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5.1 Household Composition
Figure 39 illustrates the distribution of different types of households in Cork City and the State based on the 2016 CSO’s household composition categories.
Percentage HouseholdFigure 39: Percentage Types Household Types in Cork City and State 2016 Cork City and the State, 2016
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Figure 39: PERCENTAGE HOUSEHOLD TYPES IN CORK CITY AND STATE 2016
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ONE PERSON HOUSEHOLDS
The One Person household is the most dominant in the city (29.3.2% versus 23.7% nationally), whilst nationally the numbers are greater for the traditional family unity of Husband, Wife and Children (31.3 % versus 21.1 % in the City). Nationally, one person households are dominated by single persons, as well as older persons, with 39.2 % of this category of households consisting of persons aged 65 years and over.
The prevalence of marriage dissolution has been increasing countrywide; between 2006, 2011 and 2016, the number of separated or divorced persons grew from 166,797 in 2006, to 203,964 in 2011, to 222,073 in 2016 (a 33.1 % increase). The increase of 18,109 persons between 2011 to 2016 is less than half the increase in the previous intercensal period when the number of separated or divorced persons increased by 37,167. At national level there has been a small increase in the marital breakdown rate from 9.7 % in 2011 to 10 % in 2016. This rate is calculated as the number of separated and divorced persons as a proportion of those who were ever married.
The separated and divorced population in Cork City stands at 11.9 %, a higher percentage from the national proportion of 10%. Examined on a county basis the highest rates were in the cities, topped by Cork City with a rate of 11.9 %, while Galway County had the lowest rate (8.1%).
At national level, the rate of those who re-married consistently rose from 30,500 in 2002 and more than doubled to 61,729 in April 2016. The number of men exceeds that of women with 34,583 men in the category compared with 27,146 women, partially explaining the lower number of divorced men compared with women.
PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS COMPRISING ONE PERSON, 2016 ± Figure 40: % Population by ED Less than 24% PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOULDS 24% to 32% COMPRISING OF ONE PERSON, 32% to 40% 40% to 48% 2016 Greater than 48% Fairhill/ Gurranabraher/ Farranree Rapid Areas Blackpool/The Glen/Mayfield Blackpool/The Glen Mayfield Fairhill/Gurranabraher/Farranree Knocknaheeny/Hollyhill/Churchfield
Mahon Knocknaheeny/ Togher Hollyhill/ Churchfield
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Table 109: Highest and Lowest Percentage of Households Comprising of One Person, Electoral Divisions 2006, 2011 and 2016 (Source: CSO)
2006 One Person Households 2006 One Person Households
Mardyke 49.5% 062 The Glen B 11.1%
Gurranebraher C 47.4% 039 Knocknaheeny 12.7%
St. Patrick's A 47.2% 023 Fair Hill C 13.0%
Gurranebraher B 47.0% 065 Tivoli B 16.7%
Gillabbey B 46.4% 054 Shanakiel 16.8%
2011 One Person Households 2011 One Person Households
St. Patrick's B 52.6% Fair Hill C 15.3%
Gillabbey B 52.3% The Glen B 15.4%
Gurranebraher C 49.8% Knocknaheeny 16.7%
City Hall A 49.7% Tivoli B 19.2%
St. Patrick's A 48.3% Mahon B 19.3%
2016 One Person Households 2016 One Person Households
St. Patrick's B 57.8% The Glen B 15.8%
Gurranebraher B 51.1% Fair Hill C 17.3%
St. Patrick's A 48.5% Knocknaheeny 17.6%
Gillabbey B 47.5% Tivoli B 18.9%
Gurranebraher C 47.0% Mahon B 19.9%
The highest levels of one person households in 2016 were in the City Centre (St. Patrick’s B at 57.8%, St. Patrick’s A at 48.5% and Gillabbey B at 47.5%) and to the north west of the city in Gurranebraher B (51.1%) and Gurranebraher C (47%). The central north, south and east area of the city, towards the Lower Glanmire Road area, and the University College Cork area (Mardyke), has also significantly high levels of one person households (40 % to 48% of households). The highest levels of one person households have remained in similar areas from 2006 to 2016 (see Table 109). The areas with the lowest percentage of one person households have experienced an increase from 2006 to 2016. The Glen B went from 11.1% in 2006 to 15.8%, Knocknaheeny from 12.7 % in 2006 to 17.6% in 2016, and Fair Hill C from 13% to 17.3%.
