Disability Profile - Dún Laoghaire Rathdown

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown[1]

Population

13% of the population of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, or 27,266 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  2,005

15 – 24              2,767

25 – 44              4,619

45 – 64              6,452

65+                   11,423

Type of Disability

People in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown reported having the following types of disabilities and conditions:

Difficulties with basic physical activities

12,314

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

10,057

Learning difficulty

6,757

Mental health

5,097

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

4,887

Intellectual disability

2,254

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

2,183

Education[2]

In 2016, only 14% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 20% of the general population in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 19% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 7% of the general population.
  • Only 20% had completed upper secondary compared to 17% of the general population.
  • Only 12% had completed further education compared to 11% of the general population.
  • Only 35% had completed higher level education compared to 57% of the general population.

Employment

  • 25% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 54% of the general population.

Transport

  • 21% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 10% of the general population.

Housing

  • 12% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 7% 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.