Census 2022

CSO, Ireland (http://www.cso.ie)

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1 Key Points

  • Bruff, Limerick covers a total area of 19.9 square kilometers and has a population density of 73.3 persons per square kilometer. The population density of Ireland as a whole is 73.3.

  • The Age Dependency Ratio of this Electoral Division (ED) is 66.5. This compares to 53.2 nationally. The Age Dependency Ratio is the amount of people outside of working age (0-14 and 65+) per 100 people of working age (15-64).

  • Bruff, Limerick has a total of 1460 persons and 383 families living in private households.

  • There are a total of 272 persons aged 0-14 in this ED and 311 persons aged over 65.

  • There are a total of 360 persons living with a disability in this ED, representing 24.7 percent of the population. This compares with , 21.5, percent nationally

  • 37 people in this ED have bad or very bad general health. This represents 2.6 percent of the population. 1.7 percent of the population have bad or very bad general health nationally.

  • There are a total of 110 carers in this ED, representing 7.5 percent of the population. This compares with 5.8 percent of the population that are carers nationally.

  • 14.1 percent of this ED smoke tobacco products. 13.1 percent of people nationally smoke tobacco products

  • There are 20 short term unemployed and 23 long term unemployed people in this ED. These represent 1.7 and 1.9 percent of the population respectively.

  • 4.3 percent of the population of Bruff, Limerick are unskilled. 3.1 percent of people in the state are unskilled.

  • 31.2 percent of those aged 15+ in this ED have a highest level of education of lower secondary or lower. This compares with 23 percent nationally.

  • 31.5 percent of families with children in this ED have lone parents. This stands at 24.8 nationally.

  • 9.9 percent of this ED were born outside Ireland (20 percent nationally).

  • Households rented from a Local Authority comprise 10.0 percent of households in this ED.This stands at 8.3 percent nationally

2 Population

Figure 2. Persons by Age Group and Gender for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

3 Disability

Figure 3. Percentage of Population with any Disability by Age Group for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

4 General Health

Figure 4. Population Breakdown (%) by General Health for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

5 Carers

Figure 5. Carers as a Percentage of the Population of Males/Females/Both Sexes for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

6 Volunteers

Figure 6. Volunteers as a Percentage of the Population for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

7 Smoking

Figure 7. Percentage of the Population who Smoke Tobacco Products (Daily and Occasionally) for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

8 Principal Economic Status

Figure 8. Percentage of Population Aged 15+ by Principal Economic Status for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

9 Social Class

Figure 9. Percentage of Population Aged 15+ by Social Class for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

10 Education

Figure 10. Percentage of Population Aged 15+ by Highest Level of Education Completed for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

11 Families

Figure 11. Percentage of Families with Children by Family Type for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

12 Birthplace

Figure 12. Percentage of Usually Resident Population by Birthplace for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

13 Households - Type of Occupancy

Figure 13. Percentage of Households by Type of Occupancy for Bruff, Limerick Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

14 Transport

Figure 14. Percentage of Usually Resident Population by Means of Travel to Work, School, College or Childcare for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.

15 Renewable Energy

Figure 15. Percentage of Households by Renewable Energy Source for Bruff, Limerick; Administrative County and State; Census 2022.