Disability Profile - Laois

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: County Laois[1]

Population

14% of the population of Laois, or 11,393 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  1325

15 – 24              881

25 – 44              2356

45 – 64              3335

65+                   3496

Type of Disability

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

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

5,397

Difficulties with basic physical activities

4,558

Learning difficulty

2,873

Mental health

2,269

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

1,738

Intellectual disability

1,293

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

954

Education[2]

In 2016, only 12% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 17% of the general population in Laois.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 32% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 14% of the general population.
  • Only 18% had completed upper secondary compared to 23% of the general population.
  • Only 14% had completed further education compared to 18% of the general population.
  • Only 16% had completed higher level education compared to 28% of the general population.

Employment

  • 22% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 53% of the general population.

Transport

  • 19% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 8% of the general population.

Housing

  • 14% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 11% 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.