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HUSBAND AND WIFE HOUSEHOLDS
Households comprising traditional family units of Husband, Wives with Children (9,952 households) and Husband and Wives (6,504) come second and third in prevalence. Apart from being in many respects the opposite of the patterns concerning the single population, which is centralised in the City Centre and around UCC, the spatial distribution of this group throughout the city does not follow any strong patterns. This variable alone is not particularly informative from a social inclusion and health perspective. The percentage of Husband and Wife households in Cork City is 13.8%, lower than the national situation of 20.9%. The number of Husband and Wife with Children households is significantly lower (43.5 % nationally versus 21.1 % in Cork City).
TWO OR MORE UNRELATED PERSONS
Households containing “Two or more Unrelated Persons” is the fourth most prevalent household type, which at 9% is one third higher than the average State-wide (5.7%). The role of Cork City as a university city and an urban centre with a large proportion of rentals has undoubtedly influenced this statistic. Nationally, most of these types of households are headed by workers (68.8 %) and students (12.6 %). These households also feature single, younger persons living in flats/apartments and the proportion of households classified as two or more unrelated persons in Cork City. Figure 41 illustrates the distribution of the population that live with unrelated persons. Proximity to the City Centre and University College Cork are positively related to the proportion of households of this nature. RAPID Programme areas are characterised by low concentrations of these types of households, as are areas in the southwest quadrant of Cork City. Table 110 illustrates the top and bottom five EDs relating to the percentage of households of this nature. Table 110 illustrates the top and bottom five EDs relating to the percentage of households of this type for 2006, 2011 and 2016.
PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS CLASSIFIED AS 'TWO OR MORE NON-RELATED PERSONS', 2016 ± Figure 41: % Population by ED Less than 8% PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS 8% to 18% CLASSIFIED AS 'TWO OR MORE 18% to 28% 28% to 38% NON-RELATED PERSONS', 2016 Greater than 38% Fairhill/ Gurranabraher/ Farranree Rapid Areas Blackpool/The Glen/Mayfield Blackpool/The Glen Mayfield Fairhill/Gurranabraher/Farranree Knocknaheeny/Hollyhill/Churchfield
Mahon Knocknaheeny/ Togher Hollyhill/ Churchfield
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Table 110: Highest and Lowest Percentage of Two or More Non-Related Households for 2006, 2011 and 2016 (Source CSO)
2006 Two or more non-related 2006 Two or more non-related persons households persons households
Bishopstown A 42.6% Fair Hill A 0.3%
Gillabbey C 39.3% Ballyphehane A 0.4%
Gillabbey A 33.1% Fair Hill B 0.6%
South Gate A 31.3% Pouladuff B 0.6%
Centre A 30.8% Churchfield 0.6%
2011 Two or more non-related 2011 Two or more non-related persons households persons households
Gillabbey C 49.5% Fair Hill A 0.0%
Bishopstown A 34.6% Fair Hill B 0.0%
Gillabbey A 32.0% Farranferris B 0.6%
Centre A 28.5% Gurranebraher E 0.7%
Glasheen B 26.7% Gurranebraher A 0.7%
2016 Two or more non-related 2016 Two or more non-related persons households persons households
Gillabbey C 46.5% Fair Hill A 0.7%
Bishopstown A 42.5% Ballyphehane B 0.9%
Mardyke 35.5% Fair Hill B 1.1%
Gillabbey A 34.0% Mayfield 1.3%
Glasheen B 30.8% Gurranebraher D 1.6%
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The highest percentage of Two or More Non-related Households EDs between 2006 and 2016 increased in Gillabbey C from 39.3% to 46.5%, Gillabbey A from 33.1% to 34 % and in Glasheen B from 26.7% in 2011 to 30.8% in 2016. Bishopstown, with a percentage decrease between 2006 and 2011 remains at 42.5 % the second highest ED with Two or More Non- related Households. The lowest percentages of Two or More Non-Related persons has been persistent in Fair Hill A and Fairhill B, and these still remain below 1% of the households. The areas with lowest percentages of this household type have varied per census year, but they are within the RAPID Programme areas.
