Formed ostensibly for defence of the Kingdom, the Volunteers were soon pressing their own protest against "taxation without representation". The Belfast Health & Social Care Trust is one of five trusts that were created on 1 April 2007 by the Department of Health. The areas around the Falls Road, Ardoyne and New Lodge (Catholic nationalist) and the Shankill Road (Protestant loyalist) are among the ten most deprived wards in Northern Ireland. Public outrage, however, defeated the proposal of the greatest of the merchant houses, Cunningham and Greg, to commission ships for the Middle Passage.[30]. The provision of certain resources for these schools (for example, such as the provision of textbooks) is supported by the charitable organisation TACA. 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. [111][112] The district of Ballyhackamore has even acquired the name "Ballysnackamore" due to the preponderance of dining establishments in the area.[113]. Telephone: +44 (0)300 200 7836. 12 January 2022. As lords of Clandeboye, the O'Neill dynasty were the local Irish power. Weatherall, Norman (text) and Evans, David (paintings) 2002, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 00:22. . In a demonstration of their resolve not to submit to a Dublin parliament, in 1912 Belfast City Hall unionists presented the Ulster Covenant, which, with an associated Declaration for women, was to accumulate over 470,000 signatures. Northern Ireland Railways provides suburban services along three lines running through Belfast's northern suburbs to Carrickfergus, Larne and Larne Harbour, eastwards towards Bangor and south-westwards towards Lisburn and Portadown. In the period since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, Belfast has begun a social, economic and cultural transformation giving it a growing international cultural reputation. Bus and rail public transport in Northern Ireland is operated by subsidiaries of Translink. It features a criss-cross of escalators and suspended walkways and nine high-tech galleries. The data, published on Thursday, focuses on main language, passports and national identity, which all points to an increasingly diverse population. Estimates of the population of Northern Ireland as of 30 June each year by age and sex. "New Developments in Irish Population History, 17001850", "Belfast City Council. [219], Belfast is the home of the Belfast Telegraph, Irish News, and The News Letter, the oldest English-language daily newspaper in the world still in publication. For other uses, see, Northern Ireland Assembly and Westminster. [10][11] The name therefore translates literally as "(river) mouth of the sandbar" or "(river) mouth of the ford". We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. [231] Casement Park in west Belfast, home to the Antrim county teams, has a capacity of 32,000 which makes it the second largest Gaelic Athletic Association ground in Ulster. [128], With an average of 670,000 visitors per year between 2007 and 2011, one of the most popular parks is Botanic Gardens[129] in the Queen's Quarter. [145] An area of deprivation is found in the inner parts of the north and west of the city. Also published today are results for the national identity (person based) classification, which relates to the specific single identity or specific multiple identities people recorded in Census 2021. [24] In 1616, after the Nine Years' War, the last of the local line, Conn O'Neill (remembered in Connswater River),[25] was forced to sell their remaining stronghold, the Grey Castle or Castle Reagh (An Caislen Riabhach in Irish)[26] in the hills to the east of Belfast, together with surrounding lands, to English and Scottish adventurers. [71], The River Farset is also named after this silt deposit (from the Irish feirste meaning "sand spit"). In November 2011, Belfast became the smallest city to host the MTV Europe Music Awards. Our 2022/23 work plan is available here. [203][204], The city has two airports: Belfast International Airport offering, domestic, European and international flights such as Orlando operated seasonally by Virgin Atlantic. The first nationalist Lord Mayor of Belfast was Alban Maginness of the SDLP, in 1997. This was followed by the drilling and eventual arming of a 100,000-strong Ulster Volunteer Force. Second World War [ edit] Main article: Belfast Blitz 606km of data cables which laid end to end . [179], Belfast has been the fastest-growing economy of the thirty largest cities in the UK over the past decade, a new economy report by Howard Spencer has found. [64] Belfast is represented in both the British House of Commons and in the Northern Ireland Assembly. London had the next highest. [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. [201], In April 2008, the Department for Regional Development reported on a plan for a light-rail system, similar to that in Dublin. Projections 400,000 450,000 500,000 550,000 600,000 Population 554,000 The service is being recognised as helping to modernise the city's public transport.[207]. Belfast Zoo is owned by Belfast City Council. [99] In 2008 a process was proposed for the removal of the 'peace walls'. At the beginning of the 20th century Belfast was both the largest producer of linen in the world and also boasted the world's largest shipyard. The architectural style of Belfast's public buildings range from a small set of Georgian buildings, many examples of Victorian, including the main Lanyon Building at Queen's University Belfast and the Linenhall Library, (both designed by Sir Charles Lanyon). The rest of the Belfast post town is divided in a broadly clockwise system from BT3 in the north-east round to BT15, with BT16 and BT17 further out to the east and west respectively. [29] Profits from the trade financed improvements in the town's commercial infrastructure, including the Lagan Canal, new docks and quays, and the construction of the White Linen Hall which together attracted to Belfast the linen trade that had formerly gone through Dublin. [143], The 2001 census recorded 81,650 people from Catholic backgrounds and 79,650 people from Protestant backgrounds of working age living in Belfast. Dr David Marshall, director of Census and population statistics at the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, said the differing age profiles of the Protestant and Catholic communities was key to understanding the shifting numbers. [245] In 2006, this board became part of the Education Authority for Northern Ireland. Since the expansion of the European Union, numbers have been boosted by an influx of Eastern European immigrants. [134], At the 2001 census, the population was 276,459,[142] while 579,554 people lived in the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area. [67] In the 2017 UK general election, Belfast elected one Member of Parliament (MP) from each constituency to the House of Commons at Westminster, London. Irish Traveller, Arab, Pakistani and Roma ethnicities also each constituted 1,500 people or more. