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People and place
A population and household snapshot for North Down, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population98,549
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorthern Ireland
Age profile
0 to 1719.9% · 19,608 people
18 to 246.1% · 6,023 people
25 to 3410.6% · 10,445 people
35 to 4918.9% · 18,614 people
50 to 6420.6% · 20,253 people
65 and over24.0% · 23,606 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
42,531 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners71.5% · 30,404 households
Private renters13.8% · 5,865 households
Social renters11.8% · 5,033 households
Other tenure2.9% · 1,229 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
42,530 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households31.9% · 13,549 households
Families with dependent children26.9% · 11,446 households
Other single-family households39.0% · 16,606 households
Other household types2.2% · 929 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
97,900 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: Northern Ireland
Day-to-day activities limited a lot10.4% · 10,204 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little13.9% · 13,625 people
Non-disabled75.7% · 74,071 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
Signatures in this constituency310
Signatures nationally244,689
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded84
Total awarded£2,803,625
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 23 June 2026
Paws Together NI
Rosie's Trust
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Rosie's Trust - Other - Awards for All Northern Ireland
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026
Support for Individual Artists Programme
Grant Awarded to Individual
£1,313
Arts Council of Northern Ireland · Arts
About this award
Advancing Northern Irelands Street Art through international Cultural Exchange in Taupo, New Zealand
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 March 2026
Sparkle Like You Mean It
SPARKLE LIKE YOU MEAN IT LIMITED
£140,700
British Film Institute · Arts
About this award
This award from the BFI Short Form Animation Fund supports an emerging writer, director and producer; supports a film with a strong cultural and progressive impact and diversity of representation in terms of perspective, talent and recruitment. This award supports a filmmaker who is based outside of London and the South East.
National Lottery grantAwarded 18 March 2026
Clandeboye Community Cafe 2026
Clandeboye Village Community Association
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Clandeboye Village Community Association - Community - Awards for All Northern Ireland
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 February 2026
Bangor Horticultural Society Vegetable Training
Bangor Horticultural Society
£9,780
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Bangor Horticultural Society - Health & Wellbeing - Awards for All Northern Ireland
79 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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