old and 10.96% were aged 65 and above. 48.71% of the population were male and 51.29% were female. 90.29% were from a Catholic community background and 6.51% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background. 54.31% indicated they had an Irish national identity, 29.58% said they had a Northern Irish national identity and 17.69% gave a British national identity (respondents could indicate more than one national identity). 2001 Census Castlewellan is classified as an intermediate settlement by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 2,250 and 4,500 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 2,392 people living in Castlewellan. Of these: 29.8% were aged under 16 and 13.8% were aged 60 and over. 49.4% of the population were male and 50.6% were female. 92.1% were from a Catholic background and 6.6% were from a Protestant background 4.8% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed. Notable people Greer Garson, actress Percy Jocelyn, Anglican Bishop Niamh McGrady, actress Eileen O'Higgins, actress Séamus Ó Néill, Irish writer Joe Toner, soccer player. See also Market Houses in Northern Ireland References External links The Ins, Outs and Whereabouts of Castlewellan Castlewellan Football Club. Villages in County Down Townlands of County Down Rowing venues in the United Kingdom Civil parish of Kilmegan