Castlewellan - Demographics

Demographics

Castlewellan is classified as an intermediate settlement by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 2,250 and 4,500 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 2,392 people living in Castlewellan. Of these:

• 29.8% were aged under 16 and 13.8% were aged 60 and over
• 49.4% of the population were male and 50.6% were female
• 92.1% were from a Catholic background and 6.6% were from a Protestant background
• 4.8% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service