AREA PROFILE FOR TOWN KINSALE LEGAL TOWN AND ITS ENVIRONS CO.

AGE/SEX In April 2011 Kinsale had a population of 4,893, consisting of 2,309 males and 2,584 females.

The population of pre-school age (0-4) was 424, of primary school going age (5-12) was 458 and of secondary school going age (13-18) was 308. There were 678 persons aged 65 years and over. The number of persons aged 18 years or over was 3,751. MARITAL STATUS Of the 3,900 persons aged 15 years and over, 1,552 were single, 1,788 were married, 138 were separated, 158 were divorced and 264 were widowed. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS There were 1,840 private households in Kinsale in April 2011, of which 510 were single person households. Of the 1,219 families in the area, 407 were couples with no children. The average number of children per family was 1.2 compared with 1.4 nationally. HOUSEHOLDS BY COMPOSITION Kinsale State No. of households % breakdown % breakdown One Person 510 27.7 23.7 Couple without children 377 20.5 18.9 Couple with children 544 29.6 34.9 Lone parent family 191 10.4 10.9 Other 218 11.8 11.6 Total 1,840 100.0 100.0

MIGRATION AND NATIONALITIES 89.8 per cent of the usually resident population aged over 1 lived at the same address one year before the census. A further 6.6 per cent lived elsewhere in the same county, 1.1 per cent lived elsewhere in the State while 2.5 per cent lived outside the State twelve months before the census on April 10, 2011.

Non-Irish nationals accounted for 21.9 per cent of the population of Kinsale compared with a national average figure of 12.0 per cent. UK nationals (317 persons) were the largest group, followed by Polish (277 persons). LANGUAGES 1,751 persons could speak the and of these 570 spoke the language daily. 783 persons spoke a language other than Irish or English at home and of these 147 could not speak English well or at all. Polish was the most common foreign language spoken at home with 279 speakers. RELIGION There were 3,730 Roman Catholics in the area at census time. A further 489 were adherents of other stated religions (e.g. , Islam, Presbyterian, Orthodox), while 555 persons indicated that they had no religion.

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THIS AREA: KINSALE LEGAL TOWN AND ITS WORKERS BY INDUSTRY ENVIRONS Daytime Industry Working LABOUR FORCE Population There were 2,421 persons aged 15 years and over in the labour force and of these, Agriculture, forestry and 82.6 per cent (2,000 persons) were at work. The unemployment rate for this area 9 fishing was 17.4 per cent compared with a national average rate of 19.0 per cent. Building and construction 21 Of the 1,479 persons aged 15 years and over who were outside the labour force, 23.6 per cent were students, 26.4 per cent were looking after the home/family and Manufacturing 184 42.2 per cent were retired. Commerce and trade 366

Of the 2,000 workers enumerated in Kinsale, 813 worked outside the area. The Transport and 79 daytime working population (resident and non-resident) of Kinsale was 1,557 with communications professional services being the largest industry. Public administration 55

EDUCATION Professional services 370 Of those aged 15 years and over whose full-time education had ceased, 10.5 per cent were educated to at most primary level only; a further 49.9 per cent attained Other 473 second level while 39.5 per cent were educated to third level. Total 1,557 SOCIAL CLASS COMPARISON

TRAVEL TO WORK The most popular means of travelling to work was by car (driver) with this mode accounting for 60.1 per cent of all journeys. 22 persons commuted using public transport (bus or rail). The average journey time was 22 minutes and 21.4 per cent of workers faced a commuting time in excess of 30 minutes. DISABILITY AND CARERS 606 persons had a disablity in April 2011, of whom 270, representing 44.6 per cent PERMANENT HOUSING STOCK of the total, were aged 65 years and over. This Dwelling Type State 154 persons (59 males and 95 females) provided regular unpaid personal help for a Area friend or family member with a long-term illness, health problem or disability. 18.8 Occupied or 1,972 1,705,394 per cent of these provided care for more than 6 hours per day. Usually Occupied HOUSING, INTERNET AND CARS Of which 86.3 per cent of households lived in houses or bungalows while a further 13.6 per House or Bungalow 79.8% 84.7% cent lived in apartments, flats or bedsits. 1,043 dwellings (56.7 per cent) were Flat, Apartment, owner occupied while 764 dwellings (41.6 per cent) were rented. 30.8 per cent of 12.6% 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 2.5 compared with 2.7 nationally. Not Stated 7.6% 4.3% Vacant 560 289,451 68.5 per cent of households had broadband connectivity compared with 63.8 per cent nationally. 38.6 per cent of households had two or more cars. Of which GENERAL HEALTH Holiday Home 43.6% 20.5% In this area 4,385 persons stated they were in very good or good health, Other 56.4% 79.5% representing 89.6 per cent of total persons. This compares to 88.3 per cent of total persons nationally. 57 persons stated they were in bad or very bad health, representing 1.2 per cent of total persons in this area. Again this compares with 1.5 per cent of total persons nationally.