Disability Profile - Kilkenny

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: County Kilkenny[1]

Population

13% of the population of Kilkenny or 13,332 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  1,137

15 – 24              1,045

25 – 44              2,352

45 – 64              3,842

65+                   4,956

Type of Disability

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

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

6,149

Difficulties with basic physical activities

5,703

Learning difficulty

3,311

Mental health

2,470

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

2,303

Intellectual disability

1,516

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

1,132

Education[2]

In 2016, only 11% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 16% of the general population in Kilkenny.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 32% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 13% of the general population.
  • Only 16% had completed upper secondary compared to 20% of the general population.
  • Only 13% had completed further education compared to 18% of the general population.
  • Only 17% had completed higher level education compared to 32% of the general population.

Employment

  • 22% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 53% of the general population.

Transport

  • 20% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 8% of the general population.

Housing

  • 15% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 9% 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.