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Municipal District Drogheda
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
283
304
587
1
330
289
619
2
307
333
640
3
349
341
690
4
362
334
696
5
381
347
728
6
371
362
733
7
407
355
762
8
314
343
657
9
387
346
733
10
328
348
676
11
348
353
701
12
341
332
673
13
306
351
657
14
367
304
671
15
299
302
601
16
310
310
620
17
299
269
568
18
289
280
569
19
236
211
447
20-24
1,127
1,163
2,290
25-29
1,295
1,318
2,613
30-34
1,509
1,776
3,285
35-39
1,766
1,871
3,637
40-44
1,687
1,810
3,497
45-49
1,657
1,674
3,331
50-54
1,462
1,407
2,869
55-59
1,181
1,166
2,347
60-64
936
971
1,907
65-69
862
899
1,761
70-74
650
736
1,386
75-79
462
541
1,003
80-84
255
358
613
85+
145
340
485
Total
21,608
22,444
44,052
Population by sex and marital status
Marital Status
Male
Female
Total
Single
12,043
11,666
23,709
Married (incl. same sex civil partnership)
8,063
8,065
16,128
Separated
617
816
1,433
Divorced
442
686
1,128
Widowed
443
1,211
1,654
Total
21,608
22,444
44,052
Theme 2: Migration, Ethnicity, Religion and Foreign Languages
Usually resident population by place of birth and nationality
Location
Birthplace
Nationality
Ireland
35,657
37,239
UK
1,974
675
Poland
1,018
1,114
Lithuania
898
1,007
Other EU 28
1,573
1,689
Rest of World
2,610
1,271
Not stated
0
735
Total
43,730
43,730
Usually resident population by ethnic or cultural background
Ethnic or Cultural Background
Persons
White Irish
34,374
White Irish Traveller
163
Other White
4,441
Black or Black Irish
1,515
Asian or Asian Irish
1,171
Other
761
Not stated
1,305
Total
43,730
Usually resident population aged 1 year and over by usual residence 1 year before Census Day
Usual residence 1 year ago
Persons
Same Address
40,358
Elsewhere in County
1,405
Elsewhere in Ireland
812
Outside Ireland
570
Total
43,145
Population by religion
Religion
Persons
Catholic
34,741
Other stated religion
4,433
No religion
3,649
Not stated
1,229
Total
44,052
Speakers of foreign languages by language spoken
Language
Persons
Polish
1,181
French
365
Lithuanian
1,000
Other
4,562
Total
7,108
Speakers of foreign languages by ability to speak English
Ability to speak English
Persons
Very well
3,773
Well
2,081
Not well
913
Not at all
161
Not stated
180
Total
7,108
Theme 3: Irish Language
Population aged 3 years and over by ability to speak Irish
Ability to speak Irish
Persons
Yes
13,619
No
27,261
Not stated
1,326
Total
42,206
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
2,406
2,890
5,296
Speaks Irish daily within and daily outside the education system
59
102
161
Speaks Irish daily within and weekly outside the education system
22
28
50
Speaks Irish daily within and less often outside the education system
20
34
54
Speaks Irish daily within and never outside the education system
8
18
26
Speaks Irish daily only outside the education system
136
174
310
Speaks Irish weekly only outside the education system
324
390
714
Speaks Irish less often only outside the education system
1,730
2,168
3,898
Never speaks Irish
1,292
1,696
2,988
Not stated
49
73
122
All Irish speakers
6,046
7,573
13,619
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
4,426
8,852
1,366
3 persons
2,799
8,397
3,500
4 persons
2,701
10,804
5,644
5 persons
1,271
6,355
3,889
6 or more persons
481
3,030
2,102
Total
11,678
37,438
16,501
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
3,060
1 child
1,639
1,825
0
3,464
2 children
1,723
893
544
3,160
3 children
655
249
533
1,437
4 children
144
56
222
422
5 or more children
42
10
83
135
Total
4,203
3,033
1,382
11,678
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
3,196
951
56
All children 15 and over
1,951
881
201
Children both under and over 15
1,052
309
21
Total
6,199
2,141
278
Number of children
All children under 15
6,283
1,489
78
All children 15 and over
3,152
1,227
254
Children both under and over 15
3,090
868
60
Total
12,525
3,584
392
Families by age of youngest child
Age of youngest child
Number of families
Number of family members
0-4 years
2,500
9,710
5-9 years
1,778
7,050
10-14 years
1,307
4,941
15-19 years
1,077
3,813
20+ years
1,956
5,804
Total
8,618
31,318
Families by family cycle
Family cycle
Number of families
Number of family members
Pre-family
913
1,826
Empty nest
1,101
2,202
Retired
1,046
2,092
Pre-school
1,151
3,542
Early school
1,471
5,441
Pre-adolescent
1,581
6,266
Adolescent
1,546
6,132
Adult
2,869
9,937
Total
11,678
37,438
Females aged 20 years or over by number of children born
Number of children born
Number of females
0
3,998
1
2,327
2
3,836
3
2,678
4 or more
2,573
Total
15,412
Theme 5: Private Households
Private households by type
Type of Household
