Templeglantine

Local Profile Update

Socio-Economic Profile

Data Source: CSO Census Data for 2011 and 2016

Population

A total of 355 persons were living in Templeglantine in 2016, an increase of 11.3% from 2011.

Templeglantine had an average age of 37.7 years in 2016, an increase from 34.2 years in 2011. This average age is higher than the national average of 37.4 years and lower the regional average of 39.7 years.

Those aged 65 years or older accounted for 15.2% of the total population in 2016. Those aged 14 years or younger accounted for 22.8% of the total population in 2016. The working age population (15-64 years) accounted for 62.0% of the population in 2016, which is lower than the regional average of 62.5%.

Age 2016
0 - 9 54
10 - 19 44
20 - 29 36
30 - 39 50
40 - 49 53
50 - 59 58
60 - 69 19
70 - 79 32
80+ 9
Total 355
Sex Average Age
Male 37.6
Female 37.8
Overall 37.7
Age 2016
No.
2016
%
0 - 14 81 22.8%
15 - 64 220 62.0%
65+ 54 15.2%

The total number of non-nationals living in Templeglantine was 7.4% 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 56.5% of non-nationals in Templeglantine in 2016

Those living in Templeglantine with a disability accounted for 12.7% of the total population, below the regional average of 17%. There was a total of 12 carers in Templeglantine in 2016.

Household Composition

‘Married couple and children’ households comprised 36.0% of all households in 2016. All households with children comprised 55% of all households in 2016. This is above both the regional average of 46.7% and national average of 48.7% ‘One person’ households comprised 22.5% of all households in 2016. ‘Married couple and children’ households had the largest percentage share of all households in 2016.

‘Adult’ families comprised 25% of all families in 2016, with ‘Adolescent’ families comprising 9%. Families with younger children (i.e. Pre-adolescent’, ‘Early school’ and ‘Pre-school’ comprised 40% of families. ‘Retired’ and ‘Empty Nest’ families comprised 19% of all families. This is higher than both the regional average of 24.8%.

All ‘Owner occupied’ households comprised 71.8% of all households in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 75%. All ‘Rented’ households comprised 24.5% of all households. This is higher than the regional average of 19.9%. ‘Occupied’ dwellings accounted for 93% of all dwellings in 2016. This is above the regional average of 86%. ‘Vacant’ dwellings accounted for 7% 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 47.3% in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 54.5%. Those with ‘No formal education’ accounted for 2.1% of all those aged 15 years or older in 2016. This is higher than the regional average of 2%. Those with ‘Third Level’ or higher (Level 6 or higher) education accounted for 23.2% 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 8% in Templeglantine in 2016, a decrease from 18.5% 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 52.9% of those aged 15 years or older in 2016, which is above the regional average of 48.5%. Those ‘retired’ comprised 17.2% 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 17.7% 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 50.6% of those employed, higher than the regional average of 46.6%. ‘Farmers’, ‘Agricultural workers’ and ‘Others gainfully occupied/unknown’ comprised 31.6% of those employed, higher than the regional average of 29.5%.

Socio-Economic Group % Persons 2016 Summary
A Employers and managers 9% 17.7%
B Higher professional 1%
C Lower professional 8%
D Non-manual 12% 50.6%
E Manual skilled 16%
F Semi-skilled 8%
G Unskilled 5%
H Own account workers 10%
I Farmers 17% 31.6%
J Agricultural workers 2%
Z Others gainfully occupied/unknown 13%
Total 100%

Transport

Travel as a ‘car driver’ or ‘car passenger’ accounted for 61% of all work-related journeys and 40% of all education-related journeys in 2016. This is lower than the regional average of 69% and 61% respectively. ‘Green Transport’ (includes travelling on foot, by bus, minibus, coach, train, or tram) accounted for 7% of all work-related journeys and 55% of all education-related journeys. 

Overall, travel by car, lorry or other private motor vehicles accounted for 61.8% of all travel journeys, while ‘Green Transport’ accounted for 27.5%.

Overall, 56.8% of travel was undertaken for work and 43.1% was undertaken for education. 

Average commute time for Templeglantine was 26.3 minutes in 2016, higher than the regional average of 25.2 minutes. 67.6% of all travel was undertaken in 30 minutes of less, higher than the regional average of 65.1%.

92.6% of households had one or more cars in 2016, higher than the regional average of 85.8%.

6.4% of households have no car(s), lower than the regional average of 12.4%.

Connectivity

69.1% of households had a personal computer in 2016, higher than the regional average of 61.4%.

30.0% of households had no personal computer, lower than the regional average of 36.1%.

57.3% of households had access to Broadband in 2016, higher than the regional average of 57.2%.

27.3% of households had no access to Broadband, lower 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).

Templeglantine* had a HP Deprivation score of -5.26 in 2016, an increase from -8.10 in 2011. This is lower than the regional average HP Deprivation score of -4.39 in 2016. Templeglantine can be described as having a ‘marginally below average’ HP Deprivation score.

*Weighted average based on population in each respective year