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

Lonley and Alone in Dungloe ?

Posted on October 23rd, 2007 in Boyle, Castlerea, Census, Housing, Kanturk, Killorglin, Living in Ireland, People, Roscommon, Swinford by census-analysis

Dungloe  (An Clochán Liath) in Donegal is the town in Ireland with the highest percentage of single person households. Census figures show that 40.37% of households in Dungloe are occupied by just one person. (174 out of 431)

Other towns with high percentages of people living alone:

Swinford, Mayo 40.14
Manorhamilton, Leitrim 35.34
Foxford, Mayo 33.64
Boyle, Roscommon 33.47
Killorglin, Kerry 33.38
Ballybunion, Kerry 33.15
Castlerea, Roscommon 33.10
Kanturk, Cork 33.06
Kiltimagh, Mayo 32.85

Rural Ireland has Least Mortgages

Posted on October 19th, 2007 in Ballyshannon, Castlecomer-Donaguile, Castleisland, Castlerea, Clones, Housing, Kanturk, Swinford by census-analysis

House Owners with No Mortgage.
People living in Rural areas of Ireland are more likely to have no mortgage outstanding on their home. In the 2006 census 46.48% of rural dwellers owned their home and had no mortgage outstanding on it.
Of the towns with a population over 1500 - it was Kilrush in County Clare that had more mortgage free residents. In Kilrush 41.7% of housing units are owned outright with no mortgage outstanding according to census returns.
Other towns with a high percentage of mortgage free owners are:
Kanturk , Castlerea, Ballyshannon, Swinford, Clones, Castleisland, Castlecomer-Donaguile. All these towns had between 40% and 41% of the homes fully paid for.
Interestingly - 4 of these towns also appear in the top six towns with the highest percentage of over 65s. Castlerea, Kanturk, Kilrush and Swinford. These towns have rates ranging from 18% to 23% of over 65 year olds
Rural Ireland though appears to have younger home owners with no mortgage debts - only 12.24% of rural dwellers are over 65 . This might be accounted for by the higher proportion of self builds in the countryside - usually on land owned by the family with lower costs.

Most retired in Westport - Mayo

Posted on October 16th, 2007 in Ballyshannon, Castlerea, Kilrush, Kinsealy-Drinan, Swinford by census-analysis

Westport in Mayo is the  favourite location in Ireland  for Retirement.
Westport in County Mayo has the highest percentage of retired residents according to census figures from last year.
19.63% of Westport people are retired. Ireland as a whole has 11.2% of the population classed as retired.
The other towns in Ireland in the top 5 for retired people are Kilrush in Clare , Castlerea Co Roscommon, Ballyshannon in Donegal and Swinford in Co Mayo.
The town with the lowest percentage of retired residents is Kinsealy / Drinan with just 1.4% of the total population in retirement

Rathcoole short of children?

Posted on October 16th, 2007 in An Daingean, Castlerea, Galway City, Kanturk, Killarney, Newcastle, Portmarnock, Portrane, Rathcoole by census-analysis

Rathcoole has the least children in Ireland
With just 13.66 percent of the population of Rathcoole aged 14 or less - the townt has the lowest percentage of under 15s out of all the large towns in Ireland (towns over 1500 population).
The ten towns with the lowest percentage of children under 15 are:
Rathcoole 13.66
Newcastle 13.68
Castlerea 14.25
Killarney 14.45
Portrane 15.07
An Daingean 15.10
Portmarnock 15.16
Westport 15.21
Galway City 15.41
Kanturk 15.77