Area Profiles
The tables below offer links to the latest set of area profiles, based on the 2011 Census of Population.
The County Reports continue the set of profiles that have been produced for the previous three censuses for the Local Development Companies, Local Authorities and indeed any other organisation with a social inclusion remit within a county framework.
The Constituency Reports provide an overview of the socio-economic makeup of the 40 constituencies in the run-up to the 2016 general election. The profiles were developed on behalf of TV3 and are currently being used in The People’s Debate with Vincent Browne.
The FRC Reports are an extension of the County Reports, and provide additional information about the catchment characteristics of 107 Family Resource Centres supported by the Family Support Agency. For maps showing the catchment areas of the FRCs click here.
All of the raw data utilised for the 2011 Area Profiles can be accessed from the Downloads at the bottom of this page. Datasets are provided for the following entities:
- Local Authority Areas (LA/County)
- Constituencies for the 2016 General Election (40 constituencies)
- Family Resource Centres (FRC)
- Local Development Companies (SICAP 2015)
- Fishery Local Action Groups (FLAG)
Profiles for Local Development Companies (LDC) and Family Resource Centres (FRC)
The area profiles are kept deliberately short, such as to draw attention to only the most important of observations. The original profiles cover the four census waves of 1991, 1996, 2002 and 2006. The newly released profiles are extended to cover the latest Census in 2011. However, due to the change in the computation of the Pobal HP Deprivation Index using the new Small Area geography, the HP deprivation scores are reported for 2006 and 2011 only.
To look at the deprivation profiles through an online mapping facility, please consult www.maps.pobal.ie
| County | County Report | FRC Report | 2011 Update | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlow | Report | Report | New! |
| 2 | Dublin City | Report | Report | New! |
| 3 | South County Dublin | Report | Report | New! |
| 4 | Fingal County | Report | Report | New! |
| 5 | Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown | Report | Report | New! |
| 6 | Kildare | Report | Report | New! |
| 7 | Kilkenny | Report | Report | New! |
| 8 | Laois | Report | Report | New! |
| 9 | Longford | Report | Report | New! |
| 10 | Louth | Report | Report | New! |
| 11 | Meath | Report | Report | New! |
| 12 | Offaly | Report | Report | New! |
| 13 | Westmeath | Report | Report | New! |
| 14 | Wexford | Report | Report | New! |
| 15 | Wicklow | Report | Report | New! |
| 16 | Clare | Report | Report | New! |
| 17 | Cork City | Report | n/a | |
| 18 | Cork | Report | Report | New! |
| 19 | Kerry | Report | Report | New! |
| 20 | Limerick City | Report | Report | New! |
| 21 | Limerick | Report | Report | New! |
| 22 | Tipperary North | Report | n/a | |
| 23 | Tipperary South | Report | Report | New! |
| 24 | Waterford City | Report | Report | New! |
| 25 | Waterford | Report | n/a | |
| 26 | Galway City | Report | Report | New! |
| 27 | Galway | Report | Report | New! |
| 28 | Leitrim | Report | Report | New! |
| 29 | Mayo | Report | Report | New! |
| 30 | Roscommon | Report | Report | New! |
| 31 | Sligo | Report | Report | New! |
| 32 | Cavan | Report | Report | New! |
| 33 | Donegal | Report | Report | New! |
| 34 | Monaghan | Report | Report | New! |
Constituency Profiles for the 2016 General Election
The table below provides access to 40 maps, each showing the constituency boundaries and the spatial distribution of relative affluence and deprivation as depicted by the Pobal HP Deprivation Index. A brief commentary for each of the contituencies is brovided in the download below the table.
| Constituency | Deprivation Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlow-Kilkenny | Map | |
| 2 | Cavan-Monaghan | Map | |
| 3 | Clare | Map | |
| 4 | Cork East | Map | |
| 5 | Cork North-Central | Map | |
| 6 | Cork North-West | Map | |
| 7 | Cork South-Central | Map | |
| 8 | Cork South-West | Map | |
| 9 | Donegal | Map | |
| 10 | Dublin Bay North | Map | |
| 11 | Dublin Bay South | Map | |
| 12 | Dublin Central | Map | |
| 13 | Dublin Fingal | Map | |
| 14 | Dublin Mid-West | Map | |
| 15 | Dublin North-West | Map | |
| 16 | Dublin Rathdown | Map | |
| 17 | Dublin South-Central | Map | |
| 18 | Dublin South-West | Map | |
| 19 | Dublin West | Map | |
| 20 | Dun Laoghaire | Map | |
| 21 | Galway East | Map | |
| 22 | Galway West | Map | |
| 23 | Kerry | Map | |
| 24 | Kildare North | Map | |
| 25 | Kildare South | Map | |
| 26 | Laois | Map | |
| 27 | Limerick City | Map | |
| 28 | Limerick County | Map | |
| 29 | Longford-Westmeath | Map | |
| 30 | Louth | Map | |
| 31 | Mayo | Map | |
| 32 | Meath East | Map | |
| 33 | Meath West | Map | |
| 34 | Offaly | Map | |
| 35 | Roscommon-Galway | Map | |
| 36 | Sligo-Leitrim | Map | |
| 37 | Tipperary | Map | |
| 38 | Waterford | Map | |
| 39 | Wexford | Map | |
| 40 | Wicklow | Map |
Downloads (Excel)
Reference files for County Profiles
- The 2011 Pobal HP Deprivation Index for Small Areas (SA): Dataset NUTS 1-4
- The 2011 Pobal HP Deprivation Index for Small Areas (SA): Dataset ED
Commentary for Constituency Profiles for the 2016 General Election
Reference files for Family Resource Centres (FRC)
- The 2011 Pobal HP Deprivation Index for Small Areas (SA): Dataset FRC
- The 2011 Pobal HP Deprivation Index for Small Areas (SA): Dataset FRC ED
New Reference file for Local Development Companies (SICAP 2015)
Area Profiles for Ireland’s Fishing Communities
Priority AXIS 4 of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) represents a new departure for structural aid in the fisheries sector. Unlike previous programmes, AXIS 4 focuses on the sustainable development of fisheries areas. This area-based approach was introduced into the EFF for the first time in the period 2007-2013 and reflects the complex and rapidly-changing forces affecting fisheries areas and communities.
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has commissioned a set of area profiles to assist in policy formulation for Irish fishing communities with respect to (i) local development studies for each of the six major Fishery Harbour Centres and (ii) local area plans under Priority Axis 4 of the EFF. Each report will present a set of background statistics which describe the social and economic characteristics of each area as well as providing additional data specific to the fishing industry. The reports will be published over the coming months.
| FLAG Region | Regional Report | Harbour Area Report | Marker |
| North East | FLAG Report | Howth Report | New! |
| South East | FLAG Report | Dunmore East Report | New! |
| South West | FLAG Report | Castletownbere Report | New! |
| West | FLAG Report | Rossaveal Report | New! |
| North West | FLAG Report | New! | |
| North | FLAG Report | Killybegs ReportGreencastle Report | New! |
