Disability Profile - Carlow
Issued on October 16 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Carlow
23% of the population, or 14,333 people, have at least one disability
6,896 males, and 7,437 females have at least one disability
1,314 number of people 0-14 years old have a disability
1,514 number of people 15-24 years old have a disability
2,992 number of people 25-44 years old have a disability
4,197 number of people 44-65 years old have a disability
4,316 number of people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
6,019 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
4,691 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
3,503 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
3,683 people have blindness or a vision impairment
2,847 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
3,382 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
1,437 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
4% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 1.69% of the general population
14% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 7.14% of the general population
33% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 28.04% of the general population
13% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 13.02% of the general population
21% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 26.67% of the general population
7% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 11.28% of the general population
32.32% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 45.48% of the general population
17.35% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 12.52% of the general population
Due to changes in the census questions, the data from Census 2022 is not comparable to data from previous censuses
[1] All statistics based on Census 2022, cso.ie
[2] Further education includes vocational/technical certificate and advanced certificate/completed apprenticeship, higher education includes Higher Certificate, Ordinary/Honours Bachelor, Postgraduate Diploma/Degree, and Doctorate. Data based on special tabulation from CSO.
[3] % of all adults, both ceased and not ceased their education. Adults who did not indicate whether they had ceased education are not shown.
[4] These numbers represent every individual over 15, including those in education, those over 65 and people retired.
[5] People aged 15 years and over, who were renting from a Local Authority or a Voluntary Body.