Disability Profile - Longford
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Longford
21% of the population, or 9,857 people, have at least one disability
4,811 males, and 5,046 females have at least one disability
945 people 0-14 years old have a disability
872 people 15-24 years old have a disability
1,892 people 25-44 years old have a disability
2,843 people 44-65 years old have a disability
3,305 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
4,056 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
3,438 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
2,297 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
2,754 people have blindness or a vision impairment
2,074 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
2,433 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
1,010 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
6% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 2.91% of the general population
14% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 7.25% of the general population
32% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 26.74% of the general population
13% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 11.80% of the general population
19% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 23.38% of the general population
6% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 10.36% of the general population
29.88% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 46% of the general population
18.43% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 13.91% 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.