Rathgar (Ráth Garbh in Irish, meaning "Rough Ringfort") is a suburb of Dublin, lying about 3 kilometres south of the city centre. Rathgar is largely a quiet suburb with good amenities, including primary and secondary schools, nursing homes, child-care and sports facilities, and good public transport to the city centre. The housing stock largely comprises red-brick late Georgian and Victorian era terraces and much of the area lies within an architectural conservation zone.

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Area Statistics

Area:	1.41 square km
Population:	8120
Population Density:	5739 people/km 2

Age

15 - 24 :	24.0 %		National 14.9 %
Under 15 :	11.5 %		20.4 %
25 - 34 :	21.5 %		17.0 %
35 - 44 :	11.4 %		14.7 %
45 - 54 :	11.6 %		12.3 %
55 - 64 :	8.5 %		9.6 %
65 & Over :	11.4 %		11.0 %

Marital Status

Single :	66.5 %		National 54.7 %
Married :	26.2 %		36.9 %
Separated :	2.1 %		2.5 %
Divorced :	1.3 %		1.4 %
Widowed :	3.9 %		4.5 %

Commuter Type

Car :	39.3 %		National 63.7 %
Walk :	20.4 %		17.5 %
Bicycle :	10.3 %		2.2 %
Bus :	17.8 %		13.2 %
Rail :	11.4 %		2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.8 %		0.6 %

Commute Time

15 - 29 mins :	33.3 %		National 30.5 %
< 15 mins :	17.6 %		37.7 %
30 - 44 mins :	32.3 %		16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	10.9 %		6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	4.6 %		6.4 %
> 90 mins :	1.3 %		2.7 %

Social Class

Managerial & Technical :	31.5 %		National 26.4 %
Professional :	20.5 %		6.5 %
Non-manual :	13.6 %		17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	4.8 %		17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	4.1 %		11.1 %
Unskilled :	1.1 %		4.3 %
Other :	24.5 %		17.6 %

Religion

Catholic :	72.9 %		National 88.3 %
Other :	13.7 %		7.2 %
None :	13.3 %		4.5 %

Housing

House :	58.7 %		National 89.2 %
Apartment :	36.5 %		9.7 %
Bedsit :	4.7 %		0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.0 %		0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)

Secondary :	23.6 %		National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.2 %		0.6 %
Primary :	4.8 %		18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	5.3 %		9.0 %
Non-Degree :	13.4 %		11.1 %
Primary Degree :	15.5 %		6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	17.0 %		6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	7.0 %		3.3 %
Masters :	11.1 %		3.1 %
Ph.D. :	1.9 %		0.5 %

Third Level Qualification

Social Sciences, Business Law :	30.3 %		National 21.3 %
Education :	4.7 %		7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	16.1 %		10.1 %
Science :	5.5 %		5.2 %
Computing :	4.9 %		6.8 %
Engineering :	9.1 %		12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	0.7 %		2.6 %
Health :	11.5 %		12.3 %
Social Services :	1.8 %		3.2 %
Services :	2.8 %		6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	12.6 %		12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)

Commerce & Trade :	41.3 %		National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.2 %		1.5 %
Construction :	3.7 %		10.2 %
Manufacturing :	6.6 %		15.6 %
Public Service :	7.2 %		6.6 %
Professional Services :	22.1 %		19.7 %
Other :	19.1 %		17.4 %

Household

One Person :	35.5 %		National 22.4 %
Couple without Children :	16.4 %		18.3 %
Couple with Children :	20.9 %		35.2 %
Single Parent :	5.1 %		10.4 %
Other :	22.1 %		13.7 %

Ethnicity

White Irish :	82.9 %		National 89.5 %
White other :	10.9 %		7.1 %
Black :	1.1 %		1.1 %
Asian :	3.4 %		1.3 %
Other :	1.6 %		1.1 %

Nationality

Irish :	83.6 %		National 89.8 %
British :	2.9 %		2.7 %
Polish :	1.4 %		1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.3 %		0.6 %
Other E.U. :	3.9 %		1.8 %
Rest of the world :	7.9 %		3.5 %

House Age

Before 1919 :	36.9 %		National 11.1 %
1919 - 1960 :	20.4 %		18.0 %
1961 - 1980 :	9.6 %		23.4 %
1981 - 2000 :	24.8 %		29.7 %
After 2001 :	8.3 %		17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 133 Rathfarnham, 142 Rathmines West E.

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Bus

1. 14
2. 15
3. 15e
4. 15a
5. 15f
6. 15b
7. 16a
8. 16
9. 17
10. 18
11. 49
12. 49a

1. 65
2. 65b
3. 74a
4. 74
5. 83

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