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. Football clubs active in Belfast include: Linfield, Glentoran, Crusaders, Cliftonville, Donegal Celtic, Harland & Wolff Welders, Dundela, Knockbreda, PSNI, Queen's University, Newington, Sport & Leisure and Brantwood. A seasonal sailing to Douglas, Isle of Man is operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Belfast City Council takes part in the twinning scheme,[256] and is twinned with the following sister cities: The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the City of Belfast. 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. The mid-2021 population estimates are primarily based on the 2021 censuses (for England and Wales, and Northern Ireland). Belfast is divided into four Northern Ireland Assembly and UK parliamentary constituencies: Belfast North, Belfast West, Belfast South and Belfast East. Belfast expanded very rapidly from being a market town to becoming an industrial city during the course of the 19th century. In 1932, the devolved parliament for the region was housed in new buildings at Stormont on the eastern edge of the city. Dr Marshall said academic research following the 2011 census also found evidence of an increasing number of people who would have previously described themselves as Protestant choosing to identify as having no religion. The zoo also carries out important conservation work and takes part in European and international breeding programmes which help to ensure the survival of many species under threat. "The religious demography of Northern Ireland in part is driven by age structures," he said. There are also many examples of Edwardian, such as the City Hall, to modern, such as the Waterfront Hall. [203][204], The city has two airports: Belfast International Airport offering, domestic, European and international flights such as Orlando operated seasonally by Virgin Atlantic. [131] U2 played here in 1997. [38] This period of communal violence (1920-22) was commonly referred to as the Belfast Pogrom . Belfast saw the worst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with nearly half of the total deaths in the conflict occurring in the city. [24] The mainly English and Manx settlers took Anglican communion at Corporation Church on the quay-side end of High Street. While the number of households in Northern Ireland was 768,810. Since the ending of the region's conflict tourism has boomed in Northern Ireland, greatly aided by low cost. At the 2021 census, the prevalence rates for the main religions were: Catholic (42 per cent); Presbyterian (16 per cent); Church of Ireland (11.5 per cent); Methodist (2.4 per cent); Other Christian or Christian-related denominations (6.9 per cent); other Religions and Philosophies (1.3 per cent); those declaring no religion (17.4 per cent) and Media Queries 21 October 2019. Census 2021. The provision of certain resources for these schools (for example, such as the provision of textbooks) is supported by the charitable organisation TACA. [163][164], Belfast harbour was dredged in 1845 to provide deeper berths for larger ships. [242], Ulster University, created in its current form in 1984, is a multi-centre university with a campus in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast. [232] In May 2020, the foundation of East Belfast GAA returned Gaelic Games to unionist East Belfast after decades of its absence in the area. Apart from London, this was the greatest loss of life in a night raid during the Blitz. [177] Visitor numbers rose by 6% to reach 6.8million in 2006, with tourists spending 324million, an increase of 15% on 2005. [194] A 2005 survey of how people travel in Northern Ireland showed that people in Belfast made 77% of all journeys by car, 11% by public transport and 6% on foot. Yesterday at 16:01. ", "Linenopolis: The Linen Quarter of Belfast | Connolly Cove |", "History Belfast's golden age of shipbuilding", "Historical Internal Migration in Ireland". Over 2.2million passengers flew between Belfast and London in 2009.[205]. It was made internationally famous as the setting for the classic film, Odd Man Out, starring James Mason. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 2012. However the total number of people identifying as either British and Northern Irish or Irish and Northern Irish or British, Irish and Northern Irish is up from 149,300 people in 2011 to 213,000 people in 2021. There are a number of Irish language Primary schools and one secondary school in Belfast. There was major communal violence in the city during partition. The service is being recognised as helping to modernise the city's public transport.[207]. Previously, the city was exclusively white (categorised as a simplified ethnic group within Northern Ireland) at 98% white in 2001, however by 2021, this had dropped down to 93%. London had the next highest. Just over 3% of our population, or 65,600 people, now belong to ethnic minority groups, around double the 2011 figure of 1.8% or 32,400 people and four times the 2001 figure (0.8% or 14,300 people). [53], During the 1970s and 1980s Belfast was one of the world's most dangerous cities. By the early 19th century, Belfast was a major port. [161] It was not until industry transformed the linen and shipbuilding trades that the economy and the population boomed. The IRA ceasefire in 1994 and the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 have given investors increased confidence to invest in Belfast. Belfast was successful in attracting many conferencing events, both national and international, to the city in 2018. [189] The Royal Victoria Hospital is an internationally renowned centre of excellence in trauma care and provides specialist trauma care for all of Northern Ireland. Belfast has a high concentration of Irish-speakers. Demographics", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Demography_of_Belfast&oldid=1113127401, Demographics by city in the United Kingdom, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 September 2022, at 22:14. The number of people who were recorded as Northern Irish only is broadly stable - standing at 379,300 people in 2011 and 376,400 people in 2021. 41.21% had no or low (Level 1*) qualifications. All Biggest Cities in the United Kingdom. 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. There has also been an increase in the number of people who identify as Irish and Northern Irish, up from 19,100 in 2011 to 33,600 in 2021, and in those who identify as British, Irish and Northern Irish up from 18,400 in 2011 to 28,100 in 2021. The ornately decorated Crown Liquor Saloon, designed by Joseph Anderson in 1876, in Great Victoria Street is one of only two pubs in the UK that are owned by the National Trust (the other is the George Inn, Southwark in London). O'Reilly, D. 2010. " 11,000 Sprinkler heads. For key statistics relating to population estimates, explore the population statistics dashboard. Formed ostensibly for defence of the Kingdom, the Volunteers were soon pressing their own protest against "taxation without representation". He said there was a "fair chance" that trend had continued and was also a contributory factor to the falling Protestant population recorded in the latest census. 