Disability Profile - Louth

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: County Louth[1]

Population

14% of the population of Louth, or 17,881 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  1,599

15 – 24              1,345

25 – 44              3,561

45 – 64              5,332

65+                   6,044

Type of Disability

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

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

8,447

Difficulties with basic physical activities

7,655

Learning difficulty

4,239

Mental health

3,139

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

2,764

Intellectual disability

1,869

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

1,632

Education[2]

In 2016, only 12% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 19% of the general population in Louth.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 36% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 16% of the general population.
  • Only 15% had completed upper secondary compared to 20% of the general population.
  • Only 12% had completed further education compared to 16% of the general population.
  • Only 17% had completed higher level education compared to 30% of the general population.

Employment

  • 21% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 51% of the general population.

Transport

  • 27% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 14% of the general population.

Housing

  • 15% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 10% 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.