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. [72] Superseded by the River Lagan as the more important river in the city, the Farset now languishes in obscurity, under High Street. Estimates of the population of Northern Ireland as of 30 June each year by age and sex. It is home to Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum, which was reopened in 2009 after major redevelopment. [175] In 2004, Belfast had the lowest owner occupation rate in Northern Ireland at 54%. This is up from 513,400 people (28.4%) in 2011. [210] In 2003, Belfast had an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 European Capital of Culture. The average warmest day at Aldergrove for example will reach a temperature of 25.4C (77.7F),[86] (1.0C [1.8F] higher than Stormont) and 2.1 days[87] should attain a temperature of 25.1C (77.2F) or above in total. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Stena Line runs regular routes to Cairnryan in Scotland using its conventional vesselswith a crossing time of around 2 hours 15 minutes. The data also shows that population ageing has been happening across each of the 11 local councils. A decision as to the outcome was to be made by a United States district court judge. Belfast is one of the constituent cities that makes up the Dublin-Belfast corridor region, which has a population of just under 3million. On Census Day 27 March 2011, considering the population aged 16 to 74 years old: Long-term unemployed are those who stated that they have not worked since 2009 or earlier, Percentage Catholic or brought up Catholic, Percentage born outside the UK and Ireland, When the population of Belfast town began to grow in the 17th century, its economy was built on commerce. Combining current religion and religion of upbringing gives 45.7% who were Catholic, 43.5% who were Protestant, Other Christian or Christian related and 1.5% who were from other non-Christian religions. [8], Belfast has become in recent decades an ethnically diverse city, although this ethnic diversity is not to the same scale as other cities across the United Kingdom. "Mouth of the Farset" might be an alternative interpretation. That acted to increase the size of the Catholic population from 2011 to 2021. Opposite but comparatively high levels are seen in the predominantly Protestant east Belfast. Plans to bring in additional water tariffs have been deferred by devolution in May 2007. Check out the Belfast Official Trailer starring Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe! The second phase of main statistics results from Census 202 1 are now available. [170] 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. [184] The citizens of Belfast pay for their water in their rates bill. [241] It is one of the largest universities in the UK with 25,231 undergraduate and postgraduate students spread over 250 buildings, 120 of which are listed as being of architectural merit. 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This group is up from 61,900 people in 2011 (3.4% of the population) to 113,400 people in 2021 (6% of the population). There are 184 primary, secondary and grammar schools in the city. [10] The word bal means "mouth" or "river-mouth," while feirsde/feirste is the genitive singular of fearsaid and refers to a sandbar or tidal ford across a river's mouth. The Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) Web Service receives funding from both universities and is a rich source of information and source material on the Troubles as well as society and politics in Northern Ireland. [24] The mainly English and Manx settlers took Anglican communion at Corporation Church on the quay-side end of High Street. The first Lord Mayor of Belfast was Daniel Dixon, who was elected in 1892. There are no rail services to cities in other countries of the United Kingdom, due to the lack of a bridge or tunnel connecting Great Britain to the island of Ireland. [27] Chichester also had Belfast Castle rebuilt at this time. [65] The current Lord Mayor is Tina Black of Sinn Fin, while the Deputy Lord Mayor is Michelle Kelly of the Alliance Party. [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. The main current religions are now Catholic (42.3%); Presbyterian (16.6%); Church of Ireland (11.5%); Methodist (2.3%); other Christian denominations (6.9%) and other religions (1.3%). [195] A road improvement-scheme in Belfast began early in 2006, with the upgrading of two junctions along the Westlink dual-carriageway to grade-separated standard. [74] The shape of the giant's nose, known locally as Napoleon's Nose, is officially called McArt's Fort probably named after Art O'Neill, a 17th-century chieftain who controlled the area at that time. [254], There is a tourist information centre located at Donegall Square North.[255]. The Gaeltacht Quarter is an area around the Falls Road in west Belfast which promotes and encourages the use of the Irish language. The city of Belfast is the provincial capital of Northern Ireland. Today, Belfast is Northern Ireland's educational and commercial hub. Information on consultations and the planning of the 2021 Census in Northern Ireland. The climate of Belfast is significantly milder than most other locations in the world at a similar latitude, due to the warming influence of the Gulf Stream. Belfast is home to the Stormont cricket ground since 1949 and was the venue for the Irish cricket team's first ever One Day International against England in 2006.