Local help →Armagh · Northern Ireland
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon council area. Every figure carries its own date.
A place is more than its average house price. The census shows who lives here and some of the pressures households face.
People aged 65 or over
16%21 March 2021 · Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-a02.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents
34,990 out of 218,656.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
6.9%21 March 2021 · Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-d01.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
15,096 out of 218,657.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
25.2%21 March 2021 · Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-g01.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
42,898 out of 170,413.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
30.4%21 March 2021 · Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-g01.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
51,769 out of 170,413.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4% in Hamiltonsbawn to 12.8% in Shankill — a gap of 8.8 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.
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.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamiltonsbawn | 4% | 200 | 4,969 |
| Navan | 4.4% | 231 | 5,304 |
| Waringstown | 4.7% | 252 | 5,401 |
| Loughgall | 4.7% | 260 | 5,481 |
| Blackwatertown | 4.8% | 264 | 5,503 |
| Markethill | 5.2% | 292 | 5,631 |
| Gransha | 5.3% | 274 | 5,155 |
| Derrytrasna | 5.3% | 265 | 4,983 |
| Donaghcloney | 5.4% | 264 | 4,934 |
| Seagahan | 5.4% | 305 | 5,602 |
| Aghagallon | 5.4% | 275 | 5,046 |
| Loughbrickland | 5.5% | 314 | 5,710 |
| Magheralin | 5.6% | 301 | 5,372 |
| The Birches | 5.6% | 343 | 6,099 |
| Bleary | 5.7% | 283 | 4,983 |
| Craigavon Centre | 5.8% | 392 | 6,750 |
| Richhill | 5.9% | 284 | 4,837 |
| Banbridge East | 5.9% | 263 | 4,478 |
| Dromore | 5.9% | 288 | 4,845 |
| Keady | 6% | 314 | 5,242 |
| Lough Road | 6.3% | 350 | 5,599 |
| Knocknashane | 6.3% | 285 | 4,558 |
| Kernan | 6.3% | 371 | 5,893 |
| Demesne | 6.5% | 371 | 5,709 |
| Mahon | 7% | 362 | 5,172 |
| The Mall | 7% | 386 | 5,510 |
| Rathfriland | 7% | 352 | 5,008 |
| Tandragee | 7.5% | 387 | 5,171 |
| Killycomain | 7.5% | 396 | 5,247 |
| Quilly | 7.7% | 345 | 4,500 |
| Gilford | 7.8% | 388 | 4,997 |
| Banbridge North | 7.8% | 333 | 4,271 |
| Banbridge South | 8% | 405 | 5,042 |
| Cathedral | 8.9% | 458 | 5,119 |
| Banbridge West | 9.3% | 506 | 5,431 |
| Mourneview | 9.3% | 513 | 5,493 |
| Corcrain | 9.7% | 528 | 5,455 |
| Ballybay | 10.1% | 551 | 5,456 |
| Brownlow | 10.6% | 704 | 6,633 |
| Parklake | 10.9% | 616 | 5,646 |
| Shankill | 12.8% | 828 | 6,446 |
People aged 65 or over
People aged 65 or over ranged from 11.4% in Brownlow to 22.1% in Richhill — a gap of 10.7 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.
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.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownlow | 11.4% | 755 | 6,630 |
| Craigavon Centre | 12.7% | 855 | 6,752 |
| Corcrain | 12.7% | 692 | 5,455 |
| Derrytrasna | 12.8% | 637 | 4,981 |
| Lough Road | 13.3% | 744 | 5,599 |
| Dromore | 13.9% | 675 | 4,842 |
| Banbridge West | 14.1% | 767 | 5,431 |
| Aghagallon | 14.1% | 714 | 5,049 |
| Parklake | 14.4% | 813 | 5,648 |
| Magheralin | 14.4% | 773 | 5,365 |
| Demesne | 14.4% | 822 | 5,704 |
| Donaghcloney | 14.5% | 714 | 4,932 |
| Ballybay | 14.7% | 803 | 5,457 |
| Gransha | 14.7% | 760 | 5,154 |
| Keady | 14.9% | 781 | 5,244 |
| Seagahan | 14.9% | 837 | 5,603 |
| Loughbrickland | 15.2% | 867 | 5,711 |
| Shankill | 15.2% | 979 | 6,447 |
| Markethill | 15.6% | 877 | 5,634 |
| Loughgall | 15.7% | 864 | 5,486 |
| Mourneview | 15.8% | 870 | 5,494 |
| Navan | 15.9% | 845 | 5,298 |
| The Birches | 16.4% | 1,000 | 6,098 |
| Bleary | 16.6% | 828 | 4,981 |
| Kernan | 16.7% | 987 | 5,893 |
| Gilford | 16.8% | 838 | 4,999 |
| Cathedral | 16.8% | 861 | 5,120 |
| Tandragee | 16.9% | 875 | 5,171 |
| Waringstown | 17.1% | 925 | 5,399 |
| Banbridge South | 17.4% | 878 | 5,045 |
| Hamiltonsbawn | 17.5% | 870 | 4,967 |
| Blackwatertown | 17.5% | 964 | 5,501 |
| Mahon | 17.6% | 911 | 5,171 |
| Rathfriland | 18% | 900 | 5,006 |
| Quilly | 18.9% | 852 | 4,497 |
| Banbridge East | 19.4% | 870 | 4,478 |
| The Mall | 19.7% | 1,088 | 5,513 |
| Killycomain | 19.8% | 1,037 | 5,247 |
| Knocknashane | 20% | 910 | 4,557 |
| Banbridge North | 20.8% | 889 | 4,272 |
| Richhill | 22.1% | 1,069 | 4,838 |
People aged 16+ with no qualifications
People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 15.9% in Waringstown to 39.8% in Corcrain — a gap of 23.9 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.
