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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
404
366
770
1
414
399
813
2
434
383
817
3
409
400
809
4
413
418
831
5
427
419
846
6
433
458
891
7
469
448
917
8
449
458
907
9
456
373
829
10
409
419
828
11
375
366
741
12
422
389
811
13
403
420
823
14
459
481
940
15
429
399
828
16
377
381
758
17
373
363
736
18
378
373
751
19
342
312
654
20-24
1,778
1,630
3,408
25-29
1,668
1,825
3,493
30-34
1,979
2,108
4,087
35-39
2,049
2,252
4,301
40-44
1,997
2,045
4,042
45-49
1,868
1,854
3,722
50-54
1,652
1,697
3,349
55-59
1,463
1,610
3,073
60-64
1,395
1,373
2,768
65-69
1,171
1,233
2,404
70-74
934
970
1,904
75-79
604
714
1,318
80-84
362
523
885
85+
234
518
752
Total
27,429
28,377
55,806
Population by sex and marital status
Marital Status
Male
Female
Total
Single
15,672
14,909
30,581
Married (incl. same sex civil partnership)
9,968
9,981
19,949
Separated
673
966
1,639
Divorced
543
725
1,268
Widowed
573
1,796
2,369
Total
27,429
28,377
55,806
Theme 2: Migration, Ethnicity, Religion and Foreign Languages
Usually resident population by place of birth and nationality
Location
Birthplace
Nationality
Ireland
42,198
48,776
UK
6,941
829
Poland
654
722
Lithuania
736
827
Other EU 28
1,682
1,806
Rest of World
2,955
1,533
Not stated
0
673
Total
55,166
55,166
Usually resident population by ethnic or cultural background
Ethnic or Cultural Background
Persons
White Irish
45,260
White Irish Traveller
552
Other White
4,201
Black or Black Irish
1,812
Asian or Asian Irish
1,039
Other
792
Not stated
1,510
Total
55,166
Usually resident population aged 1 year and over by usual residence 1 year before Census Day
Usual residence 1 year ago
Persons
Same Address
50,809
Elsewhere in County
1,943
Elsewhere in Ireland
745
Outside Ireland
908
Total
54,405
Population by religion
Religion
Persons
Catholic
44,990
Other stated religion
4,924
No religion
4,357
Not stated
1,535
Total
55,806
Speakers of foreign languages by language spoken
Language
Persons
Polish
798
French
677
Lithuanian
812
Other
4,720
Total
7,007
Speakers of foreign languages by ability to speak English
Ability to speak English
Persons
Very well
3,697
Well
2,130
Not well
820
Not at all
138
Not stated
222
Total
7,007
Theme 3: Irish Language
Population aged 3 years and over by ability to speak Irish
Ability to speak Irish
Persons
Yes
18,648
No
33,084
Not stated
1,674
Total
53,406
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
2,901
3,643
6,544
Speaks Irish daily within and daily outside the education system
74
104
178
Speaks Irish daily within and weekly outside the education system
35
50
85
Speaks Irish daily within and less often outside the education system
22
26
48
Speaks Irish daily within and never outside the education system
19
22
41
Speaks Irish daily only outside the education system
175
187
362
Speaks Irish weekly only outside the education system
512
539
1,051
Speaks Irish less often only outside the education system
2,676
3,108
5,784
Never speaks Irish
1,972
2,453
4,425
Not stated
59
71
130
All Irish speakers
8,445
10,203
18,648
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
5,492
10,984
1,740
3 persons
3,258
9,774
4,101
4 persons
3,153
12,612
6,678
5 persons
1,659
8,295
5,093
6 or more persons
719
4,568
3,160
Total
14,281
46,233
20,772
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
3,752
1 child
1,796
2,359
0
4,155
2 children
1,855
1,192
577
3,624
3 children
886
411
618
1,915
4 children
230
88
309
627
5 or more children
56
16
136
