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.

Getting here:

Bus

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Luas

1. Harcourt
2. St. Stephen's Green

DART

1. Pearse Street
2. Tara Street

Train

1. South Eastern Suburban
2. Pearse Street Station
3. Northern Suburban
4. Pearse Street Station

Bikes

1. Station 1
2. Station 5

1. Station 9
2. Station 10
3. Station 11
4. Station 13
5. Station 16
6. Station 17
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10. Station 21
11. Station 22
12. Station 25
13. Station 26
14. Station 27
15. Station 32
16. Station 36
17. Station 37
18. Station 39
19. Station 41

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Parking

1. Apollo Car Park
2. Brown Thomas Car Park
3. City Quay Car Park
4. Conrad Hotel Car Park
5. Dawson Car Park

1. Drury Street Car Park
2. Drury Street Underground...
3. Fitzwilliam Hotel Car Park
4. Hilton Hotel Car Park
5. Molesworth Car Park
6. Royal College of Surgeon...
7. Setanta Place Car Park
8. St. Stephen's Green Car ...
9. Trinity College Car Park
10. Trinity Street Car Park

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Car

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