Disability Profile - Wicklow

Issued on October 9 2018

Disability Profile: Wicklow[1]

Population

14% of the population of Wicklow or 19,244 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  2014

15 – 24              1791

25 – 44              3754

45 – 64              5306

65+                   6379

Type of Disability

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

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

8,865

Difficulties with basic physical activities

7,070

Learning difficulty

4,813

Mental health

3,821

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

2,991

Intellectual disability

1,949

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

1,485

Education[2]

In 2016, only 13% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 17% of the general population in Wicklow.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 27% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 12% of the general population.
  • Only 17% had completed upper secondary compared to 19% of the general population.
  • Only 14% had completed further education compared to 17% of the general population.
  • Only 23% had completed higher level education compared to 37% of the general population.

Employment

  • 24% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 54% 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

  • 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.