Disability Profile - Kerry

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: County Kerry[1]

Population

14% of the population of Kerry, or 19,965 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  1739

15 – 24              1516

25 – 44              3370

45 – 64              5625

65+                   7715

Type of Disability

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

Difficulties with basic physical activities

8,688

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

8,542

Learning difficulty

4,778

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

3,370

Mental health

3,350

Intellectual disability

2,144

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

1,713

Education[2]

In 2016, only 12% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 16% of the general population in Kerry.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 32% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 14% of the general population.
  • Only 17% had completed upper secondary compared to 20% of the general population.
  • Only 13% had completed further education compared to 17% of the general population.
  • Only 18% had completed higher level education compared to 31% of the general population.

Employment

  • 19% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 51% of the general population.

Transport

  • 22% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 9% of the general population.

Housing

  • 14% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 8% 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.