Disability Profile - Cork City

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: Cork City[1]

Population

18% of the population of Cork City, or 22,722 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  1341

15 – 24              2236

25 – 44              4433

45 – 64              6650

65+                   8062

Type of Disability

People in Cork City reported having the following types of disabilities and conditions:

Difficulties with basic physical activities

10,387

A difficulty with pain, breathing, or any other chronic illness or condition

9,854

Learning difficulty

5,359

Mental health

4,971

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

3,651

Intellectual disability

2,405

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

2,118

Education[2]

In 2016, only 15% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 24% of the general population in Cork City.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 32% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 15% of the general population.
  • Only 16% had completed upper secondary compared to 19% of the general population.
  • Only 11% had completed further education compared to 13% of the general population.
  • Only 18% had completed higher level education compared to 36% of the general population.

Employment

  • 18% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 47% of the general population.

Transport

  • 37% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 26% of the general population.

Housing

  • 26% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 17% of the general population.[5]

 

[1] All statistics in this infographic are based on Census 2016 data from www.cso.ie. 

[2] Primary and less includes no formal education, further education includes vocational/technical certificate and advanced certificate/ completed apprenticeship, higher education includes Higher Certificate, Ordinary/Honours Bachelor, Postgraduate Diploma/Degree, and Doctorate. Data based on special tabulation from CSO and Statbank.

[3] % of total education ceased and not ceased, and for people aged 15 years and over.

[4] Data is for highest level of education completed for people with a disability whose education has ceased.

[5] People aged 15 years and over, who were renting from a Local Authority or a Voluntary Body.