Disability Profile - Fingal

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: Fingal[1]

Population

11% of the population of Fingal, or 31,970 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  3,965

15 – 24              2,835

25 – 44              7,548

45 – 64              8,964

65+                   8,658

Type of Disability

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

Difficulties with basic physical activities

14,807

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

11,342

Learning difficulty

7,959

Mental health

6,656

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

4,408

Intellectual disability

3,649

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

2,526

Education[2]

In 2016, only 15% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 20% of the general population in Fingal.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 23% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 8% of the general population.
  • Only 19% had completed upper secondary compared to 21% of the general population.
  • Only 14% had completed further education compared to 16% of the general population.
  • Only 25% had completed higher level education compared to 43% of the general population.

Employment

  • 29% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 60% of the general population.

Transport

  • 18% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 8% of the general population.

Housing

  • 11% 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.