Editing Carrickfergus (section)

===2021 census===
As of the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]], in March 2021, there were 28,141 people living in Carrickfergus.<ref name="2021 pop">{{cite web |title=Census 2021 estimates that classify People at Settlement 2015 level|url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000153 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref> Of these:

* 73.49% were from the Protestant or other Christian community backgrounds and 8.55% were from a Roman Catholic Christian community 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=N11000153 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref>
* 73.94% indicated that they had a British national identity,<ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (British) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_BRITISH&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000153 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref> 5.53% had an Irish national identity<ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (Irish) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_IRISH_AGG3&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000153 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref> and 37.32% had a Northern Irish national identity<ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (Northern Irish) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_NORTHERN_IRISH_AGG3&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000153 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref> (respondents could choose more than one national identity).