29 November 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 13 - Religion. The main headlines from this volume are:
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15 November 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 12 - Travel to Work, School and College. The main headlines from this volume are:
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01 November 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 11 - Disability, Carers and Voluntary Activities. The main headlines from this volume are:
9.3% of the population have a disability (394,000) persons. 62% of these have more than one disability.
Among children (0-14 yrs) boys had a far higher incidence of disability with sharp differences reported in relation to learning or intellectual disability (13,658 boys against 6,391 girls) and in learning, remembering and concentrating disability (14,017 boys against 6,575 girls).
Persons with a disability represented 4% of all persons at work in 2006.
Almost one in five persons with a disability live alone. The corresponding figure for those aged 65+ is one in three.
Almost 161,000 people provide care for someone with a long term illness or disability.
16.4% of the population are involved in voluntary activities, with the highest participation rate falling in the 45-54 age group.
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18th October 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 10 - Education and Qualifications. This volume
contains statistics relating to education and qualifications at a comprehensive geographical level.
The main headlines from this volume are:
There has been a 28% increase in the number of persons completing their education with a third level qualification.
The number of people aged 15 and over possessing only a primary level education continues to fall to 514,000. A good deal of these (29%) are in the farming, fisheries and forestry sector. In contrast 91% of teachers possess third level qualifications. Following up are Clergy (89%) and scientific/technical people (79%).
Non-national third level educational attainment is quite high at 38.3% compared to Irish national at 28.2%. One out of two non-nationals from outside the EU are educated to third level.
The most popular branch of academic study continues to be the social sciences/business/law sector at 21%. It also is the top preference for women at almost 21%. Engineering/manufacturing and construction is most popular amongst men at 24%
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4th October 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 9 - Irish Language. This volume contains statistics relating to the Irish Language at a detailed geographic level.
The main headlines from this volume are:
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20th September 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 8 - Occupations. This volume contains statistics relating to occupations at a comprehensive geographical level.
The main headlines from this volume are:
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6th September 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 7 - Principal Economic Status and Industries. This volume contains statistics relating to principal economic status, labour force participation, employment and industries at a detailed geographic level.
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16th August 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 6 - Housing. This reports provides statistics on housing attributes, nature of occupancy, rents etc. at a detailed geographic level.
- Major house building in Fingal and Meath
- Private rented dwellings continue to increase
- Smaller dwellings on the increase
- Wide disparity in broadband access
- Quarter of all private dwellings are one off houses
- Vacant dwellings account for 15 per cent of the total housing stock
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26th July 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 5 - Ethnic or Cultural Background (including the Irish Traveller Community). This volume contains results relating to the ethnic or cultural background of persons usually resident in the State, including the Irish Traveller Community, and covers the main demographic and socio-economic topics distinguished in the census.
The main headlines from Volume 5 - Ethnic or Cultural Background (including Irish Traveller Community) are:
- Six out of ten of Asian Irish community living in Dublin
- More than 1 in 4 persons with Black or Black Irish ethnicity born in Ireland
- Louth has highest proportion of persons with Black or Black Irish ethnicity
- Various ethnic populations are mainly Catholic
- Younger age profile among the Irish Traveller Community
- Tuam has highest proportion of Irish Travellers
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12th July 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 4 - Usual Residence, Migration, Birthplaces and Nationalities. This volume provides details of place of usual residence, migration pattern, place of birth and nationalities at a detailed geographical level.
The main headlines from Volume 4 - Usual Residence, Migration, Birthplaces and Nationalities are:
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28th June 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Principal Socio-economic Results. The report gives the final census results for the State as a whole for the following socio-economic topics: Principal Economic Status, Labour Force Participation, Industries, Occupation, Socio-Economic Group, Social Class, Educational Attainments, Disabilities, Carers, Voluntary Activites and Car and PC Ownership.
The headlines from the 2006 Principal Socio-economic Results are:
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14th June 2007
Statistics (SAPS) on this website. This SAPS release is at the level of Electoral Divisions, Cities and Counties, Provinces and the State as a whole. The SAPS are divided into 7 themes containing 48 tables covering Census 2006 demographic variables.
6th June 2007
The planned release dates for the following three Census 2006 publications have been put back by one week. The revised release dates are as follows:
Small Area Population Statistics (demographic variables) will now be published on the CSO website on 14th June 2007.
Principal Socio-economic Results will be published on 28th June 2007.
Volume 4 - Usual Residence, Migration, Birthplaces and Nationality will be published on 12 July 2007.
31st May 2007
A number of coding errors has been detected since the publication of the Principal Demographic Results on 29 March 2007 and Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area on 26 April 2007.
The PDF files for the relevant publications and downloadable files on the CSO website have been amended today.
31st May 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 3 - Household Composition, Family Units and Fertility. This volume provides figures on household composition, family units and fertility at a comprehensive geographical level.
The main headlines from Volume 3 - Household Composition, Family Units and Fertility are:
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10th May 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 2 - Ages and Marital Status. This volume provides statistics on age and marital status at a detailed geographical level.
The headlines from Volume 2 - Ages and Marital Status are:
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26th April 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area. This publication gives detailed figures for all the territorial divisions in the country.
The headlines from Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area are:
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29th March 2007
The publication of Census 2006 Principal Demographic Results from Census 2006. The report gives the final census results for the State as a whole for the following demographic topics: Age, Sex, Marital Status, Nationality, Living Arrangements, Migration, Irish Language, Religion, Irish Travellers, Ethnic/Cultural Background and Housing.
The headlines from the 2006 Principal Demographic Results are:
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