High Fertility in Ratoath

Posted on October 16th, 2007 in Ballina (North Tipperary), Carrigaline, Castlebridge, Children, Clogherhead, Donabate, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Enfield, Enniskerry, Kinnegad, Prosperous, Rathangan, Ratoath, Tower by census-analysis

Most Children in Ratoath
Ratoath has the largest percentage of residents aged under 15 .
According to the most recent Irish census of 2006,   32% of the population of the town of Ratoath are aged 0 to 14. This is higher than any other town in Ireland with over 1500 residents.
All the following Irish  towns have over 25% of their population under 15 :  Donabate, Prosperous, Dunboyne, Sallins, Dunshaughlin, Tower, Stamullen, Ballina (North Tipperary), Kinnegad, Clogherhead, Enniskerry, Castlebridge, Rathangan, Carrigaline, Enfield. Many of these are in the Dublin commuter area.
The overall percentage of the population in Ireland aged under 15 is 20.39%.

Lone Mothers in Carndonagh

Posted on October 15th, 2007 in An Daingean, Annacotty, Carndonagh, Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Dunshaughlin, Enniscorthy, Longford, Newcastle, Ratoath, Stamullen, Tipperary by census-analysis

Lone Mothers

Carndonagh in Donegal and  Tipperary and Cashel in Tipperary are the top 3 towns in Ireland for lone mothers. All these towns have just over 25% of household units headed by lone mothers. 
Longford, Dingle  Carrick on Suir , Enniscorthy and Castleblaney  are close behind – all with over 23% of lone mother households.
Ireland as a whole has 15.43% of lone mother households.

 The five towns with the lowest percentage of lone mothers are  Dunshaughlin (9.1%) , Ratoath (7.9%) , Annacotty (7.8%), Stamullen (6.6%)  and  Newcastle (6.3%) 

Figures from 2006 Census