Finuge

Local Profile Update

Socio-Economic Profile

Data Source: CSO Census Data for 2011 and 2016

Population

A total of 171 persons were living in Finuge in 2016, a decrease of 4.7% from 2011.

Finuge had an average age of 42.6 years in 2016, an increase from 39.5 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 18.7% of the total population in 2016. Those aged 14 years or younger accounted for 16.4% of the total population in 2016. The working age population (15-64 years) accounted for 64.9% of the population in 2016, which is higher than the regional average of 62.5%.

Age 2016
0 - 9 16
10 - 19 24
20 - 29 16
30 - 39 14
40 - 49 27
50 - 59 28
60 - 69 24
70 - 79 13
80+ 9
Total 171
Sex Average Age
Male 42.8
Female 42.5
Overall 42.6
Age 2016
No.
2016
%
0 - 14 28 16.4%
15 - 64 111 64.9%
65+ 32 18.7%

The total number of non-nationals living in Finuge was 8.2% of the total population in 2016. This is in line both the regional average of 8.2% but marginally below the national average of 11.6%. Non-nationals from the UK comprised the largest percentage of non-nationals in Finuge, accounting for 78.6% of all non-nationals.

Those living in Finuge with a disability accounted for 17.5% of the total population, marginally above the regional average of 17%. There was a total of 10 carers in Finuge in 2016.

Household Composition

‘Married couple and children’ households comprised 29.6% of all households in 2016. All households with children comprised 47.9% of all households in 2016. This is above the regional average of 46.7% and below the national average of 48.7%. ‘One person’ households comprised 40.8% of all households in 2016. ‘One person’ households had the largest percentage share of all households in 2016.

‘Adult’ families comprised 50% of all families in 2016, with ‘Adolescent’ families comprising 15%. Families with younger children (i.e. Pre-adolescent’, ‘Early school’ and ‘Pre-school’ comprised 26% of families. ‘Retired’ and ‘Empty Nest’ families comprised 7% of all families. This is lower than the regional average of 24.8%.

All ‘Owner occupied’ households comprised 83.8% of all households in 2016. This is higher than the regional average of 75%. All ‘Rented’ households comprised 8.8% of all households. This is lower than the regional average of 19.9%. ‘Occupied’ dwellings accounted for 90% of all dwellings in 2016. This is higher than the regional average of 86%. ‘Vacant’ dwellings accounted for 10% of all dwellings in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 14%.

Education

The number of those aged 15 years or older with ‘Up to Leaving Cert’ education was 55.3% in 2016. This is higher than the regional average of 54.5%. Those with ‘No formal education’ accounted for 0.8% 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 33.3% of all those aged 15 years or older in 2016. This is higher than the regional average of 30.9%.

Economy

The unemployment rate was 9.1% in Finuge in 2016, a decrease from 11% in 2011. This is higher than the regional average of 8.4% and national average of 6.3%. Those ‘At work’ accounted for 44.1% of those aged 15 years or older in 2016, which is below the regional average of 48.5%. Those ‘retired’ comprised 16.1% of those aged 15 years or older in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 18.6%.

Those in ‘Professional’ and ‘Employer and Manager’ roles comprised 19.3% 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 53.8% of those employed, higher than the regional average of 46.6%. ‘Farmers’, ‘Agricultural workers’ and ‘Others gainfully occupied/unknown’ comprised 26.9% of those employed, lower than the regional average of 29.5%.

Socio-Economic Group % Persons 2016 Summary
A Employers and managers 4% 19.3%
B Higher professional 3%
C Lower professional 12%
D Non-manual 14% 53.8%
E Manual skilled 13%
F Semi-skilled 12%
G Unskilled 5%
H Own account workers 9%
I Farmers 15% 26.9%
J Agricultural workers 1%
Z Others gainfully occupied/unknown 12%
Total 100%

Transport

Travel as a ‘car driver’ or ‘car passenger’ accounted for 67% of all work-related journeys and 74% of all education-related journeys in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 69% for work-related journeys but higher 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 6.5% of all work-related journeys and 26.5% of all education-related journeys.

Overall, travel by car, lorry or other private motor vehicles accounted for 78.1% of all trave journeys, while ‘Green Transport’ accounted for 13.5%.

Overall, 64.6% of travel was undertaken for work and 35.4% was undertaken for education. 

Average commute time for Finuge was 21.1 minutes in 2016, lower than the regional average of 25.2 minutes. 74.4% of all travel was undertaken in 30 minutes of less, higher than the regional average of 65.1%.

83.8% of households had one or more cars in 2016, lower than the regional average of 85.8%. 14.7% of households have no car(s), higher than the regional average of 12.4%.

Connectivity

66.2% of households had a personal computer in 2016, higher than the regional average of 61.4%. 32.4% of households had no personal computer, marginally lower than the regional average of 36.1%.

38.2% of households had access to Broadband in 2016, lower than the regional average of 57.2%. 39.7% 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).

Finuge* had a HP Deprivation score of -6.50 in 2016, a decrease from -3.40 in 2011. This is lower than the regional average HP Deprivation score of -4.39 in 2016. Finuge can be described as having a ‘marginally below average’ HP Deprivation score.

*Weighted average based on population in each respective year