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.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waringstown | 15.9% | 674 | 4,237 |
| Dromore | 15.9% | 614 | 3,855 |
| Donaghcloney | 17.6% | 676 | 3,845 |
| Magheralin | 18.1% | 754 | 4,160 |
| Bleary | 18.7% | 729 | 3,903 |
| Aghagallon | 19.2% | 759 | 3,946 |
| Gransha | 19.4% | 762 | 3,933 |
| Banbridge East | 19.9% | 713 | 3,589 |
| Quilly | 20.5% | 747 | 3,645 |
| Derrytrasna | 20.6% | 790 | 3,843 |
| Kernan | 20.8% | 957 | 4,592 |
| Craigavon Centre | 21% | 1,080 | 5,153 |
| Hamiltonsbawn | 21.3% | 827 | 3,886 |
| Richhill | 21.6% | 851 | 3,944 |
| Loughbrickland | 21.8% | 952 | 4,374 |
| Loughgall | 22.4% | 954 | 4,265 |
| Banbridge North | 23.3% | 815 | 3,498 |
| Demesne | 23.3% | 1,025 | 4,392 |
| Knocknashane | 23.3% | 852 | 3,649 |
| Banbridge South | 23.4% | 954 | 4,069 |
| Navan | 24% | 955 | 3,972 |
| Lough Road | 24.1% | 1,066 | 4,429 |
| Markethill | 24.2% | 1,045 | 4,317 |
| The Birches | 24.4% | 1,135 | 4,652 |
| Tandragee | 25.3% | 1,025 | 4,047 |
| Gilford | 25.4% | 996 | 3,916 |
| Seagahan | 25.6% | 1,069 | 4,168 |
| Blackwatertown | 25.7% | 1,096 | 4,257 |
| Mahon | 26% | 1,076 | 4,132 |
| Rathfriland | 26.3% | 1,015 | 3,862 |
| Banbridge West | 26.6% | 1,129 | 4,242 |
| Keady | 27.5% | 1,110 | 4,042 |
| The Mall | 28.9% | 1,270 | 4,387 |
| Brownlow | 32.6% | 1,572 | 4,829 |
| Parklake | 32.9% | 1,429 | 4,345 |
| Killycomain | 34.2% | 1,495 | 4,373 |
| Mourneview | 34.8% | 1,510 | 4,337 |
| Shankill | 34.9% | 1,758 | 5,037 |
| Cathedral | 36.5% | 1,448 | 3,969 |
| Ballybay | 37.4% | 1,567 | 4,187 |
| Corcrain | 39.8% | 1,653 | 4,153 |
Armagh city; distinct from the wider council borough
The city plan brings together priorities for connections, green space, community life and health.
Plan launched; individual action delivery not verified · evidence dated 2022-05-19
Responsible body: Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Community Planning Partnership
What the source says: The council records the launch and 30 proposed collaborative actions. This is a plan, not evidence that every action has been funded or completed.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Keep restored city-centre buildings in active use →
Plan homes and care around an older population →
Bring support closer to people in poor health →
How to track delivery →Armagh Gaol, overlooking The Mall
The long-empty Gaol is being considered for mixed commercial, cultural and community uses through the Mid South West Growth Deal.
Public engagement closed; outline business case was expected in late summer 2026 · source does not state a status date
Responsible body: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
What the source says: The council says the building has been vacant since 1986. Engagement closed on 20 March 2026, with more than 700 participants. That is participation, not a representative opinion survey. The reviewed page does not confirm submission or approval of the expected business case.
Next thing to establish: What dated decision or progress report confirms the current stage?
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Armagh Gaol: finding a viable new use →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Give the Gaol a sustainable use beyond restoration →
Connect local skills to local opportunities →
How to track delivery →