Disability Profile - Waterford

Issued on October 9 2018

Disability Profile: County Waterford[1]

Population

14% of the population of Waterford, or 16,675 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  1377

15 – 24              1343

25 – 44              3062

45 – 64              4860

65+                   6033

Type of Disability

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

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

7,672

Difficulties with basic physical activities

6,918

Learning difficulty

3,732

Mental health

3,168

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

2,922

Intellectual disability

1,559

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

1,402

Education[2]

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

  • 30% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 14% of the general population.
  • Only 17% had completed upper secondary compared to 20% of the general population.
  • Only 13% had completed further education compared to 17% of the general population.
  • Only 17% had completed higher level education compared to 31% of the general population.

Employment

  • 20% 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 12% of the general population.

Housing

  • 18% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 12% 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.