Disability Profile - Offaly
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Offaly
23% of the population, or 18,813 people, have at least one disability
9,219 males, and 9,594 females have at least one disability
1,960 people 0-14 years old have a disability
1,785 people 15-24 years old have a disability
3,680 people 25-44 years old have a disability
5,494 people 44-65 years old have a disability
5,894 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
7,842 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
6,452 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
4,540 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
5,043 people have blindness or a vision impairment
3,950 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
4,561 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
2,114 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
6% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 2.71% of the general population
15% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 7.41% of the general population
35% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 30.75% of the general population
11% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 12.34% of the general population
19% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 24.88% of the general population
7% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 10.32% of the general population
34.73% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 45.59% of the general population
13.46% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 9.09% 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.