Rathfarnham

Dublin, Ireland

Rathfarnham (Irish: Ráth Fearnáin, meaning Fearnán's Ringfort), is a Southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is located to the south of Terenure, and to the east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and 16. It is within the administrative areas of both Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and South Dublin County Councils. The area of Rathfarnham includes Whitechurch, Nutgrove, Ballyboden and Ballyroan.

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Area Statistics

Area:	5.64 square km
Population:	24139
Population Density:	4283 people/km ²

Age
Under 15 :	16.8 %	National 20.4 %
15 - 24 :	15.2 %	14.9 %
25 - 34 :	14.2 %	17.0 %
35 - 44 :	13.2 %	14.7 %
45 - 54 :	14.5 %	12.3 %
55 - 64 :	11.7 %	9.6 %
65 & Over :	14.4 %	11.0 %

Marital Status
Single :	50.9 %	National 54.7 %
Married :	40.7 %	36.9 %
Separated :	2.1 %	2.5 %
Divorced :	1.1 %	1.4 %
Widowed :	5.1 %	4.5 %

Commuter Type
Car :	60.4 %	National 63.7 %
Walk :	12.9 %	17.5 %
Bicycle :	6.8 %	2.2 %
Bus :	15.0 %	13.2 %
Rail :	3.3 %	2.9 %
Motorbike :	1.6 %	0.6 %

Commute Time
15 - 29 mins :	31.2 %	National 30.5 %
< 15 mins :	21.4 %	37.7 %
30 - 44 mins :	27.1 %	16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	11.7 %	6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	7.4 %	6.4 %
> 90 mins :	1.1 %	2.7 %

Social Class
Managerial & Technical :	39.9 %	National 26.4 %
Professional :	13.5 %	6.5 %
Non-manual :	18.7 %	17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	9.1 %	17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	5.0 %	11.1 %
Unskilled :	1.3 %	4.3 %
Other :	12.6 %	17.6 %

Religion
Catholic :	83.8 %	National 88.3 %
Other :	9.7 %	7.2 %
None :	6.4 %	4.5 %

Housing
House :	89.9 %	National 89.2 %
Apartment :	10.0 %	9.7 %
Bedsit :	0.2 %	0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.0 %	0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)
Secondary :	34.6 %	National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.3 %	0.6 %
Primary :	10.4 %	18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	6.7 %	9.0 %
Non-Degree :	13.0 %	11.1 %
Primary Degree :	10.9 %	6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	11.5 %	6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	5.1 %	3.3 %
Masters :	6.3 %	3.1 %
Ph.D. :	1.1 %	0.5 %

Third Level Qualification
Social Sciences, Business Law :	28.9 %	National 21.3 %
Education :	7.6 %	7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	12.0 %	10.1 %
Science :	5.4 %	5.2 %
Computing :	5.7 %	6.8 %
Engineering :	10.6 %	12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	1.0 %	2.6 %
Health :	10.5 %	12.3 %
Social Services :	1.7 %	3.2 %
Services :	3.6 %	6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	13.1 %	12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)
Commerce & Trade :	40.5 %	National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.2 %	1.5 %
Construction :	5.1 %	10.2 %
Manufacturing :	8.3 %	15.6 %
Public Service :	8.4 %	6.6 %
Professional Services :	23.7 %	19.7 %
Other :	13.8 %	17.4 %

Household
Couple with Children :	36.4 %	National 35.2 %
One Person :	22.7 %	22.4 %
Couple without Children :	20.1 %	18.3 %
Single Parent :	8.2 %	10.4 %
Other :	12.6 %	13.7 %

Ethnicity
White Irish :	92.0 %	National 89.5 %
White other :	4.6 %	7.1 %
Black :	0.4 %	1.1 %
Asian :	1.9 %	1.3 %
Other :	1.2 %	1.1 %

Nationality
Irish :	93.2 %	National 89.8 %
British :	1.5 %	2.7 %
Polish :	0.7 %	1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.3 %	0.6 %
Other E.U. :	1.3 %	1.8 %
Rest of the world :	3.0 %	3.5 %

House Age
1961 - 1980 :	41.4 %	National 23.4 %
Before 1919 :	1.7 %	11.1 %
1919 - 1960 :	27.0 %	18.0 %
1981 - 2000 :	24.3 %	29.7 %
After 2001 :	5.6 %	17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 022 Rathfarnham-Ballyroan, 023 Rathfarnham-Butterfield, 024 Rathfarnham-Hermitage, 025 Rathfarnham-St. Enda's, 026 Rathfarnham Village, 003 Ballinteer-Marley, 022 Churchtown-Castle, 024 Churchtown-Nutgrove.

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