Healthy Towns

Posted on November 20th, 2007 in Ashbourne,Carrigtwohill,Dunboyne,Enfield,Ireland,Kinsealy-Drinan,Living in Ireland,Oranmore,Ratoath,Sallins,Stamullen by census-analysis

Good Health
The people of Stamullen appear to be the healthiest in Ireland – according to analysis of 2006 Census figures.
The percentage of people in Stamullen who stated that had some degree of physical or mental disability or impairment – was just 4.6%. This was the lowest out of all towns with populations over 1500.
The national average is 9.3% – so Stamullen residents are 50% less likely to be disabled.

Towns with  Lowest disability rates in Ireland:
Stamullen 4.6%
Oranmore 5%
Enfield 5.2%
Carrigtwohill 5.3%
Ratoath 5.4%
Dunboyne 5.7%
Donabate 5.8%
Ashbourne 5.8%
Kinsealy-Drinan 5.8%
Sallins 6%

Disability Figures

Posted on November 20th, 2007 in Ballinasloe,Boyle,Callan,Castlerea,Clones,Kilrush,Portrane,Swinford,Thomastown,Tipperary by census-analysis

9.3% of the population of Ireland stated that they had some type of disability in the 2006 Census.
The town with the highest percentage of people with a disability is Portrane – with 27.4% of the population. The presence of a fairly large hospital in a small town would easily raise the percentages. Portrane has a poulation of 1532 and 420 of those reported some level of disability.
Top ten towns in Ireland for high proportions of disability – (physical or mental):
Portrane 27.4%
Swinford 21.7%
Kilrush 17.8%
Castlerea 17.5%
Callan 15.3%
Tipperary 14.9%
Clones 14.8 %
Boyle 14.8 %
Ballinasloe 14.6%
Thomastown 14%The figures are from the 2006 census and are from all towns with population over 1500.

Tipperary lags behind in Information Technology

Posted on November 19th, 2007 in Ballaghaderreen,Ballyhaunis,Ballyjamesduff,Bunclody-Carrickduff,Cashel,Castlerea,Enniscorthy,Ireland,Kanturk,Living in Ireland,Roscrea,Tipperary by census-analysis

The town of Tipperary is behind the rest of Ireland when it comes to Information Technolgy. Census 2006 figures showed that  just 11.4% of Tipperary households had broadband and 71.84% of households had no internet access at all. This is the highest percentage of any town in Ireland  (National average 51.7%)
Also – just 36.35% of households owned a personal computer  compared  to the national average of  53.5%.
The high proportion of rented accommodation might be one of the reasons for these figures.

Ten worst towns in Ireland for IT (with population over 1500)
Tipperary
Cashel
Ballyhaunis
Roscrea
Ballaghaderreen
Bunclody-Carrickduff
Ballyjamesduff
Castlerea
Kanturk
Enniscorthy

Quiet Mornings in Letterkenny

Posted on November 19th, 2007 in Ballina,Carrigaline,Castlebar,Commuting,Cork City,Dungarvan,Edenderry,Galway City,Killarney,Letterkenny,Limerick City,Passage West,Sligo,Westport by census-analysis

The streets of Letterkenny must be quiet in the mornings. Letterkenny has the lowest percentage of workers who leave home before 6.30am to go to work. Just 2.24% of working people in Letterkenny said that they leave the house that early . Census 2006  figures  from towns with more than 5000 people – show that  154 people out of 6883 in Letterkenny – said they have to leave the house before 6.30 in the morning.
At the other end of the scale we have Edenderry in Offaly where almost 1 in 5 workers (18.84%)  have to leave home before 6.30.
Other irish towns where  not many workers don’t get up before 6.30
Sligo  2.62%
Killarney  2.63%
Castlebar  2.9%
Passage West 3.24%
Ballina 3.26%
Westport  3.37%
Limerick City  3.59%
Cork City  3.63%
Carrigaline 3.73%
Dungarvan  3.74%
Galway City  3.78%

Edenderry most Early Risers

Posted on November 19th, 2007 in Athy,Balbriggan,Ceannanus Mór,Commuting,Edenderry,Kildare,Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington,Living in Ireland,Navan,Portarlington,Rush,Trim by census-analysis

Edenderry in County Offaly has the highest percentage  of early risers out of all the towns in Ireland with a population of over 5000.
According to Census 2006 figures -  18.84% of workers in Edenderry have to leave their house before 6.30am to go to work. (498  workers out of 2963) The top 10 towns for leaving home before 6.30am are:
Edenderry
Portarlington
Navan (An Uaimh)
Athy
Ceannanus Mór
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington
Rush
Trim
Kildare
Balbriggan

Westport Workers get a Longer Lie in

Posted on November 19th, 2007 in Athlone,Ballina,Birr,Census,Galway City,Killarney,Living in Ireland,Lusk,Westport by census-analysis

According to census 2006 figures on the time that people leave the house to go to work – Westport has the highest percentage of workers who don’t leave the house until after 9.30 am. (Out of all towns with more than 5000 population)
298 workers in Westport out of 2013 (1.48%) said in the census that they left their house to go to work after  9.30am. Other towns with high percantages of  late risers include  Ballina Longford Birr
 Castlebar Athlone Galway City Sligo Killarney .
At the opposite end of the scale is Lusk – where only 0.38% of workers manage to get such a good lie in each weekday.

Crosshaven has most voluntary workers

Posted on November 4th, 2007 in Crosshaven,Duleek by census-analysis

According to census figures from the latest 2006 census of Ireland – the town of Crosshaven in Cork has the highest percentage of voluntary workers in the Ireland.
22.2% of people aged over 15 in Crosshaven are involved in working for or helping with social, charitable, religious or sporting organisations. 

Duleek on the other hand – has the lowest percantage of voluntary involvement -  with just 9.67% of the over 15s reporting that they are doing some sort of voluntary work.