New Northern Ireland census data available
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 6:54 am
Last week saw the second release of census data by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). The 100th Annual Report of the Registrar General was also released.
The census release includes key univariate statistics for
The statistics have been released for two geographic levels:
Northern Ireland
11 local government districts
Later releases will deal with multivariate data, exploring answers on more than one variable.
NISRA’s release also include finalised, unrounded estimates for population and household statistics. Alongside this, NISRA has made available statistical bulletins and other documents that accompany this release.
The data released last week follow turkey rcs data on from the Northern Ireland headline figures released in May. Similar headline figures were also released for England and Wales in July.
And a new look for our Census bulk download tool
The newly released data, as a bundled file and individual files for the topics released, can be downloaded from our bulk download tool, along with all UK census data from 1971 through to earlier releases of 2021 data. You may notice a few changes to how this platform looks.
Whilst the changes will mainly be aesthetic, some significant and important work has been going on behind the scenes to make sure that the site is secure and future-proofed for everyone who makes use of the data and for those who work behind the scenes to update and improve the user experience.
I asked my colleagues Chris Daly, Paul Chau and Cameron Hurst, who have developed the update, to explain why the changes have been made and what it will mean for users now and in the future.
Why the change?
We’re always aiming to improve the functionality, usability and stability of our platform for all our users. As the software that was used to underpin the previous version of our bulk upload tool (called DKAN) was no longer being actively developed, we took the opportunity to update the tool.
The census release includes key univariate statistics for
The statistics have been released for two geographic levels:
Northern Ireland
11 local government districts
Later releases will deal with multivariate data, exploring answers on more than one variable.
NISRA’s release also include finalised, unrounded estimates for population and household statistics. Alongside this, NISRA has made available statistical bulletins and other documents that accompany this release.
The data released last week follow turkey rcs data on from the Northern Ireland headline figures released in May. Similar headline figures were also released for England and Wales in July.
And a new look for our Census bulk download tool
The newly released data, as a bundled file and individual files for the topics released, can be downloaded from our bulk download tool, along with all UK census data from 1971 through to earlier releases of 2021 data. You may notice a few changes to how this platform looks.
Whilst the changes will mainly be aesthetic, some significant and important work has been going on behind the scenes to make sure that the site is secure and future-proofed for everyone who makes use of the data and for those who work behind the scenes to update and improve the user experience.
I asked my colleagues Chris Daly, Paul Chau and Cameron Hurst, who have developed the update, to explain why the changes have been made and what it will mean for users now and in the future.
Why the change?
We’re always aiming to improve the functionality, usability and stability of our platform for all our users. As the software that was used to underpin the previous version of our bulk upload tool (called DKAN) was no longer being actively developed, we took the opportunity to update the tool.