Grand Canal Dock (Irish: Duga na Canála Móire) is an area in Ringsend near Dublin city centre, surrounding the Grand Canal Docks, an enclosed harbour or docking area between the River Liffey and the Grand Canal. Since 2000 the area has undergone significant redevelopment as part of the Dublin Docklands area redevelopment project. Grand Canal Dock contains Grand Canal Dock railway station (also known as Barrow Street Station) and Boland's Mill, the national Waterways Visitor Centre, the Millennium Tower and the Grand Canal Theatre.

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Area Statistics

Area:	0.66 square km
Population:	5123
Population Density:	7820 people/km 2

Age

25 - 34 :	40.9 %		National 17.0 %
Under 15 :	7.0 %		20.4 %
15 - 24 :	20.4 %		14.9 %
35 - 44 :	12.2 %		14.7 %
45 - 54 :	7.4 %		12.3 %
55 - 64 :	5.4 %		9.6 %
65 & Over :	6.7 %		11.0 %

Marital Status

Single :	74.4 %		National 54.7 %
Married :	19.0 %		36.9 %
Separated :	2.2 %		2.5 %
Divorced :	1.9 %		1.4 %
Widowed :	2.5 %		4.5 %

Commuter Type

Walk :	55.4 %		National 17.5 %
Bicycle :	5.6 %		2.2 %
Bus :	10.1 %		13.2 %
Rail :	8.0 %		2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.6 %		0.6 %
Car :	20.4 %		63.7 %

Commute Time

15 - 29 mins :	41.1 %		National 30.5 %
< 15 mins :	31.3 %		37.7 %
30 - 44 mins :	18.2 %		16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	5.1 %		6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	3.9 %		6.4 %
> 90 mins :	0.4 %		2.7 %

Social Class

Managerial & Technical :	28.6 %		National 26.4 %
Professional :	14.6 %		6.5 %
Non-manual :	14.3 %		17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	7.6 %		17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	7.1 %		11.1 %
Unskilled :	2.2 %		4.3 %
Other :	25.5 %		17.6 %

Religion

Catholic :	70.0 %		National 88.3 %
Other :	13.1 %		7.2 %
None :	16.9 %		4.5 %

Housing

Apartment :	82.6 %		National 9.7 %
House :	15.7 %		89.2 %
Bedsit :	1.2 %		0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.5 %		0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)

Secondary :	18.8 %		National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.7 %		0.6 %
Primary :	10.6 %		18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	5.3 %		9.0 %
Non-Degree :	9.1 %		11.1 %
Primary Degree :	18.7 %		6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	15.0 %		6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	6.0 %		3.3 %
Masters :	14.0 %		3.1 %
Ph.D. :	1.7 %		0.5 %

Third Level Qualification

Social Sciences, Business Law :	35.3 %		National 21.3 %
Education :	2.3 %		7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	13.9 %		10.1 %
Science :	6.2 %		5.2 %
Computing :	7.6 %		6.8 %
Engineering :	9.7 %		12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	0.4 %		2.6 %
Health :	7.4 %		12.3 %
Social Services :	1.1 %		3.2 %
Services :	3.2 %		6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	12.8 %		12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)

Commerce & Trade :	50.8 %		National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.1 %		1.5 %
Construction :	3.0 %		10.2 %
Manufacturing :	6.9 %		15.6 %
Public Service :	3.4 %		6.6 %
Professional Services :	13.1 %		19.7 %
Other :	22.7 %		17.4 %

Household

Other :	36.9 %		National 13.7 %
One Person :	34.4 %		22.4 %
Couple without Children :	18.0 %		18.3 %
Couple with Children :	7.0 %		35.2 %
Single Parent :	3.6 %		10.4 %

Ethnicity

White Irish :	69.5 %		National 89.5 %
White other :	21.7 %		7.1 %
Black :	0.7 %		1.1 %
Asian :	5.3 %		1.3 %
Other :	2.8 %		1.1 %

Nationality

Irish :	71.1 %		National 89.8 %
British :	4.4 %		2.7 %
Polish :	2.4 %		1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.3 %		0.6 %
Other E.U. :	10.9 %		1.8 %
Rest of the world :	11.0 %		3.5 %

House Age

1981 - 2000 :	46.3 %		National 29.7 %
Before 1919 :	12.7 %		11.1 %
1919 - 1960 :	7.3 %		18.0 %
1961 - 1980 :	11.8 %		23.4 %
After 2001 :	21.9 %		17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 147 South Dock.

Getting here:

Bus

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 50
5. 56a
6. 74
7. 74a
8. 77a
9. 77

DART

1. Grand Canal Dock

Train

1. South Eastern Suburban
2. Grand Canal Dock Station
3. Northern Suburban
4. Grand Canal Dock Station

Parking

1. Grand Canal Square Car Park

Car

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