Demographics
On Census Day 29th April 2001 the resident population of Blackstaff ward was 3964. Of this population:
- 17.0% were under 16 years old and 21.4% were aged 60 and above;
- 48.2% of the population were male and 51.8% were female; and
- 4.2% were from a Catholic Community Background and 91.4% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' Community Background.
The population density in Blackstaff ward was 20.59 persons per hectare, compared to 24.15 for Belfast LGD and 1.19 for NI.
In Blackstaff ward 46.2% of persons aged 16 and over were single (never married), in Belfast LGD it was 41.3% and for NI 33.1%.
In Blackstaff ward there were 56 births registred in 2004. In total 55.4% of births were to unmarried mothers.
The Total Period Fertility Rate (TPFR) is the average number of children that would be born to a cohort of women who experienced, throughout their childbearing years, the fertility rates of the calendar year(s) in question. In western countries a TPFR of about 2.1 is required to maintain long-term population levels, assuming no migration. The Total Period Fertility Rate (TPFR) 2000-2004 for Blackstaff ward was 1.74, compared to 1.51 for Belfast LGD.
In Blackstaff ward there were 43 deaths registered in 2004.
The Standardised Mortality Ratio is a method of comparing mortality in different populations, while allowing for differences in the age structure of these populations. A value of 100 equals the average mortality for Northern Ireland, any value greater than 100 indicates above average mortality. In Blackstaff ward the Standard Mortality Ratio 2000-2004 for all ages was 120, for age 75 years and under it was 140. For Belfast LGD it was 107 and 120 respectively.
| Comparisons | WARD | LGD | PC | N.IRELAND |
| Blackstaff | Belfast | Belfast South | N.I | |
| Census 2001 | ||||
| Resident population | 3964 | 277391 | 94994 | 1685267 |
| % persons under 16 years old | 17.0 | 21.7 | 17.5 | 23.6 |
| % persons aged 60 and over | 21.4 | 19.7 | 17.9 | 17.6 |
| % male | 48.2 | 46.8 | 46.7 | 48.7 |
| % female | 51.8 | 53.2 | 53.3 | 51.3 |
| % Catholic Community Backgound | 4.2 | 47.2 | 41.4 | 43.8 |
| % Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related) Community Background | 91.4 | 48.6 | 52.0 | 53.1 |
| Average age of population | 37.5 | 36.6 | 36.2 | 35.8 |
| Population density | 20.59 | 24.15 | 27.53 | 1.19 |
| % persons 16 and over single (never married) | 46.2 | 41.3 | 48.1 | 33.1 |
| Administrative Data | ||||
| Births (2004) | 56 | 3423 | 1008 | 22318 |
| % of births were to unmarried mothers (2004) | 55.4 | 53.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| Total Period Fertility Rate (2000-2004) | 1.74 | 1.51 | 1.23 | 1.80 |
| Deaths (2004) | 43 | 2794 | 763 | 14354 |
| Standard Mortality Ratio for all ages (2000-2004) | 120 | 107 | - | 100 |
| Standard Mortality Ratio for age 75 years and under (2000-2004) | 140 | 120 | - | 100 |
Births 2004 & Deaths 2004 (NISRA Demography Branch), Census 2001 (NISRA Census Office).