Households
Persons
One person
3,395
3,395
Married couple
2,183
4,366
Cohabiting couple
582
1,164
Married couple and children
4,886
19,869
Cohabiting couple and children
849
3,303
Father and children
229
548
Mother and children
1,693
4,657
Couple and others
176
582
Couple, children and others
301
1,528
Father, children and others
37
146
Mother, children and others
202
770
Two or more family units
268
1,456
Non-family households and relations
285
667
Two or more non-related persons
444
1,129
Total
15,530
43,580
Private households by size
Size of household
Households
Persons
1 person
3,395
3,395
2 persons
4,287
8,574
3 persons
2,848
8,544
4 persons
2,890
11,560
5 persons
1,449
7,245
6 persons
469
2,814
7 persons
134
938
8 or more persons
58
510
Total
15,530
43,580
Theme 6: Housing
Private households by type of accommodation
Type of accommodation
Households
Persons
House/Bungalow
13,886
40,043
Flat/Apartment
1,381
2,821
Bed-sit
13
16
Caravan/Mobile Home
12
22
Not stated
238
678
Total
15,530
43,580
Permanent private households by year built
Period Built
Households
Persons
Pre 1919
724
1,597
1919 - 1945
1,068
2,288
1946 - 1960
1,145
2,764
1961 - 1970
1,313
3,257
1971 - 1980
2,086
5,545
1981 - 1990
1,253
3,564
1991 - 2000
2,842
8,893
2001 - 2010
3,561
11,446
2011 or later
292
868
Not stated
1,234
3,336
Total
15,518
43,558
Permanent private households by type of occupancy
Type of occupancy
Households
Persons
Owner occupied with mortgage
5,512
18,286
Owner occupied no mortgage
4,896
11,018
Rented from Private Landlord
2,589
7,335
Rented from Local Authority
1,589
4,644
Rented from Voluntary Body
243
692
Occupied free of rent
165
324
Not stated
524
1,259
Total
15,518
43,558
Permanent private households by number of rooms
Number of rooms
Households
Persons
1 room
169
277
2 rooms
735
1,451
3 rooms
1,660
4,576
4 rooms
1,706
4,090
5 rooms
4,440
12,264
6 rooms
2,477
7,262
7 rooms
1,677
5,415
8 or more rooms
1,685
5,924
Not stated
969
2,299
Total
15,518
43,558
Permanent private households by central heating
Central heating
Households
No central heating
137
Oil
5,000
Natural Gas
8,421
Electricity
781
Coal (incl. Anthracite)
552
Peat (incl. turf)
10
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)
57
Wood (incl. wood pellets)
95
Other
54
Not stated
411
Total
15,518
Permanent private households by water supply
Type of water supply
Households
Public main
13,008
Group scheme with public source
604
Group scheme with private source
341
Other private source
853
None
13
Not stated
699
Total
15,518
Permanent private households by sewerage facility
Type of sewerage facility
Households
Public scheme
12,679
Individual septic tank
1,453
Other individual treatment
464
Other
61
No sewerage facility
15
Not stated
846
Total
15,518
Occupancy status of permanent dwellings on Census night
Occupancy Status
Permanent Dwellings
Occupied
15,546
Temporarily absent
399
Unoccupied holiday homes
86
Other vacant dwellings
1,078
Total
17,109
Theme 7: Communal Establishments
Number of communal establishments and persons in communal establishments
Communal Establishments
Total
Number of establishments
39
Number of persons
906
Theme 8: Principal Status
Population aged 15 years and over by principal economic status and sex
Principal Economic Status
Male
Female
Total
At work
9,307
8,226
17,533
Looking for first regular job
218
170
388
Unemployed having lost or given up previous job
1,815
1,340
3,155
Student
1,687
1,789
3,476
Looking after home/family
200
2,585
2,785
Retired
2,311
2,319
4,630
Unable to work due to permanent sickness or disability
847
906
1,753
Other
42
67
109
Total
16,427
17,402
33,829
Theme 9: Social Class and Socio-Economic Group
Population by sex and social class
Social Class
Male
Female
Total
Professional workers
1,406
1,233
2,639
Managerial and technical
5,266
5,986
11,252
Non-manual
2,974
4,904
7,878
Skilled manual
4,379
2,472
6,851
Semi-skilled
2,882
2,703
5,585
Unskilled
1,074
917
1,991
All others gainfully occupied and unknown
3,627
4,229
7,856
Total
21,608
22,444
44,052
Persons in private households by socio-economic group of reference person
Socio-economic group of reference person
Households
Persons
A Employers and managers
1,996
5,992
B Higher professional
793
2,361
C Lower professional
1,668
4,743
D Non-manual
3,018
8,607
E Manual skilled
1,625
4,828
F Semi-skilled
1,725
4,929
G Unskilled
780
2,061
H Own account workers
706
2,242
I Farmers
170
492
J Agricultural workers
48
142
Z All others gainfully occupied and unknown
3,001
7,183
Total
15,530
43,580
Theme 10: Education
Population aged 15 years and over by age education ceased
Age
Males
Females
Total
Under 15 years