COHABITING COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS
Cohabiting couples comprise 4.4% of households in Cork City. Table 111 shows the top five and bottom five EDs with these households. With high numbers of these types of households, Centre A, Centre B, and South Gate A, have young populations and low proportions of families with children; Shandon A and Blackpool B have average to high proportions of families with children.
The EDs with lower proportions of Cohabiting Couple Households, Farranferris B and C, contain above average percentages of families and lone parents. They also have noticeably older populations, significant proportions of widows and low proportions of families yet to have children. Unemployment tends to be high in these EDs . Bishopstown B shows a better economic outlook and has lower proportions of lone parents, but has an older population and higher proportions of widows and families.
Table 111: Highest and Lowest Percentage of Co-Habiting Couples, 2016 (Source CSO)
2016 Co-habiting couple 2016 Co-habiting couple household household
Centre B 13.8% Farranferris B 0.3%
Centre A 13.1% Browningstown 0.7%
Shandon A 11.6% Ballyphehane A 0.7%
South Gate A 11.4% Bishopstown B 1.2%
Blackpool B 10.6% Farranferris C 1.3%
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PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS CLASSIFIED
AS 'CO-HABITING COUPLE WITH CHILDREN', 2016 ± Figure 42: % Population by ED Less than 1.5% PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS 1.5% to 3% CLASSIFIED AS 'CO-HABITING 3% to 4.5% 4.5% to 6% COUPLES WITH CHILDREN', 2016 Greater than 6% Fairhill/ Gurranabraher/ Farranree Rapid Areas Blackpool/The Glen/Mayfield Blackpool/The Glen Mayfield Fairhill/Gurranabraher/Farranree Knocknaheeny/Hollyhill/Churchfield
Mahon Knocknaheeny/ Togher Hollyhill/ Churchfield
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148 - COHABITING COUPLES WITH CHILDREN Central Statistic Office (2017). Profile x Households and Families. Between 2006 and 2016 the proportions of households occupied by cohabiting couples have Dublin: Stationery Office p.x grown steadily. Couples Cohabiting with Children grew from 1.6% in 2002, to 2.3% in 2011, to 3% in 2016 in Cork City. Nationally in 2016 cohabiting couples with children had an average of 1.83 children, while the figure for married couples was 2.09 children.148
Figure 42 illustrates the distribution of cohabiting couples who have children. It is evident that there are higher concentrations of them in the north side of the city and in/around Mahon and Togher. They feature less prominently in the City Centre and in the areas running west along Western Road. This distribution is likely influenced by the age profile of these areas, as they are generally younger in age. Higher proportions of Cohabiting Couples with Children occur in RAPID Programme areas.
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5.2 Family Size
There was an increase of 3.3% nationally in family size since 2011. It had been falling recently, dropping from 2.0 children in 1991 to 1.6 by 2002 and then just below 1.4 in 2006. In both 2011 and in 2016 the number of children stood at 1.4 nationally, indicating a slowdown in this downward trend. According to the CSO, larger family sizes are more prevalent in more deprived areas.
The most prominent household type in Cork City is two persons in a family (33%) versus the significantly lower proportion of 24.6% nationally. The next most prominent type of family household contains 3 persons (23.5%). The largest proportion of households in the city have no children (see Figure 43), at 34.4% versus the State level of 30%. Most households with children contain just one child (31.1% in Cork versus 28% nationally). The proportions steadily fall for higher numbers of children for both Cork City and Ireland.
