92.9	91.9	95.3	96.7	73.0	67.8
Newtownabbey	96.0	97.6	97.2	98.1	99.4	98.3	98.9	93.7
North Down	96.5	98.1	96.5	97.9	99.8	99.8	98.3	97.1
Omagh	84.6	89.7	86.2	90.5	83.3	85.6	57.6	55.3
Strabane	85.4	87.6	88.0	89.5	85.4	85.8	71.8	52.1
Northern Ireland	89.4	90.7	90.6	91.2	94.6	96.8	78.9	83.3

Source: 1981 Census Religion Report

Appendix 9.1: Aspects of household characteristics, district council areas, 1991

District council area	% Catholics in area (no adjustment)	% households owner-occupied	% households public rented	Average number of persons per room	% households more than 1.0 person per room
Antrim	31.71	59.23	34.44	0.54	4.3
Ards	11.34	67.35	26.49	0.51	2.5
Armagh	45.39	68.54	25.46	0.56	6.7
Ballymena	18.35	65.93	28.45	0.51	3.2
Ballymoney	30.21	57.84	37.27	0.55	6.3
Banbridge	27.64	65.94	28.49	0.54	4.4
Belfast	39.02	54.11	36.19	0.49	3.7
Carrickfergus	6.93	64.50	31.07	0.49	1.7
Castlereagh	9.45	68.97	28.47	0.48	1.4
Coleraine	22.45	59.66	31.80	0.49	3.0
Cookstown	53.16	68.93	24.34	0.59	8.1
Craigavon	40.09	61.93	32.09	0.54	4.5
Derry	69.48	50.62	44.83	0.62	9.7
Down	56.04	66.40	25.46	0.55	6.2
Dungannon	55.69	66.67	25.64	0.58	8.1
Fermanagh	54.89	67.87	24.54	0.55	6.8
Larne	22.13	68.04	26.16	0.49	2.4
Limavady	51.68	56.16	34.86	0.62	9.1
Lisburn	26.93	61.90	32.76	0.52	3.2
Magherafelt	58.90	66.01	26.56	0.61	9.6
Moyle	52.22	58.04	34.02	0.55	6.5
Newry & Mourne	71.81	64.15	29.91	0.60	8.9
Newtownabbey	13.01	66.62	28.82	0.51	2.1
North Down	8.96	77.03	17.01	0.46	1.3
Omagh	64.33	65.91	25.96	0.58	8.3
Strabane	61.81	54.43	38.48	0.61	10.4

Northern Ireland	38.38	62.26	30.96	0.53	4.8

Source: 1991 Census Summary and Religion Reports

Appendix 9.1 Continued

District council area	% house-holds with exclusive use of fixed bath or shower	% house-holds with exclusive use of inside WC	% house-holds with central heating in all or some rooms	% house-holds connected to public water supply	% house-holds connected to public sewer	% house-holds employed in farming	% house- holds with two or more cars
Antrim	98.4	98.8	85.0	97.5	74.5	8.13	23.34
Ards	98.1	98.5	82.0	99.7	82.5	6.60	26.83
Armagh	97.0	97.6	80.7	98.8	63.5	18.84	24.89
Ballymena	97.9	98.2	80.1	95.9	74.9	11.27	24.23
Ballymoney	97.8	98.1	72.1	96.4	65.2	18.49	22.55
Banbridge	97.4	97.9	82.3	98.7	64.2	16.02	27.39
Belfast	97.7	98.0	82.0	99.9	98.6	0.21	11.23
Carrickfergus	99.2	99.4	81.4	98.9	94.8	1.20	21.34
Castlereagh	99.7	99.8	92.5	99.9	95.7	1.47	23.69
Coleraine	98.6	99.1	81.2	98.5	83.7	8.78	19.42
Cookstown	97.2	97.9	75.8	98.3	56.4	20.91	23.25
Craigavon	98.5	98.8	88.3	99.5	86.1	5.29	19.15
Derry	98.8	99.2	87.3	99.5	92.5	3.48	12.42
Down	97.6	98.3	81.5	98.8	70.3	12.14	25.59
Dungannon	96.6	97.3	76.3	97.4	59.4	21.20	23.04
Fermanagh	94.6	95.4	76.6	96.3	54.2	29.82	21.91
Larne	97.6	98.0	72.4	95.4	81.0	7.68	20.11
Limavady	98.2	98.5	83.7	98.1	74.5	13.63	18.53
Lisburn	98.8	99.2	87.7	99.5	83.9	4.78	25.18
Magherafelt	96.5	97.0	74.3	96.4	55.5	20.23	23.97
Moyle	96.7	97.2	70.7	94.8	65.6	21.78	16.88
Newry & Mourne	97.5	97.9	79.5	98.4	71.2	13.55	19.44
Newtownabbey	99.3	99.6	87.0	99.6	93.4	1.91	20.91
North Down	99.1	99.4	88.5	99.9	97.4	0.98	27.32
Omagh	96.8	97.5	84.2	95.2	58.2	24.27	21.08
Strabane	96.0	97.0	74.7	94.6	66.1	21.48	16.41
Northern Ireland	98.0	98.4	82.7	98.6	82.4	8.28	19.90

