2001 Census
Coleraine is classified as a large town (i.e. with population between 18,000 and 75,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 25,089 people living in Coleraine. Of these:
- 25.5% were aged under 16 years and 16.4% were aged 60 and over
- 47.3% of the population were male and 52.7% were female
- 22.7% were from a Catholic background and 73.5% were from a Protestant background
- 4.0% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.
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