Disability Profile - Dublin City

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: Dublin City[1]

Population

15% of the population of Dublin City, or 81,502 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  5,140

15 – 24              6,654

25 – 44              17,616

45 – 64              22,492

65+                   29,600

Type of Disability

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

Difficulties with basic physical activities

38,446

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

33,630

Learning difficulty

18,915

Mental health

17,540

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

13,138

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

7,646

Intellectual disability

7,037

Education[2]

In 2016, only 14% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 21% of the general population in Dublin City.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 41% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 18% of the general population.
  • Only 14% had completed upper secondary compared to 19% of the general population.
  • Only 11% had completed further education compared to 17% of the general population.
  • Only 13% had completed higher level education compared to 26% of the general population.

Employment

  • 24% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 54% of the general population.

Transport

  • 44% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 31% of the general population.

Housing

  • 11% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 7% 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.