Disability Profile - Cork County
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Cork County
21% of the population, or 75,625 number of people, have at least one disability
36,800 males, and 38,825 females have at least one disability
7,781 people 0-14 years old have a disability
7,321 people 15-24 years old have a disability
14,690 people 25-44 years old have a disability
21,702 people 44-65 years old have a disability
24,131 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
28,974 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
23,789 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
17,039 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
19,446 people have blindness or a vision impairment
16,867 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
18,048 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
7,710 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
4% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 1.68% of the general population
11% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 5.45% of the general population
31% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 26.76% of the general population
13% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 13.11% of the general population
26% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 32.51% of the general population
8% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 10.95% of the general population
34.80% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 48.52% of the general population
10.73% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 7.53% 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.