Editing Downpatrick (section)

===2011 Census===
On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 10,822 people living in Downpatrick (4,179 households), accounting for 0.60% of the NI total,<ref name=Census2011>{{cite web | url = https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Downpatrick@Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name:%20@Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name:%20%20Downpatrick@23? | title = Census 2011 Population Statistics for Downpatrick Settlement | publisher = [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) | access-date = 10 August 2019 | archive-date = 29 June 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200629201342/https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Downpatrick%40Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name%3A%20%40Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name%3A%20%20Downpatrick%4023%3F | url-status = live }}</ref> and representing an increase of 4.9% on the Census 2001 population of 10,316.<ref name=Census2001>{{cite web | url = https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/PivotGrid.aspx?ds=4840&lh=69&yn=2001&sk=135&sn=Census%202001&yearfilter=2001 | title = Census 2001 Usually Resident Population: KS01 (Settlements) – Table view | page = 3 | publisher = [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) | access-date = 10 August 2019 | archive-date = 23 September 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210923152256/https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/Home.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref> Of these:
* 22.35% were aged under 16 years and 13.28% were aged 65 and over.
* 51.55% of the usually resident population were female and 48.45% were male.
* 85.51% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic faith and 10.78% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' denominations.
* 42.95% had an Irish national identity, 34.77% had a Northern Irish national identity and 26.58% indicated that they had a British national identity (respondents could indicate more than one national identity).
* 34 years was the average (median) age of the population.
* 13.10% had some knowledge of Irish (Gaeilge) and 3.12% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots.