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Theme 1: Sex, Age and Marital Status
Population aged 0 - 19 by sex and year of age, population aged 20+ by sex and age group
Population by sex and marital status
Theme 2: Migration, Ethnicity, Religion and Foreign Languages
Usually resident population by place of birth and nationality
Usually resident population by ethnic or cultural background
Usually resident population aged 1 year and over by usual residence 1 year before Census Day
Population by religion
Speakers of foreign languages by language spoken
Speakers of foreign languages by ability to speak English
Theme 3: Irish Language
Population aged 3 years and over by ability to speak Irish
Irish speakers aged 3 years and over by frequency of speaking Irish
Theme 4: Families
Families, family members and children in families, by size of family
Family units with children, by size and age of children
Family units with children, by type of family and age of children
Families by age of youngest child
Families by family cycle
Females aged 20 years or over by number of children born
Theme 5: Private Households
Private households by type
Private households by size
Theme 6: Housing
Private households by type of accommodation
Permanent private households by year built
Permanent private households by type of occupancy
Permanent private households by number of rooms
Permanent private households by central heating
Permanent private households by water supply
Permanent private households by sewerage facility
Occupancy status of permanent dwellings on Census night
Theme 7: Communal Establishments
Number of communal establishments and persons in communal establishments
Theme 8: Principal Status
Population aged 15 years and over by principal economic status and sex
Theme 9: Social Class and Socio-Economic Group
Population by sex and social class
Persons in private households by socio-economic group of reference person
Theme 10: Education
Population aged 15 years and over by age education ceased
Population aged 15 years and over whose education has not ceased
Population aged 15 years and over by field of study
Population aged 15 years and over by sex and highest level of education completed
Theme 11: Commuting
Population aged 5 years and over by means of travel to work, school or college
Population aged 5 years and over by time leaving home to travel to work, school or college
Population aged 5 years and over by journey time to work, school or college
Theme 12: Disability, Carers and General Health
Persons with a disability by sex
Carers by sex
Population by general health and sex
Theme 13: Occupations
Persons at work or unemployed by occupation and sex
Theme 14: Industries
Persons at work by industry and sex
Theme 15: Motor Car Availability, PC Ownership and Internet Access
Number of households with cars
Number of households with a personal computer
Number of households with internet access
Theme 1: Sex, Age and Marital Status
Population aged 0 - 19 by sex and year of age, population aged 20+ by sex and age group
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
0
224
222
446
1
250
245
495
2
265
230
495
3
232
241
473
4
224
240
464
5
248
242
490
6
252
257
509
7
264
254
518
8
251
257
508
9
238
201
439
10
236
235
471
11
222
189
411
12
230
203
433
13
247
237
484
14
251
221
472
15
247
235
482
16
214
215
429
17
217
211
428
18
239
213
452
19
235
197
432
20-24
1,195
1,154
2,349
25-29
1,108
1,200
2,308
30-34
1,253
1,348
2,601
35-39
1,232
1,394
2,626
40-44
1,162
1,163
2,325
45-49
1,001
1,036
2,037
50-54
904
915
1,819
55-59
818
874
1,692
60-64
757
725
1,482
65-69
598
669
1,267
70-74
487
526
1,013
75-79
336
415
751
80-84
192
295
487
85+
134
298
432
Total
15,963
16,557
32,520
Population by sex and marital status
Marital Status
Male
Female
Total
Single
9,670
9,195
18,865
Married (incl. same sex civil partnership)
5,119
5,088
10,207
Separated
451
677
1,128
Divorced
376
503
879
Widowed
347
1,094
1,441
Total
15,963
16,557
32,520
Theme 2: Migration, Ethnicity, Religion and Foreign Languages
Usually resident population by place of birth and nationality
Location
Birthplace
Nationality
Ireland
24,437
27,176
UK
2,822
452
Poland
530
590
Lithuania
629
704
Other EU 28
1,357
1,484
Rest of World
2,438
1,340
Not stated
0
467
Total
32,213
32,213
Usually resident population by ethnic or cultural background
Ethnic or Cultural Background
Persons
White Irish
24,161
White Irish Traveller
533
Other White
3,190
Black or Black Irish
1,674
Asian or Asian Irish
921
Other
604
Not stated
1,130
Total
32,213
Usually resident population aged 1 year and over by usual residence 1 year before Census Day
Usual residence 1 year ago
Persons
Same Address
29,314
Elsewhere in County
1,283
Elsewhere in Ireland
528
Outside Ireland
647
Total
31,772
Population by religion
Religion
Persons
Catholic
24,791
Other stated religion
3,792
No religion
2,781
Not stated
1,156
Total
32,520
Speakers of foreign languages by language spoken
Language
Persons
Polish
641
French
378
Lithuanian
693
Other
3,918
Total
5,630
Speakers of foreign languages by ability to speak English
Ability to speak English
Persons
Very well
2,842
Well
1,816
Not well
694
Not at all
119
Not stated
159
Total
5,630
Theme 3: Irish Language
Population aged 3 years and over by ability to speak Irish
Ability to speak Irish
Persons
Yes
9,627
No
20,233
Not stated
1,224
Total
31,084
Irish speakers aged 3 years and over by frequency of speaking Irish
Frequency of speaking Irish
Male
Female
Total
Speaks Irish daily only within the education system
1,607
1,841
3,448
Speaks Irish daily within and daily outside the education system
44
50
94
Speaks Irish daily within and weekly outside the education system
13
18
31
Speaks Irish daily within and less often outside the education system
9
13
22
Speaks Irish daily within and never outside the education system
7
10
17
Speaks Irish daily only outside the education system
88
100
188
Speaks Irish weekly only outside the education system
274
281
555
Speaks Irish less often only outside the education system
1,336
1,590
2,926
Never speaks Irish
994
1,269
2,263
Not stated
36
47
83
All Irish speakers
4,408
5,219
9,627
Theme 4: Families
Families, family members and children in families, by size of family
Size of family
Number of families
Number of persons in families
Number of children in families
2 persons
3,255
6,510
1,195
3 persons
1,927
5,781
2,500
4 persons
1,699
6,796
3,652
5 persons
842
4,210
2,616
6 or more persons
376
2,429
1,705
Total
8,099
25,726
11,668
Family units with children, by size and age of children
Number of children
All children under 15
All children 15 or over
Children both under and over 15
Total
No children
0
0
0
2,060
1 child
1,155
1,394
0
2,549
2 children
1,020
643
355
2,018
3 children
456
207
343
1,006
4 children
103
40
182
325
5 or more children
40
6
95
141
Total
2,774
2,290
975
8,099
Family units with children, by type of family and age of children
Age of children
Couples with children
Mothers with children
Fathers with children
Number of families
All children under 15
1,915
812
47
All children 15 and over
1,314
793
183
Children both under and over 15
670
284
21
Total
3,899
1,889
251
Number of children
All children under 15
3,847
1,283
62
All children 15 and over
2,121
1,134
237
Children both under and over 15
2,089
829
66
Total
8,057
3,246
365
Families by age of youngest child
Age of youngest child
Number of families
Number of family members
0-4 years
1,782
7,006
5-9 years
1,126
4,391
10-14 years
841
3,113
15-19 years
772
2,687
20+ years
1,518
4,409
Total
6,039
21,606
Families by family cycle
Family cycle
Number of families
Number of family members
Pre-family
671
1,342
Empty nest
668
1,336
Retired
721
1,442
Pre-school
836
2,543
Early school
975
3,556
Pre-adolescent
963
3,782
Adolescent
1,118
4,466
Adult
2,147
7,259
Total
8,099
25,726
Females aged 20 years or over by number of children born
Number of children born
Number of females
0
3,324
1
1,655
2
2,438
3
1,823
4 or more
2,148
Total
11,388
Theme 5: Private Households
Private households by type
Type of Household
Households
Persons
One person
3,272
3,272
Married couple
1,418
2,836
Cohabiting couple
427
854
Married couple and children
2,961
12,189
Cohabiting couple and children
674
2,674
Father and children
226
560
Mother and children
1,519
4,243
Couple and others
134
451
Couple, children and others
196
1,019
Father, children and others
14
48
Mother, children and others
184
683
Two or more family units
168
868
Non-family households and relations
331
776
Two or more non-related persons
605
1,741
Total
12,129
32,214
Private households by size
Size of household
Households
Persons
1 person
3,272
