Clonskeagh or Clonskea (Irish: Cluain Sceach, meaning "meadow of the whitethorn"), is a southern suburb of Dublin that straddles the River Dodder. Whilst located fully within the traditional County Dublin, Clonskeagh lies partially within the administrative area of Dublin City Council but mostly in that of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. Clonskeagh is primarily a residential area, developed in the early decades of the 20th century. It has a small village green with a few local shops, but without a main centre.

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Area Statistics

Area:	1.25 square km
Population:	1915
Population Density:	1537 people/km 2

Age

Under 15 :	20.1 %		National 20.4 %
15 - 24 :	16.6 %		14.9 %
25 - 34 :	18.8 %		17.0 %
35 - 44 :	15.1 %		14.7 %
45 - 54 :	11.3 %		12.3 %
55 - 64 :	8.1 %		9.6 %
65 & Over :	10.0 %		11.0 %

Marital Status

Single :	57.6 %		National 54.7 %
Married :	36.3 %		36.9 %
Separated :	1.1 %		2.5 %
Divorced :	1.3 %		1.4 %
Widowed :	3.7 %		4.5 %

Commuter Type

Car :	55.1 %		National 63.7 %
Walk :	17.2 %		17.5 %
Bicycle :	10.2 %		2.2 %
Bus :	8.6 %		13.2 %
Rail :	7.6 %		2.9 %
Motorbike :	1.4 %		0.6 %

Commute Time

15 - 29 mins :	42.4 %		National 30.5 %
< 15 mins :	26.2 %		37.7 %
30 - 44 mins :	21.9 %		16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	6.4 %		6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	2.5 %		6.4 %
> 90 mins :	0.7 %		2.7 %

Social Class

Managerial & Technical :	41.5 %		National 26.4 %
Professional :	27.4 %		6.5 %
Non-manual :	11.6 %		17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	2.9 %		17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	1.4 %		11.1 %
Unskilled :	0.4 %		4.3 %
Other :	14.8 %		17.6 %

Religion

Catholic :	76.8 %		National 88.3 %
Other :	15.3 %		7.2 %
None :	7.9 %		4.5 %

Housing

House :	82.9 %		National 89.2 %
Apartment :	17.0 %		9.7 %
Bedsit :	0.1 %		0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.0 %		0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)

Professional Qualification :	20.6 %		National 6.3 %
No formal :	0.1 %		0.6 %
Primary :	1.7 %		18.3 %
Secondary :	18.3 %		41.7 %
Technical or Vocational :	3.4 %		9.0 %
Non-Degree :	12.0 %		11.1 %
Primary Degree :	18.2 %		6.1 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	6.4 %		3.3 %
Masters :	15.1 %		3.1 %
Ph.D. :	4.3 %		0.5 %

Third Level Qualification

Social Sciences, Business Law :	33.3 %		National 21.3 %
Education :	3.0 %		7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	10.3 %		10.1 %
Science :	7.9 %		5.2 %
Computing :	7.8 %		6.8 %
Engineering :	10.6 %		12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	1.5 %		2.6 %
Health :	9.9 %		12.3 %
Social Services :	0.7 %		3.2 %
Services :	2.6 %		6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	12.4 %		12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)

Commerce & Trade :	52.2 %		National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.0 %		1.5 %
Construction :	2.6 %		10.2 %
Manufacturing :	6.5 %		15.6 %
Public Service :	6.7 %		6.6 %
Professional Services :	21.1 %		19.7 %
Other :	10.9 %		17.4 %

Household

Couple with Children :	31.8 %		National 35.2 %
One Person :	23.8 %		22.4 %
Couple without Children :	18.3 %		18.3 %
Single Parent :	5.8 %		10.4 %
Other :	20.2 %		13.7 %

Ethnicity

White Irish :	86.0 %		National 89.5 %
White other :	7.5 %		7.1 %
Black :	0.5 %		1.1 %
Asian :	3.6 %		1.3 %
Other :	2.5 %		1.1 %

Nationality

Irish :	87.4 %		National 89.8 %
British :	1.9 %		2.7 %
Polish :	0.3 %		1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.0 %		0.6 %
Other E.U. :	3.5 %		1.8 %
Rest of the world :	6.9 %		3.5 %

House Age

1919 - 1960 :	44.3 %		National 18.0 %
Before 1919 :	1.5 %		11.1 %
1961 - 1980 :	10.3 %		23.4 %
1981 - 2000 :	38.6 %		29.7 %
After 2001 :	5.3 %		17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 029 Clonskeagh-Milltown.

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