Disability Profile - Cork City
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Cork City
24% of the population, or 52,964 people, have at least one disability
24,928 males, and 28,036 females have at least one disability
4,035 people 0-14 years old have a disability
6,669 people 15-24 years old have a disability
12,505 people 25-44 years old have a disability
13,896 people 44-65 years old have a disability
15,859 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
20,720 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
16,815 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
14,404 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
14,109 people have blindness or a vision impairment
10,657 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
12,405 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
5,407 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
3% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 1.46% of the general population
11% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 5.12% of the general population
30% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 24.20% of the general population
10% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 8.89% of the general population
27% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 34.39% of the general population
10% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 12.48% of the general population
33.71% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 46.41% of the general population
20.02% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 14.45% 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.