Shantallow is an ancient townland

Townland

A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...

 now almost totally with the City of Derry

Derry

Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...

 and lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templemore, within the North-West Liberties of Derry.

The townland is no longer a visible feature of Derry, being mainly built over with 20th century housing estates, both public and private sector. The townland should not be confused with the Shantallow housing estate, affectionately known as 'Shanty', which was the first major housing estate built in the townland in the mid-1960s.

2001 Census

Shantallow East and West are classified by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) as being within Derry Urban Area (DUA). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 2,748 people living in Shantallow East and 6,406 living in Shantallow West.

Of those living in Shantallow East:

• 29.3% were under 16 years old and 14.0% were aged 60 and above;
• 48.9% of the population were male and 51.1% of the population were female; and
• 98.3% were from a Catholic Community Background and 1.4% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related) Background.
• 8.5% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

Of those living in Shantallow West:

• 37.2% were under 16 years old and 4.8% were aged 60 and above;
• 47.7% of the population were male and 52.3% were female;
• 97.0% were from a Catholic Community Background and 2.3% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related) Background.
• 8.8% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

NIMDM Deprivation 2005

Out of 582 wards in Northern Ireland Shantallow East is ranked as the 22nd most deprived ward , while Shantallow West is ranked 47th.