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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
8,346
7,942
16,288
1
8,531
8,094
16,625
2
8,716
8,315
17,031
3
9,051
8,715
17,766
4
9,307
9,169
18,476
5
9,665
9,342
19,007
6
9,854
9,246
19,100
7
9,759
9,421
19,180
8
9,595
9,331
18,926
9
9,294
8,769
18,063
10
8,845
8,605
17,450
11
8,872
8,414
17,286
12
8,725
8,339
17,064
13
8,758
8,303
17,061
14
8,474
8,271
16,745
15
8,477
8,216
16,693
16
8,619
8,194
16,813
17
8,527
8,267
16,794
18
8,696
8,182
16,878
19
8,214
7,933
16,147
20-24
36,010
35,435
71,445
25-29
35,277
36,072
71,349
30-34
42,871
46,895
89,766
35-39
49,147
50,946
100,093
40-44
47,345
47,392
94,737
45-49
44,717
44,175
88,892
50-54
41,835
42,017
83,852
55-59
38,276
37,929
76,205
60-64
34,479
34,090
68,569
65-69
30,929
30,860
61,789
70-74
23,291
24,284
47,575
75-79
15,843
17,755
33,598
80-84
10,339
13,377
23,716
85+
6,490
12,551
19,041
Total
635,174
644,846
1,280,020
Population by sex and marital status
Marital Status
Male
Female
Total
Single
350,391
322,194
672,585
Married (incl. same sex civil partnership)
245,219
245,474
490,693
Separated
13,911
17,523
31,434
Divorced
12,137
16,093
28,230
Widowed
13,516
43,562
57,078
Total
635,174
644,846
1,280,020
Theme 2: Migration, Ethnicity, Religion and Foreign Languages
Usually resident population by place of birth and nationality
Location
Birthplace
Nationality
Ireland
1,071,768
1,115,176
UK
70,333
31,690
Poland
33,422
35,419
Lithuania
5,869
6,356
Other EU 28
31,044
30,640
Rest of World
49,012
25,277
Not stated
0
16,890
Total
1,261,448
1,261,448
Usually resident population by ethnic or cultural background
Ethnic or Cultural Background
Persons
White Irish
1,068,830
White Irish Traveller
7,419
Other White
110,973
Black or Black Irish
12,097
Asian or Asian Irish
18,885
Other
15,095
Not stated
28,149
Total
1,261,448
Usually resident population aged 1 year and over by usual residence 1 year before Census Day
Usual residence 1 year ago
Persons
Same Address
1,160,985
Elsewhere in County
49,363
Elsewhere in Ireland
15,694
Outside Ireland
19,231
Total
1,245,273
Population by religion
Religion
Persons
Catholic
1,050,285
Other stated religion
90,619
No religion
110,795
Not stated
28,321
Total
1,280,020
Speakers of foreign languages by language spoken
Language
Persons
Polish
39,643
French
14,592
Lithuanian
6,201
Other
77,590
Total
138,026
Speakers of foreign languages by ability to speak English
Ability to speak English
Persons
Very well
72,555
Well
40,667
Not well
17,224
Not at all
3,352
Not stated
4,228
Total
138,026
Theme 3: Irish Language
Population aged 3 years and over by ability to speak Irish
Ability to speak Irish
Persons
Yes
526,243
No
671,379
Not stated
32,454
Total
1,230,076
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
71,560
86,994
158,554
Speaks Irish daily within and daily outside the education system
1,936
2,896
4,832
Speaks Irish daily within and weekly outside the education system
927
1,032
1,959
Speaks Irish daily within and less often outside the education system
621
701
1,322
Speaks Irish daily within and never outside the education system
390
436
826
Speaks Irish daily only outside the education system
5,627
6,716
12,343
Speaks Irish weekly only outside the education system
13,879
17,382
31,261
Speaks Irish less often only outside the education system
82,337
99,050
181,387
Never speaks Irish
60,172
70,035
130,207
Not stated
1,780
1,772
3,552
All Irish speakers
239,229
287,014
526,243
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
131,469
262,938
33,985
3 persons
74,254
222,762
89,998
4 persons
71,987
287,948
149,567
5 persons
37,571
187,855
114,444
6 or more persons
14,615
92,624
63,983
Total
329,896
1,054,127
451,977
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
97,484
1 child
38,680
53,815
0
92,495
2 children
42,727
27,009
