Disability Profile - County Clare

Issued on October 1 2018

Disability Profile: County Clare[1]

Population

13% of the population of Clare, or 15,369 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  751

15 – 24              1232

25 – 44              2707

45 – 64              4330

65+                   6349

Type of Disability

People in Clare reported having the following types of disabilities and conditions:

A difficulty with pain, breathing, or any other chronic illness or condition

6,988

Difficulties with basic physical activities

6,542

Learning difficulty

3,750

Mental health

2,739

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

2,467

Intellectual disability

1,574

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

1,275

Education[2]

In 2016, only 12% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 18% of the general population in Clare.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 29% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 12% of the general population.
  • Only 18% had completed upper secondary compared to 22% of the general population.
  • Only 14% had completed further education compared to 17% of the general population.
  • Only 19% had completed higher level education compared to 34% of the general population.

Employment

  • 23% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 53% of the general population.

Transport

  • 19% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 8% of the general population.

Housing

  • 12% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 6% of the general population.[5]

 

[1] All statistics in this infographic are based on Census 2016 data from www.cso.ie.

[2] Primary and less includes no formal education, 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 and Statbank.

[3] % of total education ceased and not ceased, and for people aged 15 years and over.

[4] Data is for highest level of education completed for people with a disability whose education has ceased.

[5] People aged 15 years and over, who were renting from a Local Authority or a Voluntary Body.