Editing Larne (section)

==Demography==
===2021 Census===
On census day (21 March 2021) there were 18,853 people living in Larne.<ref name="2021 pop">{{cite web |title=Settlement 2015 |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000389 |website=NISRA |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> Of these:
* 17.77% were aged under 16, 63.10% were aged between 16-65, and 19.13% were aged 66 and over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for your table {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=AGE_BAND_AGG3&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000389 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref>
* 51.27% of the usually resident population were female and 48.73% were male.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for Sex (MS-A07) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=UR_SEX&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000389 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref>
* 62.4% belong to or were brought up [[Protestantism|Protestant]] (including other Christian-related denominations), 23.9% belong to or were brought up [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], 0.9% belong to or were brought up in an 'other' religion, and 12.8% [[Irreligion|did not adhere to]] or weren't brought up in any religion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Religion or religion brought up in |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=RELIGION_BELONG_TO_OR_BROUGHT_UP_IN_DVO&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000389 |website=NISRA |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref>
* 66.6% indicated that they had a British national identity,<ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (British) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_BRITISH&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000389 |website=NISRA |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> 38.3% had a Northern Irish national identity,<ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (Northern Irish) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_NORTHERN_IRISH_AGG3&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000389 |website=NISRA |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> 10.3% had an Irish national identity,<ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (Irish) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_IRISH_AGG3&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000389 |website=NISRA |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> and 4.2% indicated they had an 'other' national identity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for National identity (person based) - basic detail (classification 1) (MS-B15) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_BASIC&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000389 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref> (respondents could indicate more than one national identity).
* 17.51% had some knowledge of [[Ulster Scots dialect|Ulster Scots]] and 3.84% had some knowledge of [[Irish language|Irish]] (Gaeilge).

===2011 Census===
On census day (27 March 2011) there were 18,755 people living in Larne, accounting for 1.04% of the NI total.<ref name=Census2011>{{cite web | url = https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Larne@Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name:%20@Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name:%20%20Larne@23? | title = Census 2011 Population Statistics for Larne Settlement | publisher = [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) | access-date = 10 August 2019}} [[File:UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg|30px]] This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  Open Government Licence v3.0]. © Crown copyright.</ref><ref name=Census2011LGD>{{cite web | url = http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Larne@Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name:%20@Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name:%20%20Larne@3? | title = Census 2011 Population Statistics for Larne Local Government District | publisher = [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) | access-date = 17 January 2017}}</ref> Of these:

* 18.59% were aged under 16 years and 18.00% were aged 65 and over.
* 51.98% of the usually resident population were female and 48.02% were male.
* 67.03% belong to or were brought up Protestant and other non-Catholic Christian (including Christian related) and 25.97% belong to or were brought up Catholic.
* 71.62% indicated that they had a British national identity, 30.56% had a Northern Irish national identity and 8.75% had an Irish national identity (respondents could indicate more than one national identity).
* 41 years was the average (median) age of the population.
* 17.20% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots and 4.02% had some knowledge of Irish (Gaeilge).