Antrim County : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1821 46,661 Show data context 1,625 Show data context 43 Show data context
1831 54,474 Show data context 2,485 Show data context 539 Show data context
1841 47,880 Show data context 2,674 Show data context 41 Show data context
1851 57,888 Show data context 3,549 Show data context 121 Show data context
1861 45,134 Show data context 2,564 Show data context 180 Show data context
1891 88,654 Show data context 81,729 Show data context 8,354 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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While the 1841 Census of Great Britain made no attempt to classify occupations, and consequently listed occupations for the main towns only, the Irish Census of 1841 constructed a simple 8-way classification organised around different human needs, or "Wants". This enabled the Census to present occupational information for every parish. The same classification was used in 1851.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10162567/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 10th June 2026