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Mid and East Antrim council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

5.9% to 37.7%

Homes rented privately ranged from 5.9% in Burleigh Hill to 37.7% in Castle Demesne — a gap of 31.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 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
Burleigh Hill	5.9%	66	1,117
Maine	7.5%	83	1,109
Boneybefore	7.5%	93	1,236
Glenwhirry	7.5%	84	1,115
Academy	7.7%	83	1,081
Woodburn	8%	109	1,360
Victoria	8.6%	147	1,707
Cairncastle	8.8%	121	1,372
Grange	9.2%	115	1,249
Kilroot	10%	159	1,588
Galgorm	10.7%	142	1,330
Slemish	10.8%	124	1,152
Greenisland	10.8%	155	1,430
Islandmagee	11.2%	147	1,314
Kells	12.4%	170	1,373
Kirkinriola	12.9%	159	1,231
Glenravel	13.3%	170	1,278
Ahoghill	13.4%	199	1,480
Ballykeel	13.5%	185	1,374
Cullybackey	14%	181	1,295
Ballycarry and Glynn	14%	213	1,523
Love Lane	14.6%	207	1,417
Kilwaughter	14.6%	269	1,840
Gortalee	14.7%	244	1,664
Broughshane	14.8%	237	1,605
Park	15.8%	187	1,184
Portglenone	16.2%	207	1,277
Ballee and Harryville	17.7%	294	1,658
Carnlough and Glenarm	17.9%	229	1,276
Whitehead South	18.4%	285	1,550
Ardeevin	19.2%	287	1,498
Gardenmore	20.1%	320	1,593
Braidwater	20.3%	269	1,324
Craigyhill	21.3%	388	1,819
Sunnylands	22.3%	399	1,788
The Maidens	24.4%	395	1,616
Fair Green	27.6%	488	1,769
Castle	27.9%	590	2,115
Curran and Inver	28%	463	1,653
Castle Demesne	37.7%	728	1,929

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4% to 12%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4% in Maine to 12% in Castle — a gap of 7.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 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
Maine	4%	123	3,043
Glenravel	4.1%	146	3,595
Grange	4.2%	155	3,720
Glenwhirry	4.3%	135	3,159
Kilwaughter	4.4%	213	4,787
Galgorm	4.5%	146	3,255
Ardeevin	4.6%	170	3,717
Slemish	4.6%	148	3,210
Greenisland	5.1%	174	3,445
Cairncastle	5.1%	165	3,240
Kirkinriola	5.2%	169	3,229
Ahoghill	5.6%	202	3,606
Academy	5.6%	145	2,569
Broughshane	5.7%	212	3,725
Braidwater	5.9%	189	3,216
Ballycarry and Glynn	5.9%	221	3,747
Kilroot	5.9%	253	4,253
Woodburn	6.1%	209	3,428
Boneybefore	6.8%	194	2,864
Portglenone	6.8%	227	3,350
Kells	7.2%	249	3,450
Islandmagee	7.4%	225	3,048
Burleigh Hill	7.4%	192	2,594
Park	7.5%	219	2,926
Gortalee	7.7%	286	3,692
Cullybackey	7.8%	224	2,867
Whitehead South	8.1%	271	3,346
Carnlough and Glenarm	8.3%	262	3,138
Love Lane	9.5%	287	3,033
Fair Green	9.5%	405	4,262
Craigyhill	9.7%	379	3,921
The Maidens	9.7%	333	3,438
Victoria	9.8%	430	4,397
Castle Demesne	10%	443	4,446
Ballee and Harryville	10.5%	377	3,587
Gardenmore	10.5%	347	3,290
Curran and Inver	10.6%	360	3,385
Ballykeel	10.8%	326	3,026
Sunnylands	10.9%	448	4,098
Castle	12%	468	3,913

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People aged 65 or over

11.3% to 32.3%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11.3% in Kilroot to 32.3% in Park — a gap of 21 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 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
Kilroot	11.3%	479	4,251
Sunnylands	12.7%	519	4,098
Castle Demesne	12.9%	575	4,447
Kilwaughter	13.1%	627	4,791
Gortalee	14%	516	3,694
Glenravel	14.8%	534	3,598
Ballykeel	15.1%	457	3,026
Fair Green	15.5%	659	4,262
Craigyhill	15.7%	616	3,920
Victoria	16.4%	720	4,393
Grange	16.6%	617	3,720
Kells	17.4%	600	3,454
Portglenone	17.5%	587	3,351
Ahoghill	17.6%	636	3,608
Woodburn	17.9%	613	3,427
Ardeevin	18.1%	674	3,715
Galgorm	18.6%	604	3,254
Ballycarry and Glynn	18.8%	706	3,747
Kirkinriola	19.1%	616	3,227
Braidwater	19.2%	617	3,213
Carnlough and Glenarm	19.3%	606	3,137
Slemish	19.3%	620	3,208
Maine	19.6%	596	3,046
Ballee and Harryville	19.9%	714	3,589
Greenisland	20.4%	704	3,445
Glenwhirry	20.6%	650	3,157
The Maidens	21.1%	727	3,438
Cullybackey	22.1%	635	2,873
Broughshane	23.3%	867	3,726
Islandmagee	23.9%	728	3,048
Love Lane	24.6%	746	3,031
Castle	25%	978	3,914
Cairncastle	25.1%	812	3,238
Whitehead South	26.2%	876	3,344
Curran and Inver	26.5%	895	3,382
Burleigh Hill	27%	701	2,592
Boneybefore	28.3%	812	2,867
Gardenmore	28.5%	938	3,291
Academy	32%	821	2,566
Park	32.3%	943	2,921

