City Centre (South)

Dublin, Ireland

The South City Centre (Dublin 2) encompasses neighbourhoods such as Baggot Street, Leeson Street, Harcourt Street, Dame Street, College Green, the shopping streets such as Grafton Street, Dawson Street and Georges Street. The area is a hub of activity and most of the main shopping areas, pubs, nightclubs, famous tourist attractions, museums, theatres and galleries can be found there. All areas within South City Centre have good bus links serviced by the Luas Green Line, Dublin Bus and the DART. There is also a selection of educational institutions that are part of DIT, RCSI and TCD.

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Area Statistics

Area:	3.6 square km
Population:	26837
Population Density:	7459 people/km ²

Age
25 - 34 :	28.1 %	National 17.0 %
Under 15 :	7.9 %	20.4 %
15 - 24 :	21.4 %	14.9 %
35 - 44 :	14.7 %	14.7 %
45 - 54 :	10.6 %	12.3 %
55 - 64 :	8.4 %	9.6 %
65 & Over :	8.9 %	11.0 %

Marital Status
Single :	67.0 %	National 54.7 %
Married :	23.5 %	36.9 %
Separated :	2.9 %	2.5 %
Divorced :	2.2 %	1.4 %
Widowed :	4.4 %	4.5 %

Commuter Type
Walk :	53.4 %	National 17.5 %
Bicycle :	6.4 %	2.2 %
Bus :	17.5 %	13.2 %
Rail :	5.9 %	2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.6 %	0.6 %
Car :	16.3 %	63.7 %

Commute Time
15 - 29 mins :	38.3 %	National 30.5 %
< 15 mins :	31.2 %	37.7 %
30 - 44 mins :	19.7 %	16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	5.9 %	6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	4.0 %	6.4 %
> 90 mins :	0.9 %	2.7 %

Social Class
Other :	34.9 %	National 17.6 %
Professional :	8.5 %	6.5 %
Managerial & Technical :	20.1 %	26.4 %
Non-manual :	13.2 %	17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	9.9 %	17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	9.2 %	11.1 %
Unskilled :	4.1 %	4.3 %

Religion
Catholic :	63.6 %	National 88.3 %
Other :	18.9 %	7.2 %
None :	17.5 %	4.5 %

Housing
Apartment :	62.7 %	National 9.7 %
House :	31.2 %	89.2 %
Bedsit :	5.9 %	0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.2 %	0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)
Secondary :	26.4 %	National 41.7 %
No formal :	1.2 %	0.6 %
Primary :	17.6 %	18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	6.8 %	9.0 %
Non-Degree :	8.4 %	11.1 %
Primary Degree :	12.8 %	6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	11.0 %	6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	5.0 %	3.3 %
Masters :	9.1 %	3.1 %
Ph.D. :	1.8 %	0.5 %

Third Level Qualification
Social Sciences, Business Law :	28.1 %	National 21.3 %
Education :	4.9 %	7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	16.9 %	10.1 %
Science :	6.0 %	5.2 %
Computing :	7.3 %	6.8 %
Engineering :	10.0 %	12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	0.7 %	2.6 %
Health :	7.5 %	12.3 %
Social Services :	1.7 %	3.2 %
Services :	4.4 %	6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	12.3 %	12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)
Commerce & Trade :	37.0 %	National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.3 %	1.5 %
Construction :	4.1 %	10.2 %
Manufacturing :	6.5 %	15.6 %
Public Service :	5.3 %	6.6 %
Professional Services :	14.3 %	19.7 %
Other :	32.5 %	17.4 %

Household
One Person :	40.0 %	National 22.4 %
Couple without Children :	15.7 %	18.3 %
Couple with Children :	10.0 %	35.2 %
Single Parent :	8.4 %	10.4 %
Other :	25.9 %	13.7 %

Ethnicity
White Irish :	69.7 %	National 89.5 %
White other :	16.2 %	7.1 %
Black :	2.4 %	1.1 %
Asian :	8.6 %	1.3 %
Other :	3.1 %	1.1 %

Nationality
Irish :	70.2 %	National 89.8 %
British :	3.0 %	2.7 %
Polish :	2.4 %	1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.4 %	0.6 %
Other E.U. :	7.7 %	1.8 %
Rest of the world :	16.2 %	3.5 %

House Age
Before 1919 :	37.9 %	National 11.1 %
1919 - 1960 :	22.2 %	18.0 %
1961 - 1980 :	7.5 %	23.4 %
1981 - 2000 :	24.6 %	29.7 %
After 2001 :	7.8 %	17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 117 Mansion House A, 118 Mansion House B, 122 Merchants Quay D, 123 Merchants Quay E, 144 Royal Exchange A, 145 Royal Exchange B, 146 St. Kevin's, 161 Wood Quay A, 162 Wood Quay B.

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