Killiney (Irish: Cill Iníon Léinín, meaning "Church of the Daughters of Léinín") is a townland in south County Dublin, Ireland on the outskirts of Dublin city within the administrative area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County. The area is by the coast, south of neighbouring Dalkey, and north to Shankill area in the most southern outskirt of Dublin. It features a village centre and a range of surrounding housing developments. North-eastern Killiney is one of Dublin's most exclusive residential areas. Famous residents include, Bono, The Edge, Pat Kenny, Enya and Van Morrison. Killiney is also home to a number of foreign ambassadors to Ireland.

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Area Statistics

Area:	4.06 square km
Population:	4648
Population Density:	1145 people/km 2

Age

Under 15 :	17.6 %		National 20.4 %
15 - 24 :	15.0 %		14.9 %
25 - 34 :	9.3 %		17.0 %
35 - 44 :	12.4 %		14.7 %
45 - 54 :	15.1 %		12.3 %
55 - 64 :	14.1 %		9.6 %
65 & Over :	16.5 %		11.0 %

Marital Status

Married :	46.6 %		National 36.9 %
Single :	45.2 %		54.7 %
Separated :	2.3 %		2.5 %
Divorced :	1.3 %		1.4 %
Widowed :	4.6 %		4.5 %

Commuter Type

Car :	64.3 %		National 63.7 %
Walk :	7.9 %		17.5 %
Bicycle :	2.1 %		2.2 %
Bus :	6.9 %		13.2 %
Rail :	17.8 %		2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.9 %		0.6 %

Commute Time

< 15 mins :	29.2 %		National 37.7 %
15 - 29 mins :	24.4 %		30.5 %
30 - 44 mins :	20.3 %		16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	13.3 %		6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	11.5 %		6.4 %
> 90 mins :	1.3 %		2.7 %

Social Class

Managerial & Technical :	46.7 %		National 26.4 %
Professional :	16.7 %		6.5 %
Non-manual :	15.5 %		17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	6.2 %		17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	3.4 %		11.1 %
Unskilled :	0.5 %		4.3 %
Other :	11.0 %		17.6 %

Religion

Catholic :	77.9 %		National 88.3 %
Other :	15.1 %		7.2 %
None :	7.1 %		4.5 %

Housing

House :	98.5 %		National 89.2 %
Apartment :	1.5 %		9.7 %
Bedsit :	0.0 %		0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.0 %		0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)

Secondary :	33.2 %		National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.1 %		0.6 %
Primary :	5.5 %		18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	5.5 %		9.0 %
Non-Degree :	14.0 %		11.1 %
Primary Degree :	11.3 %		6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	15.2 %		6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	5.6 %		3.3 %
Masters :	8.2 %		3.1 %
Ph.D. :	1.4 %		0.5 %

Third Level Qualification

Social Sciences, Business Law :	29.4 %		National 21.3 %
Education :	6.5 %		7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	14.9 %		10.1 %
Science :	4.7 %		5.2 %
Computing :	3.9 %		6.8 %
Engineering :	11.4 %		12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	0.8 %		2.6 %
Health :	11.8 %		12.3 %
Social Services :	1.6 %		3.2 %
Services :	3.3 %		6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	11.8 %		12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)

Commerce & Trade :	43.7 %		National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.3 %		1.5 %
Construction :	2.9 %		10.2 %
Manufacturing :	9.0 %		15.6 %
Public Service :	6.3 %		6.6 %
Professional Services :	22.7 %		19.7 %
Other :	15.1 %		17.4 %

Household

Couple with Children :	42.2 %		National 35.2 %
One Person :	15.8 %		22.4 %
Couple without Children :	25.8 %		18.3 %
Single Parent :	7.6 %		10.4 %
Other :	8.7 %		13.7 %

Ethnicity

White Irish :	92.4 %		National 89.5 %
White other :	6.0 %		7.1 %
Black :	0.1 %		1.1 %
Asian :	0.6 %		1.3 %
Other :	0.9 %		1.1 %

Nationality

Irish :	93.4 %		National 89.8 %
British :	3.3 %		2.7 %
Polish :	0.4 %		1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.0 %		0.6 %
Other E.U. :	1.0 %		1.8 %
Rest of the world :	1.9 %		3.5 %

House Age

1961 - 1980 :	56.8 %		National 23.4 %
Before 1919 :	13.4 %		11.1 %
1919 - 1960 :	17.3 %		18.0 %
1981 - 2000 :	9.8 %		29.7 %
After 2001 :	2.6 %		17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 032 Dalkey-Avondale, 058 Killiney North.

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1. 7
2. 7b
3. 7a
4. 45a
5. 59
6. 111

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1. Killiney

Train

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Parking

1. Killiney Castle Car Park
2. Killiney Station Car Park

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