AREA PROFILE FOR TOWN CO.

AGE/SEX In April 2011 Malahide had a population of 15,846, consisting of 7,779 males and 8,067 females.

The population of pre-school age (0-4) was 1,097, of primary school going age (5- 12) was 1,698 and of secondary school going age (13-18) was 1,304. There were 1,968 persons aged 65 years and over. The number of persons aged 18 years or over was 11,954. MARITAL STATUS Of the 12,621 persons aged 15 years and over, 4,280 were single, 7,162 were married, 358 were separated, 307 were divorced and 514 were widowed. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS There were 5,516 private households in Malahide in April 2011, of which 979 were single person households. Of the 4,412 families in the area, 1,444 were couples with no children. The average number of children per family was 1.3 compared with 1.4 nationally. HOUSEHOLDS BY COMPOSITION Malahide State No. of households % breakdown % breakdown One Person 979 17.7 23.7 Couple without children 1,352 24.5 18.9 Couple with children 2,359 42.8 34.9 Lone parent family 413 7.5 10.9 Other 413 7.5 11.6 Total 5,516 100.0 100.0

MIGRATION AND NATIONALITIES 92.5 per cent of the usually resident population aged over 1 lived at the same address one year before the census. A further 5.4 per cent lived elsewhere in the same , 0.5 per cent lived elsewhere in the State while 1.6 per cent lived outside the State twelve months before the census on April 10, 2011.

Non-Irish nationals accounted for 10.0 per cent of the population of Malahide compared with a national average figure of 12.0 per cent. UK nationals (510 persons) were the largest group, followed by Polish (118 persons). LANGUAGES 7,106 persons could speak the and of these 2,208 spoke the language daily. 1,327 persons spoke a language other than Irish or English at home and of these 127 could not speak English well or at all. French was the most common foreign language spoken at home with 242 speakers. RELIGION There were 12,870 Roman Catholics in the area at census time. A further 1,474 were adherents of other stated religions (e.g. , Islam, Presbyterian, Orthodox), while 1,223 persons indicated that they had no religion.

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THIS AREA: MALAHIDE WORKERS BY INDUSTRY Daytime LABOUR FORCE Industry Working There were 7,433 persons aged 15 years and over in the labour force and of these, Population 90.3 per cent (6,710 persons) were at work. The unemployment rate for this area Agriculture, forestry and was 9.7 per cent compared with a national average rate of 19.0 per cent. 7 fishing Of the 5,188 persons aged 15 years and over who were outside the labour force, Building and construction 37 33.3 per cent were students, 26.3 per cent were looking after the home/family and 35.1 per cent were retired. Manufacturing 64

Of the 6,710 workers enumerated in Malahide, 4,895 worked outside the area. The Commerce and trade 515 daytime working population (resident and non-resident) of Malahide was 1,994 with Transport and 138 professional services being the largest industry. communications EDUCATION Public administration 53 Of those aged 15 years and over whose full-time education had ceased, 5.7 per Professional services 533 cent were educated to at most primary level only; a further 44.1 per cent attained second level while 50.1 per cent were educated to third level. Other 647 SOCIAL CLASS COMPARISON Total 1,994

TRAVEL TO WORK The most popular means of travelling to work was by car (driver) with this mode accounting for 60.4 per cent of all journeys. 1,470 persons commuted using public transport (bus or rail). The average journey time was 34 minutes and 45.4 per cent of workers faced a commuting time in excess of 30 minutes. DISABILITY AND CARERS 1,435 persons had a disablity in April 2011, of whom 538, representing 37.5 per cent of the total, were aged 65 years and over. PERMANENT HOUSING STOCK

595 persons (233 males and 362 females) provided regular unpaid personal help This Dwelling Type State for a friend or family member with a long-term illness, health problem or disability. Area 18.3 per cent of these provided care for more than 6 hours per day. Occupied or 5,746 1,705,394 HOUSING, INTERNET AND CARS Usually Occupied 84.7 per cent of households lived in houses or bungalows while a further 15.3 per Of which cent lived in apartments, flats or bedsits. 4,287 dwellings (77.7 per cent) were owner occupied while 1,131 dwellings (20.5 per cent) were rented. 21.6 per cent of House or Bungalow 80.1% 84.7% the dwellings in this area were built in the ten years before the census. The average Flat, Apartment, 14.6% 11.0% number of persons per household was 2.9 compared with 2.7 nationally. Bedsit Not Stated 5.3% 4.3% 84.7 per cent of households had broadband connectivity compared with 63.8 per cent nationally. 54.3 per cent of households had two or more cars. Vacant 571 289,451 GENERAL HEALTH Of which In this area 14,613 persons stated they were in very good or good health, Holiday Home 5.4% 20.5% representing 92.2 per cent of total persons. This compares to 88.3 per cent of total Other 94.6% 79.5% persons nationally. 121 persons stated they were in bad or very bad health, representing 0.8 per cent of total persons in this area. Again this compares with 1.5 per cent of total persons nationally.