Census of Population Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2015

Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Ceisteanna (170)

Dessie Ellis

Ceist:

170. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Taoiseach the percentage of the population in Ballymun, Dublin, that are lone parents; and the changes that have taken place since 1997. [7727/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

According to the 1996 Census of Population (no Census was held in 1997) there were 2,086 family units classified as lone parents in the Ballymun electoral divisions (Ballymun A, Ballymun B, Ballymun C, Ballymun D, Ballymun E and Ballymun F), accounting for 38.4 per cent of all families. According to the most recent Census of Population (2011), lone parents accounted for 41.5 per cent of all families, amounting to 2,246 families.

Ballymun	Census 1996	Census 2011
Actual	2,086	2,246
Percentage	38.4%	41.5%