Disability Profile - Dún Laoghaire Rathdown
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Dún Laoghaire Rathdown
21% of the population, or 49,999 people, have at least one disability
22,776 males, and 27,223 females have at least one disability
3,344 people 0-14 years old have a disability
6,244 people 15-24 years old have a disability
10,443 people 25-44 years old have a disability
11,740 people 44-65 years old have a disability
18.228 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
18,600 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
13,868 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
12,529 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
13,018 people have blindness or a vision impairment
11,260 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
11,534 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
3,764 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
2% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 0.93% of the general population
7% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 3.11% of the general population
24% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 17.30% of the general population
9% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 6.88% of the general population
40% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 49.65% of the general population
11% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 13.26% of the general population
35.47% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 46.98% of the general population
11.09% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 7.57% 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.
cation 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.