[234]. One of the offers was by a group including the National Maritime Museum and National Museums Northern Ireland, with assistance by James Cameron. [133] It has an area of 128 acres (0.52km2) of meadows, woodland and gardens and features a Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Garden, a Japanese garden, a walled garden, and the Golden Crown Fountain commissioned in 2002 as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations.[132]. The minimum temperature at Aldergrove was 14.9C (5.2F), during December 2010. It had a population of 345,418 in 2021[update].[2]. [121] The Ulster Hall (18591862) was originally designed for grand dances but is now used primarily as a concert and sporting venue. 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. Information on Census 2021 in Northern Ireland. Belfast is home to one of the biggest ice hockey clubs in the United Kingdom, the Belfast Giants. Protestant workers who organised to secure their access to jobs and housing gave a new lease of life in the town to the once largely rural Orange Order. It is likely Catholics will outnumber Protestants by 2021 in Northern Ireland, according to a leading academic. FACT In contrast, 15.9% or 302,200 people did not hold a passport. The largest groups were Mixed Ethnicities (14,400), Black (11,000), Indian (9,900), Chinese (9,500), and Filipino (4,500). Census figures detailing the national identity, passports and religious make-up of Northern Ireland show a population more diverse than ever before. Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. The latest census was the first to be held since the UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016, which has prompted an increase in applications for Irish passports in Northern Ireland. The number of people aged 65 or more rose by over 60,000, to nearly one-third of a million people in Census 2021, a near 25% increase on 2011 and demonstrates the scale of population change due to ageing. Projected future population of Northern Ireland by age and sex, Estimates of the population aged 85 and over in Northern Ireland, by age and sex, Projected future population for areas within Northern Ireland by age and sex, Estimates of the population for Small Areas and Neighbourhood Renewal Areas within Northern Ireland, Projected future number of households in Northern Ireland by household type and size, Estimates of long-term international migration for Northern Ireland, Listing of completed ad-hoc requests made by users of Population Statistics. [172] Over the past 10 years employment has grown by 16.4%, compared with 9.2% for the UK as a whole. Dr David Marshall, director of Census and population statistics at the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for the first time since the partition of the island, census figures show. The company began its association with Belfast in 1936, with Short & Harland Ltd, a venture jointly owned by Shorts and Harland and Wolff. Stena Line also operates a route to Liverpool. There were 6.4million visitors in 2005, which was a growth of 8.5% from 2004. For the first time ever, there are more people from a Catholic background than Protestant The proportion of the resident population, either Catholic or brought up Catholic, is 45.7% compared to 43.48% Protestant. The Belfast campus has a specific focus on Art and Design and Architecture, and is currently undergoing major redevelopment. Belfast is a relatively car-dependent city by European standards, with an extensive road network including the 22.5 miles (36km) M2 and M22 motorway route. Belfast has a large port used for exporting and importing goods, and for passenger ferry services. [191] The Mary G McGeown Regional Nephrology Unit at the City Hospital is the kidney transplant centre and provides regional renal services for Northern Ireland. Formerly known as Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education, it specialises in vocational education. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. [220][221] The Belfast Telegraph was bought by the Dublin-based Independent News & Media group in March 2000.[222]. 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. [166], The rise of mass-produced and cotton clothing following World War I were some of the factors which led to the decline of Belfast's international linen trade. The population of Northern Ireland on census day, 21 March 2021, was 1,903,175. On census day 2021, there were 768,810 occupied households in Northern Ireland, up 9.3% from the 703,275 recorded ten years earlier. The city's elected officials are the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Deputy Lord Mayor and High Sheriff who are elected from among 60 councillors. From the Victorian Botanic Gardens in the heart of the city to the heights of Cave Hill Country Park, the great expanse of Lagan Valley Regional Park[124] to Colin Glen, Belfast contains an abundance of parkland and forest parks. For elections to the European Parliament, Belfast was within the Northern Ireland constituency. [151] Areas where segregated working-class areas meet are known as interface areas and sometimes marked by peace lines. The team currently plays in the Down Senior County League.[233]. In 200405, 5.9million people visited Belfast, a 10% increase from the previous year, and spent 262.5million.[213]. The Times wrote about Belfast's growing economy: "According to the region's development agency, throughout the 1990s Northern Ireland had the fastest-growing regional economy in the UK, with GDP increasing 1 per cent per annum faster than the rest of the country. In terms of passports, almost 60% of people had a British passport while just over 20% had an Irish one. In addition to the shipyards and the Shorts Brothers aircraft factory, the Belfast Blitz severely damaged or destroyed more than half the city's housing stock, devastated the old town centre around High Street, and killed over a thousand people. [183] The rest of the city's water is sourced from Lough Neagh, via Dunore Water Treatment Works in County Antrim. 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. 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