Source: 1991 Census Summary and Religion Reports

Appendix 9.2 Amenity provision by religion, district council areas, 1991

District Council areas	% Catholic households with fixed bath or shower	% Protestant households with fixed bath or shower	% Catholic households with inside toilet (WC)	% Protestant households with inside toilet (WC)	% Catholic households connected to public water supply	% Protestant households connected to public water supply	% Catholic households connected to public sewer	% Protestant households connected to public sewer	% Catholic households with central heating in all or some rooms	% Protestant households with central heating in all or some rooms
Antrim	98.7	98.1	99.0	98.5	99.2	96.6	75.6	72.7	76.2	70.3
Ards	98.1	98.1	98.5	98.4	99.6	99.7	76.0	83.3	67.8	72.3
Amagh	97.1	97.0	97.6	97.6	98.8	98.8	65.0	61.5	71.9	69.0
Ballynena	98.5	97.8	98.9	98.3	96.2	95.7	71.1	74.6	71.4	69.4
Ballymoney	98.0	97.8	98.0	98.2	95.6	96.8	60.1	66.7	57.3	59.5
Banbridge	97.1	97.3	97.7	97.8	98.3	98.7	65.0	63.3	76.0	72.4
Belfast	98.0	97.5	98.5	97.6	99.7	99.9	98.2	98.8	74.9	67.5
Carrickfergus	99.1	99.2	99.3	99.4	99.6	98.8	96.7	94.6	65.0	69.6
Castlereagh	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.9	97.3	95.6	90.3	80.3
Coleraine	98.4	98.7	98.8	99.2	97.1	98.8	80.2	83.9	66.4	71.7
Cookstown	97.1	97.3	98.0	97.8	98.0	98.5	51.8	59.7	68.5	63.2
Craigavon	98.5	98.5	98.8	98.8	99.6	99.4	86.5	85.8	81.0	76.9
Derry	99.0	98.6	99.3	99.0	99.6	99.4	94.1	89.0	80.9	82.3
Down	97.6	97.6	98.3	98.3	99.0	98.7	75.4	63.6	69.6	68.8
Dungannon	97.0	96.4	97.5	97.1	97.5	97.4	61.5	56.1	70.0	64.2
Femanagh	93.7	95.8	94.6	96.5	95.4	97.3	54.2	53.3	65.1	67.0
Larne	97.4	97.4	97.9	97.9	95.1	95.5	88.4	79.1	57.4	64.0
Limavady	97.9	98.6	98.3	98.7	97.9	98.2	75.6	73.2	72.3	79.7
Lisburn	99.2	98.7	99.5	99.1	99.6	99.5	89.9	81.9	87.0	78.9
Magherafelt	96.3	96.8	96.9	97.0	95.5	97.4	51.0	60.4	65.7	61.4
Moyle	97.1	96.2	97.4	97.0	93.8	95.6	69.9	60.9	61.7	52.1
Newry & Mourne	97.6	97.3	98.1	97.7	98.3	98.8	72.2	67.0	72.1	65.4
Newtowabbey	99.6	99.3	99.7	99.5	99.9	99.5	97.1	92.7	82.4	77.1
North Down	99.0	99.3	99.2	99.5	100.0	99.9	98.4	97.3	76.9	78.4
Omagh	96.5	97.2	97.2	97.7	94.9	95.4	59.1	56.9	75.8	75.0
Strabane	95.7	96.3	96.7	97.3	95.1	94.0	74.3	52.9	67.4	62.2

Northern Ireland	97.7	98.1	98.2	98.4	98.3	98.8	79.4	83.2	73.7	71.8

Source: 1991 Census Religion Report, Table 8

Appendix 9.3 Aspects of housing condition, district council areas, 1991

District council area	% Catholics in area	% of dwellings Unfit	% of dwellings lacking at least one amenity	% dwellings with repair costs over £3000
Antrim	31.71	7.7	2.6	8.21
Ards	11.34	6.0	2.4	7.46
Armagh	45.39	11.6	3.8	7.49
Ballymena	18.35	6.8	2.5	10.39
Ballymoney	30.21	11.6	3.7	13.09
Banbridge	27.64	11.4	4.8	14.35
Belfast	39.02	8.3	3.2	8.82
Carrickfergus	6.93	2.8	1.0	9.38
Castlereagh	9.45	2.5	0.7	2.85
Coleraine	22.45	10.2	1.8	11.02
Cookstown	53.16	13.6	6.2	16.68
Craigavon	40.09	3.7	0.7	6.04
Derry	69.48	7.0	1.9	11.20
Down	56.04	15.0	3.1	19.87
Dungannon	55.69	13.7	5.1	10.42
Fermanagh	54.89	23.3	10.2	21.43
Larne	22.13	9.0	5.8	12.66
Limavady	51.68	11.2	6.3	12.61
Lisburn	26.93	3.4	2.4	3.86
Magherafelt	58.90	17.8	9.1	19.89
Moyle	52.22	17.5	7.7	21.12
Newry & Mourne	71.81	15.2	5.0	22.28
Newtownabbey	13.01	3.3	1.7	4.55
North Down	8.96	4.0	1.0	6.47
Omagh	64.33	12.2	6.2	9.51
Strabane	61.81	12.8	5.2	10.14

Northern Ireland	38.38	8.8	3.3	10.23

Source: 1991 House Condition Report

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