3,272
2 persons
3,316
6,632
3 persons
2,140
6,420
4 persons
1,891
7,564
5 persons
990
4,950
6 persons
346
2,076
7 persons
116
812
8 or more persons
58
488
Total
12,129
32,214
Theme 6: Housing
Private households by type of accommodation
Type of accommodation
Households
Persons
House/Bungalow
10,940
29,562
Flat/Apartment
945
1,927
Bed-sit
6
10
Caravan/Mobile Home
15
44
Not stated
223
671
Total
12,129
32,214
Permanent private households by year built
Period Built
Households
Persons
Pre 1919
885
1,896
1919 - 1945
991
2,142
1946 - 1960
1,090
2,522
1961 - 1970
1,088
2,647
1971 - 1980
1,910
4,947
1981 - 1990
986
2,746
1991 - 2000
1,590
4,875
2001 - 2010
2,488
7,504
2011 or later
78
218
Not stated
1,008
2,673
Total
12,114
32,170
Permanent private households by type of occupancy
Type of occupancy
Households
Persons
Owner occupied with mortgage
3,461
10,780
Owner occupied no mortgage
3,511
7,374
Rented from Private Landlord
2,506
6,772
Rented from Local Authority
1,683
4,888
Rented from Voluntary Body
269
704
Occupied free of rent
140
247
Not stated
544
1,405
Total
12,114
32,170
Permanent private households by number of rooms
Number of rooms
Households
Persons
1 room
90
123
2 rooms
535
959
3 rooms
1,528
4,000
4 rooms
1,327
3,119
5 rooms
3,811
10,277
6 rooms
1,851
5,103
7 rooms
1,086
3,257
8 or more rooms
974
3,137
Not stated
912
2,195
Total
12,114
32,170
Permanent private households by central heating
Central heating
Households
No central heating
115
Oil
4,242
Natural Gas
6,467
Electricity
470
Coal (incl. Anthracite)
348
Peat (incl. turf)
6
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)
21
Wood (incl. wood pellets)
36
Other
13
Not stated
396
Total
12,114
Permanent private households by water supply
Type of water supply
Households
Public main
11,248
Group scheme with public source
175
Group scheme with private source
14
Other private source
35
None
3
Not stated
639
Total
12,114
Permanent private households by sewerage facility
Type of sewerage facility
Households
Public scheme
11,119
Individual septic tank
204
Other individual treatment
11
Other
36
No sewerage facility
10
Not stated
734
Total
12,114
Occupancy status of permanent dwellings on Census night
Occupancy Status
Permanent Dwellings
Occupied
12,171
Temporarily absent
257
Unoccupied holiday homes
10
Other vacant dwellings
1,170
Total
13,608
Theme 7: Communal Establishments
Number of communal establishments and persons in communal establishments
Communal Establishments
Total
Number of establishments
22
Number of persons
595
Theme 8: Principal Status
Population aged 15 years and over by principal economic status and sex
Principal Economic Status
Male
Female
Total
At work
6,009
5,564
11,573
Looking for first regular job
245
185
430
Unemployed having lost or given up previous job
1,703
1,326
3,029
Student
1,704
1,618
3,322
Looking after home/family
165
1,865
2,030
Retired
1,741
1,813
3,554
Unable to work due to permanent sickness or disability
719
658
1,377
Other
43
54
97
Total
12,329
13,083
25,412
Theme 9: Social Class and Socio-Economic Group
Population by sex and social class
Social Class
Male
Female
Total
Professional workers
806
585
1,391
Managerial and technical
2,954
3,238
6,192
Non-manual
2,648
3,938
6,586
Skilled manual
2,769
1,757
4,526
Semi-skilled
2,039
1,902
3,941
Unskilled
728
734
1,462
All others gainfully occupied and unknown
4,019
4,403
8,422
Total
15,963
16,557
32,520
Persons in private households by socio-economic group of reference person
Socio-economic group of reference person
Households
Persons
A Employers and managers
1,235
3,489
B Higher professional
480
1,286
C Lower professional
1,086
2,780
D Non-manual
2,799
7,442
E Manual skilled
1,077
2,977
F Semi-skilled
1,345
3,649
G Unskilled
591
1,491
H Own account workers
364
1,098
I Farmers
24
60
J Agricultural workers
27
83
Z All others gainfully occupied and unknown
3,101
7,859
Total
12,129
32,214
Theme 10: Education
Population aged 15 years and over by age education ceased
Age
Males
Females
Total
Under 15 years
853
960
1,813
15
632
577
1,209
16
963
898
1,861
17
738
802
1,540
18
1,120
1,159
2,279
19
322
433
755
20
351
388
739
21 and over
1,765
1,976
3,741
Not stated
2,947
3,260
6,207
Total
9,691
10,453
20,144
Population aged 15 years and over whose education has not ceased
Education
Males
Females
Total
Still at school or college
