Disability Profile - South Dublin

Issued on October 9 2018

Disability Profile: South Dublin[1]

Population

13% of the population of South Dublin, or 36,426 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  4,021

15 – 24              3,190

25 – 44              7,727

45 – 64              10,774

65+                   10,714

Type of Disability

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

Difficulties with basic physical activities

17,168

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

13,590

Learning difficulty

8,943

Mental health

7,205

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

5,242

Intellectual disability

4,050

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

2,926

Education[2]

In 2016, only 15% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 20% of the general population in South Dublin.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 35% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 14% of the general population.
  • Only 14% had completed upper secondary compared to 17% of the general population.
  • Only 11% had completed further education compared to 12% of the general population.
  • Only 22% had completed higher level education compared to 45% of the general population.

Employment

  • 26% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 56% of the general population.

Transport

  • 21% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 10% of the general population.

Housing

  • 22% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 13% 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.