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.

Clara has lowest percentage of Graduates

Posted on October 24th, 2007 in Bunclody-Carrickduff, Carrick-on-Suir, Castlecomer-Donaguile, Clara, Clones, Living in Ireland, Mountmellick, Muinebeag, Oranmore, Rathnew, Tipperary, Tullow by census-analysis

The town of Clara - according to analysis of Census 2006 figures - has just 6.54% of it’s residents with a third level degree or higher. (Those that have completed education)
This compares to Oranmore at the other end of the scale where 38% of the people are graduates .
The following Irish towns are also not very popular with people educated to degree level :
Carrick-on-Suir  6.76%
Rathnew 7.68%
Tullow  8.14%
Castlecomer-Donaguile 8.26%
Mountmellick  8.44%
Clones  8.55%
Bunclody-Carrickduff  8.7%
Tipperary  8.77%
Muinebeag  8.79%

Lithuanians Like Oldcastle Co Meath

Posted on October 22nd, 2007 in Carrickmacross, Clones, Lithuanians, Living in Ireland, Monaghan by census-analysis

Oldcastle in County Meath  has 17.78% of its population born in Lithuania - that is the highest percentage in Ireland. The next nearest town that is popular with Lithuanians is  Ballybay in Monaghan - which has 9.92% of residents born in Lithuania.
County Monaghan towns are very  popular with Lithuanians -  Carrickmacross , Monaghan and Clones all have around  5 to 6% Lituanian born living there.
The figures are from the 2006 Census of Ireland.

Clones has Least Educated Population

Posted on October 19th, 2007 in Clones by census-analysis

Latest census figures on education show that the town of Clones in County Monaghan has the largest percentage of people who ended formal educaton at Primary level - or had no formal education at all.
33.6% of Clones residents over 15 fall into this category.
The average percentage of people who did not undergo secondary education for Ireland as a whole is 18%.

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.