Greystones (Irish: Na Clocha Liatha) is a coastal town in County Wicklow. It is located on Ireland’s east coast, 8km south of Bray and 27km south of Dublin (it is within the Greater Dublin Area), with a population in the region of 15,000. The town’s name is derived from a one kilometre stretch of coastal grey rocks situated between two beaches.The North Beach, which begins at the harbour, is a stony beach and some of its length is overlooked by the southern cliffs of Bray Head, which are subject to erosion. The South Beach is a broad expansive sandy beach about one kilometre long. It is a Blue Flag beach and receives many visitors and tourists, mainly in the summer. Greystones has experienced a huge increase in its population since the 1970s with the construction of several large housing estates. A new development at Charlesland, just south of the town, includes over 1,000 dwelling units.

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Area Statistics

Area:	12.91 square km
Population:	12202
Population Density:	946 people/km 2

Age

Under 15 :	21.5 %		National 20.4 %
15 - 24 :	15.3 %		14.9 %
25 - 34 :	11.5 %		17.0 %
35 - 44 :	15.3 %		14.7 %
45 - 54 :	14.6 %		12.3 %
55 - 64 :	11.2 %		9.6 %
65 & Over :	10.7 %		11.0 %

Marital Status

Single :	49.9 %		National 54.7 %
Married :	41.2 %		36.9 %
Separated :	2.9 %		2.5 %
Divorced :	1.7 %		1.4 %
Widowed :	4.2 %		4.5 %

Commuter Type

Car :	62.8 %		National 63.7 %
Walk :	10.3 %		17.5 %
Bicycle :	1.0 %		2.2 %
Bus :	10.1 %		13.2 %
Rail :	14.9 %		2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.9 %		0.6 %

Commute Time

< 15 mins :	29.3 %		National 37.7 %
15 - 29 mins :	22.1 %		30.5 %
30 - 44 mins :	18.8 %		16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	10.1 %		6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	14.8 %		6.4 %
> 90 mins :	4.8 %		2.7 %

Social Class

Managerial & Technical :	41.2 %		National 26.4 %
Professional :	11.0 %		6.5 %
Non-manual :	17.4 %		17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	10.8 %		17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	5.7 %		11.1 %
Unskilled :	1.5 %		4.3 %
Other :	12.4 %		17.6 %

Religion

Catholic :	76.7 %		National 88.3 %
Other :	16.1 %		7.2 %
None :	7.2 %		4.5 %

Housing

House :	93.5 %		National 89.2 %
Apartment :	5.3 %		9.7 %
Bedsit :	0.0 %		0.6 %
Mobile home :	1.2 %		0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)

Secondary :	36.0 %		National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.4 %		0.6 %
Primary :	9.4 %		18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	7.9 %		9.0 %
Non-Degree :	15.2 %		11.1 %
Primary Degree :	9.6 %		6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	10.2 %		6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	5.2 %		3.3 %
Masters :	5.2 %		3.1 %
Ph.D. :	1.0 %		0.5 %

Third Level Qualification

Social Sciences, Business Law :	24.2 %		National 21.3 %
Education :	5.5 %		7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	13.5 %		10.1 %
Science :	5.5 %		5.2 %
Computing :	6.5 %		6.8 %
Engineering :	12.4 %		12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	1.7 %		2.6 %
Health :	10.2 %		12.3 %
Social Services :	2.5 %		3.2 %
Services :	4.0 %		6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	13.9 %		12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)

Commerce & Trade :	39.2 %		National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.7 %		1.5 %
Construction :	6.4 %		10.2 %
Manufacturing :	10.0 %		15.6 %
Public Service :	6.7 %		6.6 %
Professional Services :	21.1 %		19.7 %
Other :	15.9 %		17.4 %

Household

Couple with Children :	42.3 %		National 35.2 %
One Person :	17.5 %		22.4 %
Couple without Children :	20.6 %		18.3 %
Single Parent :	11.5 %		10.4 %
Other :	8.0 %		13.7 %

Ethnicity

White Irish :	91.9 %		National 89.5 %
White other :	6.3 %		7.1 %
Black :	0.2 %		1.1 %
Asian :	0.6 %		1.3 %
Other :	0.9 %		1.1 %

Nationality

Irish :	92.4 %		National 89.8 %
British :	3.7 %		2.7 %
Polish :	0.3 %		1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.1 %		0.6 %
Other E.U. :	1.4 %		1.8 %
Rest of the world :	2.2 %		3.5 %

House Age

1981 - 2000 :	37.4 %		National 29.7 %
Before 1919 :	10.7 %		11.1 %
1919 - 1960 :	11.0 %		18.0 %
1961 - 1980 :	29.1 %		23.4 %
After 2001 :	11.9 %		17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 032 Delgany, 034 Greystones.

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Bus

1. 84
2. 84x
3. 184

DART

1. Greystones

Train

1. South Eastern Suburban

Parking

1. Greystones DART Car Park
2. Greystones Park & Ride
3. Meridian Point Car Park
4. Trafalgar Car Park

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