AREA PROFILE FOR TOWN BANDON LEGAL TOWN AND ITS ENVIRONS CO. CORK

AGE/SEX In April 2011 Bandon had a population of 6,640, consisting of 3,276 males and 3,364 females.

The population of pre-school age (0-4) was 560, of primary school going age (5-12) was 683 and of secondary school going age (13-18) was 511. There were 731 persons aged 65 years and over. The number of persons aged 18 years or over was 4,967. MARITAL STATUS Of the 5,231 persons aged 15 years and over, 2,211 were single, 2,396 were married, 171 were separated, 156 were divorced and 297 were widowed. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS There were 2,542 private households in Bandon in April 2011, of which 676 were single person households. Of the 1,769 families in the area, 528 were couples with no children. The average number of children per family was 1.3 compared with 1.4 nationally. HOUSEHOLDS BY COMPOSITION Bandon State No. of households % breakdown % breakdown One Person 676 26.6 23.7 Couple without children 494 19.4 18.9 Couple with children 830 32.7 34.9 Lone parent family 314 12.4 10.9 Other 228 9.0 11.6 Total 2,542 100.0 100.0

MIGRATION AND NATIONALITIES 92.6 per cent of the usually resident population aged over 1 lived at the same address one year before the census. A further 5.6 per cent lived elsewhere in the same county, 0.4 per cent lived elsewhere in the State while 1.3 per cent lived outside the State twelve months before the census on April 10, 2011.

Non-Irish nationals accounted for 20.2 per cent of the population of Bandon compared with a national average figure of 12.0 per cent. Polish (498 persons) were the largest group, followed by Hungarians (210 persons). LANGUAGES 2,595 persons could speak the Irish language and of these 864 spoke the language daily. 1,277 persons spoke a language other than Irish or English at home and of these 426 could not speak English well or at all. Polish was the most common foreign language spoken at home with 473 speakers. RELIGION There were 5,583 Roman Catholics in the area at census time. A further 631 were adherents of other stated religions (e.g. Church of Ireland, Islam, Presbyterian, Orthodox), while 332 persons indicated that they had no religion.

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THIS AREA: BANDON LEGAL TOWN AND ITS WORKERS BY INDUSTRY ENVIRONS Daytime Industry Working LABOUR FORCE Population There were 3,265 persons aged 15 years and over in the labour force and of these, Agriculture, forestry and 78.8 per cent (2,572 persons) were at work. The unemployment rate for this area 27 fishing was 21.2 per cent compared with a national average rate of 19.0 per cent. Building and construction 48 Of the 1,966 persons aged 15 years and over who were outside the labour force, 26.4 per cent were students, 28.5 per cent were looking after the home/family and Manufacturing 212 31.3 per cent were retired. Commerce and trade 1,044

Of the 2,572 workers enumerated in Bandon, 1,284 worked outside the area. The Transport and 78 daytime working population (resident and non-resident) of Bandon was 2,369 with communications commerce and trade being the largest industry. Public administration 119

EDUCATION Professional services 552 Of those aged 15 years and over whose full-time education had ceased, 12.6 per cent were educated to at most primary level only; a further 60.4 per cent attained Other 289 second level while 26.9 per cent were educated to third level. Total 2,369 SOCIAL CLASS COMPARISON

TRAVEL TO WORK The most popular means of travelling to work was by car (driver) with this mode accounting for 65.7 per cent of all journeys. 50 persons commuted using public transport (bus or rail). The average journey time was 23 minutes and 23.0 per cent of workers faced a commuting time in excess of 30 minutes. DISABILITY AND CARERS 884 persons had a disablity in April 2011, of whom 281, representing 31.8 per cent PERMANENT HOUSING STOCK of the total, were aged 65 years and over. This Dwelling Type State 239 persons (91 males and 148 females) provided regular unpaid personal help for Area a friend or family member with a long-term illness, health problem or disability. 23.0 Occupied or 2,597 1,705,394 per cent of these provided care for more than 6 hours per day. Usually Occupied HOUSING, INTERNET AND CARS Of which 88.9 per cent of households lived in houses or bungalows while a further 10.8 per House or Bungalow 86.1% 84.7% cent lived in apartments, flats or bedsits. 1,487 dwellings (58.7 per cent) were Flat, Apartment, owner occupied while 1,023 dwellings (40.4 per cent) were rented. 30.3 per cent of 10.6% 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 3.4% 4.3% Vacant 484 289,451 61.6 per cent of households had broadband connectivity compared with 63.8 per cent nationally. 35.8 per cent of households had two or more cars. Of which GENERAL HEALTH Holiday Home 0.8% 20.5% In this area 5,832 persons stated they were in very good or good health, Other 99.2% 79.5% representing 87.8 per cent of total persons. This compares to 88.3 per cent of total persons nationally. 101 persons stated they were in bad or very bad health, representing 1.5 per cent of total persons in this area. Again this compares with 1.5 per cent of total persons nationally.