Newry, Mourne and Down, in numbers

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Newry, Mourne and Down council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

8.3% to 28.7%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.3% in Ballyward to 28.7% in Abbey — a gap of 20.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ballyward	8.3%	129	1,562
Kilmore	9.8%	140	1,425
Derryleckagh	10%	158	1,581
Tollymore	11.6%	169	1,457
Derryboy	11.7%	183	1,563
Whitecross	11.7%	163	1,391
Ballydugan	12.4%	162	1,310
Mayobridge	12.7%	219	1,723
Burren	12.9%	190	1,468
Drumaness	13%	198	1,519
Hilltown	13.6%	234	1,716
Saintfield	14%	240	1,710
Strangford	14.4%	242	1,682
Mullaghbane	14.5%	218	1,508
Fathom	14.6%	222	1,519
Newtownhamilton	15.8%	229	1,447
Crossmaglen	15.9%	225	1,413
Forkhill	16.6%	241	1,450
Annalong	16.9%	273	1,620
Quoile	17.1%	267	1,557
Lisnacree	18.2%	297	1,629
Knocknashinna	18.6%	340	1,829
Binnian	18.7%	295	1,580
Murlough	18.9%	376	1,989
Dundrum	19%	339	1,788
Rostrevor	19.1%	333	1,743
Lecale	19.4%	335	1,725
Camlough	19.5%	275	1,413
Bessbrook	19.5%	420	2,157
Ballynahinch	20.9%	438	2,096
Donard	21.2%	353	1,663
Crossgar and Killyleagh	21.6%	406	1,876
St. Patrick's	22%	396	1,797
Damolly	22.2%	375	1,692
Castlewellan	22.4%	360	1,605
Ballybot	24.2%	559	2,307
Drumalane	24.7%	473	1,912
Cathedral	25%	435	1,738
Warrenpoint	25.3%	494	1,956
Kilkeel	28.1%	453	1,610
Abbey	28.7%	481	1,677

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.5% to 12.1%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.5% in Burren to 12.1% in Ballybot — a gap of 8.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Burren	3.5%	153	4,318
Derryleckagh	4.4%	217	4,905
Hilltown	4.7%	243	5,134
Saintfield	4.8%	199	4,118
Mayobridge	4.9%	258	5,314
Ballyward	4.9%	222	4,503
Kilmore	5%	197	3,976
Mullaghbane	5%	221	4,442
Whitecross	5%	203	4,067
Tollymore	5.1%	219	4,302
Forkhill	5.4%	225	4,171
Drumaness	5.5%	226	4,142
Binnian	5.8%	248	4,300
Fathom	6%	266	4,446
Newtownhamilton	6%	265	4,416
Lisnacree	6%	286	4,733
Ballydugan	6.1%	231	3,770
Rostrevor	6.4%	278	4,343
Derryboy	6.5%	261	4,045
Quoile	6.7%	279	4,171
Strangford	6.9%	310	4,461
Drumalane	7%	349	5,018
Castlewellan	7%	313	4,473
Dundrum	7%	316	4,498
Annalong	7.3%	316	4,347
Crossmaglen	7.3%	292	3,976
Crossgar and Killyleagh	7.7%	339	4,406
Camlough	7.8%	324	4,144
St. Patrick's	7.8%	365	4,668
Ballynahinch	8%	375	4,681
Donard	8.3%	311	3,755
Knocknashinna	8.6%	403	4,681
Damolly	8.7%	383	4,389
Bessbrook	8.7%	484	5,535
Lecale	8.8%	386	4,388
Kilkeel	8.8%	348	3,933
Murlough	9.1%	439	4,835
Cathedral	9.4%	397	4,217
Warrenpoint	9.6%	444	4,618
Abbey	10%	407	4,079
Ballybot	12.1%	648	5,351

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People aged 65 or over

12.6% to 27.8%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 12.6% in Mayobridge to 27.8% in Donard — a gap of 15.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Mayobridge	12.6%	671	5,314
Hilltown	12.6%	649	5,134
Bessbrook	12.7%	703	5,534
Forkhill	12.9%	540	4,173
Derryleckagh	13.1%	643	4,905
Newtownhamilton	13.9%	614	4,419
Burren	14%	602	4,315
Mullaghbane	14%	620	4,439
Drumalane	14%	701	5,018
Cathedral	14.2%	598	4,217
Camlough	14.3%	592	4,144
Fathom	14.6%	649	4,445
Castlewellan	14.9%	667	4,477
Ballybot	14.9%	799	5,355
Knocknashinna	15.1%	707	4,682
Crossmaglen	15.2%	605	3,975
Whitecross	15.3%	620	4,065
Damolly	15.5%	678	4,388
Binnian	15.9%	686	4,305
Ballyward	16%	718	4,499
Tollymore	16.3%	703	4,302
Ballydugan	16.6%	624	3,768
Dundrum	16.6%	749	4,500
Lisnacree	17%	805	4,729
Drumaness	17.4%	719	4,141
Annalong	17.4%	756	4,347
St. Patrick's	18%	840	4,665
Ballynahinch	18.1%	846	4,681
Crossgar and Killyleagh	18.4%	811	4,407
Abbey	18.5%	754	4,083
Quoile	18.7%	779	4,172
Strangford	18.9%	841	4,460
Warrenpoint	19.3%	892	4,614
Derryboy	19.4%	784	4,045
Kilkeel	19.5%	766	3,930
Lecale	19.6%	859	4,382
Saintfield	20.1%	827	4,118
Murlough	20.4%	985	4,838
Rostrevor	21.5%	933	4,343
Kilmore	23.8%	945	3,974
Donard	27.8%	1,045	3,756

