Disability Profile - Tipperary

Issued on October 9 2018

Disability Profile: County Tipperary[1]

Population

15% of the population of Tipperary, or 23,593 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  2107

15 – 24              1757

25 – 44              3989

45 – 64              6973

65+                   8767

Type of Disability

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

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

10,940

Difficulties with basic physical activities

10,374

Learning difficulty

5,735

Mental health

4,206

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

3,945

Intellectual disability

2,502

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

2,091

Education[2]

In 2016, only 11% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 16% of the general population in Tipperary.[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 22% of the general population.
  • Only 12% had completed further education compared to 17% of the general population.
  • Only 15% had completed higher level education compared to 28% of the general population.

Employment

  • 19% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 51% 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

  • 15% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 10% 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.