Knocknagashel
Local Profile Update
Socio-Economic Profile
Data Source: CSO Census Data for 2011 and 2016
Population
A total of 265 persons were living in Knocknagashel in 2016, a decrease of 0.4% from 2011.
Knocknagashel had an average age of 39.9 years in 2016, an increase from 37.7 years in 2011. This average age is higher than the national average of 37.4 years and regional average of 39.7 years.
Those aged 65 years or older accounted for 15.8% of the total population in 2016. Those aged 14 years or younger accounted for 19.2% 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 | 35 |
| 10 - 19 | 32 |
| 20 - 29 | 27 |
| 30 - 39 | 40 |
| 40 - 49 | 26 |
| 50 - 59 | 35 |
| 60 - 69 | 44 |
| 70 - 79 | 15 |
| 80+ | 11 |
| Total | 265 |
| Sex | Average Age |
|---|---|
| Male | 38.3 |
| Female | 41.5 |
| Overall | 39.9 |
| Age |
2016 No. |
2016 % |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 14 | 51 | 19.2% |
| 15 - 64 | 172 | 64.9% |
| 65+ | 42 | 15.8% |
The total number of non-nationals living in Knocknagashel was 7% 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 89.5% of all non-nationals in Knocknagashel in 2016
Those living in Knocknagashel with a disability accounted for 19.2% of the total population, below the regional average of 17%. There was a total of 21 carers in Knocknagashel in 2016.
Household Composition
‘Married couple and children’ households comprised 33% of all households in 2016. All households with children comprised 48.5% of all households in 2016. This is above the regional average of 46.7% and but marginally below the national average of 48.7%. ‘One person’ households comprised 28.2% of all households in 2016. ‘Married couple and children’ households had the largest percentage share of all households in 2016.
‘Adult’ families comprised 35% of all families in 2016, with ‘Adolescent’ families comprising 12%. Families with younger children (i.e. Pre-adolescent’, ‘Early school’ and ‘Pre-school’ comprised 28% of families. ‘Retired’ and ‘Empty Nest’ families comprised 21% of all families. This is lower than the regional average of 24.8%.
All ‘Owner occupied’ households comprised 73.5% of all households in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 75%. All ‘Rented’ households comprised 23.5% of all households. This is higher than the regional average of 19.9%.
‘Occupied’ dwellings accounted for 77% of all dwellings in 2016. This is lower with the regional average of 86%. ‘Vacant’ dwellings accounted for 23% 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 62% in 2016. This is higher than the regional average of 54.5%. Those with ‘No formal education’ accounted for 1.7% 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 29.6% 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 9.3% in Knocknagashel in 2016, a decrease from 15.9% in 2011. This is higher than the regional average of 8.4% and the national average of 6.3%. Those ‘At work’ accounted for 42.1% of those aged 15 years or older in 2016, which is below the regional average of 48.5%. Those ‘retired’ comprised 15.4% 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 18.8% 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 44.9% of those employed, lower than the regional average of 46.6%. ‘Farmers’, ‘Agricultural workers’ and ‘Others gainfully occupied/unknown’ comprised 36.4% of those employed, higher than the regional average of 29.5%.
| Socio-Economic Group | % Persons 2016 | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| A Employers and managers | 10% | 18.8% |
| B Higher professional | 1% | |
| C Lower professional | 7% | |
| D Non-manual | 15% | 44.9% |
| E Manual skilled | 13% | |
| F Semi-skilled | 6% | |
| G Unskilled | 4% | |
| H Own account workers | 7% | |
| I Farmers | 11% | 36.4% |
| J Agricultural workers | 0% | |
| Z Others gainfully occupied/unknown | 25% | |
| Total | 100% | |
Transport
Travel as a ‘car driver’ or ‘car passenger’ accounted for 65% of all work-related journeys and 45% of all education-related journeys in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 69% for work-related journeys and 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 4% of all work-related journeys and 51% of all education-related journeys.
Overall, travel by car, lorry or other private motor vehicles accounted for 65.8% of all travel journeys, while ‘Green Transport’ accounted for 23.9%.
Average commute time for Knocknagashel was 29.4 minutes in 2016, higher than the regional average of 25.2 minutes. 54.2% of all travel was undertaken in 30 minutes of less, lower than the regional average of 65.1%. In terms of car ownership, 89.2% of households had one or more cars in 2016, higher than the regional average of 85.8%. 10.8% of households have no car(s), lower than the regional average of 12.4%.
Connectivity
62.7% of households had a personal computer in 2016, higher than the regional average of 61.4%.
35,3% of households had no personal computer, lower than the regional average of 36.1%.
58.8% of households had access to Broadband in 2016, higher than the regional average of 57.2%.
30.4% 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).
Knocknagashel* had a HP Deprivation score of -8.91 in 2016, an increase from -9.00 in 2011. This is higher than the regional average HP Deprivation score of -4.39 in 2016. Knocknagashel can be described as having a ‘marginally below average’ HP Deprivation score.
*Weighted average based on population in each respective year