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Housing and transport

On Census Day 29th April 2001 there were 2036 households in Blackstaff ward. Of these households:

44.7% were owner occupied and 55.3% were rented;
25.5% were owned outright;
17.1% were lone pensioner households;
9.2% were lone parent households with dependent children; and
45.1% had one or more persons with a limiting long-term illness

The average household size was 1.95 for Blackstaff ward, compared to 2.38 for Belfast LGD and 2.65 for NI.

In 2003 there were 2685 domestic properties in Blackstaff ward:

Terraced - 94.5%
Apartments - 3.4%
Semi-Detached - 2.0%
Detached - 0.1%

On Census Day in Blackstaff ward 43.2% of households had access to a car or van, 48.6% of persons aged 16-74 in employment usually travelled to work by car or van. This compares to 57.0% in Belfast LGD and 70.6% in NI.

In 2004, 5007 cars were licensed to addresses in Blackstaff ward, 3.6% of which were cars registered to a disabled driver or for transporting disabled people.

The most popular car colour in Blackstaff ward was blue and the most popular make was Ford/Iveco Ford in 2004.

Comparisons	WARD	LGD	PC	N.IRELAND
Comparisons	Blackstaff	Belfast	Belfast South	N.I
Census 2001
Number of households	2036	113934	39715	626718
% owner occupied	44.7	56.1	60.4	69.6
% rented	55.3	43.9	39.6	30.4
% owned outright	25.5	24.0	26.1	29.4
% lone pensioner households	17.1	15.8	14.0	12.8
% lone parent households with dependent children	9.2	11.0	6.2	8.1
% one or more persons with a limiting long-term illness	45.1	44.9	33.6	41.3
Average household size	1.95	2.38	2.29	2.65
% of households had access to car or van	43.2	56.2	65.9	73.7
% of persons aged 16-74 in employment usually travelled to work by car or van	48.6	57.0	61.8	70.6
Administrative Data
Number of domestic properties (2003)	2685	123384	43821	685676
% terraced (2003)	94.5	49.0	41.4	31.0
% apartments (2003)	3.4	17.0	21.7	9.4
% semi-detached (2003)	2.0	24.9	23.1	24.0
% detached (2003)	0.1	9.1	13.8	35.6
Cars were licensed (2004)	5007	87975	37761	736706
% of cars registered to a disabled driver or for transporting disabled people (2004)	3.6	12.0	5.4	8.6

Datasets used:
Census 2001 (NISRA Census Office), Domestic Properties 2003 (VLA) and Cars Registered 2004 (DVLNI).