Ballsbridge

Dublin, Ireland

Ballsbridge (Droichead na Dothra in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin, named for the bridge spanning the River Dodder on the south side of the city in the postal district of Dublin 4. The sign on the bridge still proclaims it as "Ball's Bridge" in recognition of the fact that the original bridge in this location was built and owned by a Mr. Ball. The bulk of Dublin's embassies and many diplomatic residences are located in the southern part of Ballsbridge on and around Ailesbury Road. Ailesbury Road, along with adjacent Shrewsbury Road comprise the blue (most expensive) properties in the Dublin edition of the board-game Monopoly.

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Area Statistics

Area:	2.78 square km
Population:	15466
Population Density:	5565 people/km ²

Age
25 - 34 :	28.3 %	National 17.0 %
Under 15 :	8.3 %	20.4 %
15 - 24 :	12.4 %	14.9 %
35 - 44 :	15.7 %	14.7 %
45 - 54 :	12.8 %	12.3 %
55 - 64 :	10.7 %	9.6 %
65 & Over :	11.9 %	11.0 %

Marital Status
Single :	57.8 %	National 54.7 %
Married :	33.2 %	36.9 %
Separated :	2.2 %	2.5 %
Divorced :	2.1 %	1.4 %
Widowed :	4.6 %	4.5 %

Commuter Type
Walk :	37.8 %	National 17.5 %
Bicycle :	5.8 %	2.2 %
Bus :	12.0 %	13.2 %
Rail :	6.2 %	2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.8 %	0.6 %
Car :	37.4 %	63.7 %

Commute Time
15 - 29 mins :	41.0 %	National 30.5 %
< 15 mins :	29.2 %	37.7 %
30 - 44 mins :	21.0 %	16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	4.9 %	6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	3.1 %	6.4 %
> 90 mins :	0.9 %	2.7 %

Social Class
Managerial & Technical :	32.6 %	National 26.4 %
Professional :	17.8 %	6.5 %
Non-manual :	12.8 %	17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	6.5 %	17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	4.5 %	11.1 %
Unskilled :	1.6 %	4.3 %
Other :	24.3 %	17.6 %

Religion
Catholic :	70.7 %	National 88.3 %
Other :	15.2 %	7.2 %
None :	14.2 %	4.5 %

Housing
House :	49.5 %	National 89.2 %
Apartment :	48.3 %	9.7 %
Bedsit :	2.2 %	0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.1 %	0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)
Secondary :	19.2 %	National 41.7 %
No formal :	1.9 %	0.6 %
Primary :	7.8 %	18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	5.9 %	9.0 %
Non-Degree :	9.8 %	11.1 %
Primary Degree :	16.0 %	6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	17.7 %	6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	6.3 %	3.3 %
Masters :	13.1 %	3.1 %
Ph.D. :	2.3 %	0.5 %

Third Level Qualification
Social Sciences, Business Law :	32.2 %	National 21.3 %
Education :	3.9 %	7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	15.8 %	10.1 %
Science :	5.2 %	5.2 %
Computing :	5.2 %	6.8 %
Engineering :	8.9 %	12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	0.7 %	2.6 %
Health :	9.9 %	12.3 %
Social Services :	1.2 %	3.2 %
Services :	3.4 %	6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	13.4 %	12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)
Commerce & Trade :	42.8 %	National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.1 %	1.5 %
Construction :	2.5 %	10.2 %
Manufacturing :	6.1 %	15.6 %
Public Service :	5.4 %	6.6 %
Professional Services :	14.4 %	19.7 %
Other :	28.6 %	17.4 %

Household
One Person :	39.3 %	National 22.4 %
Couple without Children :	20.1 %	18.3 %
Couple with Children :	14.2 %	35.2 %
Single Parent :	4.0 %	10.4 %
Other :	22.4 %	13.7 %

Ethnicity
White Irish :	76.7 %	National 89.5 %
White other :	16.3 %	7.1 %
Black :	0.5 %	1.1 %
Asian :	4.3 %	1.3 %
Other :	2.2 %	1.1 %

Nationality
Irish :	76.3 %	National 89.8 %
British :	4.0 %	2.7 %
Polish :	1.3 %	1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.3 %	0.6 %
Other E.U. :	6.4 %	1.8 %
Rest of the world :	11.6 %	3.5 %

House Age
Before 1919 :	36.6 %	National 11.1 %
1919 - 1960 :	17.9 %	18.0 %
1961 - 1980 :	12.7 %	23.4 %
1981 - 2000 :	24.4 %	29.7 %
After 2001 :	8.5 %	17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 129 Pembroke East E, 130 Pembroke West A, 131 Pembroke West B, 132 Pembroke West C.

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