Disability Profile - Donegal

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: County Donegal[1]

Population

14% of the population of Donegal, or 22,955 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  2,043

15 – 24              1734

25 – 44              5501

45 – 64              6463

65+                   7214

Type of Disability

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

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

10,366

Difficulties with basic physical activities

10,051

Learning difficulty

5,559

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

4,357

Mental health

3,913

Intellectual disability

2,354

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

2,068

Education[2]

In 2016, only 11% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 17% of the general population in Donegal.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 42% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 22% of the general population.
  • Only 13% had completed upper secondary compared to 18% of the general population.
  • Only 10% had completed further education compared to 14% of the general population.
  • Only 16% had completed higher level education compared to 28% of the general population.

Employment

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

Transport

  • 22% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 10% of the general population.

Housing

  • 13% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 9% 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.