Antrim and Newtownabbey: local statistics
Antrim and Newtownabbey is a local government district in Northern Ireland, home to an estimated 148,487 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 7 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Antrim and Newtownabbey, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
5,460 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Antrim and Newtownabbey in March 2026, 10% more than in 2016. There are 37 per 1,000 residents, the 2nd lowest of the 11 council areas in Northern Ireland.
The median full-time employee living in Antrim and Newtownabbey was paid £728.30 a week before tax in April 2025. That is 1.8% above the figure for Northern Ireland and the 2nd highest of the 11 council areas in Northern Ireland. For full-time jobs located in Antrim and Newtownabbey the median is £693.60 a week (−£34.70 on the residents' figure).
The claimant count for Antrim and Newtownabbey stood at 2,080 in August 2026, or 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 (Northern Ireland: 2.9%). A year earlier the rate was 2.3%. The five-year high was 3.4% (August 2021); the low was 2.1% (July 2026).
Life expectancy at birth in Antrim and Newtownabbey is 82.5 years for women and 79.3 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 82.6 and 78.8 years across Northern Ireland. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.7 years for women and +0.8 for men. It is the 3rd lowest for women in Northern Ireland.
The ONS estimates that 148,487 people lived in Antrim and Newtownabbey in mid-2025, up 0.3% on mid-2024. That is 7,123 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 5.0% (Northern Ireland: +4.0%), the 4th fastest growth of 11 in Northern Ireland. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
A typical home in Antrim and Newtownabbey cost £206,120 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, up 8.8% on July 2025. Among council areas that puts it mid-table in Northern Ireland, 5th of 11 (average for Northern Ireland: £202,487). Prices are 68% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 141,364 |
| 2016 | 142,138 |
| 2017 | 142,996 |
| 2018 | 143,952 |
| 2019 | 145,152 |
| 2020 | 145,563 |
| 2021 | 145,852 |
| 2022 | 146,148 |
| 2023 | 147,298 |
| 2024 | 148,100 |
| 2025 | 148,487 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £122,503 |
| July 2017 | £125,210 |
| July 2018 | £130,201 |
| July 2019 | £135,328 |
| July 2020 | £138,746 |
| July 2021 | £151,947 |
| July 2022 | £168,550 |
| July 2023 | £173,472 |
| July 2024 | £184,171 |
| July 2025 | £195,938 |
| July 2026 | £206,120 |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 81.8 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.0 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.9 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.0 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.1 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.6 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.7 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.5 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,985 |
| 2017 | 5,065 |
| 2018 | 5,140 |
| 2019 | 5,220 |
| 2020 | 5,240 |
| 2021 | 5,390 |
| 2022 | 5,345 |
| 2023 | 5,250 |
| 2024 | 5,325 |
| 2025 | 5,355 |
| 2026 | 5,460 |
Questions about Antrim and Newtownabbey
What is the average salary in Antrim and Newtownabbey?
£728.30 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, NISRA).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Antrim and Newtownabbey?
The ONS claimant count was 2,080 in August 2026, 2.2% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is life expectancy in Antrim and Newtownabbey?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 79.3 years for men and 82.5 for women.
What is the population of Antrim and Newtownabbey?
148,487 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average house price in Antrim and Newtownabbey?
£206,120 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+8.8% on a year).
Who has power over Antrim and Newtownabbey
Every body that makes decisions for Antrim and Newtownabbey, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Antrim and Newtownabbey council this page
- Antrim and Newtownabbey in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive makes law for Northern Ireland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Belfast North: John Finucane (Sinn Féin) MP
- East Antrim: Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party) MP
- South Antrim: Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Average house price: Northern Ireland figures come from Land & Property Services.
- Median full-time pay (residents): Read from “Home LGD14 Table 8 (NI).1 Weekly pay - Gross 2025.ods” in the NISRA tables.
- Median full-time pay (jobs here): Read from “Work LGD14 Table 7 (NI).1 Weekly pay - Gross 2025.ods” in the NISRA tables.
More on this area and these figures
- Figures for Northern Ireland
- UK figures: UK average weekly earnings growth · UK unemployment rate · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in Northern Ireland: Ards and North Down · Causeway Coast and Glens · Derry City and Strabane · Lisburn and Castlereagh · Mid Ulster · Mid and East Antrim
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Figures checked 14 October 2026. Link moved or figure out of date? Tell us.