Disability Profile - Mayo

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: County Mayo[1]

Population

14% of the population of Mayo, or 17,977 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  1,311

15 – 24              1,147

25 – 44              2,713

45 – 64              5,127

65+                   7,679

Type of Disability

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

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

8,379

Difficulties with basic physical activities

8,360

Learning difficulty

4,409

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

3,124

Mental health

3,055

Intellectual disability

1,858

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

1,571

Education[2]

In 2016, only 10% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 15% of the general population in Mayo.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 38% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 17% of the general population.
  • Only 17% had completed upper secondary compared to 22% of the general population.
  • Only 11% had completed further education compared to 15% of the general population.
  • Only 16% had completed higher level education compared to 29% of the general population.

Employment

  • 18% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 49% 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

  • 9% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 6% 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.