Editing Ballycastle, County Antrim (section)

== Demographics ==
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===2021 census===
At the time of the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]] the population of Ballycastle was 5,628.<ref name="2021 pop">{{cite web |title=Settlement 2015 |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000488 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref> Of these:

*75.5% were from a [[Catholic]] and 18.3% were from a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] or other Christian background.<ref>{{cite web |title=Religion or religion brought up in |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=RELIGION_BELONG_TO_OR_BROUGHT_UP_IN_DVO&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000488 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref>

===2011 census===
At the time of the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 UK census]] the population of Ballycastle was 5,237.<ref name=Census2011>{{cite web |url=https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Ballycastle@Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name:%20@Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name:%20%20Ballycastle@23? |title=Census 2011 Population Statistics for Ballycastle Settlement |publisher=[[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) |access-date=2 August 2019}}</ref> Of these:

*20.2% were aged under 16 years and 17.5% were aged 65 and over
*47.5% of the population were male and 52.5% were female
*77.1% were from a [[Catholic]] and 19.0% were from a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] or other Christian background
*7.1% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed