HomeBelfast: A Profile of the City 2008 - 2009
Summary
Published: May 2008This document provides a snapshot of Belfast's key statistical information, providing information on population, economy, leisure and culture, retail, tourism, transport, health, quality of life, education, deprivation and housing.
The guide is split up into the following sections:
- Introduction
This section covers information about how Belfast has transformed into a competitive location for doing business with the world and, increasingly, a great place to live and visit.
- Belfast in brief
This section covers information about the people governing Belfast and Northern Ireland.
- Demographics
This section covers information about the population of Belfast such as age, ethnicity and religion.
- Economy
This section covers information about employment, the labour force, earnings, unemployment and doing business in Belfast.
- Education
This section covers information about the education system and universities in Belfast.
- Deprivation
This section covers information about the areas of deprivation in Belfast and the number of people claiming benefits.
- Health
This section covers Belfast's health care facilities as well as the general health and life expectancy of the population.
- Tourism
This section covers the number of visitors coming to Belfast as well as the amount of money and number of jobs generated by tourism.
- Quality of life
This section covers information about housing, local rates, the environment, litter, recycling and community safety.
- Retail
This section covers information about Belfast's retail market, the total spending potential for Belfast and Belfast's prime retail area.
- Leisure and culture
This section covers information about cultural heritage, festivals, leisure facilities and performance venues.
- Transport
This section covers information about public transport, air transport and the Port of Belfast.
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You can also download the guide as a PDF. It contains a range of extra graphs and tables showing various statistics.- Download Belfast: A Profile of the City 2008 - 2009 (PDF - 1MB)
Alternative formats
This document is available in alternative formats. Just call Freephone 080 0085 5412 or text phone 028 9027 0405.Contact us
Policy and Research UnitDevelopment Department
Belfast City Council
4-10 Linenhall Street
Belfast
BT2 8BP
Telephone: 028 9032 0202
Fax: 028 9050 0513
Email: development@belfastcity.gov.uk
