Bangor, County Down - Demographics

Demographics

Bangor is classified by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) as a large town (i.e., with a population between 18,000 and 75,000) within the Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area (BMUA). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 58,388 people living in Bangor. Of these:

• 20.2% were aged under 16 years and 20.3% were aged 60 and over
• 47.7% of the population were male and 52.3% were female
• 82.7% were from a Protestant background and 10.6% were from a Roman Catholic background