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.5% to 36.5%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 14.5% in Saintfield to 36.5% in Ballybot — a gap of 22 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Saintfield	14.5%	484	3,340
Burren	15.3%	507	3,324
Derryleckagh	17.4%	638	3,665
Strangford	18%	634	3,518
Ballydugan	18.7%	550	2,949
Kilmore	19%	629	3,306
Ballyward	19.2%	674	3,509
Quoile	19.7%	658	3,344
Rostrevor	19.9%	708	3,553
Tollymore	20%	652	3,262
Dundrum	20.1%	711	3,537
Drumaness	20.2%	656	3,241
Donard	20.4%	638	3,127
Hilltown	20.6%	794	3,856
Derryboy	20.8%	678	3,259
Crossgar and Killyleagh	21.1%	750	3,551
Whitecross	21.4%	663	3,105
St. Patrick's	21.8%	808	3,705
Knocknashinna	22.3%	814	3,657
Murlough	22.3%	853	3,826
Mayobridge	22.3%	886	3,968
Binnian	22.3%	748	3,347
Forkhill	22.8%	722	3,164
Mullaghbane	23%	759	3,306
Fathom	23.1%	793	3,438
Annalong	23.1%	787	3,404
Camlough	23.3%	729	3,125
Lecale	23.8%	822	3,455
Castlewellan	23.9%	813	3,405
Drumalane	23.9%	939	3,925
Lisnacree	24%	877	3,656
Ballynahinch	25.7%	961	3,733
Warrenpoint	25.8%	979	3,796
Damolly	27.5%	948	3,453
Bessbrook	28.3%	1,185	4,191
Cathedral	28.5%	922	3,230
Newtownhamilton	28.6%	924	3,226
Crossmaglen	30.6%	900	2,937
Abbey	32.7%	1,089	3,332
Kilkeel	33.5%	1,023	3,058
Ballybot	36.5%	1,537	4,212

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.4% to 44.2%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 20.4% in Kilkeel to 44.2% in Saintfield — a gap of 23.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Kilkeel	20.4%	624	3,058
Ballybot	21.2%	893	4,212
Cathedral	22.4%	723	3,230
Ballynahinch	23.6%	882	3,733
Abbey	24%	799	3,332
Binnian	25.3%	848	3,347
Annalong	27.1%	924	3,404
Newtownhamilton	27.4%	883	3,226
Crossmaglen	27.4%	806	2,937
Castlewellan	28.2%	959	3,405
Lecale	28.3%	977	3,455
Warrenpoint	28.5%	1,083	3,796
Lisnacree	28.8%	1,052	3,656
Damolly	28.9%	998	3,453
Bessbrook	29%	1,215	4,191
Crossgar and Killyleagh	29.5%	1,048	3,551
Knocknashinna	31.1%	1,138	3,657
Camlough	31.1%	973	3,125
Whitecross	31.7%	985	3,105
Ballydugan	31.8%	939	2,949
Drumaness	32.2%	1,042	3,241
Ballyward	32.3%	1,135	3,509
Fathom	32.4%	1,113	3,438
Hilltown	32.6%	1,256	3,856
Murlough	32.9%	1,257	3,826
Dundrum	33.6%	1,189	3,537
Derryboy	33.7%	1,098	3,259
Mayobridge	33.9%	1,346	3,968
Tollymore	34.5%	1,125	3,262
Mullaghbane	34.5%	1,142	3,306
Forkhill	35.1%	1,110	3,164
Drumalane	35.6%	1,399	3,925
Strangford	35.9%	1,263	3,518
Kilmore	36.7%	1,214	3,306
Quoile	37.4%	1,249	3,344
Donard	37.8%	1,183	3,127
St. Patrick's	39.8%	1,474	3,705
Derryleckagh	40.2%	1,475	3,665
Rostrevor	41.3%	1,466	3,553
Burren	41.3%	1,372	3,324
Saintfield	44.2%	1,475	3,340

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

0.8% to 35.4%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 0.8% in Kilmore to 35.4% in Ballybot — a gap of 34.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 41 of 41 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Kilmore	0.8%	11	1,425
Ballydugan	1.5%	19	1,310
Derryleckagh	1.5%	23	1,581
Burren	2.9%	43	1,468
Ballyward	3.5%	55	1,562
Tollymore	3.6%	52	1,457
Binnian	3.8%	60	1,580
Mayobridge	4.1%	71	1,723
Whitecross	4.2%	59	1,391
Strangford	4.5%	76	1,682
Hilltown	4.6%	79	1,716
Lisnacree	4.9%	80	1,629
Drumaness	5.3%	81	1,519
Saintfield	5.6%	96	1,710
Quoile	5.7%	88	1,557
Forkhill	5.7%	83	1,450
Fathom	6.1%	93	1,519
Annalong	6.3%	102	1,620
Mullaghbane	7.7%	116	1,508
Rostrevor	8.5%	149	1,743
Newtownhamilton	8.6%	125	1,447
Drumalane	9.1%	174	1,912
Camlough	9.5%	134	1,413
St. Patrick's	9.5%	171	1,797
Derryboy	10.4%	162	1,563
Donard	11%	183	1,663
Dundrum	11.3%	202	1,788
Castlewellan	11.7%	187	1,605
Crossgar and Killyleagh	13.2%	248	1,876
Abbey	13.4%	225	1,677
Lecale	13.6%	234	1,725
Kilkeel	14.5%	234	1,610
Crossmaglen	15.2%	215	1,413
Knocknashinna	17.7%	324	1,829
Damolly	18%	304	1,692
Warrenpoint	18.4%	360	1,956
Bessbrook	18.5%	398	2,157
Murlough	18.6%	370	1,989
Ballynahinch	20.7%	434	2,096
Cathedral	24%	417	1,738
Ballybot	35.4%	817	2,307

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41 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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