Ballylongford
Local Profile Update
Socio-Economic Profile
Data Source: CSO Census Data for 2011 and 2016
Population
A total of 391 persons were living in Ballylongford in 2016, a decrease of 6.9% from 2011.
Ballylongford had an average age of 44.1 years in 2016, an increase from 42.2 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 24.8% of the total population in 2016. Those aged 14 years or younger accounted for 18.2% of the total population in 2016. The working age population (15-64 years) accounted for 57% of the population in 2016, which is lower than the regional average of 62.5%.
| Age | 2016 |
|---|---|
| 0 - 9 | 44 |
| 10 - 19 | 48 |
| 20 - 29 | 20 |
| 30 - 39 | 39 |
| 40 - 49 | 60 |
| 50 - 59 | 52 |
| 60 - 69 | 68 |
| 70 - 79 | 42 |
| 80+ | 18 |
| Total | 391 |
| Sex | Average Age |
|---|---|
| Male | 43.3 |
| Female | 44.9 |
| Overall | 44.1 |
| Age |
2016 No. |
2016 % |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 14 | 71 | 18.2% |
| 15 - 64 | 223 | 57.0% |
| 65+ | 97 | 24.8% |
The total number of non-nationals living in Ballylongford was 5.7% 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 86.4% of all non-nationals in Ballylongford in 2016
Those living in Ballylongford with a disability accounted for 15.1% of the total population, below the regional average of 17%. There was a total of 20 carers in Ballylongford in 2016.
Household Composition
‘Married couple and children’ households comprised 24.2% of all households in 2016. All households with children comprised 37.6% 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 35.4% of all households in 2016. ‘One person’ households had the largest percentage share of all households in 2016.
‘Adult’ families comprised 20% of all families in 2016, with ‘Adolescent’ families comprising 17%. Families with younger children (i.e. Pre-adolescent’, ‘Early school’ and ‘Pre-school’ comprised 25% of families. ‘Retired’ and ‘Empty Nest’ families comprised 32.4% of all families. This is higher than the regional average of 25%.
All ‘Owner occupied’ households comprised 68.5% of all households in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 75%. All ‘Rented’ households comprised 26.4% of all households. This is higher than the regional average of 19.9%.
‘Occupied’ dwellings accounted for 75% of all dwellings in 2016. This is below the regional average of 86%. ‘Vacant’ dwellings accounted for 25% of all dwellings in 2016. This is greater than the regional average of 14%.
Education
The number of those aged 15 years or older with ‘Up to Leaving Cert’ education was 67.2% in 2016. This is higher than the regional average of 54.5%. Those with ‘No formal education’ accounted for 0.7% of all those aged 15 years or older in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 2%.
Those with ‘Third Level’ or higher (Level 6 or higher) education accounted for 21.4% 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 12.2% in Ballylongford in 2016, a decrease from 15.1% in 2011. This is higher than the regional average of 8.4% and the national average of 6.3%. Those ‘At work’ accounted for 38.8% of those aged 15 years or older in 2016, which is below the regional average of 48.5%. Those ‘retired’ comprised 22.8% 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 20.6% of those employed in 2016. This is higher than the regional average of 24%. Those in ‘Non-Manual’, ‘Manual Skilled’, ‘Semi-Skilled’, ‘Unskilled’ and ‘Own Account’ comprised 55.7% of those employed, higher than the regional average of 46.6%. ‘Farmers’, ‘Agricultural workers’ and ‘Others gainfully occupied/unknown’ comprised 23.7% of those employed, lower than the regional average of 29.5%.
| Socio-Economic Group | % Persons 2016 | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| A Employers and managers | 8% | 20.6% |
| B Higher professional | 7% | |
| C Lower professional | 5% | |
| D Non-manual | 21% | 55.7% |
| E Manual skilled | 13% | |
| F Semi-skilled | 10% | |
| G Unskilled | 4% | |
| H Own account workers | 7% | |
| I Farmers | 2% | 23.7% |
| J Agricultural workers | 1% | |
| Z Others gainfully occupied/unknown | 21% | |
| Total | 100% | |
Transport
Travel as a ‘car driver’ or ‘car passenger’ accounted for 69% of all work-related journeys and 62% of all education-related journeys in 2016. This is similar than the regional average of 69% and 61% respectively. ‘Green Transport’ (includes travelling on foot, by bus, minibus, coach, train, or tram) accounted for 6.5% of all work-related journeys and 38.2% of all education-related journeys.
Overall, travel by car, lorry or other private motor vehicles accounted for 75.4% of all travel journeys, while ‘Green Transport’ accounted for 18.6%.
Overall, 61.8% of travel was undertaken for work and 38.2% was undertaken for education.
Average commute time for Ballylongford was 28.2 minutes in 2016, higher than the regional average of 25.2 minutes. 64.4% of all travel was undertaken in 30 minutes of less, lower than the regional average of 65.1%.
79.8% of households had one or more cars in 2016, lower than the regional average of 85.8%. 18% of households have no car(s), higher than the regional average of 12.4%.
Connectivity
52.8% of households had a personal computer in 2016, lower than the regional average of 61.4%. 45.5% of households had no personal computer, higher than the regional average of 36.1%.
47.8% of households had access to Broadband in 2016, lower than the regional average of 57.2%. 42.7% 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).
Ballylongford* had a HP Deprivation score of -1.69 in 2016, a decrease from -0.54 in 2011. This is higher than the regional average HP Deprivation score of -4.39 in 2016. Ballylongford can be described as having a ‘marginally below average’ HP Deprivation score.
*Weighted average based on population in each respective year