Bray

Dublin, Ireland

Bray (Irish: Bré, formerly Brí Chualann) is a town in north County Wicklow, Ireland. It is a busy urban centre and seaside town of approximately 32,000 people, making it the fourth largest town in Ireland (excluding the five cities). It is situated about 20 km (12 mi) south of Dublin on the east coast. The town is the location of some industry, is home for many who commute to Dublin by car or rail, is a market town for the surrounding area and still attracts tourists particularly from Dublin at weekends. The town straddles the Dublin-Wicklow border, with a portion of the northern suburbs situated in County Dublin. Bray is home to Ireland's only dedicated film studios, Ardmore Studios where films such as Excalibur, Braveheart, and Breakfast on Pluto have been shot.

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Area Statistics

Area:	12.6 square km
Population:	16993
Population Density:	1348 people/km ²

Age
25 - 34 :	16.6 %	National 17.0 %
Under 15 :	15.6 %	20.4 %
15 - 24 :	15.9 %	14.9 %
35 - 44 :	13.1 %	14.7 %
45 - 54 :	12.8 %	12.3 %
55 - 64 :	11.4 %	9.6 %
65 & Over :	14.6 %	11.0 %

Marital Status
Single :	53.2 %	National 54.7 %
Married :	35.3 %	36.9 %
Separated :	3.5 %	2.5 %
Divorced :	1.8 %	1.4 %
Widowed :	6.2 %	4.5 %

Commuter Type
Car :	46.7 %	National 63.7 %
Walk :	24.8 %	17.5 %
Bicycle :	1.7 %	2.2 %
Bus :	10.9 %	13.2 %
Rail :	15.0 %	2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.9 %	0.6 %

Commute Time
< 15 mins :	30.3 %	National 37.7 %
15 - 29 mins :	29.0 %	30.5 %
30 - 44 mins :	16.7 %	16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	8.9 %	6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	12.3 %	6.4 %
> 90 mins :	2.8 %	2.7 %

Social Class
Managerial & Technical :	27.2 %	National 26.4 %
Professional :	7.2 %	6.5 %
Non-manual :	17.9 %	17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	13.7 %	17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	9.9 %	11.1 %
Unskilled :	3.1 %	4.3 %
Other :	21.0 %	17.6 %

Religion
Catholic :	82.9 %	National 88.3 %
Other :	8.2 %	7.2 %
None :	8.9 %	4.5 %

Housing
House :	82.6 %	National 89.2 %
Apartment :	15.4 %	9.7 %
Bedsit :	1.5 %	0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.5 %	0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)
Secondary :	39.4 %	National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.8 %	0.6 %
Primary :	17.5 %	18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	8.5 %	9.0 %
Non-Degree :	11.7 %	11.1 %
Primary Degree :	6.8 %	6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	7.1 %	6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	3.6 %	3.3 %
Masters :	4.0 %	3.1 %
Ph.D. :	0.7 %	0.5 %

Third Level Qualification
Social Sciences, Business Law :	22.9 %	National 21.3 %
Education :	6.5 %	7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	13.8 %	10.1 %
Science :	5.1 %	5.2 %
Computing :	7.2 %	6.8 %
Engineering :	10.8 %	12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	1.4 %	2.6 %
Health :	9.4 %	12.3 %
Social Services :	3.2 %	3.2 %
Services :	5.1 %	6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	14.6 %	12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)
Commerce & Trade :	32.9 %	National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.5 %	1.5 %
Construction :	6.8 %	10.2 %
Manufacturing :	13.2 %	15.6 %
Public Service :	5.2 %	6.6 %
Professional Services :	20.1 %	19.7 %
Other :	21.4 %	17.4 %

Household
Couple with Children :	30.0 %	National 35.2 %
One Person :	24.7 %	22.4 %
Couple without Children :	19.0 %	18.3 %
Single Parent :	11.9 %	10.4 %
Other :	14.4 %	13.7 %

Ethnicity
White Irish :	87.8 %	National 89.5 %
White other :	7.5 %	7.1 %
Black :	0.3 %	1.1 %
Asian :	3.4 %	1.3 %
Other :	1.0 %	1.1 %

Nationality
Irish :	88.5 %	National 89.8 %
British :	2.4 %	2.7 %
Polish :	1.6 %	1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.8 %	0.6 %
Other E.U. :	2.0 %	1.8 %
Rest of the world :	4.7 %	3.5 %

House Age
1961 - 1980 :	32.5 %	National 23.4 %
Before 1919 :	15.5 %	11.1 %
1919 - 1960 :	26.5 %	18.0 %
1981 - 2000 :	19.0 %	29.7 %
After 2001 :	6.5 %	17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 003 Bray No. 1, 004 Bray No. 2, 005 Bray No. 3, 006 Rathmichael (Bray).

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