208
Total
4,823
4,066
1,640
14,281
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
3,610
1,147
66
All children 15 and over
2,566
1,211
289
Children both under and over 15
1,252
356
32
Total
7,428
2,714
387
Number of children
All children under 15
7,478
1,817
89
All children 15 and over
4,274
1,749
389
Children both under and over 15
3,856
1,026
94
Total
15,608
4,592
572
Families by age of youngest child
Age of youngest child
Number of families
Number of family members
0-4 years
2,993
11,975
5-9 years
1,983
7,984
10-14 years
1,487
5,726
15-19 years
1,343
4,869
20+ years
2,723
8,175
Total
10,529
38,729
Families by family cycle
Family cycle
Number of families
Number of family members
Pre-family
1,033
2,066
Empty nest
1,318
2,636
Retired
1,401
2,802
Pre-school
1,400
4,416
Early school
1,718
6,504
Pre-adolescent
1,705
6,897
Adolescent
1,877
7,653
Adult
3,829
13,259
Total
14,281
46,233
Females aged 20 years or over by number of children born
Number of children born
Number of females
0
5,372
1
2,549
2
4,258
3
3,412
4 or more
3,820
Total
19,411
Theme 5: Private Households
Private households by type
Type of Household
Households
Persons
One person
4,852
4,852
Married couple
2,769
5,538
Cohabiting couple
638
1,276
Married couple and children
6,005
24,912
Cohabiting couple and children
953
3,766
Father and children
346
863
Mother and children
2,180
6,021
Couple and others
197
656
Couple, children and others
328
1,708
Father, children and others
26
93
Mother, children and others
244
907
Two or more family units
290
1,535
Non-family households and relations
448
1,036
Two or more non-related persons
723
2,074
Total
19,999
55,237
Private households by size
Size of household
Households
Persons
1 person
4,852
4,852
2 persons
5,463
10,926
3 persons
3,476
10,428
4 persons
3,377
13,508
5 persons
1,874
9,370
6 persons
670
4,020
7 persons
197
1,379
8 or more persons
90
754
Total
19,999
55,237
Theme 6: Housing
Private households by type of accommodation
Type of accommodation
Households
Persons
House/Bungalow
18,525
51,945
Flat/Apartment
1,105
2,238
Bed-sit
8
13
Caravan/Mobile Home
36
78
Not stated
325
963
Total
19,999
55,237
Permanent private households by year built
Period Built
Households
Persons
Pre 1919
1,610
3,560
1919 - 1945
1,399
3,141
1946 - 1960
1,478
3,399
1961 - 1970
1,526
3,727
1971 - 1980
2,983
7,722
1981 - 1990
1,708
4,894
1991 - 2000
2,685
8,632
2001 - 2010
4,828
15,261
2011 or later
409
1,255
Not stated
1,337
3,568
Total
19,963
55,159
Permanent private households by type of occupancy
Type of occupancy
Households
Persons
Owner occupied with mortgage
6,715
22,297
Owner occupied no mortgage
6,663
15,102
Rented from Private Landlord
3,232
8,604
Rented from Local Authority
2,023
5,880
Rented from Voluntary Body
295
790
Occupied free of rent
280
550
Not stated
755
1,936
Total
19,963
55,159
Permanent private households by number of rooms
Number of rooms
Households
Persons
1 room
119
163
2 rooms
693
1,263
3 rooms
1,940
4,989
4 rooms
2,029
4,727
5 rooms
5,249
14,067
6 rooms
3,264
9,152
7 rooms
2,429
7,554
8 or more rooms
2,901
9,940
Not stated
1,339
3,304
Total
19,963
55,159
Permanent private households by central heating
Central heating
Households
No central heating
167
Oil
9,666
Natural Gas
7,817
Electricity
642
Coal (incl. Anthracite)
718
Peat (incl. turf)
9
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)
94
Wood (incl. wood pellets)
182
Other
106
Not stated
562
Total
19,963
Permanent private households by water supply
Type of water supply