5.23% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots; and. Following the partition of Ireland in 1921, Belfast became the seat of government for Northern Ireland. The Belfast City Hospital is the regional specialist centre for haematology and is home to a cancer centre that rivals the best in the world. 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. "What we found in the 2011 census was that the Catholic population was on average younger, so there was essentially a higher number of births in the Catholic population than deaths. Energy bill support package for Northern Ireland - what you need to know, Household energy bills in NI 'to be capped from November', Northern Ireland Census results announced as population hits all-time high. 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 voting age population is 42.4% male and 57.6% female. 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. More than 100,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost since the 1970s. The prospectus was last updated on 21 February 2023. 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[186], Power is provided from a number of power stations via NIE Networks Limited transmission lines. [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. [104] Windsor House, 262ft (80m) high, has 23 floors and is the second tallest building (as distinct from structure) in Ireland. The nearest weather station for which sunshine data and longer term observations are available is Belfast International Airport (Aldergrove). On January 14 the Department of State designated Harakat Sawa'd Misr (HASM) as . U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Belfast city, Maine QuickFacts Belfast city, Maine Table (a) Includes persons reporting only one race (c) Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories 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. Belfast is at the western end of Belfast Lough and at the mouth of the River Lagan giving it the ideal location for the shipbuilding industry that once made it famous. Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. [40], At the end of World War II, the Unionist Government undertook programmes of "slum clearance" (the Blitz had exposed the "uninhabitable" condition of much of the city's housing) which involved decanting populations out of mill and factory, and constructing terraced streets into new peripheral housing estates. Belfast City Council is the local council with responsibility for the city. These materials are designed to help users make the most of census data. 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. [50] A particularly notorious group, based on the Shankill Road in the mid-1970s, became known as the Shankill Butchers. [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. 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. Over the decade population increase was greatest in the older age groups. It also has a major aerospace industry. The Belfast campus has a specific focus on Art and Design and Architecture, and is currently undergoing major redevelopment. [236] The discrete capital value system means rates bills are determined by the capital value of each domestic property as assessed by the Valuation and Lands Agency. There is, however, a combined ferry and rail ticket between Belfast and cities in Great Britain, which is referred to as SailRail. In the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections in 2022, Belfast elected 20 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), 5 from each constituency. [167] For several decades, Northern Ireland's fragile economy required significant public support from the British exchequer of up to 4billion per year.[167]. [55], During the Troubles the Europa Hotel suffered 36 bomb attacks becoming known as "the most bombed hotel in the world". With Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitrona Balfe, Jamie Dornan. 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. Belfast: A Profile of the City. [8], In 2021, 51% of the population was female while 49% was male. The Census 2021 population is recorded at 1,903,175 people, up from 1,810,863 people in 2011. In November 2011, Belfast became the smallest city to host the MTV Europe Music Awards. Irish Traveller, Arab, Pakistani and Roma ethnicities also each constituted 1,500 people or more. Numerous events take place throughout including festivals such as Rose Week and special activities such as bird watching evenings and great beast hunts. It is likely Catholics will outnumber Protestants by 2021 in Northern Ireland, according to a leading academic. [178] The city's two airports have helped make the city one of the most visited weekend destinations in Europe. [111][112] The district of Ballyhackamore has even acquired the name "Ballysnackamore" due to the preponderance of dining establishments in the area.[113]. Over 60 conferences took place that year with 30,000 people helping contribute to a record 45million pounds for the local economy. [252] They also hope to invest in a new modern transport system (including high-speed rail and others) for Belfast, with a cost of 250million. A consequence of this northern latitude is that it both endures short winter days and enjoys long summer evenings. [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. [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. [79] As an urban and coastal area, Belfast typically gets snow on fewer than 10 days per year. [122] A history of the development of these structures can be found at the Peacewall Archive. The Globalization and World Cities Research Network listed Belfast as a Gamma + global city in 2020. [190] It also provides the city's specialist neurosurgical, ophthalmology, ENT, and dentistry services. Rough terrain and dense forest cover, combined with low population densities and historically weak government presence, define Colombia's borders with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, . [125], Belfast has over forty public parks. [106] The Golden Mile is the name given to the mile between Belfast City Hall and Queen's University. Information on consultations and the planning of the 2021 Census in Northern Ireland. FACT Belfast saw further severe violence and numerous bombings during the thirty years of the Troubles, c.19691998, and parts of the city remain segregated between Catholics and Protestants. Second World War [ edit] Main article: Belfast Blitz There are other factors as well but those are the two key things.". [99] In 2008 a process was proposed for the removal of the 'peace walls'. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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. The rebel tradesmen and tenant farmers were defeated north of the town at the Battle of Antrim and to the south at the Battle of Ballynahinch. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here. [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]. [251], Belfast City Council is currently investing into the complete redevelopment of the Titanic Quarter, which is planned to consist of apartments, hotels, and a riverside entertainment district. 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