Balbriggan

Dublin, Ireland

Balbriggan (Irish: Baile Brigín) is a town in the northern part of Fingal county, there is no consensus about the "foundation" of the town, other than there may always have been a small settlement of fishermen, weavers and some sort of agricultural trade post. Balbriggan is 32 km north of Dublin city, on the Belfast–Dublin main line of the Irish rail network. Commuter rail services serve Balbriggan railway station, which opened on 25 May 1844.The Department of Foreign Affairs has located a passport production facility in Balbriggan. There is also a proposal to relocate the Drogheda International Seaport to the Bremore Port area to the north of the town. Local development bodies expect that the proposed Bremore Port and orbital motorway projects as well as the existing M1 motorway and Belfast - Dublin railway are major draws to prospective companies with large logistical sectors hoping to expand or set up in the Fingal area.

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Area Statistics

Area:	17.74 square km
Population:	16346
Population Density:	922 people/km ²

Age
25 - 34 :	25.1 %	National 17.0 %
Under 15 :	23.8 %	20.4 %
15 - 24 :	13.3 %	14.9 %
35 - 44 :	15.6 %	14.7 %
45 - 54 :	9.8 %	12.3 %
55 - 64 :	6.9 %	9.6 %
65 & Over :	5.5 %	11.0 %

Marital Status
Single :	59.0 %	National 54.7 %
Married :	33.9 %	36.9 %
Separated :	3.0 %	2.5 %
Divorced :	1.4 %	1.4 %
Widowed :	2.7 %	4.5 %

Commuter Type
Car :	56.3 %	National 63.7 %
Walk :	18.5 %	17.5 %
Bicycle :	1.3 %	2.2 %
Bus :	7.4 %	13.2 %
Rail :	16.0 %	2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.5 %	0.6 %

Commute Time
< 15 mins :	28.9 %	National 37.7 %
15 - 29 mins :	23.3 %	30.5 %
30 - 44 mins :	14.3 %	16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	9.2 %	6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	16.8 %	6.4 %
> 90 mins :	7.4 %	2.7 %

Social Class
Managerial & Technical :	23.4 %	National 26.4 %
Professional :	5.2 %	6.5 %
Non-manual :	19.2 %	17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	17.2 %	17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	10.7 %	11.1 %
Unskilled :	3.9 %	4.3 %
Other :	20.5 %	17.6 %

Religion
Catholic :	84.8 %	National 88.3 %
Other :	10.2 %	7.2 %
None :	4.9 %	4.5 %

Housing
House :	90.1 %	National 89.2 %
Apartment :	9.6 %	9.7 %
Bedsit :	0.1 %	0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.1 %	0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)
Secondary :	44.3 %	National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.5 %	0.6 %
Primary :	13.1 %	18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	9.5 %	9.0 %
Non-Degree :	14.0 %	11.1 %
Primary Degree :	6.1 %	6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	5.7 %	6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	3.8 %	3.3 %
Masters :	2.6 %	3.1 %
Ph.D. :	0.4 %	0.5 %

Third Level Qualification
Social Sciences, Business Law :	23.3 %	National 21.3 %
Education :	5.5 %	7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	8.8 %	10.1 %
Science :	5.0 %	5.2 %
Computing :	8.7 %	6.8 %
Engineering :	12.8 %	12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	1.8 %	2.6 %
Health :	9.0 %	12.3 %
Social Services :	4.5 %	3.2 %
Services :	8.5 %	6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	12.1 %	12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)
Commerce & Trade :	34.2 %	National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.8 %	1.5 %
Construction :	9.5 %	10.2 %
Manufacturing :	12.7 %	15.6 %
Public Service :	8.3 %	6.6 %
Professional Services :	16.3 %	19.7 %
Other :	18.1 %	17.4 %