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Figure 43: Number of PersonsFigure per 43: Number Family of Persons Household, per Family Household2016 2016 NUMBER OF PERSONS PER FAMILY HOUSEHOLD 2016
30.0%
25.0%
20.0% State
Cork 15.0% City
10.0%
5.0%
0.0% 2 3 4 5 6 or more
Number of Children per Household, 2016 Figure 44: Figure 44: Number of Children per Household 2016 NUMBER OF CHILDREN PER HOUSEHOLD 2016
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
State 25.0% Cork 20.0% City
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0% No Children 1 2 3 4 or more
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FAMILIES WITH ONE CHILD
For families with children, the most prevalent in Cork City is just one – 32% of families have one child (slightly higher than the national average of 28%). The EDs with the highest proportion of Families with One Child are: Blackpool A, Farranferris C and Gurranebraher C, Ballyphehane A and Togher B. The EDs with the lowest proportions in this category are: Centre A, City Hall A, Gillabbey C, Knockrea A and Centre B.
Table 112: Highest and Lowest Percentage of Families with One Child, 2016 (Source CSO)
2016 1 child total 2016 1 child total
Blackpool A 43.0% Centre A 17.9%
Farranferris C 43.0% City Hall A 18.1%
Gurranebraher C 41.1% Gillabbey C 23.0%
Ballyphehane A 40.2% Knockrea A 23.3%
Togher B 39.9% Centre B 24.1%
FAMILIES WITH TWO CHILDREN
The EDs with the highest proportions of Families with Two Children are Fair Hill C, Churchfield, Knockrea A, Pouladuff B, and Commons. The EDs with the lowest are Centre A, St. Patrick’s A, Shandon A and Shandon B.
Table 113: Highest and Lowest Percentage of Families with Two Children, 2016 (Source CSO)
2016 2 children total 2016 2 children total
Fair Hill C 27.5% Centre A 6.4%
Churchfield 26.8% Mardyke 9.5%
Knockrea A 26.5% St. Patrick's A 9.8%
Pouladuff B 26.2% Shandon A 10.7%
Commons 26.2% Shandon B 12.4%
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FAMILIES WITH THREE CHILDREN
Three children families generally account for a small proportion of families across the city (9.3%). EDs featuring high proportions of Families with Three Children are: The Glen A, Knockrea B, Glasheen A, Ballinlough B, and Knocknaheeny (Table 114). EDs with the lowest proportion of these families are: Centre A, South Gate A, City Hall A, Gillabbey B and Shandon A.
Table 114: Highest and Lowest Percentage of Families with Three Children, 2016 (Source CSO)
2016 3 children total 2016 3 children total
The Glen A 15.0% Centre A 1.3%
Knockrea B 14.8% South Gate A 1.4%
Glasheen A 14.4% City Hall A 1.6%
Ballinlough B 13.4% Gillabbey B 2.0%
Knocknaheeny 13.1% Shandon A 2.2%
FAMILIES WITH FOUR OR MORE CHILDREN
Large families with four or more children are in the minority in the city (4%). They appear in higher proportions in Knockrea B, Gurranebraher A, Turners Cross D, Knocknaheeny and Blackpool A; and in lower proportions in Centre A, City Hall A, Gurranebraher B, Evergreen, and Montenotte A.
Table 115: Highest and Lowest Percentage Of Families with Four Children, 2016 (Source CSO)
2016 4 children total 2016 4 children total
Knockrea B 6.6% Centre A 0.0%
Gurranebraher A 6.2% City Hall A 0.0%
Turners Cross D 5.7% Gurranebraher B 0.0%
Knocknaheeny 4.6% Evergreen 0.4%
Blackpool A 4.4% Montenotte A 0.5%
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5.3 Family Stage
The CSO categorises families into six groups based on family stage:
»» ‘Pre-family’ families comprise couples without children where the female is 45 or under.
