Glenavy
Glenavy is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 17 kilometres north west of Lisburn on the banks of the Glenavy River. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 5,697 people. In early documents it was known as Lenavy.Demography
The population of Glenavy ward on census day was 5,697 people. Of these:
- 26.07% were aged under 16 years;
- 10.39% were aged 65 and over;
- the average age was 34 years;
- 49.48% of the population were male and 50.52% were female;
- 59.96% were from a Catholic "community background";
- 35.39% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian ' community background; and
- 0.86% were from an ethnic group other than white.
Transport
was opened on 13 November 1871, but is no longer operational.Sport
