Disability Profile - Sligo
Issued on October 22 2024
Disability Profile[1]: Sligo
23% of the population, or 16,128 people, have at least one disability
7,684 males, and 8,444 females have at least one disability
1,304 people 0-14 years old have a disability
1,671 people 15-24 years old have a disability
2,886 people 25-44 years old have a disability
5,494 people 44-65 years old have a disability
5,782 people over 65 have a disability
Type of Disability
6,157 people have difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition
5,379 people have difficulty with basic physical activities
3,672 people have a psychological or emotional condition or a mental health issue
4,521 people have blindness or a vision impairment
3,628 people have Deafness or a hearing impairment
3,883 people have difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating
1,572 people have an intellectual disability
Education Level Obtained[2][3]
4% of people with disabilities had no formal education, compared to 1.53% of the general population
12% of people with disabilities had only a primary school education, compared to 6.36% of the general population
31% of people with disabilities had only a secondary school education, compared to 26.69% of the general population
12% of people with disabilities had completed further education, compared to 11.55% of the general population
25% of people with disabilities had completed higher education, compared to 31.92% of the general population
9% of people with disabilities were still in education, compared to 11.42% of the general population
32.91% of people with disabilities over 15 are in employment[4], compared to 45.40% of the general population
14.15% of people with disabilities are in social housing[5] (by household) compared to 10.26% 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.