12,402
82,138
3 children
19,511
8,410
13,512
41,433
4 children
4,821
1,699
5,953
12,473
5 or more children
1,057
349
2,467
3,873
Total
106,796
91,282
34,334
329,896
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
86,069
19,033
1,694
All children 15 and over
60,985
24,197
6,100
Children both under and over 15
27,716
6,052
566
Total
174,770
49,282
8,360
Number of children
All children under 15
175,647
29,344
2,580
All children 15 and over
100,071
33,458
8,157
Children both under and over 15
83,911
17,233
1,576
Total
359,629
80,035
12,313
Families by age of youngest child
Age of youngest child
Number of families
Number of family members
0-4 years
64,155
255,544
5-9 years
42,844
174,538
10-14 years
34,131
135,124
15-19 years
31,538
115,572
20+ years
59,744
178,381
Total
232,412
859,159
Families by family cycle
Family cycle
Number of families
Number of family members
Pre-family
26,360
52,720
Empty nest
35,393
70,786
Retired
35,731
71,462
Pre-school
31,190
100,461
Early school
37,998
147,034
Pre-adolescent
37,608
152,941
Adolescent
41,656
167,846
Adult
83,960
290,877
Total
329,896
1,054,127
Females aged 20 years or over by number of children born
Number of children born
Number of females
0
130,832
1
56,453
2
100,380
3
79,203
4 or more
84,675
Total
451,543
Theme 5: Private Households
Private households by type
Type of Household
Households
Persons
One person
117,229
117,229
Married couple
73,477
146,954
Cohabiting couple
16,854
33,708
Married couple and children
145,866
597,738
Cohabiting couple and children
18,504
71,026
Father and children
7,156
17,739
Mother and children
41,269
110,070
Couple and others
4,473
14,621
Couple, children and others
7,704
39,666
Father, children and others
834
3,070
Mother, children and others
3,864
14,227
Two or more family units
4,907
25,977
Non-family households and relations
9,809
22,614
Two or more non-related persons
15,918
44,438
Total
467,864
1,259,077
Private households by size
Size of household
Households
Persons
1 person
117,229
117,229
2 persons
134,022
268,044
3 persons
79,537
238,611
4 persons
76,581
306,324
5 persons
41,590
207,950
6 persons
13,872
83,232
7 persons
3,499
24,493
8 or more persons
1,534
13,194
Total
467,864
1,259,077
Theme 6: Housing
Private households by type of accommodation
Type of accommodation
Households
Persons
House/Bungalow
426,217
1,175,787
Flat/Apartment
34,014
64,047
Bed-sit
508
685
Caravan/Mobile Home
1,258
2,764
Not stated
5,867
15,794
Total
467,864
1,259,077
Permanent private households by year built
Period Built
Households
Persons
Pre 1919
47,539
104,653
1919 - 1945
31,491
69,491
1946 - 1960
32,830
75,872
1961 - 1970
31,460
73,934
1971 - 1980
57,356
142,043
1981 - 1990
47,675
130,588
1991 - 2000
65,453
202,367
2001 - 2010
115,069
357,040
2011 or later
8,973
26,512
Not stated
28,760
73,813
Total
466,606
1,256,313
Permanent private households by type of occupancy
Type of occupancy
Households
Persons
Owner occupied with mortgage
138,658
466,180
Owner occupied no mortgage
183,326
424,714
Rented from Private Landlord
77,492
200,445
Rented from Local Authority
40,709
107,430
Rented from Voluntary Body
4,646
9,937
Occupied free of rent
8,608
16,421
Not stated
13,167
31,186
Total
466,606
1,256,313
Permanent private households by number of rooms
Number of rooms
Households
Persons
1 room
4,437
6,254
2 rooms
19,687
33,560
3 rooms
43,024
97,038
4 rooms
45,525
101,893
5 rooms
107,258
274,989
6 rooms
85,626
237,152
7 rooms
65,849
203,262
8 or more rooms
70,481
244,687
Not stated
24,719
57,478
Total
466,606
1,256,313
Permanent private households by central heating
Central heating
Households
No central heating
8,331
Oil
226,588
Natural Gas
117,171
Electricity
34,699
Coal (incl. Anthracite)
33,062
Peat (incl. turf)
15,488
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)
3,970
Wood (incl. wood pellets)
14,198
