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27/05/2005
Falls and Shankill are among the most deprived NI areas
Parts of the Falls and Shankill Road areas of Belfast are among the most deprived in Northern Ireland, a new survey has claimed.
A research study published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) and undertaken by a team led by Professor Michael Noble from the University of Oxford, ‘Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2005’ details levels of deprivation in 890 areas covering Northern Ireland, with an average population of just under 2,000 people.
The report found that the most deprived parts of Northern Ireland are areas within the Whiterock, Shankill, Falls and Crumlin wards in the north and west of Belfast. Urban parts of Derry, Craigavon, Strabane and Lisburn also feature among the 50 most deprived areas within Northern Ireland.
A NISRA spokesperson said: "The new measures present a comprehensive picture of deprivation across small areas in Northern Ireland. People have a good understanding of the level of deprivation in their own areas.
“This report will help place area levels of deprivation within the Northern Ireland context. These measures will help to inform government in Northern Ireland in the delivery of key programmes."
At the other end of the survey scale, the least deprived parts of Northern Ireland are to be found in North Down, Castlereagh and the Jordanstown area of Newtownabbey.
(MB/SP)
A research study published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) and undertaken by a team led by Professor Michael Noble from the University of Oxford, ‘Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2005’ details levels of deprivation in 890 areas covering Northern Ireland, with an average population of just under 2,000 people.
The report found that the most deprived parts of Northern Ireland are areas within the Whiterock, Shankill, Falls and Crumlin wards in the north and west of Belfast. Urban parts of Derry, Craigavon, Strabane and Lisburn also feature among the 50 most deprived areas within Northern Ireland.
A NISRA spokesperson said: "The new measures present a comprehensive picture of deprivation across small areas in Northern Ireland. People have a good understanding of the level of deprivation in their own areas.
“This report will help place area levels of deprivation within the Northern Ireland context. These measures will help to inform government in Northern Ireland in the delivery of key programmes."
At the other end of the survey scale, the least deprived parts of Northern Ireland are to be found in North Down, Castlereagh and the Jordanstown area of Newtownabbey.
(MB/SP)
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