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Killaloe Becomes First Municipal District In Ireland To Launch Socio-Economic Profile

A first-of-its-kind socio-economic profile of the Killaloe Municipal District has been unveiled.

Ennis-based consultancy People and Place Limited has created the profile which provides detailed analysis of the demographic, economic and social characteristics of Clare’s eastern region.

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Drawing extensively on the Central Statistics Office’s analysis of Census 2022 data as well as a range of other datasets, the Socio-Economic Profile is said to “provide a solid evidence base to support future decision-making within the Killaloe MD”.

While the figures show Killaloe MD is the smallest municipal district in the county with a population of 21,871, it’s the second-fastest growing after Ennis, with its number of residents having risen by almost 8.8% between 2016 and 2022.

People between the ages of 16 and 64 account for the majority of the region’s population at nearly 63.9% while 32.6% of its inhabitants are under the age of 24 and 15.9% are 65 or above.

Just 7.5% of Killaloe MD dwellers are non-Irish which is below the national average of 12.4%, with Mountshannon having the highest percentage of residents who don’t hold Irish citizenship at 10.7%.

While almost 41% of people in the area are third-level-educated, there appears to be a divide within the region, with over 50% of Crusheen, Mountshannon and Quin residents having high-level qualifications compared to under 30% of people in Scariff-Tuamgraney, Feakle and Whitegate.

When it comes to employment, over 93% of Killaloe MD residents are at work, with 25.6% of these in professional services, 18.3% in commerce and trade and 16.5% in manufacturing industries.

The data also shows that a whole 33.3% of workers in the region work from home which is higher than both the national and countywide average.

Turning to housing, Killaloe MD has the second-lowest rate of broadband connectivity in Clare with just 71.5% of homes having broadband.

A whole 9% of homes in the municipal district are empty with 838 dwellings unoccupied.

In terms of household tenure, 44.4% of homes are owner-occupied owned outright, 31% are owner-occupied with a mortgage, 10% are private rented and 3.3% are social homes.

A breakdown of the most popular modes of transport to work show that more than 73% of Killaloe MD residents commute by private car or motorcycle while over 3% walk or cycle and less than 1% use public transport.

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