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%

Marriage versus Co-habiting

Posted on October 23rd, 2007 in Carrigtwohill,Census,Enfield,Kinnegad,Kinsealy-Drinan,Living in Ireland,Lusk,Oranmore,People,Stamullen by census-analysis

Married couples outnumber unmarried cohabiting couples in every Irish town – but there are large differences between the towns.
For example – Rathcormac in Cork has just 50% more married couples than co-habiting couples. This is the smallest difference in the country. At the other end of the scale is Bunbeg in Donegal  (An Bun Beag-Doirí Beaga)  where there are 2000% more married couples than cohabiting ones (  232 verus 11)

Top Ten Towns for cohabiting couples

10 Oranmore, Galway
9 Kinnegad, Westmeath
8  Tullyallen, Louth
7 Stamullen, Meath
6 Enfield, Meath
5 Carrigtwohill, Cork
4 Lusk, Fingal
3 Clonee Village, Meath
2 Kinsealy-Drinan, Fingal
1. Rathcormac, Cork