1,704
1,618
3,322
Other
934
1,012
1,946
Population aged 15 years and over by field of study
Qualification
Males
Females
Total
Education and teacher training
133
437
570
Arts
187
177
364
Humanities
124
181
305
Social sciences, Business and Law
854
1,424
2,278
Science, Mathematics and Computing
492
261
753
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction
1,291
135
1,426
Agriculture and Veterinary
64
34
98
Health and Welfare
172
1,027
1,199
Services
350
559
909
Other subjects
2
7
9
Not Stated (incl. unknown)
6,022
6,211
12,233
Total
9,691
10,453
20,144
Population aged 15 years and over by sex and highest level of education completed
Education Level
Males
Females
Total
No Formal Education
209
197
406
Primary Education
1,382
1,641
3,023
Lower Secondary
1,878
1,742
3,620
Upper Secondary
1,866
2,058
3,924
Technical or Vocational qualification
791
975
1,766
Advanced Certificate/Completed Apprenticeship
601
375
976
Higher Certificate
411
523
934
Ordinary Bachelor Degree or National Diploma
629
684
1,313
Honours Bachelor Degree, Professional qualification or both
691
895
1,586
Postgraduate Diploma or Degree
495
612
1,107
Doctorate(Ph.D) or higher
47
29
76
Not stated
691
722
1,413
Total
9,691
10,453
20,144
Theme 11: Commuting
Population aged 5 years and over by means of travel to work, school or college
Means of Travel
Work
School or College
Total
On foot
1,654
2,723
4,377
Bicycle
635
201
836
Bus, minibus or coach
663
1,136
1,799
Train, DART or LUAS
146
12
158
Motorcycle or scooter
30
0
30
Car driver
6,028
250
6,278
Car passenger
959
3,133
4,092
Van
438
12
450
Other (incl. lorry)
33
0
33
Work mainly at or from home
184
7
191
Not stated
675
495
1,170
Total
11,445
7,969
19,414
Population aged 5 years and over by time leaving home to travel to work, school or college
Time leaving home
Persons
Before 06:30
1,094
06:30-07:00
1,079
07:01-07:30
1,059
07:31-08:00
2,072
08:01-08:30
4,085
08:31-09:00
6,034
09:01-09:30
1,014
After 09:30
1,503
Not stated
1,283
Total
19,223
Population aged 5 years and over by journey time to work, school or college
Journey time
Persons
Under 15 mins
8,826
1/4 hour - under 1/2 hour
5,200
1/2 hour - under 3/4 hour
1,567
3/4 hour - under 1 hour
398
1 hour - under 1 1/2 hours
825
1 1/2 hours and over
600
Not stated
1,807
Total
19,223
Theme 12: Disability, Carers and General Health
Persons with a disability by sex
Disability
Male
Female
Total
Total
2,454
2,456
4,910
Carers by sex
Carers
Male
Female
Total
Total
503
766
1,269
Population by general health and sex
General Health
Male
Female
Total
Very good
8,826
8,933
17,759
Good
4,594
5,029
9,623
Fair
1,522
1,592
3,114
Bad
269
295
564
Very bad
66
46
112
Not stated
686
662
1,348
Total
15,963
16,557
32,520
Theme 13: Occupations
Persons at work or unemployed by occupation and sex
Occupation
Male
Female
Total
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials
479
301
780
Professional Occupations
746
839
1,585
Associate Professional and Technical Occupations
869
535
1,404
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations
338
999
1,337
Skilled Trades Occupations
1,299
185
1,484
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations
284
940
1,224
Sales and Customer Service Occupations
640
1,122
1,762
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives
798
205
1,003
Elementary Occupations
982
682
1,664
Not stated
1,277
1,082
2,359
Total
7,712
6,890
14,602
Theme 14: Industries
Persons at work by industry and sex
Industry
Male
Female
Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
46
12
58
Building and construction
373
33
406
Manufacturing industries
970
362
1,332
Commerce and trade
1,679
1,662
3,341
Transport and communications
566
219
785
Public administration
428
277
705
Professional services
694
1,742
2,436
Other
1,253
1,257
2,510
Total
6,009
5,564
11,573
Theme 15: Motor Car Availability, PC Ownership and Internet Access
Number of households with cars
Motor cars
Households
No motor car
3,297
One motor car
5,855
Two motor cars
2,170
Three motor cars
245
Four or more motor cars
55
Not stated
492
Total
12,114
Number of households with a personal computer
Personal Computer
Households
Yes
7,224
No
4,303
Not stated
587
Total
12,114
Number of households with internet access
Internet Access
Households
Broadband
8,171
Other
774
No
2,655
Not stated
514
Total
12,114