1,057
1,233
2,290
15
808
621
1,429
16
1,319
996
2,315
17
1,179
1,165
2,344
18
1,509
1,703
3,212
19
479
693
1,172
20
482
604
1,086
21 and over
2,517
3,023
5,540
Not stated
4,119
4,324
8,443
Total
13,469
14,362
27,831
Population aged 15 years and over whose education has not ceased
Education
Males
Females
Total
Still at school or college
1,687
1,789
3,476
Other
1,271
1,251
2,522
Population aged 15 years and over by field of study
Qualification
Males
Females
Total
Education and teacher training
224
829
1,053
Arts
261
290
551
Humanities
174
262
436
Social sciences, Business and Law
1,246
2,212
3,458
Science, Mathematics and Computing
646
429
1,075
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction
2,102
181
2,283
Agriculture and Veterinary
251
98
349
Health and Welfare
370
1,686
2,056
Services
495
777
1,272
Other subjects
13
17
30
Not Stated (incl. unknown)
7,687
7,581
15,268
Total
13,469
14,362
27,831
Population aged 15 years and over by sex and highest level of education completed
Education Level
Males
Females
Total
No Formal Education
258
249
507
Primary Education
1,754
1,999
3,753
Lower Secondary
2,345
2,035
4,380
Upper Secondary
2,535
2,690
5,225
Technical or Vocational qualification
1,194
1,542
2,736
Advanced Certificate/Completed Apprenticeship
1,056
568
1,624
Higher Certificate
612
803
1,415
Ordinary Bachelor Degree or National Diploma
889
1,127
2,016
Honours Bachelor Degree, Professional qualification or both
988
1,352
2,340
Postgraduate Diploma or Degree
823
1,032
1,855
Doctorate(Ph.D) or higher
70
69
139
Not stated
945
896
1,841
Total
13,469
14,362
27,831
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
2,388
3,210
5,598
Bicycle
237
102
339
Bus, minibus or coach
854
2,344
3,198
Train, DART or LUAS
524
107
631
Motorcycle or scooter
61
3
64
Car driver
10,047
260
10,307
Car passenger
983
3,953
4,936
Van
865
13
878
Other (incl. lorry)
58
2
60
Work mainly at or from home
430
5
435
Not stated
873
443
1,316
Total
17,320
10,442
27,762
Population aged 5 years and over by time leaving home to travel to work, school or college
Time leaving home
Persons
Before 06:30
2,052
06:30-07:00
2,088
07:01-07:30
2,395
07:31-08:00
3,688
08:01-08:30
5,333
08:31-09:00
6,867
09:01-09:30
1,500
After 09:30
1,870
Not stated
1,534
Total
27,327
Population aged 5 years and over by journey time to work, school or college
Journey time
Persons
Under 15 mins
9,236
1/4 hour - under 1/2 hour
7,503
1/2 hour - under 3/4 hour
3,776
3/4 hour - under 1 hour
1,561
1 hour - under 1 1/2 hours
2,185
1 1/2 hours and over
946
Not stated
2,120
Total
27,327
Theme 12: Disability, Carers and General Health
Persons with a disability by sex
Disability
Male
Female
Total
Total
3,017
3,373
6,390
Carers by sex
Carers
Male
Female
Total
Total
701
1,057
1,758
Population by general health and sex
General Health
Male
Female
Total
Very good
12,356
12,600
24,956
Good
6,113
6,566
12,679
Fair
1,943
2,080
4,023
Bad
335
397
732
Very bad
91
94
185
Not stated
770
707
1,477
Total
21,608
22,444
44,052
Theme 13: Occupations
Persons at work or unemployed by occupation and sex
Occupation
Male
Female
Total
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials
854
563
1,417
Professional Occupations
1,257
1,696
2,953
Associate Professional and Technical Occupations
1,188
752
1,940
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations
451
1,514
1,965
Skilled Trades Occupations
2,334
241
2,575
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations
364
1,299
1,663
Sales and Customer Service Occupations
556
1,129
1,685
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives
1,433
350
1,783
Elementary Occupations
1,335
909
2,244
Not stated
1,350
1,113
2,463
Total
11,122
9,566
20,688
Theme 14: Industries
Persons at work by industry and sex
Industry
Male
Female
Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
260
36
296
Building and construction
828
47
875
Manufacturing industries
1,547
541
2,088
Commerce and trade
2,148
2,169
4,317
Transport and communications
1,178
370
1,548
Public administration
450
326
776
Professional services
1,312
3,166
4,478
Other
1,584
1,571
3,155
Total
9,307
8,226
17,533
Theme 15: Motor Car Availability, PC Ownership and Internet Access
Number of households with cars
Motor cars
Households
No motor car
3,079
One motor car
6,741
Two motor cars
4,416
Three motor cars
598
Four or more motor cars
162
Not stated
522
Total
15,518
Number of households with a personal computer
Personal Computer
Households
Yes
10,305
No
4,605
Not stated
608
Total
15,518
Number of households with internet access
Internet Access
Households
Broadband
11,323
Other
825
No
2,841
Not stated
529
Total
15,518