Settlements Sligo

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	125	91	216
1	102	122	224
2	124	108	232
3	140	107	247
4	116	131	247
5	130	107	237
6	138	123	261
7	108	101	209
8	134	108	242
9	110	99	209
10	82	90	172
11	92	92	184
12	110	103	213
13	101	98	199
14	107	91	198
15	100	113	213
16	120	103	223
17	122	125	247
18	148	144	292
19	180	225	405
20-24	822	895	1,717
25-29	647	677	1,324
30-34	677	787	1,464
35-39	755	750	1,505
40-44	597	595	1,192
45-49	558	561	1,119
50-54	529	606	1,135
55-59	541	595	1,136
60-64	456	549	1,005
65-69	466	469	935
70-74	317	381	698
75-79	219	300	519
80-84	162	235	397
85+	103	280	383
Total	9,238	9,961	19,199

Population by sex and marital status

Marital Status	Male	Female	Total
Single	5,611	5,688	11,299
Married (incl. same sex civil partnership)	2,936	2,928	5,864
Separated	262	358	620
Divorced	223	285	508
Widowed	206	702	908
Total	9,238	9,961	19,199

Theme 2: Migration, Ethnicity, Religion and Foreign Languages

Usually resident population by place of birth and nationality

Location	Birthplace	Nationality
Ireland	14,649	15,525
UK	1,227	375
Poland	831	886
Lithuania	112	119
Other EU 28	596	590
Rest of World	1,269	753
Not stated	0	436
Total	18,684	18,684

Usually resident population by ethnic or cultural background

Ethnic or Cultural Background	Persons
White Irish	14,373
White Irish Traveller	169
Other White	1,983
Black or Black Irish	379
Asian or Asian Irish	715
Other	339
Not stated	726
Total	18,684

Usually resident population aged 1 year and over by usual residence 1 year before Census Day

Usual residence 1 year ago	Persons
Same Address	16,548
Elsewhere in County	1,085
Elsewhere in Ireland	483
Outside Ireland	353
Total	18,469

Population by religion

Religion	Persons
Catholic	14,428
Other stated religion	2,102
No religion	1,959
Not stated	710
Total	19,199

Speakers of foreign languages by language spoken

Language	Persons
Polish	980
French	184
Lithuanian	96
Other	1,857
Total	3,117

Speakers of foreign languages by ability to speak English

Ability to speak English	Persons
Very well	1,569
Well	1,032
Not well	386
Not at all	52
Not stated	78
Total	3,117

Theme 3: Irish Language

Population aged 3 years and over by ability to speak Irish

Ability to speak Irish	Persons
Yes	6,299
No	11,389
Not stated	839
Total	18,527

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	727	912	1,639
Speaks Irish daily within and daily outside the education system	19	35	54
Speaks Irish daily within and weekly outside the education system	7	6	13
Speaks Irish daily within and less often outside the education system	8	7	15
Speaks Irish daily within and never outside the education system	5	10	15
Speaks Irish daily only outside the education system	57	82	139
Speaks Irish weekly only outside the education system	133	202	335
Speaks Irish less often only outside the education system	984	1,384	2,368
Never speaks Irish	698	974	1,672
Not stated	23	26	49
All Irish speakers	2,661	3,638	6,299

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	2,047	4,094	663
3 persons	1,040	3,120	1,303
4 persons	751	3,004	1,600
5 persons	333	1,665	1,040
6 or more persons	152	997	706
Total	4,323	12,880	5,312

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	1,384
1 child	626	814	0	1,440
2 children	503	279	134	916
3 children	171	82	137	390
4 children	56	17	61	134
5 or more children	20	3	36	59
Total	1,376	1,195	368	4,323

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	941	404	31
All children 15 and over	657	442	96
Children both under and over 15	263	100	5
Total	1,861	946	132
Number of children
All children under 15	1,799	635	45
All children 15 and over	982	603	116
Children both under and over 15	808	308	16
Total	3,589	1,546	177

Families by age of youngest child

Age of youngest child	Number of families	Number of family members
0-4 years	862	3,307
5-9 years	524	1,986
10-14 years	358	1,266
15-19 years	406	1,363
20+ years	789	2,190
Total	2,939	10,112

Families by family cycle

Family cycle	Number of families	Number of family members
Pre-family	423	846
Empty nest	480	960
Retired	481	962
Pre-school	442	1,344
Early school	498	1,808
Pre-adolescent	436	1,644
Adolescent	527	2,000
Adult	1,036	3,316
Total	4,323	12,880

Females aged 20 years or over by number of children born

Number of children born	Number of females
0	2,692
1	957
2	1,346
3	998
4 or more	1,123
Total	7,116

