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Census 2006 - The changing face of Ireland

Census 2006 - The changing face of Ireland. Presentation by Helen Cahill, CSO at Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland Regency Hotel, Dublin 29th September 2007. Layout of presentation. Historical trends Age, marital status, family units Irish Travellers Migration

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Census 2006 - The changing face of Ireland

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  1. Census 2006 - The changing face of Ireland Presentation by Helen Cahill, CSO at Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland Regency Hotel, Dublin 29th September 2007

  2. Layout of presentation • Historical trends • Age, marital status, family units • Irish Travellers • Migration • Place of birth, nationality, ethnicity, religion • Housing units

  3. Total population 4,239,848 • 2002-2006 increase • 322,645 • 8.2 per cent • Highest population since 1861

  4. Components of population change, 1926-2006

  5. Importance of migration

  6. Urban/Rural population, 1926-2006

  7. Age and sex breakdown, 2006

  8. Average age per county, 2006

  9. Age dependency ratios, 1926-2006

  10. Marital status (% change)

  11. Separated or divorced as a % of ever-married, 2006

  12. Family units by number of children 1986-2006

  13. Children born alive, 2006 • 17.5% of all women aged 40 and over have had no children • Further 20% have had one child • Average number of children born to women aged 40-44 was 2.2 • Similar average for women aged 65-69 was 3.5

  14. Irish Travellers, 2006 • 22,435 Travellers enumerated • down 1,254 (-5.3%) compared with 2002 • Possible questionnaire effect? • 69.1% in permanent accommodation • 24.9% in caravans and mobile homes

  15. Irish Travellers, 2006 • Median age 18 • (33 for total population) • Proportion of 15-24 age group married • Male: 21.6% (1.4% in total population) • Female: 26% (2.7% in total population)

  16. Age profile of Irish Travellers, 2006

  17. Migration flows, 1987 to 2006

  18. Effect of net migration on certain age groups

  19. Usual residents by place of birth, 2002 and 2006 • Percentage of usual residents born in Ireland: • 89.6% 2002 • 85.3% 2006

  20. Usual residents by place of birth, 2002 and 2006

  21. Place of Birth, 2002 and 2006

  22. Usual residents by Nationality, 2002 and 2006 • Percentage of usual residents with Irish nationality: • 92.8% 2002 • 88.9% 2006

  23. Usual residents by nationality, 2006

  24. Nationality, 2002 and 2006

  25. Irish and Non-Irish by age group, 2006

  26. Irish and Non-Irish by age group, 2006

  27. Usual residents by ethnic or cultural background, 2006

  28. Population by religious grouping, 2002 and 2006

  29. Religion, 2002 and 2006

  30. Housing units by period built (per cent), 2006

  31. Housing units by period built (per cent), 2006

  32. Housing units by occupancy status (per cent), 2006

  33. Housing units by occupancy status (per cent), 2006

  34. Housing units by occupancy on census night, 2002 & 2006

  35. Thank you for listening!!

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