Clontarf (Irish: Cluain Tarbh) is a coastal suburb on the northside of Dublin. It is most famous for giving the name to the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 during which Brian Boru, High King of Ireland defeated the Viking invaders. This battle, which extended to districts over several miles, is seen as marking an end to the Irish-Viking Wars. Clontarf lacks a single "village centre" but has a range of commercial facilities in several locations, mainly centred around Vernon Avenue. Clontarf adjoins Fairview, Marino, Killester, Artane and Raheny, and is in the postal district Dublin 3. It is affectionately known as "The Parish" or "Tarf" to residents. Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, was born at 15 Marino Crescent.

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Area Statistics

Area:	2.78 square km
Population:	9216
Population Density:	3317 people/km 2

Age

25 - 34 :	19.2 %		National 17.0 %
Under 15 :	15.3 %		20.4 %
15 - 24 :	12.7 %		14.9 %
35 - 44 :	14.2 %		14.7 %
45 - 54 :	13.8 %		12.3 %
55 - 64 :	9.4 %		9.6 %
65 & Over :	15.3 %		11.0 %

Marital Status

Single :	55.0 %		National 54.7 %
Married :	35.2 %		36.9 %
Separated :	2.5 %		2.5 %
Divorced :	1.5 %		1.4 %
Widowed :	5.8 %		4.5 %

Commuter Type

Car :	46.0 %		National 63.7 %
Walk :	16.0 %		17.5 %
Bicycle :	6.7 %		2.2 %
Bus :	19.2 %		13.2 %
Rail :	11.1 %		2.9 %
Motorbike :	1.1 %		0.6 %

Commute Time

15 - 29 mins :	32.1 %		National 30.5 %
< 15 mins :	22.5 %		37.7 %
30 - 44 mins :	25.3 %		16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	10.7 %		6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	7.8 %		6.4 %
> 90 mins :	1.6 %		2.7 %

Social Class

Managerial & Technical :	41.1 %		National 26.4 %
Professional :	16.0 %		6.5 %
Non-manual :	18.7 %		17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	6.6 %		17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	5.0 %		11.1 %
Unskilled :	1.2 %		4.3 %
Other :	11.5 %		17.6 %

Religion

Catholic :	83.1 %		National 88.3 %
Other :	8.3 %		7.2 %
None :	8.6 %		4.5 %

Housing

House :	67.5 %		National 89.2 %
Apartment :	28.0 %		9.7 %
Bedsit :	4.6 %		0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.0 %		0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)

Secondary :	33.1 %		National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.1 %		0.6 %
Primary :	7.1 %		18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	6.3 %		9.0 %
Non-Degree :	12.1 %		11.1 %
Primary Degree :	11.9 %		6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	14.0 %		6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	5.3 %		3.3 %
Masters :	8.7 %		3.1 %
Ph.D. :	1.4 %		0.5 %

Third Level Qualification

Social Sciences, Business Law :	29.8 %		National 21.3 %
Education :	6.9 %		7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	12.9 %		10.1 %
Science :	5.3 %		5.2 %
Computing :	6.8 %		6.8 %
Engineering :	8.5 %		12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	0.9 %		2.6 %
Health :	11.2 %		12.3 %
Social Services :	1.2 %		3.2 %
Services :	3.1 %		6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	13.5 %		12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)

Commerce & Trade :	43.4 %		National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.0 %		1.5 %
Construction :	4.4 %		10.2 %
Manufacturing :	7.7 %		15.6 %
Public Service :	7.7 %		6.6 %
Professional Services :	21.9 %		19.7 %
Other :	14.8 %		17.4 %

Household

One Person :	33.6 %		National 22.4 %
Couple without Children :	20.6 %		18.3 %
Couple with Children :	27.2 %		35.2 %
Single Parent :	5.6 %		10.4 %
Other :	13.0 %		13.7 %

Ethnicity

White Irish :	87.6 %		National 89.5 %
White other :	9.3 %		7.1 %
Black :	0.3 %		1.1 %
Asian :	1.7 %		1.3 %
Other :	1.2 %		1.1 %

Nationality

Irish :	87.8 %		National 89.8 %
British :	2.0 %		2.7 %
Polish :	1.4 %		1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.3 %		0.6 %
Other E.U. :	3.9 %		1.8 %
Rest of the world :	4.5 %		3.5 %

House Age

1919 - 1960 :	39.8 %		National 18.0 %
Before 1919 :	19.8 %		11.1 %
1961 - 1980 :	10.4 %		23.4 %
1981 - 2000 :	21.8 %		29.7 %
After 2001 :	8.1 %		17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 039 Clontarf East C, 040 Clontarf East D, 044 Clontarf West C.

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