Brosna
Local Profile Update
Socio-Economic Profile
Data Source: CSO Census Data for 2011 and 2016
Population
A total of 193 persons were living in Brosna in 2016, a decrease of 8.8% from 2011.
Brosna had an average age of 43.6 years in 2016, a decrease from 44.3 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 21.2% of the total population in 2016. Those aged 14 years or younger accounted for 14% of the total population in 2016. The working age population (15-64 years) accounted for 64.8% of the population in 2016, which is higher than the regional average of 62.5%.
| Age | 2016 |
|---|---|
| 0 - 9 | 19 |
| 10 - 19 | 18 |
| 20 - 29 | 23 |
| 30 - 39 | 23 |
| 40 - 49 | 20 |
| 50 - 59 | 31 |
| 60 - 69 | 32 |
| 70 - 79 | 19 |
| 80+ | 8 |
| Total | 193 |
| Sex | Average Age |
|---|---|
| Male | 43.4 |
| Female | 43.8 |
| Overall | 43.6 |
| Age |
2016 No. |
2016 % |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 14 | 27 | 14.0% |
| 15 - 64 | 125 | 64.8% |
| 65+ | 41 | 21.2% |
The total number of non-nationals living in Brosna was 6.8% 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 84.6% of all non-nationals in Brosna in 2016.
Those living in Brosna with a disability accounted for 21.2% of the total population, above the regional average of 17%. There was a total of 7 carers in Brosna in 2016.
Household Composition
‘Married couple and children’ households comprised 14.4% of all households in 2016. All households with children comprised 40% 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 42.2% of all households in 2016. ‘One person’ households had the largest percentage share of all households in 2016.
‘Adult’ families comprised 41% of all families in 2016, with ‘Adolescent’ families comprising 10%. Families with younger children (i.e. Pre-adolescent’, ‘Early school’ and ‘Pre-school’ comprised 22% of families. ‘Retired’ and ‘Empty Nest’ families comprised 26.5% of all families. This is higher than the regional average of 27%.
All ‘Owner occupied’ households comprised 67.8% of all households in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 75%. All ‘Rented’ households comprised 27.8% of all households. This is higher than the regional average of 19.9%. ‘Occupied’ dwellings accounted for 71.5% of all dwellings in 2016. This is below the regional average of 86%. ‘Vacant’ dwellings accounted for 28.5% of all dwellings in 2016. This is higher than the regional average of 14%.
Education
The number of those aged 15 years or older with ‘Up to Leaving Cert’ education was 57% 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 30.3% of all those aged 15 years or older in 2016. This is marginally lower than the regional average of 30.9%.
Economy
The unemployment rate was 16.3% in Brosna in 2016, a decrease from 17.1% in 2011. This is higher than the regional average of 8.4% and the national average of 6.3%. Those ‘At work’ accounted for 36.1% of those aged 15 years or older in 2016, which is below the regional average of 48.5%. Those ‘retired’ comprised 25.9% 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 14.9% 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 53.3% of those employed, higher than the regional average of 46.6%. ‘Farmers’, ‘Agricultural workers’ and ‘Others gainfully occupied/unknown’ comprised 31.8% of those employed, higher than the regional average of 29.5%.
| Socio-Economic Group | % Persons 2016 | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| A Employers and managers | 8% | 14.9% |
| B Higher professional | 4% | |
| C Lower professional | 4% | |
| D Non-manual | 25% | 53.3% |
| E Manual skilled | 15% | |
| F Semi-skilled | 4% | |
| G Unskilled | 8% | |
| H Own account workers | 2% | |
| I Farmers | 6% | 31.8% |
| J Agricultural workers | 0% | |
| Z Others gainfully occupied/unknown | 26% | |
| Total | 100% | |
Transport
Travel as a ‘car driver’ or ‘car passenger’ accounted for 75% of all work-related journeys and 59% of all education-related journeys in 2016. This is higher than the regional average of 69% for work-related journeys but lower than the regional average of 61% for education-related journeys respectively. ‘Green Transport’ (includes travelling on foot, by bus, minibus, coach, train, or tram) accounted for 8.3% of all work-related journeys and 29.4% of all education-related journeys.
Overall, travel by car, lorry or other private motor vehicles accounted for 74.5% of all trave journeys, while ‘Green Transport’ accounted for 16%.
Overall, 63.8% of travel was undertaken for work and 36.2% was undertaken for education.
Average commute time for Brosna was 32.9 minutes in 2016, higher than the regional average of 25.2 minutes. 43.8% of all travel was undertaken in 30 minutes of less, lower than the regional average of 65.1%.
86.7% of households had one or more cars in 2016, higher than the regional average of 85.8%. 12.2% of households have no car(s), marginally lower than the regional average of 12.4%.
Connectivity
46.7% of households had a personal computer in 2016, lower than the regional average of 61.4%. 51.1% of households had no personal computer, higher than the regional average of 36.1%.
26.7% of households had access to Broadband in 2016, lower than the regional average of 57.2%. 46.7% 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).
Brosna* had a HP Deprivation score of -2.85 in 2016, a decrease from -1.15 in 2011. This is higher than the regional average HP Deprivation score of -4.39 in 2016. Brosna can be described as having a ‘marginally below average’ HP Deprivation score.
*Weighted average based on population in each respective year