Disability Profile - Limerick

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: County Limerick[1]

Population

15% of the population of Limerick, or 29,228 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  2584

15 – 24              2551

25 – 44              5552

45 – 64              8527

65+                   10014

Type of Disability

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

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

13,727

Difficulties with basic physical activities

12,735

Learning difficulty

7,225

Mental health

5,801

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

4,401

Intellectual disability

3,272

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

2,628

Education[2]

In 2016, only 13% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 20% of the general population in Limerick.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 32% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 14% of the general population.
  • Only 17% had completed upper secondary compared to 21% of the general population.
  • Only 13% had completed further education compared to 16% of the general population.
  • Only 17% had completed higher level education compared to 32% of the general population.

Employment

  • 19% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 50% of the general population.

Transport

  • 25% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 13% of the general population.

Housing

  • 14% 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.