»» ‘Empty Nest’ families comprise couples, with a female aged between 45 and 64, who are not living with any children
»» ‘Retired families’ comprise husbands and wives, or cohabiting couples, where the female is aged 65 or over.
»» ‘Pre-School’ families are families where the oldest child is aged up to four.
»» ‘Adolescent’ families are families where the oldest child is aged between 15 and 19.
»» ‘Adult’ families are classified as those where the oldest child is 20 or more.
Cork City features a varied mix of different family stages by household, with a relatively even distribution of numbers across most types, with the exception of Adult families. The most common in both the city and the State is the Adult family type, accounting for 29% of total families in Cork City and 25.1% nationally. Second to the Adult type is Pre- Family, more common across urban areas than rural and a proportion of 12.5% in Cork City and 9.1% nationally. Also notable is the high proportion of families classified as Retired in the city compared to the State, 12.4% versus 10% respectively. Families categorised from Pre-School to Adolescent consistently fall below national averages, signalling a relatively ageing population.
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Figure 45: PercentageFIGURE of45 Families: Percentage at of Various Families at Stages Various Stages in Cork City and the State 2016 PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AT Cork City and the State, 2016 VARIOUS STAGES IN CORK CITY AND THE STATE, 2016
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PRE-FAMILY
The EDs with the highest proportions of families classified as Pre-Family are Centre A, City Hall A, South Gate A, Centre B and Shandon A. These EDs feature generally young, educated populations with average levels of employment that may wish to defer starting a family until they have more financial security or may wish to pursue further career opportunities. These EDs also feature the highest percentages of Non-Irish people, Centre A 51.7 %, South Gate A 43.2%, and Shandon A 42%. Shandon A has one of the highest percentage of “Other EU Nationals” (26.8%) and also the highest percentage of Polish population (12.6%). In contrast, EDs with the lowest proportion of Pre-Family families are Farranferris B, Browningstown, Farranferris C, Fair Hill C and Knocknaheeny.
Table 116: Highest and Lowest Percentage of Pre-Family Families, 2016 (Source CSO)
2016 Pre-family families 2016 Pre-family families
Centre A 67.9% Farranferris B 1.6%
City Hall A 51.2% Browningstown 2.1%
South Gate A 49.9% Farranferris C 2.4%
Centre B 49.1% Fair Hill C 3.0%
Shandon A 43.0% Knocknaheeny 3.0%
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EMPTY NEST
EDs with the highest number of Empty-Nest families are: Sundays Well A, St. Patrick’s B, Fair Hill C, South Gate B, and Turners Cross D (Table 117). Whilst somewhat heterogeneous, these EDs contain middle-aged to older populations within the age range to have finished rearing a family. EDs with the lowest proportion of Empty-Nest Families are: Ballyphehane A, Centre A, South Gate A, Glasheen A and Bishopstown E.
Table 117: Highest and Lowest Percentage of Empty Nest Families, 2016 (Source CSO)
2016 Empty nest 2016 Empty nest
Sundays Well A 14.5% Ballyphehane A 3.6%
St. Patrick's B 14.1% Centre A 3.8%
Fair Hill C 13.4% South Gate A 4.5%
South Gate B 13.2% Glasheen A 4.8%
Turners Cross D 13.1% Bishopstown E 5.4%
RETIRED
Retired families comprise Husbands and Wives or Cohabiting Couples where the female is aged 65 or over. These households/families can be broadly divided into two groups: Husband and Wives/Cohabiting Couples (with female 65+) whose children have left the household. Electoral Divisions with the highest concentrations include: Bishopstown D, Glasheen C, Bishopstown C, Bishopstown E and Montenotte B. Each of these EDs features a high Age Dependency Ratio and, unsurprisingly, a significant widowed population.
