Belfield

Dublin, Ireland

Belfield is a small enclave, not quite a suburb, located to the south of Ireland's capital city Dublin. It has a distinct identity because of, and is generally synonymous with, the main campus of University College Dublin. Belfield takes its name from Belfield House and Demesne, one of eight properties bought to form the main campus of University College Dublin. Belfield was one of the original sites suggested as a possible location for Dublin Airport before Collinstown was chosen. Nowadays, Belfield is synonymous with University College Dublin, being the location of that institution's main 132 hectare campus. The area straddles the N11 road. There are also several office parks located in and around Belfield.

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Area Statistics

Area:	1.64 square km
Population:	2442
Population Density:	1488 people/km ²

Age
15 - 24 :	60.7 %	National 14.9 %
Under 15 :	7.7 %	20.4 %
25 - 34 :	10.6 %	17.0 %
35 - 44 :	5.2 %	14.7 %
45 - 54 :	5.2 %	12.3 %
55 - 64 :	3.9 %	9.6 %
65 & Over :	6.8 %	11.0 %

Marital Status
Single :	83.4 %	National 54.7 %
Married :	13.1 %	36.9 %
Separated :	1.0 %	2.5 %
Divorced :	0.4 %	1.4 %
Widowed :	2.1 %	4.5 %

Commuter Type
Walk :	61.1 %	National 17.5 %
Bicycle :	6.3 %	2.2 %
Bus :	10.6 %	13.2 %
Rail :	0.7 %	2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.6 %	0.6 %
Car :	20.8 %	63.7 %

Commute Time
< 15 mins :	62.8 %	National 37.7 %
15 - 29 mins :	21.9 %	30.5 %
30 - 44 mins :	10.3 %	16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	2.9 %	6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	1.8 %	6.4 %
> 90 mins :	0.3 %	2.7 %

Social Class
Other :	66.4 %	National 17.6 %
Professional :	8.5 %	6.5 %
Managerial & Technical :	14.4 %	26.4 %
Non-manual :	7.3 %	17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	1.3 %	17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	1.6 %	11.1 %
Unskilled :	0.5 %	4.3 %

Religion
Catholic :	74.7 %	National 88.3 %
Other :	13.5 %	7.2 %
None :	11.7 %	4.5 %

Housing
Apartment :	55.4 %	National 9.7 %
House :	44.1 %	89.2 %
Bedsit :	0.4 %	0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.0 %	0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)
Secondary :	22.3 %	National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.0 %	0.6 %
Primary :	2.9 %	18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	4.4 %	9.0 %
Non-Degree :	11.3 %	11.1 %
Primary Degree :	17.3 %	6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	19.0 %	6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	7.3 %	3.3 %
Masters :	12.0 %	3.1 %
Ph.D. :	3.5 %	0.5 %

Third Level Qualification
Social Sciences, Business Law :	28.0 %	National 21.3 %
Education :	3.9 %	7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	20.1 %	10.1 %
Science :	12.9 %	5.2 %
Computing :	4.9 %	6.8 %
Engineering :	8.7 %	12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	1.1 %	2.6 %
Health :	8.1 %	12.3 %
Social Services :	0.5 %	3.2 %
Services :	0.8 %	6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	11.0 %	12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)
Commerce & Trade :	37.3 %	National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.2 %	1.5 %
Construction :	2.5 %	10.2 %
Manufacturing :	4.4 %	15.6 %
Public Service :	4.7 %	6.6 %
Professional Services :	29.7 %	19.7 %
Other :	21.3 %	17.4 %