Disability Profile - Kildare

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: County Kildare[1]

Population

13% of the population of Kildare, or 27,768 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  3266

15 – 24              2774

25 – 44              5873

45 – 64              8008

65+                   7847

Type of Disability

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

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

13,233

Difficulties with basic physical activities

10,197

Learning difficulty

7,319

Mental health

5,382

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

4,222

Intellectual disability

3,198

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

2,112

Education[2]

In 2016, only 15% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 19% of the general population in Kildare.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 27% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 10% of the general population.
  • Only 18% had completed upper secondary compared to 20% of the general population.
  • Only 14% had completed further education compared to 16% of the general population.
  • Only 21% had completed higher level education compared to 38% of the general population.

Employment

  • 26% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 57% of the general population.

Transport

  • 16% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 7% 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.