Seahill facts for kids

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Seahill railway station
Seahill
Population	1,018 (2011 Census)
District	North Down
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOLYWOOD
Postcode district	BT18
Dialling code	028
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	North Down
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°39′51″N 5°45′54″W / 54.664037°N 5.764948°W / 54.664037; -5.764948

Seahill is a small village located on the northern coast of County Down in Northern Ireland. It's part of the Ballyrobert area, with the town of Holywood to its west and Helen's Bay and Crawfordsburn to its east. Seahill used to be a separate place, but now it's connected to Holywood and the larger city area of Greater Belfast. In 2011, about 1,018 people lived there.

People in Seahill

The government agency that studies populations, NISRA, calls Seahill a 'village'. This means it has between 1,000 and 2,250 people. On March 27, 2011, the day of the census, 1,018 people lived in Seahill. Here's what the census found:

• About 17% of the people were under 17 years old.
• Around 24.6% were 65 years old or older.
• Almost half (50.1%) were boys and men, and 49.9% were girls and women.
• Most people (62.2%) said they were Christian. About 23% said they had no religion, and 14.1% were Roman Catholic.
• Only a small number, 1.4% of people aged 16 to 74, were looking for work but didn't have a job.

Getting Around

Seahill railway station is the local train station. It first opened on April 4, 1966.