Disability Profile - Offaly

Issued on October 9 2018

Disability Profile: County Offaly[1]

Population

14% of the population of Offaly, or 11,154 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  1,189

15 – 24              844

25 – 44              2,011

45 – 64              3,212

65+                   3,898

Type of Disability

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

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

5,182

Difficulties with basic physical activities

4,749

Learning difficulty

2,762

Mental health

2,067

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

1,779

Intellectual disability

1,201

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

1,032

Education[2]

In 2016, only 11% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 17% of the general population in Offaly.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 36% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 16% of the general population.
  • Only 16% had completed upper secondary compared to 21% of the general population.
  • Only 13% had completed further education compared to 17% of the general population.
  • Only 13% had completed higher level education compared to 25% of the general population.

Employment

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

Transport

  • 19% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 9% of the general population.

Housing

  • 13% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 8% 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.