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| Census 2001 | Ballygowan ward |
| Population | 2671 |
| % people aged under 16 | 26.1 |
| % people aged 60 and over | 13.3 |
| % male | 49.4 |
| % female | 50.6 |
| % catholic community background | 12.3 |
| % prodestant community background or other christian background | 82.9 |
| Average age of population | 33 |
| % aged 16 or over and single (never married) | 24.1 |
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Administrative Data |
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| Births (2004) | 51 |
| % to unmarried mothers | 21.6 |
| Deaths (2004) | 19 |
| Standard Mortality ratio for ages 75 and under | 68 |
| Offences recorded by the PSNI (2005/2006) 84 | |
| % offences against the person | 25 |
| % burglary | 15.5 |
| % theft | 16.7 |
| % criminal damage | 34.5 |
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Educational Information |
| Population aged 16-74 on census day |
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15.8% had a degree or higher qualifications |
| 73.5% were economically active, 26.5% were economically inactive |
| 2.1% were unemployed, of these 22.0% were long term unemployed |
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Of those who left school in 2004-05 |
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76.4% gained 5 or more GCSE's at grade C or above |
| 38.2% went on into higher education |
| 40.0% went on into further education |
| Benefit Information (2004) |
| 2.8% aged 18-59 were claiming Income Support |
| 5.7% were claiming Incapacity Benefit |
| 3.3% were claiming Housing Benefit |
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Health and Care |
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| % of people with limiting long term illness | 13.8 |
| % of population who provided unpaid care to family, friends, neighbours or others | 11.6 |
| % people who stated their health was good | 77.2 |
| Amount of hospital episodes | 1215 |
| % of children aged 3-5 who were registered with a dentist | 72.2 |
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Housing and Transport |
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| Number of houses in Ballygowan | 1178 |
| % owner occupied | 88.7 |
| % rented | 11.3 |
| % owned outright | 26.1 |
| % lone pensioner households | 8.4 |
| Average household size | 2.89 |
| % of households with access to a car or van | 90.7 |
| Number of domestic properties (2003) | 1303 |
| % terraced | 17.3 |
| % apartments | 0.9 |
| % semi-detached | 35.5 |
| % detached | 46.2 |
| Cars were licensed (2005) | 1878 |
| % of cars registered to a disabled driver or for transporting disabled people (2005) | 4.6 |