Theme 5: Private Households

Private households by type

Type of Household	Households	Persons
One person	2,473	2,473
Married couple	991	1,982
Cohabiting couple	301	602
Married couple and children	1,477	5,855
Cohabiting couple and children	284	1,080
Father and children	114	269
Mother and children	825	2,192
Couple and others	69	222
Couple, children and others	69	339
Father, children and others	15	52
Mother, children and others	82	305
Two or more family units	48	263
Non-family households and relations	186	440
Two or more non-related persons	559	1,490
Total	7,493	17,564

Private households by size

Size of household	Households	Persons
1 person	2,473	2,473
2 persons	2,332	4,664
3 persons	1,242	3,726
4 persons	856	3,424
5 persons	389	1,945
6 persons	128	768
7 persons	40	280
8 or more persons	33	284
Total	7,493	17,564

Theme 6: Housing

Private households by type of accommodation

Type of accommodation	Households	Persons
House/Bungalow	6,295	15,451
Flat/Apartment	1,085	1,824
Bed-sit	10	12
Caravan/Mobile Home	7	35
Not stated	96	242
Total	7,493	17,564

Permanent private households by year built

Period Built	Households	Persons
Pre 1919	253	439
1919 - 1945	633	1,223
1946 - 1960	622	1,306
1961 - 1970	546	1,193
1971 - 1980	1,088	2,607
1981 - 1990	938	2,288
1991 - 2000	1,214	3,143
2001 - 2010	1,329	3,366
2011 or later	81	146
Not stated	782	1,818
Total	7,486	17,529

Permanent private households by type of occupancy

Type of occupancy	Households	Persons
Owner occupied with mortgage	1,516	4,375
Owner occupied no mortgage	2,283	4,590
Rented from Private Landlord	1,932	4,507
Rented from Local Authority	1,205	2,918
Rented from Voluntary Body	167	355
Occupied free of rent	99	176
Not stated	284	608
Total	7,486	17,529

Permanent private households by number of rooms

Number of rooms	Households	Persons
1 room	136	169
2 rooms	530	811
3 rooms	967	2,069
4 rooms	797	1,741
5 rooms	1,997	4,835
6 rooms	1,190	3,059
7 rooms	686	1,859
8 or more rooms	672	1,969
Not stated	511	1,017
Total	7,486	17,529

Permanent private households by central heating

Central heating	Households
No central heating	100
Oil	4,110
Natural Gas	339
Electricity	1,145
Coal (incl. Anthracite)	1,328
Peat (incl. turf)	60
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)	81
Wood (incl. wood pellets)	66
Other	43
Not stated	214
Total	7,486

Permanent private households by water supply

Type of water supply	Households
Public main	6,959
Group scheme with public source	146
Group scheme with private source	12
Other private source	7
None	1
Not stated	361
Total	7,486

Permanent private households by sewerage facility

Type of sewerage facility	Households
Public scheme	6,852
Individual septic tank	190
Other individual treatment	11
Other	28
No sewerage facility	4
Not stated	401
Total	7,486

Occupancy status of permanent dwellings on Census night

Occupancy Status	Permanent Dwellings
Occupied	7,670
Temporarily absent	606
Unoccupied holiday homes	52
Other vacant dwellings	1,332
Total	9,660

Theme 7: Communal Establishments

Number of communal establishments and persons in communal establishments

Communal Establishments	Total
Number of establishments	25
Number of persons	1,273

Theme 8: Principal Status

Population aged 15 years and over by principal economic status and sex

Principal Economic Status	Male	Female	Total
At work	3,510	3,623	7,133
Looking for first regular job	110	67	177
Unemployed having lost or given up previous job	908	597	1,505
Student	1,158	1,321	2,479
Looking after home/family	82	751	833
Retired	1,247	1,475	2,722
Unable to work due to permanent sickness or disability	416	478	894
Other	88	78	166
Total	7,519	8,390	15,909

Theme 9: Social Class and Socio-Economic Group

Population by sex and social class

Social Class	Male	Female	Total
Professional workers	713	575	1,288
Managerial and technical	1,783	2,180	3,963
Non-manual	1,230	1,929	3,159
Skilled manual	1,472	897	2,369
Semi-skilled	1,193	1,096	2,289
Unskilled	386	365	751
All others gainfully occupied and unknown	2,461	2,919	5,380
Total	9,238	9,961	19,199

Persons in private households by socio-economic group of reference person

Socio-economic group of reference person	Households	Persons
A Employers and managers	717	1,833
B Higher professional	463	1,233
C Lower professional	914	2,069
D Non-manual	1,715	4,022
E Manual skilled	540	1,306
F Semi-skilled	703	1,715
G Unskilled	336	766
H Own account workers	234	599
I Farmers	32	74
J Agricultural workers	10	18
Z All others gainfully occupied and unknown	1,829	3,929
Total	7,493	17,564

