Donabate

Dublin, Ireland

Donabate (Irish: Domhnach Bat) is a small suburban coastal town in Ireland, some 20 km north-northeast of Dublin City. The town is situated on a peninsula which it shares with the town of Portrane. This peninsula lies on Ireland's east cost, between the Rogerstown Estuary to the north and Broadmeadow Estuary to the south. Donabate is in the administrative county of Fingal within the traditional County Dublin. The name of the area, Donabate, supposedly means "Fort of the ferry", from Dún a' Bháid, referring to an ancient church which is in the townsland of Ballymadrough, west of Donabate, near the Broadmeadow Estuary. Donabate Portrane Community and Leisure Centre is the area's newest public building, that opened in 2001. The town has an active Chamber of Commerce, Scout Group (63rd Dublin 14th Port Donabate), and two soccer clubs (St. Ita's A.F.C and Portrane Athletic), a G.A.A club (St. Patrick's), a Karate club, a Tae-Kwon Do club, a snooker club, a Historical and Folklore Society, Tidy Towns Committee, a Bridge club, a Community centre and many more groups.

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Area Statistics

Area:	20.55 square km
Population:	7600
Population Density:	370 people/km ²

Age
Under 15 :	26.5 %	National 20.4 %
15 - 24 :	9.8 %	14.9 %
25 - 34 :	18.0 %	17.0 %
35 - 44 :	21.7 %	14.7 %
45 - 54 :	10.8 %	12.3 %
55 - 64 :	6.8 %	9.6 %
65 & Over :	6.4 %	11.0 %

Marital Status
Single :	54.3 %	National 54.7 %
Married :	38.7 %	36.9 %
Separated :	2.8 %	2.5 %
Divorced :	1.7 %	1.4 %
Widowed :	2.5 %	4.5 %

Commuter Type
Car :	54.6 %	National 63.7 %
Walk :	11.8 %	17.5 %
Bicycle :	0.9 %	2.2 %
Bus :	9.0 %	13.2 %
Rail :	23.1 %	2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.5 %	0.6 %

Commute Time
< 15 mins :	26.7 %	National 37.7 %
15 - 29 mins :	23.1 %	30.5 %
30 - 44 mins :	20.9 %	16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	11.0 %	6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	13.8 %	6.4 %
> 90 mins :	4.6 %	2.7 %

Social Class
Managerial & Technical :	36.6 %	National 26.4 %
Professional :	7.6 %	6.5 %
Non-manual :	16.2 %	17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	12.3 %	17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	8.0 %	11.1 %
Unskilled :	2.3 %	4.3 %
Other :	17.0 %	17.6 %

Religion
Catholic :	85.8 %	National 88.3 %
Other :	8.4 %	7.2 %
None :	5.8 %	4.5 %

Housing
House :	85.8 %	National 89.2 %
Apartment :	13.3 %	9.7 %
Bedsit :	0.0 %	0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.8 %	0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)
Secondary :	36.7 %	National 41.7 %
No formal :	3.6 %	0.6 %
Primary :	10.2 %	18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	8.7 %	9.0 %
Non-Degree :	15.4 %	11.1 %
Primary Degree :	8.4 %	6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	7.9 %	6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	3.9 %	3.3 %
Masters :	4.5 %	3.1 %
Ph.D. :	0.7 %	0.5 %

Third Level Qualification
Social Sciences, Business Law :	25.4 %	National 21.3 %
Education :	5.3 %	7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	9.6 %	10.1 %
Science :	5.2 %	5.2 %
Computing :	7.3 %	6.8 %
Engineering :	10.5 %	12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	1.2 %	2.6 %
Health :	14.3 %	12.3 %
Social Services :	2.2 %	3.2 %
Services :	5.4 %	6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	13.6 %	12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)
Commerce & Trade :	34.4 %	National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.5 %	1.5 %
Construction :	6.3 %	10.2 %
Manufacturing :	9.6 %	15.6 %
Public Service :	7.9 %	6.6 %
Professional Services :	24.5 %	19.7 %
Other :	16.9 %	17.4 %