Ardagh
Local Profile Update
Socio-Economic Profile
Data Source: CSO Census Data for 2011 and 2016
Population
A total of 266 persons were living in Ardagh in 2016, a decrease of 8.3% from 2011.
Ardagh had an average age of 42.9 years in 2016, an increase from 41.7 years in 2011. This average age is higher than the national average of 37.4 years and the regional average of 39.7 years.
Those aged 65 years or older accounted for 24.1% of the total population in 2016. Those aged 14 years or younger accounted for 19.5% of the total population in 2016. The working age population (15-64 years) accounted for 56.4% of the population in 2016, which is lower than the regional average of 62.5%.
| Age | 2016 |
|---|---|
| 0 - 9 | 38 |
| 10 - 19 | 28 |
| 20 - 29 | 21 |
| 30 - 39 | 28 |
| 40 - 49 | 30 |
| 50 - 59 | 38 |
| 60 - 69 | 42 |
| 70 - 79 | 26 |
| 80+ | 15 |
| Total | 266 |
| Sex | Average Age |
|---|---|
| Male | 42.3 |
| Female | 43.6 |
| Overall | 42.9 |
| Age |
2016 No. |
2016 % |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 14 | 52 | 19.5% |
| 15 - 64 | 150 | 56.4% |
| 65+ | 64 | 24.1% |
The total number of non-nationals living in Ardagh was 5% of the total population in 2016. This is below both the regional average of 8.2% and national average of 11.6%. Non-nationals from the UK comprised the largest percentage of non-nationals, accounting for 46.2% of all non-nationals in Ardagh in 2016. Non-nationals from Lithuania comprised the second largest percentage of non-nationals, accounting for 30.8% of all non-nationals.
Those living in Ardagh with a disability accounted for 20.3% of the total population, above the regional average of 17%. There was a total of 10 carers in Ardagh in 2016.
Household Composition
‘Married couple and children’ households comprised 18.3% of all households in 2016. All households with children comprised 34.8% of all households in 2016. This is below both the regional average of 46.7% and national average of 48.7%. ‘One person’ households comprised 37.4% of all households in 2016. ‘One person’ households had the largest percentage share of all households in 2016.
‘Adult’ families comprised 19% of all families in 2016, with ‘Adolescent’ families comprising 13%. Families with younger children (i.e. Pre-adolescent’, ‘Early school’ and ‘Pre-school’ comprised 30% of families. ‘Retired’ and ‘Empty Nest’ families comprised 37% of all families. This is higher than the regional average of 24.8%.
All ‘Owner occupied’ households comprised 66.1% of all households in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 75%. All ‘Rented’ households comprised 32.2% of all households. This is higher than the regional average of 19.9%. ‘Occupied’ dwellings accounted for 87% of all dwellings in 2016. This is above the regional average of 86%. ‘Vacant’ dwellings accounted for 13% of all dwellings in 2016. This is less than the regional average of 14%.
Education
The number of those aged 15 years or older with ‘Up to Leaving Cert’ education was 64.6% in 2016. This is higher than the regional average of 54.5%. Those with ‘No formal education’ accounted for 1.5% of all those aged 15 years or older in 2016. This is marginally lower than the regional average of 2%.
Those with ‘Third Level’ or higher (Level 6 or higher) education accounted for 17.9% of all those aged 15 years or older in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 30.9%.
Economy
The unemployment rate was 7.9% in Ardagh in 2016, a decrease from 18.8% in 2011. This is lower than the regional average of 8.4% but higher than the national average of 6.3%. Those ‘At work’ accounted for 40.7% of those aged 15 years or older in 2016, which is below the regional average of 48.5%. Those ‘retired’ comprised 26.6% of those aged 15 years or older in 2016. This is higher than the regional average of 18.6%.
Those in ‘Professional’ and ‘Employer and Manager’ roles comprised 21.8% of those employed in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 24%. Those in ‘Non-Manual’, ‘Manual Skilled’, ‘Semi-Skilled’, ‘Unskilled’ and ‘Own Account’ comprised 58.6% of those employed, higher than the regional average of 46.6%. ‘Farmers’, ‘Agricultural workers’ and ‘Others gainfully occupied/unknown’ comprised 19.5% of those employed, lower than the regional average of 29.5%.
| Socio-Economic Group | % Persons 2016 | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| A Employers and managers | 12% | 21.8% |
| B Higher professional | 2% | |
| C Lower professional | 8% | |
| D Non-manual | 17% | 58.6% |
| E Manual skilled | 20% | |
| F Semi-skilled | 11% | |
| G Unskilled | 7% | |
| H Own account workers | 4% | |
| I Farmers | 1% | 19.5% |
| J Agricultural workers | 1% | |
| Z Others gainfully occupied/unknown | 18% | |
| Total | 100% | |
Transport
Travel as a ‘car driver’ or ‘car passenger’ accounted for 66% of all work-related journeys and 65% of all education-related journeys in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 69% for work-related journeys and higher than the regional average of 61% education-related journeys. ‘Green Transport’ (includes travelling on foot, by bus, minibus, coach, train, or tram) accounted for 11.6% of all work-related journeys and 27.5% of all education-related journeys.
Overall, travel by car, lorry or other private motor vehicles accounted for 72.3% of all travel journeys, while ‘Green Transport’ accounted for 17.5%.
Overall, 62.8% of travel was undertaken for work and 37.2% was undertaken for education.
Average commute time for Ardagh was 20.1 minutes in 2016, lower than the regional average of 25.2 minutes. 65% of all travel was undertaken in 30 minutes of less, marginally lower than the regional average of 65.1%.
80.9% of households had one or more cars in 2016, lower than the regional average of 85.8%.18.3% of households have no car(s), higher than the regional average of 12.4%.
Connectivity
50.4% of households had a personal computer in 2016, lower than the regional average of 61.4%. 47.8% of households had no personal computer, higher than the regional average of 36.1%.
54.8% of households had access to Broadband in 2016, lower than the regional average of 57.2%. 35.7% of households had no access to Broadband, higher than the regional average of 28.9%.
Deprivation
The 2016 Pobal HP Deprivation Index shows the level of overall affluence and deprivation at small area level throughout Ireland.
The index is created through local analysis of relevant metrics (i.e. the proportion of skilled professionals, education levels, employment levels, and single-parent households found in an area).
Ardagh* had a HP Deprivation score of -1.57 in 2016, an increase from -1.95 in 2011. This is higher than the regional average HP Deprivation score of -4.39 in 2016. Ardagh can be described as having a ‘marginally below average’ HP Deprivation score.
*Weighted average based on population in each respective year