Other
3,341
Not stated
9,758
Total
466,606
Permanent private households by water supply
Type of water supply
Households
Public main
347,440
Group scheme with public source
26,578
Group scheme with private source
10,281
Other private source
64,895
None
736
Not stated
16,676
Total
466,606
Permanent private households by sewerage facility
Type of sewerage facility
Households
Public scheme
276,194
Individual septic tank
152,306
Other individual treatment
15,894
Other
2,938
No sewerage facility
824
Not stated
18,450
Total
466,606
Occupancy status of permanent dwellings on Census night
Occupancy Status
Permanent Dwellings
Occupied
469,712
Temporarily absent
13,462
Unoccupied holiday homes
23,732
Other vacant dwellings
56,171
Total
563,077
Theme 7: Communal Establishments
Number of communal establishments and persons in communal establishments
Communal Establishments
Total
Number of establishments
1,220
Number of persons
32,198
Theme 8: Principal Status
Population aged 15 years and over by principal economic status and sex
Principal Economic Status
Male
Female
Total
At work
285,915
241,443
527,358
Looking for first regular job
4,332
3,304
7,636
Unemployed having lost or given up previous job
39,594
27,844
67,438
Student
58,576
59,407
117,983
Looking after home/family
5,456
78,887
84,343
Retired
79,890
77,572
157,462
Unable to work due to permanent sickness or disability
23,854
23,881
47,735
Other
1,765
2,232
3,997
Total
499,382
514,570
1,013,952
Theme 9: Social Class and Socio-Economic Group
Population by sex and social class
Social Class
Male
Female
Total
Professional workers
56,537
45,578
102,115
Managerial and technical
159,529
182,424
341,953
Non-manual
87,694
137,846
225,540
Skilled manual
119,516
65,554
185,070
Semi-skilled
78,485
67,721
146,206
Unskilled
26,420
20,574
46,994
All others gainfully occupied and unknown
106,993
125,149
232,142
Total
635,174
644,846
1,280,020
Persons in private households by socio-economic group of reference person
Socio-economic group of reference person
Households
Persons
A Employers and managers
57,805
172,682
B Higher professional
28,358
83,671
C Lower professional
51,882
140,154
D Non-manual
80,358
213,548
E Manual skilled
44,027
124,858
F Semi-skilled
43,501
121,878
G Unskilled
18,099
45,736
H Own account workers
22,402
65,177
I Farmers
31,352
87,558
J Agricultural workers
2,907
7,481
Z All others gainfully occupied and unknown
87,173
196,334
Total
467,864
1,259,077
Theme 10: Education
Population aged 15 years and over by age education ceased
Age
Males
Females
Total
Under 15 years
25,820
19,495
45,315
15
19,647
13,937
33,584
16
36,008
27,865
63,873
17
28,442
29,671
58,113
18
48,847
52,186
101,033
19
14,956
20,390
35,346
20
15,135
18,079
33,214
21 and over
90,617
104,780
195,397
Not stated
133,118
140,713
273,831
Total
412,590
427,116
839,706
Population aged 15 years and over whose education has not ceased
Education
Males
Females
Total
Still at school or college
58,576
59,407
117,983
Other
28,216
28,047
56,263
Population aged 15 years and over by field of study
Qualification
Males
Females
Total
Education and teacher training
7,414
27,377
34,791
Arts
6,090
7,922
14,012
Humanities
5,707
8,767
14,474
Social sciences, Business and Law
37,315
69,831
107,146
Science, Mathematics and Computing
20,179
16,124
36,303
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction
74,194
7,120
81,314
Agriculture and Veterinary
24,784
4,512
29,296
Health and Welfare
9,308
54,932
64,240
Services
14,308
23,048
37,356
Other subjects
355
539
894
Not Stated (incl. unknown)
212,936
206,944
419,880
Total
412,590
427,116
839,706
Population aged 15 years and over by sex and highest level of education completed
Education Level
Males
Females
Total
No Formal Education
7,291
5,991
13,282
Primary Education
47,914
40,873
88,787
Lower Secondary
71,587
60,109