Households
Public main
15,979
Group scheme with public source
468
Group scheme with private source
157
Other private source
2,417
None
24
Not stated
918
Total
19,963
Permanent private households by sewerage facility
Type of sewerage facility
Households
Public scheme
14,217
Individual septic tank
4,161
Other individual treatment
458
Other
84
No sewerage facility
18
Not stated
1,025
Total
19,963
Occupancy status of permanent dwellings on Census night
Occupancy Status
Permanent Dwellings
Occupied
20,069
Temporarily absent
498
Unoccupied holiday homes
517
Other vacant dwellings
2,134
Total
23,218
Theme 7: Communal Establishments
Number of communal establishments and persons in communal establishments
Communal Establishments
Total
Number of establishments
49
Number of persons
1,107
Theme 8: Principal Status
Population aged 15 years and over by principal economic status and sex
Principal Economic Status
Male
Female
Total
At work
11,107
9,830
20,937
Looking for first regular job
326
239
565
Unemployed having lost or given up previous job
2,354
1,800
4,154
Student
2,643
2,576
5,219
Looking after home/family
266
3,465
3,731
Retired
3,230
3,188
6,418
Unable to work due to permanent sickness or disability
1,064
996
2,060
Other
63
86
149
Total
21,053
22,180
43,233
Theme 9: Social Class and Socio-Economic Group
Population by sex and social class
Social Class
Male
Female
Total
Professional workers
2,034
1,557
3,591
Managerial and technical
6,409
7,143
13,552
Non-manual
4,271
6,570
10,841
Skilled manual
5,024
3,056
8,080
Semi-skilled
3,114
2,851
5,965
Unskilled
1,103
1,028
2,131
All others gainfully occupied and unknown
5,474
6,172
11,646
Total
27,429
28,377
55,806
Persons in private households by socio-economic group of reference person
Socio-economic group of reference person
Households
Persons
A Employers and managers
2,662
7,999
B Higher professional
1,087
3,201
C Lower professional
2,060
5,521
D Non-manual
4,148
11,270
E Manual skilled
1,870
5,486
F Semi-skilled
1,877
5,254
G Unskilled
836
2,151
H Own account workers
843
2,628
I Farmers
343
1,032
J Agricultural workers
55
153
Z All others gainfully occupied and unknown
4,218
10,542
Total
19,999
55,237
Theme 10: Education
Population aged 15 years and over by age education ceased
Age
Males
Females
Total
Under 15 years
1,241
1,331
2,572
15
1,006
857
1,863
16
1,756
1,521
3,277
17
1,349
1,429
2,778
18
1,917
2,041
3,958
19
584
789
1,373
20
660
758
1,418
21 and over
3,499
3,965
7,464
Not stated
5,120
5,537
10,657
Total
17,132
18,228
35,360
Population aged 15 years and over whose education has not ceased
Education
Males
Females
Total
Still at school or college
2,643
2,576
5,219
Other
1,278
1,376
2,654
Population aged 15 years and over by field of study
Qualification
Males
Females
Total
Education and teacher training
319
1,064
1,383
Arts
315
345
660
Humanities
225
322
547
Social sciences, Business and Law
1,720
2,848
4,568
Science, Mathematics and Computing
859
528
1,387
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction
2,694
257
2,951
Agriculture and Veterinary
332
77
409
Health and Welfare
333
1,965
2,298
Services
636
1,012
1,648
Other subjects
8
12
20
Not Stated (incl. unknown)
9,691
9,798
19,489
Total
17,132
18,228
35,360
Population aged 15 years and over by sex and highest level of education completed
Education Level
Males
Females
Total
No Formal Education
363
295
658
Primary Education
2,064
2,335
4,399
Lower Secondary
3,237
2,879
6,116
Upper Secondary
3,177
3,524
6,701