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.4% to 45.3%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 11.4% in Greenisland to 45.3% in Castle Demesne — a gap of 33.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 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
Greenisland	11.4%	325	2,856
Kilroot	15.3%	515	3,376
Kilwaughter	16.2%	609	3,763
Cairncastle	16.5%	454	2,757
Islandmagee	17.7%	451	2,554
Whitehead South	18.1%	511	2,830
Burleigh Hill	18.3%	419	2,290
Ballycarry and Glynn	18.5%	554	2,990
Boneybefore	18.6%	458	2,462
Ardeevin	18.8%	552	2,937
Woodburn	18.8%	545	2,892
Galgorm	18.9%	504	2,665
Academy	19.1%	429	2,245
Grange	20%	570	2,854
Gortalee	20.7%	611	2,949
Glenravel	21%	575	2,744
Glenwhirry	21.1%	539	2,560
Victoria	21.3%	749	3,512
Kells	21.8%	605	2,772
Ahoghill	23.2%	673	2,903
Slemish	23.4%	603	2,577
Kirkinriola	23.4%	603	2,573
Love Lane	23.5%	610	2,598
Maine	23.6%	571	2,421
Portglenone	24.4%	644	2,635
Park	24.6%	603	2,453
Broughshane	25.9%	796	3,073
Carnlough and Glenarm	26.2%	672	2,561
Braidwater	26.4%	693	2,628
Curran and Inver	27%	792	2,938
Craigyhill	27.8%	860	3,091
The Maidens	29.8%	846	2,836
Cullybackey	31%	736	2,376
Sunnylands	31%	974	3,143
Castle	31.2%	1,042	3,336
Gardenmore	31.3%	870	2,777
Fair Green	36.3%	1,192	3,285
Ballee and Harryville	39.2%	1,128	2,881
Ballykeel	40.4%	972	2,407
Castle Demesne	45.3%	1,621	3,582

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

14.5% to 49%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 14.5% in Ballykeel to 49% in Greenisland — a gap of 34.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 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
Ballykeel	14.5%	348	2,407
Ballee and Harryville	15.3%	442	2,881
Castle Demesne	15.5%	556	3,582
Sunnylands	15.7%	494	3,143
The Maidens	19.1%	541	2,836
Fair Green	19.3%	633	3,285
Craigyhill	19.6%	605	3,091
Gardenmore	22.3%	620	2,777
Cullybackey	22.5%	535	2,376
Castle	23.1%	772	3,336
Curran and Inver	25.5%	748	2,938
Carnlough and Glenarm	26%	666	2,561
Love Lane	27.5%	714	2,598
Braidwater	27.6%	726	2,628
Ahoghill	27.7%	805	2,903
Victoria	27.8%	975	3,512
Kells	28.6%	792	2,772
Woodburn	28.7%	830	2,892
Park	29.4%	722	2,453
Portglenone	29.6%	779	2,635
Burleigh Hill	29.7%	681	2,290
Broughshane	29.9%	919	3,073
Maine	30.5%	738	2,421
Kilroot	31.5%	1,064	3,376
Ballycarry and Glynn	31.7%	949	2,990
Slemish	32.1%	828	2,577
Kilwaughter	32.3%	1,215	3,763
Kirkinriola	32.3%	831	2,573
Boneybefore	32.4%	797	2,462
Glenravel	32.4%	889	2,744
Glenwhirry	33.2%	849	2,560
Islandmagee	33.3%	851	2,554
Gortalee	34.5%	1,016	2,949
Whitehead South	36.5%	1,033	2,830
Grange	37.7%	1,076	2,854
Cairncastle	38.1%	1,051	2,757
Academy	38.4%	863	2,245
Galgorm	38.7%	1,031	2,665
Ardeevin	38.8%	1,140	2,937
Greenisland	49%	1,399	2,856

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1% to 38%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1% in Glenwhirry to 38% in Ballykeel — a gap of 37 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 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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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 from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Glenwhirry	1%	11	1,115
Slemish	1.1%	13	1,152
Kilwaughter	1.4%	25	1,840
Maine	1.5%	17	1,109
Grange	1.9%	24	1,249
Ardeevin	2.1%	31	1,498
Academy	2.1%	23	1,081
Woodburn	2.4%	32	1,360
Cairncastle	2.5%	34	1,372
Park	2.6%	31	1,184
Burleigh Hill	3.1%	35	1,117
Greenisland	3.1%	45	1,430
Boneybefore	3.2%	39	1,236
Ballycarry and Glynn	4.3%	65	1,523
Galgorm	4.3%	57	1,330
Kirkinriola	4.7%	58	1,231
Glenravel	4.8%	61	1,278
Islandmagee	5.6%	73	1,314
Kilroot	6.5%	104	1,588
Portglenone	9.6%	123	1,277
Kells	9.8%	134	1,373
Braidwater	10%	132	1,324
Ahoghill	10.9%	162	1,480
Whitehead South	11.5%	178	1,550
Carnlough and Glenarm	12%	153	1,276
Broughshane	13%	208	1,605
Curran and Inver	13.6%	224	1,653
Victoria	15.1%	258	1,707
The Maidens	15.8%	255	1,616
Gardenmore	17.2%	274	1,593
Craigyhill	18.5%	336	1,819
Love Lane	18.6%	263	1,417
Cullybackey	21.2%	275	1,295
Gortalee	22.4%	373	1,664
Sunnylands	25.3%	453	1,788
Castle	25.4%	538	2,115
Castle Demesne	25.8%	497	1,929
Fair Green	27.3%	483	1,769
Ballee and Harryville	33.3%	552	1,658
Ballykeel	38%	522	1,374

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