AREA PROFILE FOR TOWN GOREY LEGAL TOWN AND ITS ENVIRONS CO. WEXFORD

AGE/SEX In April 2011 Gorey had a population of 9,114, consisting of 4,381 males and 4,733 females.

The population of pre-school age (0-4) was 926, of primary school going age (5-12) was 1,098 and of secondary school going age (13-18) was 623. There were 865 persons aged 65 years and over. The number of persons aged 18 years or over was 6,557. MARITAL STATUS Of the 6,855 persons aged 15 years and over, 2,971 were single, 2,952 were married, 343 were separated, 257 were divorced and 332 were widowed. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS There were 3,448 private households in Gorey in April 2011, of which 833 were single person households. Of the 2,458 families in the area, 711 were couples with no children. The average number of children per family was 1.3 compared with 1.4 nationally. HOUSEHOLDS BY COMPOSITION Gorey State No. of households % breakdown % breakdown One Person 833 24.2 23.7 Couple without children 636 18.4 18.9 Couple with children 1,093 31.7 34.9 Lone parent family 506 14.7 10.9 Other 380 11.0 11.6 Total 3,448 100.0 100.0

MIGRATION AND NATIONALITIES 91.3 per cent of the usually resident population aged over 1 lived at the same address one year before the census. A further 6.1 per cent lived elsewhere in the same county, 1.7 per cent lived elsewhere in the State while 0.9 per cent lived outside the State twelve months before the census on April 10, 2011.

Non-Irish nationals accounted for 16.6 per cent of the population of Gorey compared with a national average figure of 12.0 per cent. Polish (590 persons) were the largest group, followed by UK nationals (238 persons). LANGUAGES 2,954 persons could speak the Irish language and of these 1,128 spoke the language daily. 1,409 persons spoke a language other than Irish or English at home and of these 337 could not speak English well or at all. Polish was the most common foreign language spoken at home with 578 speakers. RELIGION There were 7,759 Roman Catholics in the area at census time. A further 799 were adherents of other stated religions (e.g. Church of Ireland, Islam, Presbyterian, Orthodox), while 426 persons indicated that they had no religion.

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THIS AREA: GOREY LEGAL TOWN AND ITS WORKERS BY INDUSTRY ENVIRONS Daytime Industry Working LABOUR FORCE Population There were 4,437 persons aged 15 years and over in the labour force and of these, Agriculture, forestry and 71.9 per cent (3,188 persons) were at work. The unemployment rate for this area 19 fishing was 28.1 per cent compared with a national average rate of 19.0 per cent. Building and construction 32 Of the 2,418 persons aged 15 years and over who were outside the labour force, 22.0 per cent were students, 31.2 per cent were looking after the home/family and Manufacturing 298 31.9 per cent were retired. Commerce and trade 1,233

Of the 3,188 workers enumerated in Gorey, 1,524 worked outside the area. The Transport and 77 daytime working population (resident and non-resident) of Gorey was 2,906 with communications commerce and trade being the largest industry. Public administration 106

EDUCATION Professional services 612 Of those aged 15 years and over whose full-time education had ceased, 14.6 per cent were educated to at most primary level only; a further 62.5 per cent attained Other 529 second level while 22.9 per cent were educated to third level. Total 2,906 SOCIAL CLASS COMPARISON

TRAVEL TO WORK The most popular means of travelling to work was by car (driver) with this mode accounting for 63.9 per cent of all journeys. 81 persons commuted using public transport (bus or rail). The average journey time was 28 minutes and 29.1 per cent of workers faced a commuting time in excess of 30 minutes. DISABILITY AND CARERS 1,252 persons had a disablity in April 2011, of whom 362, representing 28.9 per PERMANENT HOUSING STOCK cent of the total, were aged 65 years and over. This Dwelling Type State 288 persons (90 males and 198 females) provided regular unpaid personal help for Area a friend or family member with a long-term illness, health problem or disability. 25.7 Occupied or 3,558 1,705,394 per cent of these provided care for more than 6 hours per day. Usually Occupied HOUSING, INTERNET AND CARS Of which 92.9 per cent of households lived in houses or bungalows while a further 7.0 per House or Bungalow 88.7% 84.7% cent lived in apartments, flats or bedsits. 2,091 dwellings (60.7 per cent) were Flat, Apartment, owner occupied while 1,306 dwellings (37.9 per cent) were rented. 48.6 per cent of 6.8% 11.0% Bedsit the dwellings in this area were built in the ten years before the census. The average number of persons per household was 2.6 compared with 2.7 nationally. Not Stated 4.5% 4.3% Vacant 514 289,451 62.1 per cent of households had broadband connectivity compared with 63.8 per cent nationally. 31.2 per cent of households had two or more cars. Of which GENERAL HEALTH Holiday Home 5.8% 20.5% In this area 7,990 persons stated they were in very good or good health, Other 94.2% 79.5% representing 87.7 per cent of total persons. This compares to 88.3 per cent of total persons nationally. 153 persons stated they were in bad or very bad health, representing 1.7 per cent of total persons in this area. Again this compares with 1.5 per cent of total persons nationally.