Down County : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1821 59,747 Show data context 1,854 Show data context 24 Show data context
1831 62,629 Show data context 3,146 Show data context 482 Show data context
1841 65,102 Show data context 3,635 Show data context 153 Show data context
1851 58,433 Show data context 3,985 Show data context 77 Show data context
1861 57,406 Show data context 3,071 Show data context 130 Show data context
1891 63,225 Show data context 56,712 Show data context 6,182 Show data context
Date Source
1821 1821 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'
1831 1831 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'
1841 1841 Census of Ireland, Report, Table 1 , 'General table'
1851 1851 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'General Table.'
1861 1861 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'Showing by baronies, parishes, and towns, the area, population, number of houses and families, occupations, religious profusions, and education'
1891 1891 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table 7 , 'Area, houses, out-offices and farm steadings, and population, together with the valuation of each parish, townland, and township in 1891'

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nCube definition


Houses categorised by occupancy.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Down County through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10016411/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 10th June 2026