Temple Bar (Irish: Barra an Teampaill) is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin. Temple Bar is in the postcode Dublin 2. Unlike the areas surrounding it, Temple Bar has preserved its medieval street pattern, with many narrow cobbled streets. It is promoted as "Dublin's cultural quarter" and after dark the area is a major centre for nightlife, with many tourist-focused nightclubs, restaurants, pubs and bars.

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Area Statistics

Area:	0.16 square km
Population:	2672
Population Density:	16767 people/km 2

Age

25 - 34 :	28.8 %		National 17.0 %
Under 15 :	13.6 %		20.4 %
15 - 24 :	19.8 %		14.9 %
35 - 44 :	12.2 %		14.7 %
45 - 54 :	9.2 %		12.3 %
55 - 64 :	7.1 %		9.6 %
65 & Over :	9.3 %		11.0 %

Marital Status

Single :	72.6 %		National 54.7 %
Married :	17.7 %		36.9 %
Separated :	3.3 %		2.5 %
Divorced :	1.6 %		1.4 %
Widowed :	4.8 %		4.5 %

Commuter Type

Walk :	53.2 %		National 17.5 %
Bicycle :	3.1 %		2.2 %
Bus :	24.3 %		13.2 %
Rail :	6.0 %		2.9 %
Motorbike :	0.4 %		0.6 %
Car :	13.0 %		63.7 %

Commute Time

15 - 29 mins :	35.6 %		National 30.5 %
< 15 mins :	28.0 %		37.7 %
30 - 44 mins :	22.0 %		16.6 %
45 - 59 mins :	7.4 %		6.1 %
60 - 89 mins :	6.1 %		6.4 %
> 90 mins :	1.1 %		2.7 %

Social Class

Other :	35.6 %		National 17.6 %
Professional :	3.7 %		6.5 %
Managerial & Technical :	12.2 %		26.4 %
Non-manual :	13.1 %		17.0 %
Skilled-manual :	12.0 %		17.1 %
Semi-skilled :	14.6 %		11.1 %
Unskilled :	8.8 %		4.3 %

Religion

Catholic :	70.7 %		National 88.3 %
Other :	15.5 %		7.2 %
None :	13.8 %		4.5 %

Housing

Apartment :	65.8 %		National 9.7 %
House :	32.1 %		89.2 %
Bedsit :	2.1 %		0.6 %
Mobile home :	0.0 %		0.5 %

Education (Highest Achieved)

Secondary :	31.4 %		National 41.7 %
No formal :	0.4 %		0.6 %
Primary :	28.1 %		18.3 %
Technical or Vocational :	9.3 %		9.0 %
Non-Degree :	5.8 %		11.1 %
Primary Degree :	8.7 %		6.1 %
Professional Qualification :	5.6 %		6.3 %
Postgraduate Cert. or Diploma :	3.5 %		3.3 %
Masters :	6.6 %		3.1 %
Ph.D. :	0.5 %		0.5 %

Third Level Qualification

Social Sciences, Business Law :	23.7 %		National 21.3 %
Education :	6.9 %		7.6 %
Arts & Humanities :	15.3 %		10.1 %
Science :	4.6 %		5.2 %
Computing :	9.6 %		6.8 %
Engineering :	12.0 %		12.5 %
Agricultural & Veterinary :	1.1 %		2.6 %
Health :	4.4 %		12.3 %
Social Services :	2.7 %		3.2 %
Services :	7.1 %		6.2 %
Multiple Subjects :	12.6 %		12.3 %

Employment (by Industry)

Commerce & Trade :	35.1 %		National 29.1 %
Forestry & Fishing :	0.3 %		1.5 %
Construction :	7.5 %		10.2 %
Manufacturing :	6.9 %		15.6 %
Public Service :	4.0 %		6.6 %
Professional Services :	13.6 %		19.7 %
Other :	32.6 %		17.4 %

Household

One Person :	31.8 %		National 22.4 %
Couple without Children :	12.8 %		18.3 %
Couple with Children :	9.5 %		35.2 %
Single Parent :	15.4 %		10.4 %
Other :	30.5 %		13.7 %

Ethnicity

White Irish :	67.5 %		National 89.5 %
White other :	16.6 %		7.1 %
Black :	2.1 %		1.1 %
Asian :	11.1 %		1.3 %
Other :	2.7 %		1.1 %

Nationality

Irish :	68.9 %		National 89.8 %
British :	0.9 %		2.7 %
Polish :	4.5 %		1.5 %
Lithuanian :	0.5 %		0.6 %
Other E.U. :	7.4 %		1.8 %
Rest of the world :	17.8 %		3.5 %

House Age

1919 - 1960 :	35.0 %		National 18.0 %
Before 1919 :	24.7 %		11.1 %
1961 - 1980 :	6.3 %		23.4 %
1981 - 2000 :	24.5 %		29.7 %
After 2001 :	9.5 %		17.9 %

Area Statistics are compiled from the latest Census data for the following DEDs: 068 Inns Quay C.

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