Disability Profile - Clare
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Clare
21% of the population, or 27,213 number of people, have at least one disability
13,127 males, and 14,086 females have at least one disability
2,331 people 0-14 years old have a disability
2,648 people 15-24 years old have a disability
4,990 people 25-44 years old have a disability
7,806 people 44-65 years old have a disability
9,438 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
10,711 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
8,943 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
5,738 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
7,526 people have blindness or a vision impairment
5,806 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
6,252 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
2,586 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
12% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 5.77% of the general population
32% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 27.29% of the general population
12% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 11.92% of the general population
24% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 30.86% of the general population
7% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 11.39% of the general population
33.10% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 46.54% of the general population
11.36% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 7.54% 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.