Blackrock

Dublin, Ireland

Blackrock (Irish: An Charraig Dhubh) is a suburban town and district located south of Dublin and 3 km northwest of Dún Laoghaire. It covers a large area, rising from sea level on the coast to 90 metres (300 ft) at White's Cross on the N11 national primary road. Blackrock is named after the local geological rock formation to be found in the area of Blackrock Park. Most of it is now buried under the park, but it is said that it is possible to see it just north of the pond. Blackrock village is quite a large commercial centre with Cafes, Bars, Restaurants, Boutiques and two large Shopping Centres. The area also boasts The Blackrock Clinic, a large private hospital and clinic.

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Area Statistics

Area:	5.76 square km
Population:	17796
Population Density:	3089 people/km ²

Age
Under 15 :	17.6 %	National 20.4 %
15 - 24 :	16.1 %	14.9 %
25 - 34 :	15.5 %	17.0 %
35 - 44 :	14.5 %	14.7 %
45 - 54 :	13.2 %	12.3 %
55 - 64 :	9.6 %	9.6 %
65 & Over :	13.5 %	11.0 %

Marital Status
Single :	55.5 %	National 54.7 %
Married :	36.1 %	36.9 %
Separated :	2.4 %	2.5 %
Divorced :	1.4 %	1.4 %
Widowed :	4.6 %	4.5 %

Commuter Type
Car :	51.3 %	National 63.7 %
Walk :	16.9 %	17.5 %
Bicycle :	4.5 %	2.2 %
Bus :	14.8 %	13.2 %
Rail :	11.7 %	2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.8 %	0.6 %

Commute Time
15 - 29 mins :	33.8 %	National 30.5 %
< 15 mins :	24.7 %	37.7 %
30 - 44 mins :	25.3 %	16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	9.5 %	6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	5.7 %	6.4 %
> 90 mins :	1.0 %	2.7 %

Social Class
Managerial & Technical :	40.6 %	National 26.4 %
Professional :	18.9 %	6.5 %
Non-manual :	14.9 %	17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	4.7 %	17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	3.5 %	11.1 %
Unskilled :	0.9 %	4.3 %
Other :	16.5 %	17.6 %

Religion
Catholic :	80.1 %	National 88.3 %
Other :	11.0 %	7.2 %
None :	8.9 %	4.5 %

Housing
House :	79.5 %	National 89.2 %
Apartment :	19.9 %	9.7 %
Bedsit :	0.5 %	0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.1 %	0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)
Secondary :	26.0 %	National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.5 %	0.6 %
Primary :	5.1 %	18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	5.2 %	9.0 %
Non-Degree :	12.6 %	11.1 %
Primary Degree :	13.1 %	6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	17.4 %	6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	6.6 %	3.3 %
Masters :	11.1 %	3.1 %
Ph.D. :	2.4 %	0.5 %

Third Level Qualification
Social Sciences, Business Law :	30.7 %	National 21.3 %
Education :	5.2 %	7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	14.6 %	10.1 %
Science :	5.6 %	5.2 %
Computing :	4.9 %	6.8 %
Engineering :	9.1 %	12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	1.1 %	2.6 %
Health :	12.0 %	12.3 %
Social Services :	1.3 %	3.2 %
Services :	2.9 %	6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	12.6 %	12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)
Commerce & Trade :	44.2 %	National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.2 %	1.5 %
Construction :	2.6 %	10.2 %
Manufacturing :	7.1 %	15.6 %
Public Service :	6.1 %	6.6 %
Professional Services :	24.0 %	19.7 %
Other :	15.8 %	17.4 %

Household
Couple with Children :	32.4 %	National 35.2 %
One Person :	24.6 %	22.4 %
Couple without Children :	18.4 %	18.3 %
Single Parent :	7.6 %	10.4 %
Other :	17.1 %	13.7 %

Ethnicity
White Irish :	87.0 %	National 89.5 %
White other :	8.2 %	7.1 %
Black :	0.4 %	1.1 %
Asian :	2.8 %	1.3 %
Other :	1.6 %	1.1 %

Nationality
Irish :	88.4 %	National 89.8 %
British :	2.4 %	2.7 %
Polish :	0.9 %	1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.2 %	0.6 %
Other E.U. :	3.0 %	1.8 %
Rest of the world :	5.0 %	3.5 %

House Age
1981 - 2000 :	33.6 %	National 29.7 %
Before 1919 :	16.7 %	11.1 %
1919 - 1960 :	21.7 %	18.0 %
1961 - 1980 :	23.4 %	23.4 %
After 2001 :	4.6 %	17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 009 Blackrock-Carysfort, 010 Blackrock-Central, 013 Blackrock-Newpark, 014 Blackrock-Seapoint, 016 Blackrock-Templehill, 017 Blackrock-Williamstown.

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