Drumaness (formerly Drumanessy; from Irish: Druim an Easa, meaning "ridge of the waterfall") is a village and townland in the Down District Council area of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 5 kilometres south of Ballynahinch, beside the main A24 Belfast to Newcastle road. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,280 people.

Contents

• 1 Demography
• 2 History and development
• 3 Sport
• 4 Churches
• 5 Schools
• 6 People
• 7 References

Demography

The population of Drumaness on Census day (29 April 2001) was 1280 people. The demographic characteristics of the people living in Drumaness was as follows:

• 30.4% were aged under 16 years;
• 11.1% were aged 60 and over; the average age was 30.7 years (NI average age 35.8 years);
• 47.7% of the population were male and 52.3% were female;
• 91.7% were from a Catholic Community Background;
• 7.4% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' Community Background
• 6.3% were born outside Northern Ireland; and
• 0.5% were from an ethnic group other than white.