Table 118: Highest and Lowest Percentage of Retired Families, 2016 (Source CSO)
2016 Retired 2016 Retired
Bishopstown D 27.0% Centre A 1.3%
Glasheen C 25.3% South Gate A 2.5%
Bishopstown C 24.0% Tramore A 2.6%
Bishopstown E 22.5% Centre B 2.9%
Montenotte B 21.8% Shandon B 3.1%
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PRE-SCHOOL
EDs with large proportions of Pre-School classified families include: South Gate A, Tramore A, Shandon A, Sundays Well B, and Centre A (Table 119). These EDs are typified by young populations with high numbers of 25 to 39 year olds and average to high proportions of families with at least one child (with the exception of Centre A, where proportions of children are small). Interestingly, none of these EDs have strikingly high proportions of Cohabiting Couples with Children or married couples. The EDs with the lowest proportions are: Fair Hill B, Bishopstown D, Mardyke, St. Patrick’s B, and Gurranebraher A. Each of these EDs features significant to low proportions of families classified as Adult.
Table 119: Highest and Lowest Percentage of Pre-School Families, 2016 (Source CSO)
2016 Pre-school 2016 Pre-school
South Gate A 17.5% Fair Hill B 3.2%
Tramore A 16.3% Bishopstown D 4.0%
Shandon A 16.0% Mardyke 4.8%
Sundays Well B 15.7% St. Patrick's B 5.2%
Centre A 15.4% Gurranebraher A 5.7%
ADOLESCENT
Adolescent families comprise 13% of all families in the city. EDs with the highest proportion are: Knocknaheeny, Farranferris B, The Glen A, Fair Hill A, and Mayfield (Table 120). The financial needs of adolescents might be quite demanding amongst those families in these areas where unemployment levels are higher and where non-professionals are more prominent. City Hall A, Centre A, Shandon A, Centre B and Gillabbey B contain the lowest proportions of Adolescent families, due to the generally young composition of these EDs.
Table 120: Highest and Lowest Percentage of Adolescent Families, 2016 (Source CSO)
2016 Adolescent 2016 Adolescent
Knocknaheeny 18.5% City Hall A 2.4%
Farranferris B 14.8% Centre A 2.6%
The Glen A 14.8% Shandon A 3.9%
Fair Hill A 14.4% Centre B 4.0%
Mayfield 14.4% Gillabbey B 4.1%
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ADULT
Adult families comprise 32.5 % of all families in the city. EDs with the highest proportion are: Togher B, Ballyphehane A, Pouladuff B, Fair Hill C, Ballyphehane B (Table 121). These EDs are quite heterogeneous in their characteristics across a wide-variety of indicators. Lower levels of Adult families are found in: Centre A, Centre B, South Gate A, South Gate B, Shandon A.
Table 121: Highest and Lowest Percentage of Adult Families, 2016 (Source CSO)
2016 Adult 2016 Adult
Togher B 41.6% Centre A 1.3%
Ballyphehane A 41.4% Centre B 6.9%
Pouladuff B 41.2% South Gate A 8.1%
Fair Hill C 40.6% South Gate B 10.2%
Ballyphehane B 40.4% Shandon A 11.2%
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5.4 Lone Parents
In 2016 in Cork City there were 29,206 family units and 23.1% of these (6,753) were lone parent family units. The actual number of lone parent family units increased by 220 between 2006 and 2011 (an increase of 3.3%) and between 2011 and 2016 there were 11 fewer lone parent families in Cork City (a reduction of 0.1%).
