Area Profile for Town Dundalk Legal Town and Its Environs Co
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AREA PROFILE FOR TOWN DUNDALK LEGAL TOWN AND ITS ENVIRONS CO. LOUTH AGE/SEX In April 2011 Dundalk had a population of 37,816, consisting of 18,456 males and 19,360 females. The population of pre-school age (0-4) was 3,008, of primary school going age (5- 12) was 4,354 and of secondary school going age (13-18) was 2,983. There were 4,374 persons aged 65 years and over. The number of persons aged 18 years or over was 28,014. MARITAL STATUS Of the 29,466 persons aged 15 years and over, 13,189 were single, 12,557 were married, 1,220 were separated, 869 were divorced and 1,631 were widowed. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS There were 14,214 private households in Dundalk in April 2011, of which 3,706 were single person households. Of the 9,798 families in the area, 2,618 were couples with no children. The average number of children per family was 1.4 compared with 1.4 nationally. HOUSEHOLDS BY COMPOSITION Dundalk State No. of households % breakdown % breakdown One Person 3,706 26.1 23.7 Couple without children 2,396 16.9 18.9 Couple with children 4,385 30.8 34.9 Lone parent family 2,092 14.7 10.9 Other 1,635 11.5 11.6 Total 14,214 100.0 100.0 MIGRATION AND NATIONALITIES 92.9 per cent of the usually resident population aged over 1 lived at the same address one year before the census. A further 4.7 per cent lived elsewhere in the same county, 1.3 per cent lived elsewhere in the State while 1.1 per cent lived outside the State twelve months before the census on April 10, 2011. Non-Irish nationals accounted for 12.8 per cent of the population of Dundalk compared with a national average figure of 12.0 per cent. Lithuanians (673 persons) were the largest group, followed by Nigerians (650 persons). LANGUAGES 12,838 persons could speak the Irish language and of these 4,729 spoke the language daily. 4,871 persons spoke a language other than Irish or English at home and of these 926 could not speak English well or at all. Lithuanian was the most common foreign language spoken at home with 595 speakers. RELIGION There were 31,790 Roman Catholics in the area at census time. A further 3,350 were adherents of other stated religions (e.g. Church of Ireland, Islam, Presbyterian, Orthodox), while 1,971 persons indicated that they had no religion. For more statistics about this area click here All census publications are available online at www.cso.ie/census For further information contact Census Enquiries - LoCall: 1890 236 787 Ph: 01 8951460 Email: [email protected] THIS AREA: DUNDALK LEGAL TOWN AND ITS WORKERS BY INDUSTRY ENVIRONS Daytime Industry Working LABOUR FORCE Population There were 17,525 persons aged 15 years and over in the labour force and of Agriculture, forestry and these, 73.5 per cent (12,875 persons) were at work. The unemployment rate for this 39 fishing area was 26.5 per cent compared with a national average rate of 19.0 per cent. Building and construction 217 Of the 11,941 persons aged 15 years and over who were outside the labour force, 31.4 per cent were students, 22.1 per cent were looking after the home/family and Manufacturing 1,498 32.7 per cent were retired. Commerce and trade 4,120 Of the 12,875 workers enumerated in Dundalk, 3,120 worked outside the area. The Transport and 654 daytime working population (resident and non-resident) of Dundalk was 12,936 with communications commerce and trade being the largest industry. Public administration 1,319 EDUCATION Professional services 3,330 Of those aged 15 years and over whose full-time education had ceased, 19.1 per cent were educated to at most primary level only; a further 55.2 per cent attained Other 1,759 second level while 25.7 per cent were educated to third level. Total 12,936 SOCIAL CLASS COMPARISON TRAVEL TO WORK The most popular means of travelling to work was by car (driver) with this mode accounting for 59.7 per cent of all journeys. 700 persons commuted using public transport (bus or rail). The average journey time was 22 minutes and 16.5 per cent of workers faced a commuting time in excess of 30 minutes. DISABILITY AND CARERS 5,125 persons had a disablity in April 2011, of whom 1,738, representing 33.9 per PERMANENT HOUSING STOCK cent of the total, were aged 65 years and over. This Dwelling Type State 1,534 persons (599 males and 935 females) provided regular unpaid personal help Area for a friend or family member with a long-term illness, health problem or disability. Occupied or 14,540 1,705,394 22.3 per cent of these provided care for more than 6 hours per day. Usually Occupied HOUSING, INTERNET AND CARS Of which 93.6 per cent of households lived in houses or bungalows while a further 6.4 per House or Bungalow 89.9% 84.7% cent lived in apartments, flats or bedsits. 9,195 dwellings (64.7 per cent) were Flat, Apartment, owner occupied while 4,791 dwellings (33.7 per cent) were rented. 24.1 per cent of 6.3% 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 3.9% 4.3% Vacant 2,195 289,451 61.7 per cent of households had broadband connectivity compared with 63.8 per cent nationally. 27.8 per cent of households had two or more cars. Of which GENERAL HEALTH Holiday Home 1.4% 20.5% In this area 32,909 persons stated they were in very good or good health, Other 98.6% 79.5% representing 87.0 per cent of total persons. This compares to 88.3 per cent of total persons nationally. 680 persons stated they were in bad or very bad health, representing 1.8 per cent of total persons in this area. Again this compares with 1.5 per cent of total persons nationally. .