Technical or Vocational qualification
1,385
1,701
3,086
Advanced Certificate/Completed Apprenticeship
1,245
684
1,929
Higher Certificate
735
1,007
1,742
Ordinary Bachelor Degree or National Diploma
1,203
1,355
2,558
Honours Bachelor Degree, Professional qualification or both
1,475
1,877
3,352
Postgraduate Diploma or Degree
1,099
1,402
2,501
Doctorate(Ph.D) or higher
113
76
189
Not stated
1,036
1,093
2,129
Total
17,132
18,228
35,360
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
2,021
3,297
5,318
Bicycle
728
262
990
Bus, minibus or coach
924
2,216
3,140
Train, DART or LUAS
251
33
284
Motorcycle or scooter
41
0
41
Car driver
12,217
465
12,682
Car passenger
1,379
6,646
8,025
Van
1,276
37
1,313
Other (incl. lorry)
143
1
144
Work mainly at or from home
632
8
640
Not stated
1,019
654
1,673
Total
20,631
13,619
34,250
Population aged 5 years and over by time leaving home to travel to work, school or college
Time leaving home
Persons
Before 06:30
1,978
06:30-07:00
1,919
07:01-07:30
1,906
07:31-08:00
4,141
08:01-08:30
7,303
08:31-09:00
9,679
09:01-09:30
2,560
After 09:30
2,280
Not stated
1,844
Total
33,610
Population aged 5 years and over by journey time to work, school or college
Journey time
Persons
Under 15 mins
14,627
1/4 hour - under 1/2 hour
9,357
1/2 hour - under 3/4 hour
3,178
3/4 hour - under 1 hour
848
1 hour - under 1 1/2 hours
1,715
1 1/2 hours and over
1,151
Not stated
2,734
Total
33,610
Theme 12: Disability, Carers and General Health
Persons with a disability by sex
Disability
Male
Female
Total
Total
3,783
3,871
7,654
Carers by sex
Carers
Male
Female
Total
Total
900
1,438
2,338
Population by general health and sex
General Health
Male
Female
Total
Very good
16,035
16,343
32,378
Good
7,581
8,168
15,749
Fair
2,359
2,430
4,789
Bad
397
427
824
Very bad
94
74
168
Not stated
963
935
1,898
Total
27,429
28,377
55,806
Theme 13: Occupations
Persons at work or unemployed by occupation and sex
Occupation
Male
Female
Total
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials
1,176
652
1,828
Professional Occupations
1,593
1,962
3,555
Associate Professional and Technical Occupations
1,569
1,015
2,584
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations
575
1,919
2,494
Skilled Trades Occupations
2,680
297
2,977
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations
408
1,525
1,933
Sales and Customer Service Occupations
901
1,588
2,489
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives
1,397
291
1,688
Elementary Occupations
1,434
952
2,386
Not stated
1,728
1,429
3,157
Total
13,461
11,630
25,091
Theme 14: Industries
Persons at work by industry and sex
Industry
Male
Female
Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
341
36
377
Building and construction
832
69
901
Manufacturing industries
1,732
621
2,353
Commerce and trade
3,044
2,808
5,852
Transport and communications
1,144
420
1,564
Public administration
700
535
1,235
Professional services
1,262
3,310
4,572
Other
2,052
2,031
4,083
Total
11,107
9,830
20,937
Theme 15: Motor Car Availability, PC Ownership and Internet Access
Number of households with cars
Motor cars
Households
No motor car
3,763
One motor car
8,947
Two motor cars
5,537
Three motor cars
764
Four or more motor cars
255
Not stated
697
Total
19,963
Number of households with a personal computer
Personal Computer
Households
Yes
12,795
No
6,345
Not stated
823
Total
19,963
Number of households with internet access
Internet Access
Households
Broadband
13,986
Other
1,301
No
3,948
Not stated
728
Total
19,963