Table 122: Family Units and Lone Parent Family Units, 2006 to 2016 (Source: CSO)
Cork city 2006 2011 2016
Total Family Units 27496 28235 29206
Lone Parent 6544 6764 6753 Family Units
% Lone Parents 23.8% 24.0% 23.1%
Lone parent family units as a percentage of total family units, Cork City, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Figure 46: Lone Parent Family Units as a Percentage of Total Family Units LONE PARENT FAMILY UNITS AS Cork City, 2006, 2011 and 2016 A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL FAMILY
UNITS: CORK CITY, 2006, 2011 24.2% AND 2016 (SOURCE: CSO) 24.0%
23.8%
23.6%
23.4%
23.2%
23.0%
22.8%
22.6% 2006 2011 2016
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Lone parent family units as a percentage of total family units in Cork City, the City and Suburbs and the State, 2016 Figure 47: Lone Parent Family Units as a Percentage of Total Family Units LONE PARENT FAMILY UNITS AS Cork City, Cork City and Suburbs, and the State, 2016 A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL FAMILY
UNITS: CORK CITY, CORK CITY 25.0% AND SUBURBS AND THE STATE, 2016 (SOURCE: CSO) 20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0% Cork City City and Suburbs State
Table 123: Family Units and Lone Parent Family Units: Cork City, Cork City and Suburbs and the State, 2016 (Source: CSO)
2016 Cork City City and Suburbs State
Total Family Units 29206 51117 1218370
Lone parent Family 6753 9986 218817 Units
% Lone parents 23.1% 19.5% 18.0%
When compared to Cork City and Suburbs and the State, Cork City has a relatively high proportion of lone parent family units, 5.1% more than the State and 3.6% more than the City and Suburbs.
For each census under review in this Profile, Knocknaheeny was the ED with the highest proportion of lone parent families. The tables below illustrate, however, that the proportion reduced with each census. In 2006 close to half the families in the ED were headed by a lone parent whereas in 2016 the proportion reduced to 43.8%.
Mayfield also featured as one of the top five EDs for each census and, whereas its proportions decreased from 2006 to 2016, the reduction was not as large as Knocknaheeny’s and there was an increase in Mayfield’s proportion between 2011 and 2016.
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Blackpool A was the third ED to feature in each census as one of the top five EDs with highest proportions of lone parents. It increased from 2006 to 2016 but decreased from 2006 to 2011.
Compared to the national lone parent proportion of 18%, four of the top five EDs in Cork City are over 20% more than the State figure.
Table 124: EDs with Highest Proportions of Lone Parents (Source: CSO)
2006 EDs Highest 2011 Highest 2016 Highest
Knocknaheeny 48.0% Knocknaheeny 47.5% Knocknaheeny 43.8%
Mayfield 44.8% Blackpool A 44.2% Mayfield 43.6%
Blackpool A 39.8% Mayfield 42.7% Blackpool A 41.1%
The Glen A 37.1% Farranferris B 39.9% The Glen A 38.7%
Fair Hill A 36.8% Gurranebraher E 38.6% Farranferris B 36.6%
Table 125: EDs with Lowest Proportions of Lone Parents (Source: CSO)
2006 EDs Lowest 2011 Lowest 2016 Lowest
Centre A 1.9% Tramore A 5.8% Centre A 6.4%
Knockrea A 10.0% Centre A 11.1% Mardyke 8.3%
St. Patrick's A 12.2% Tivoli A 11.6% Tramore B 10.1%
Tivoli A 12.5% Browningstown 11.9% Gillabbey C 10.3%
Knockrea B 12.6% Tramore B 12.5% Tramore A 10.5%
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Percentage of Lone Parents, 2016 ± Figure 48: % Lone Parents, as % of Total Families (ED) Less than 10% PERCENTAGE OF LONE PARENTS, 10% to < 20% 2016 (SOURCE: CSO) 20% to < 30% 30% to < 40% Greater than 40% Fairhill/ Gurranabraher/ Rapid Areas Farranree Blackpool/The Glen/Mayfield
Fairhill/Gurranabraher/Farranree Blackpool/The Glen/Mayfield Knocknaheeny/Hollyhill/Churchfield Mahon
Togher Knocknaheeny/ Hollyhill/ Churchfield Cork City Boundary
Mahon
Togher
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Kilometers Source: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user community
In 2016 the EDs with the lowest proportions of lone parents were Centre A, Mardyke, Tramore B, Gillabbey C and Tramore A. Mardyke and Gillabbey C are both in the top five EDs with the highest proportions of students.
There was a notable difference between the lone parent proportions in Centre A over time. Between 2006 and 2011 it increased from 1.9% to 11.1% but then decreased to a more ‘normal’ level (6.4%) by 2016.
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