§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (i) men, (ii) women and (iii) young people of each sex are(a) pensioners and (b) registered disabled in each council area in Northern Ireland; and if he will express these figures as a percentage of the total population. [21982]
§ Sir John WheelerThe 1991 census of population provides the most recent information on the number of people of pensionable age in each district council area in Northern Ireland broken down by sex. This information is as follows.
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District council Total Population Total males Total females Total Persons aged 60-65+Years Total males aged 65+years Total females aged 60+years Persons aged 60-65+ as percentage of total population Males aged 65+as Percentage of total males Females aged 60+as Percentage of total females Antrim 44,516 22,135 22,381 5,220 1,794 3,426 11.73 8.1 15.31 Ards 64,764 31,527 33,237 10,178 3,437 6,741 15.72 10.9 20.28 Armagh 51,817 25,741 26,076 7,241 2,513 4,728 13.97 9.76 18.13 Ballymena 56,641 27,830 28,811 8,654 2,994 5,660 15.28 10.76 19.65 Ballymoney 24,198 12,022 12,176 3,590 1,274 2,316 14.84 10.6 19.02 Banbridge 33,482 16,568 16,914 4,870 1,722 3,148 14.55 10.39 18.61 Belfast 279,237 130,820 148,417 52,308 16,375 35,933 18.73 12.52 24.21 Carrickfergus 32,750 15,371 16,879 4,620 1,493 3,127 14.11 9.41 18.53 Castlereagh 60,799 28,946 31,853 11,436 3,789 7,647 18.81 13.09 24.01 Cookstown 31,082 15,503 15,579 4,033 1,473 2,560 12.98 9.5 16.43 Coleraine 50,438 24,369 26,069 7,955 2,674 5,281 15.77 10.97 20.26 Craigavon 74,986 36,511 38,475 10,142 3,308 6,834 13.53 9.06 17.76 Derry 95,371 46,708 48,663 10,215 3,222 6,993 10.71 6.9 14.37 Down 58,008 28,835 29,173 8,402 2,878 5,524 14.48 9.98 18.94 Dungannon 45,428 22,556 22,872 6,204 2,201 4,003 13.66 9.76 17.5 Fermanagh 54,033 27,095 26,938 8,504 3,299 5,205 15.74 12.18 19.32 Larne 29,419 14,318 15,101 4,808 1,590 3,218 16.34 11.1 21.31 Limavady 29,567 15,042 14,525 3,181 1,180 2,001 10.76 7.84 13.78 Lisburn 99,458 48,653 50,805 12,627 4,084 8,543 12.7 8.39 16.82 Magherafelt 36,293 18,177 18,116 4,680 1,770 2,910 12.9 9.74 16.06 Moyle 14,789 7,355 7,434 2,468 899 1,569 16.69 12.22 21.11 Newry and Mourne 82,943 41,307 41,636 10,777 3,768 7,009 12.99 9.12 16.83 Newtownabbey 74,035 35,760 38,275 10,698 3,398 7,300 14.45 9.5 19.07 North Down 71,832 34,284 37,548 12,867 4,149 8,718 17.91 12.1 23.22 Omagh 45,809 23,022 22,787 6,061 2,305 3,756 13.23 10.01 16.48 Strabane 36,141 18,116 18,025 4,662 1,699 2,963 12.9 9.38 16.44 Comprehensive information on the registered disabled, as a percentage of the total population —male and female is not available at district council level. Information for Northern Ireland as a whole is as follows:
Total registered disabled in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the total population Area Northern Ireland Total population1 1,654,000 Total males1 809,000 Total females1 845,000 Total registered disabled 9,565 Total male registered disabled 6,892 Total female registered disabled 2,673 Total registered disabled as a percentage of total Population 0.58 Male registered disabled as a percentage of total male population 0.85 Female registered disabled as a percentage of total female population 0.32 1 Government Actuary's Department Population Projections for 1996. 66W
Total registered disabled in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the total population Area Northern Ireland 1Total population 1,654,000 1Total males 809,000 1Total females 845,000 Total young registered disabled 134 Young male registered disabled 85 Young female registered disabled 49
Total registered disabled in Northern Ireland as a percentage of a total population Area Northern Ireland Total young registered disabled as a percentage of total population 0.01 Young male registered disabled as a percentage of total male population 0.01 Young female registered disabled as a percentage of total female population 0.01 1 Government Actuary's Department Population Projections for 1996.