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Ards and North Down vs Dumfries and Galloway

A side-by-side comparison of the Ards and North Down and Dumfries and Gallowaylocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

Ards and North DownDumfries and Galloway
Population145,490
Density
Deprivation5% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)
Schools Good/Outstanding
Aged under 1615%
Aged 16–6457%
Aged 65+29%