131,696
Upper Secondary
75,344
85,772
161,116
Technical or Vocational qualification
35,438
41,810
77,248
Advanced Certificate/Completed Apprenticeship
36,922
18,413
55,335
Higher Certificate
18,140
24,225
42,365
Ordinary Bachelor Degree or National Diploma
28,712
35,666
64,378
Honours Bachelor Degree, Professional qualification or both
36,276
46,492
82,768
Postgraduate Diploma or Degree
26,129
38,944
65,073
Doctorate(Ph.D) or higher
4,032
3,183
7,215
Not stated
24,805
25,638
50,443
Total
412,590
427,116
839,706
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
43,687
57,651
101,338
Bicycle
6,814
3,226
10,040
Bus, minibus or coach
12,646
46,933
59,579
Train, DART or LUAS
2,014
1,465
3,479
Motorcycle or scooter
1,507
181
1,688
Car driver
333,789
17,711
351,500
Car passenger
22,800
155,119
177,919
Van
36,477
698
37,175
Other (incl. lorry)
3,595
98
3,693
Work mainly at or from home
32,470
352
32,822
Not stated
22,496
11,030
33,526
Total
518,295
294,464
812,759
Population aged 5 years and over by time leaving home to travel to work, school or college
Time leaving home
Persons
Before 06:30
38,735
06:30-07:00
51,764
07:01-07:30
69,304
07:31-08:00
115,398
08:01-08:30
167,859
08:31-09:00
185,536
09:01-09:30
60,595
After 09:30
53,553
Not stated
37,193
Total
779,937
Population aged 5 years and over by journey time to work, school or college
Journey time
Persons
Under 15 mins
286,381
1/4 hour - under 1/2 hour
236,364
1/2 hour - under 3/4 hour
125,720
3/4 hour - under 1 hour
35,062
1 hour - under 1 1/2 hours
30,220
1 1/2 hours and over
12,080
Not stated
54,110
Total
779,937
Theme 12: Disability, Carers and General Health
Persons with a disability by sex
Disability
Male
Female
Total
Total
88,026
92,185
180,211
Carers by sex
Carers
Male
Female
Total
Total
22,412
33,865
56,277
Population by general health and sex
General Health
Male
Female
Total
Very good
375,128
379,905
755,033
Good
180,078
181,868
361,946
Fair
50,997
53,982
104,979
Bad
8,041
8,755
16,796
Very bad
1,799
1,975
3,774
Not stated
19,131
18,361
37,492
Total
635,174
644,846
1,280,020
Theme 13: Occupations
Persons at work or unemployed by occupation and sex
Occupation
Male
Female
Total
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials
26,010
15,589
41,599
Professional Occupations
41,319
56,632
97,951
Associate Professional and Technical Occupations
35,274
23,547
58,821
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations
10,193
43,383
53,576
Skilled Trades Occupations
89,428
9,523
98,951
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations
7,240
36,917
44,157
Sales and Customer Service Occupations
14,700
28,772
43,472
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives
39,463
8,531
47,994
Elementary Occupations
30,653
21,328
51,981
Not stated
31,229
25,065
56,294
Total
325,509
269,287
594,796
Theme 14: Industries
Persons at work by industry and sex
Industry
Male
Female
Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
30,158
3,836
33,994
Building and construction
25,225
1,695
26,920
Manufacturing industries
56,452
22,778
79,230
Commerce and trade
56,764
54,748
111,512
Transport and communications
26,388
9,479
35,867
Public administration
13,497
11,539
25,036
Professional services
33,218
91,608
124,826
Other
44,213
45,760
89,973
Total
285,915
241,443
527,358
Theme 15: Motor Car Availability, PC Ownership and Internet Access
Number of households with cars
Motor cars
Households
No motor car
65,164
One motor car
186,630
Two motor cars
163,562
Three motor cars
29,296
Four or more motor cars
9,690
Not stated
12,264
Total
466,606
Number of households with a personal computer
Personal Computer
Households
Yes
310,939
No
141,226
Not stated
14,441
Total
466,606
Number of households with internet access
Internet Access
Households
Broadband
311,509
Other
42,509
No
99,168
Not stated
13,420
Total
466,606