Theme 10: Education

Population aged 15 years and over by age education ceased

Age	Males	Females	Total
Under 15 years	359	338	697
15	247	216	463
16	470	422	892
17	359	436	795
18	626	719	1,345
19	222	270	492
20	203	272	475
21 and over	1,307	1,605	2,912
Not stated	1,981	2,261	4,242
Total	5,774	6,539	12,313

Population aged 15 years and over whose education has not ceased

Education	Males	Females	Total
Still at school or college	1,158	1,321	2,479
Other	587	530	1,117

Population aged 15 years and over by field of study

Qualification	Males	Females	Total
Education and teacher training	79	366	445
Arts	115	121	236
Humanities	93	129	222
Social sciences, Business and Law	607	927	1,534
Science, Mathematics and Computing	308	237	545
Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction	797	114	911
Agriculture and Veterinary	66	35	101
Health and Welfare	208	966	1,174
Services	222	338	560
Other subjects	5	5	10
Not Stated (incl. unknown)	3,274	3,301	6,575
Total	5,774	6,539	12,313

Population aged 15 years and over by sex and highest level of education completed

Education Level	Males	Females	Total
No Formal Education	166	170	336
Primary Education	728	773	1,501
Lower Secondary	822	821	1,643
Upper Secondary	1,047	1,135	2,182
Technical or Vocational qualification	582	626	1,208
Advanced Certificate/Completed Apprenticeship	332	240	572
Higher Certificate	297	379	676
Ordinary Bachelor Degree or National Diploma	369	560	929
Honours Bachelor Degree, Professional qualification or both	499	693	1,192
Postgraduate Diploma or Degree	398	569	967
Doctorate(Ph.D) or higher	53	52	105
Not stated	481	521	1,002
Total	5,774	6,539	12,313

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	1,514	1,738	3,252
Bicycle	197	71	268
Bus, minibus or coach	135	283	418
Train, DART or LUAS	23	14	37
Motorcycle or scooter	21	0	21
Car driver	3,815	274	4,089
Car passenger	412	1,789	2,201
Van	269	9	278
Other (incl. lorry)	14	1	15
Work mainly at or from home	162	8	170
Not stated	390	213	603
Total	6,952	4,400	11,352

Population aged 5 years and over by time leaving home to travel to work, school or college

Time leaving home	Persons
Before 06:30	294
06:30-07:00	341
07:01-07:30	563
07:31-08:00	1,249
08:01-08:30	2,057
08:31-09:00	3,711
09:01-09:30	948
After 09:30	1,353
Not stated	666
Total	11,182

Population aged 5 years and over by journey time to work, school or college

Journey time	Persons
Under 15 mins	5,879
1/4 hour - under 1/2 hour	3,197
1/2 hour - under 3/4 hour	693
3/4 hour - under 1 hour	152
1 hour - under 1 1/2 hours	179
1 1/2 hours and over	107
Not stated	975
Total	11,182

Theme 12: Disability, Carers and General Health

Persons with a disability by sex

Disability	Male	Female	Total
Total	1,536	1,805	3,341

Carers by sex

Carers	Male	Female	Total
Total	345	511	856

Population by general health and sex

General Health	Male	Female	Total
Very good	4,852	5,231	10,083
Good	2,818	2,999	5,817
Fair	910	1,068	1,978
Bad	186	185	371
Very bad	30	41	71
Not stated	442	437	879
Total	9,238	9,961	19,199

Theme 13: Occupations

Persons at work or unemployed by occupation and sex

Occupation	Male	Female	Total
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials	303	198	501
Professional Occupations	563	799	1,362
Associate Professional and Technical Occupations	500	275	775
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations	183	598	781
Skilled Trades Occupations	711	104	815
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations	192	656	848
Sales and Customer Service Occupations	293	417	710
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives	440	147	587
Elementary Occupations	606	464	1,070
Not stated	627	562	1,189
Total	4,418	4,220	8,638

Theme 14: Industries

Persons at work by industry and sex

Industry	Male	Female	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	40	2	42
Building and construction	162	8	170
Manufacturing industries	604	299	903
Commerce and trade	744	663	1,407
Transport and communications	272	66	338
Public administration	246	254	500
Professional services	606	1,458	2,064
Other	836	873	1,709
Total	3,510	3,623	7,133

Theme 15: Motor Car Availability, PC Ownership and Internet Access

Number of households with cars

Motor cars	Households
No motor car	2,096
One motor car	3,420
Two motor cars	1,509
Three motor cars	163
Four or more motor cars	43
Not stated	255
Total	7,486

Number of households with a personal computer

Personal Computer	Households
Yes	4,632
No	2,550
Not stated	304
Total	7,486

Number of households with internet access

Internet Access	Households
Broadband	5,102
Other	515
No	1,610
Not stated	259
Total	7,486