Ballyrobert ()Placenames Database of Ireland
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. It is about 4 km south of

Ballyclare Ballyclare () is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,953 according to the 2011 census, and is located within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It sits on the river Six Mile Water. The town ...

and has developed around the junction of the Ballyrobert Road and the Mossley Road/The Longshot. It had a population of 587 people in the 2001 Census. It was within the

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area which became the

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in 2015.

2001 Census

Ballyrobert is classified as a small village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 587 people living in Ballyrobert. Of these: *23.6% were aged under 16 years and 14.6% were aged 60 and over *50.9% of the population were male and 49.1% were female *4.4% were from a

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background and 93.5% were from a

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background *1.7% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed For more details see
NI Neighbourhood Information Service

Schools

The local school in Ballyrobert is called The Thompson Primary. https://www.thethompsonprimary.com/ is for both males and females aged between 4 and 12 years. This is taken from the school's website... "Our ethos is firmly based on Christian principles and we aim to make each child feel valued and cared for. Our school motto is 'Every Child Matters' and we share in the nurture of every child in a stimulating yet secure environment."

2001 Census

Schools

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