factsheet south tipperary Migrant Workers Prepared by County Tipperary Information Service Source: Census 2006, Volume 4 and Small Area Population Statistics 12,631 non-Irish persons were recorded as residents in County Tipperary in the 2006 Census of Population. They represent 8.5% of the county’s population. Almost 5,000 of the non-Irish nationals are UK citizens. Among the 7,705 non-Irish/non-UK nationals: • 46.1% are from the EU10 countries1 The ehtnic make-up varies DID YOU • 8.1% are Asian considerably among the five • 7.3% are non-EU Europeans2 towns: KNOW? • 7.1% are from the EU15 countries3 • UK nationals form • 5.4% are African • Tipperary and Cahir have more than one third an above average of the non-Irish European population with population in the In South Tipperary, there were 7,236 non-Irish 85.6% and 83.3% county persons (which equates to 8.8% of the respectively population). 5.2% of the population (or 4,313 • Cashel has a significant • Only approx. persons) were neither Irish nor UK citizens. Asian population (17.7% one quarter of compared to 5.0% at the non-Irish Among the foreign nationals not from the UK: county level) population is non- • Carrick-on-Suir has triple European • 22.2% are Polish the African population • 9.9% are Lithuanian (10.9%) compared to the • Among the non- Irish/non-UK • 19.4% are other EU nationals rest of the county (3.3%) • 32.6% are from the rest of the world nationals almost • The European population half are originally of Clonmel (68.1%) and from the EU10 Cashel (64.1%) is below countries, particularly that of the county (75.9%) from Poland and Lithuania 52.2% of the non-Irish • The non-Irish population population in South predominantly lives in the Non-Irish Population in towns in South Tipperary Tipperary live in the five and their hinterlands South Tipperary’s Towns towns, while the vast majority of the non-Irish 1 The EU10 countries are those who 10.6% 14.9% rural population lives in the joined the EU on 1 May 2004, i.e. (ca. 500) (ca. 400) towns’ hinterlands. Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia 9.2% 9.4% and Slovenia (ca. 1,500) (ca. 550) 2 These would include Bulgarians and 24.4% Romanians as these countries had not yet (ca. 800) joined the EU at the time of the Census 3 Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden.