Disability Profile - Cavan
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Cavan
20% of the population, or 16,275 people, have at least one disability
8,007 males, and 8,268 females have at least one disability
1,551 people 0-14 years old have a disability
1,494 people 15-24 years old have a disability
3,113 people 25-44 years old have a disability
4,814 people 44-65 years old have a disability
5,303 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
6,496 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
5,480 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
3,550 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
4,330 people have blindness or a vision impairment
3,544 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
3,778 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
1,613 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
6% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 3.11% of the general population
15% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 7.61% of the general population
31% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 28.11% of the general population
13% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 14.10% of the general population
19% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 25.07% of the general population
7% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 10.20% of the general population
32.02% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 47.90% of the general population
11.65% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 8.23% 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.