Dún Laoghaire (or Dún Laoire), Anglicised as "Dunleary" – is a suburban seaside town and county seat of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County. The town is situated about twelve kilometres south of Dublin city centre, and is a major port of entry from Great Britain. The town's name derives from Laoghaire, a 5th century High King of Ireland, who chose the site as a sea base from which to carry out raids on Britain and Gaul. Dún is an Irish word meaning fort, and traces of fortifications from that period have been found on the coast. The town boasts many amenities including two shopping centres, a hospital, a harbour & marina, a promenade, a theatre & cinema, and a wide range of bars and restaurants.

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Area Statistics

Area:	2.67 square km
Population:	5876
Population Density:	2198 people/km 2

Age

25 - 34 :	18.4 %		National 17.0 %
Under 15 :	14.3 %		20.4 %
15 - 24 :	12.9 %		14.9 %
35 - 44 :	14.8 %		14.7 %
45 - 54 :	13.0 %		12.3 %
55 - 64 :	9.7 %		9.6 %
65 & Over :	17.0 %		11.0 %

Marital Status

Single :	55.7 %		National 54.7 %
Married :	32.2 %		36.9 %
Separated :	3.1 %		2.5 %
Divorced :	2.2 %		1.4 %
Widowed :	6.8 %		4.5 %

Commuter Type

Car :	40.2 %		National 63.7 %
Walk :	21.2 %		17.5 %
Bicycle :	4.2 %		2.2 %
Bus :	14.3 %		13.2 %
Rail :	19.3 %		2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.9 %		0.6 %

Commute Time

< 15 mins :	31.1 %		National 37.7 %
15 - 29 mins :	26.2 %		30.5 %
30 - 44 mins :	22.1 %		16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	10.9 %		6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	8.0 %		6.4 %
> 90 mins :	1.7 %		2.7 %

Social Class

Managerial & Technical :	33.6 %		National 26.4 %
Professional :	13.3 %		6.5 %
Non-manual :	15.3 %		17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	8.7 %		17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	7.4 %		11.1 %
Unskilled :	2.5 %		4.3 %
Other :	19.3 %		17.6 %

Religion

Catholic :	74.0 %		National 88.3 %
Other :	12.6 %		7.2 %
None :	13.4 %		4.5 %

Housing

House :	60.0 %		National 89.2 %
Apartment :	35.3 %		9.7 %
Bedsit :	4.8 %		0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.0 %		0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)

Secondary :	29.5 %		National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.5 %		0.6 %
Primary :	11.1 %		18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	7.7 %		9.0 %
Non-Degree :	11.8 %		11.1 %
Primary Degree :	9.8 %		6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	13.3 %		6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	5.8 %		3.3 %
Masters :	8.5 %		3.1 %
Ph.D. :	2.0 %		0.5 %

Third Level Qualification

Social Sciences, Business Law :	23.7 %		National 21.3 %
Education :	4.4 %		7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	19.7 %		10.1 %
Science :	4.1 %		5.2 %
Computing :	5.3 %		6.8 %
Engineering :	9.8 %		12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	1.2 %		2.6 %
Health :	11.3 %		12.3 %
Social Services :	1.8 %		3.2 %
Services :	4.4 %		6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	14.3 %		12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)

Commerce & Trade :	37.3 %		National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.4 %		1.5 %
Construction :	4.6 %		10.2 %
Manufacturing :	7.0 %		15.6 %
Public Service :	4.5 %		6.6 %
Professional Services :	23.5 %		19.7 %
Other :	22.7 %		17.4 %

Household

One Person :	35.8 %		National 22.4 %
Couple without Children :	19.0 %		18.3 %
Couple with Children :	21.1 %		35.2 %
Single Parent :	8.7 %		10.4 %
Other :	15.5 %		13.7 %

Ethnicity

White Irish :	79.1 %		National 89.5 %
White other :	13.2 %		7.1 %
Black :	0.9 %		1.1 %
Asian :	4.7 %		1.3 %
Other :	2.2 %		1.1 %

Nationality

Irish :	80.4 %		National 89.8 %
British :	3.1 %		2.7 %
Polish :	3.7 %		1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.2 %		0.6 %
Other E.U. :	4.3 %		1.8 %
Rest of the world :	8.3 %		3.5 %

House Age

Before 1919 :	44.9 %		National 11.1 %
1919 - 1960 :	25.8 %		18.0 %
1961 - 1980 :	9.8 %		23.4 %
1981 - 2000 :	14.9 %		29.7 %
After 2001 :	4.6 %		17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 042 Dun Laoghaire-East Central, 044 Dun Laoghaire-Glenageary, 052 Dun Laoghaire-West Central.

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Train

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Parking

1. Bloomfield Car Park
2. Coal Harbour Quay Car Park
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4. IMC Car Park
5. Pavilion Car Park

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