Disability Profile - Kilkenny
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Kilkenny
22% of the population, or 22,402 people, have at least one disability
10,930 males, and 11,472 females have at least one disability
1,865 people 0-14 years old have a disability
1,972 people 15-24 years old have a disability
4,297 people 25-44 years old have a disability
6,599 people 44-65 years old have a disability
7,669 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
8,927 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
7,323 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
4,907 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
5,655 people have blindness or a vision impairment
5,215 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
4,991 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
2,249 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
5% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 2.04% of the general population
12% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 5.98% of the general population
33% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 28.53% of the general population
13% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 12.69% of the general population
23% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 30.75% of the general population
6% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 10.26% of the general population
33.26% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 47.39% of the general population
15.01% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 10.41% 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.