Sandyford (Irish: Áth an Ghainimh) is a suburb of Dublin, located in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County. A major part of Sandyford today is composed of the Sandyford Industrial Estate and related developments. Sandyford village itself lies just south of the M50 motorway, accessed from junction 13. At the heart of the old village is a traditional square, including a monument to the working men of the village, Pater and Ned. The industrial estate is just north of the motorway and is one of the largest industrial estates in Dublin - the offices of Microsoft Ireland which employ approximately 1,200 people are located at the estate. The area is serviced by the Luas Green Line.

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Area Statistics

Area:	3.92 square km
Population:	10738
Population Density:	2740 people/km 2

Age

25 - 34 :	20.0 %		National 17.0 %
Under 15 :	15.8 %		20.4 %
15 - 24 :	17.7 %		14.9 %
35 - 44 :	12.4 %		14.7 %
45 - 54 :	12.8 %		12.3 %
55 - 64 :	13.1 %		9.6 %
65 & Over :	8.1 %		11.0 %

Marital Status

Single :	55.2 %		National 54.7 %
Married :	37.3 %		36.9 %
Separated :	2.6 %		2.5 %
Divorced :	1.7 %		1.4 %
Widowed :	3.2 %		4.5 %

Commuter Type

Car :	57.6 %		National 63.7 %
Walk :	15.6 %		17.5 %
Bicycle :	3.8 %		2.2 %
Bus :	6.3 %		13.2 %
Rail :	15.4 %		2.9 %
Motorbike :	1.2 %		0.6 %

Commute Time

15 - 29 mins :	34.2 %		National 30.5 %
< 15 mins :	23.6 %		37.7 %
30 - 44 mins :	24.9 %		16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	9.7 %		6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	6.5 %		6.4 %
> 90 mins :	1.2 %		2.7 %

Social Class

Managerial & Technical :	36.8 %		National 26.4 %
Professional :	10.9 %		6.5 %
Non-manual :	20.3 %		17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	12.3 %		17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	6.1 %		11.1 %
Unskilled :	1.7 %		4.3 %
Other :	11.8 %		17.6 %

Religion

Catholic :	80.6 %		National 88.3 %
Other :	12.9 %		7.2 %
None :	6.5 %		4.5 %

Housing

House :	79.8 %		National 89.2 %
Apartment :	20.0 %		9.7 %
Bedsit :	0.1 %		0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.2 %		0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)

Secondary :	34.9 %		National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.3 %		0.6 %
Primary :	9.2 %		18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	8.0 %		9.0 %
Non-Degree :	13.3 %		11.1 %
Primary Degree :	11.6 %		6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	9.6 %		6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	5.4 %		3.3 %
Masters :	6.5 %		3.1 %
Ph.D. :	1.1 %		0.5 %

Third Level Qualification

Social Sciences, Business Law :	29.9 %		National 21.3 %
Education :	5.7 %		7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	12.3 %		10.1 %
Science :	5.1 %		5.2 %
Computing :	8.5 %		6.8 %
Engineering :	11.0 %		12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	1.2 %		2.6 %
Health :	8.1 %		12.3 %
Social Services :	1.4 %		3.2 %
Services :	4.1 %		6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	12.6 %		12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)

Commerce & Trade :	45.7 %		National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.3 %		1.5 %
Construction :	5.5 %		10.2 %
Manufacturing :	10.6 %		15.6 %
Public Service :	5.9 %		6.6 %
Professional Services :	18.3 %		19.7 %
Other :	13.8 %		17.4 %

Household

Couple with Children :	35.8 %		National 35.2 %
One Person :	19.4 %		22.4 %
Couple without Children :	20.6 %		18.3 %
Single Parent :	9.4 %		10.4 %
Other :	14.8 %		13.7 %

Ethnicity

White Irish :	89.5 %		National 89.5 %
White other :	6.4 %		7.1 %
Black :	0.6 %		1.1 %
Asian :	2.0 %		1.3 %
Other :	1.5 %		1.1 %

Nationality

Irish :	91.1 %		National 89.8 %
British :	1.8 %		2.7 %
Polish :	1.2 %		1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.4 %		0.6 %
Other E.U. :	1.8 %		1.8 %
Rest of the world :	3.7 %		3.5 %

House Age

1961 - 1980 :	46.8 %		National 23.4 %
Before 1919 :	1.4 %		11.1 %
1919 - 1960 :	5.7 %		18.0 %
1981 - 2000 :	25.7 %		29.7 %
After 2001 :	20.4 %		17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 037 Dundrum-Balally, 039 Dundrum-Sandyford.

Getting here:

Bus

1. 5
2. 44b
3. 44
4. 46b
5. 47
6. 114
7. 116

Luas

1. Sandyford
2. Stillorgan

Parking

1. Aldi Car Park
2. Beacon South Quarter Car...
3. Beacon South Quarter Car...
4. Sandyford Car Park
5. Stillorgan Two

Car

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