Disability Profile - Sligo

Issued on October 9 2018

Disability Profile: County Sligo[1]

Population

15% of the population of Sligo, or 9,577 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  763

15 – 24              777

25 – 44              1,670

45 – 64              2,789

65+                   3,578 

Type of Disability

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

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

4,325

Difficulties with basic physical activities

4,194

Learning difficulty

2,490

Mental health

1,782

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

1,604

Intellectual disability

1,121

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

846

Education[2]

In 2016, only 12% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 18% of the general population in Sligo.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 33% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 14% of the general population.
  • Only 16% had completed upper secondary compared to 20% of the general population.
  • Only 13% had completed further education compared to 16% of the general population.
  • Only 19% had completed higher level education compared to 34% 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 11% of the general population.

Housing

  • 16% 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.