Neilstown

Dublin, Ireland

Neilstown is an area of Clondalkin (Irish: Cluain Dolcáin, meaning "Dolcan's meadow") and is a suburb situated 10 km west of Dublin City Centre, in the administrative county of South Dublin. Modern Clondalkin is a busy satellite town of Dublin, with a population of 43,929 in 2006. Retail facilities include Tesco Ireland- and Dunnes Stores-led shopping centres, and Aldi and Lidl stores on the Fonthill Road and New Nangor Road respectively, and the village centre is a base for small businesses including solicitors, restaurants, pubs, hairdressers and pharmacies. Bernard Dunne the past WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion is from Neilstown.

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Area Statistics

Area:	2.33 square km
Population:	10153
Population Density:	4362 people/km ²

Age
Under 15 :	24.5 %	National 20.4 %
15 - 24 :	20.1 %	14.9 %
25 - 34 :	16.9 %	17.0 %
35 - 44 :	11.9 %	14.7 %
45 - 54 :	13.5 %	12.3 %
55 - 64 :	9.7 %	9.6 %
65 & Over :	3.5 %	11.0 %

Marital Status
Single :	62.8 %	National 54.7 %
Married :	29.3 %	36.9 %
Separated :	4.0 %	2.5 %
Divorced :	1.4 %	1.4 %
Widowed :	2.5 %	4.5 %

Commuter Type
Car :	47.2 %	National 63.7 %
Walk :	28.3 %	17.5 %
Bicycle :	1.9 %	2.2 %
Bus :	21.0 %	13.2 %
Rail :	0.5 %	2.9 %
Motorbike :	1.0 %	0.6 %

Commute Time
< 15 mins :	35.1 %	National 37.7 %
15 - 29 mins :	28.8 %	30.5 %
30 - 44 mins :	20.3 %	16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	6.7 %	6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	7.1 %	6.4 %
> 90 mins :	2.0 %	2.7 %

Social Class
Other :	27.0 %	National 17.6 %
Professional :	1.3 %	6.5 %
Managerial & Technical :	11.7 %	26.4 %
Non-manual :	17.9 %	17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	20.7 %	17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	15.3 %	11.1 %
Unskilled :	6.1 %	4.3 %

Religion
Catholic :	94.2 %	National 88.3 %
Other :	3.9 %	7.2 %
None :	1.9 %	4.5 %

Housing
House :	96.4 %	National 89.2 %
Apartment :	3.1 %	9.7 %
Bedsit :	0.1 %	0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.3 %	0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)
Secondary :	51.1 %	National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.6 %	0.6 %
Primary :	31.0 %	18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	7.1 %	9.0 %
Non-Degree :	5.5 %	11.1 %
Primary Degree :	1.4 %	6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	1.7 %	6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	1.0 %	3.3 %
Masters :	0.5 %	3.1 %
Ph.D. :	0.1 %	0.5 %

Third Level Qualification
Social Sciences, Business Law :	18.8 %	National 21.3 %
Education :	7.2 %	7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	6.9 %	10.1 %
Science :	4.3 %	5.2 %
Computing :	10.6 %	6.8 %
Engineering :	14.1 %	12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	0.6 %	2.6 %
Health :	6.9 %	12.3 %
Social Services :	8.5 %	3.2 %
Services :	9.6 %	6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	12.6 %	12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)
Commerce & Trade :	35.1 %	National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.1 %	1.5 %
Construction :	10.5 %	10.2 %
Manufacturing :	12.6 %	15.6 %
Public Service :	4.7 %	6.6 %
Professional Services :	14.8 %	19.7 %
Other :	22.1 %	17.4 %

Household
Couple with Children :	38.7 %	National 35.2 %
One Person :	11.6 %	22.4 %
Couple without Children :	10.1 %	18.3 %
Single Parent :	23.8 %	10.4 %
Other :	15.8 %	13.7 %