There are two options available for viewing SAPS information. The first option allows you to view 68 SAPS tables organised by theme for each level of geography using Interactive Tables. The second option - the SAPMAP Web Mapping Tool - enables you to navigate to the location and level of geography you require.
SAPS contains 68 tables. You can select any of the 68 tables organised in the following 15 themes for the geographic area of your choice.
Theme 1: Sex, age and marital status |
Theme 9: Social class and socio-economic group |
Theme 2: Migration, Ethnicity and Religion |
Theme 10: Education |
Theme 3: Irish language |
Theme 11: Commuting |
Theme 4: Families |
Theme 12: Disability, carers and voluntary work |
| Theme 5: Private households | Theme 13: Occupations |
Theme 6: Housing |
Theme 14: Industries |
| Theme 7: Communal establishments | Theme 15: Car and PC ownership |
Theme 8: Economic Status |
The following levels of geography are distinguished in the SAPS Interactive Tables and in the SAPMAP Web Mapping Tool:
| Geography | Availability Interactive Tables | Availability SAPMAP WEB Mapping Tool |
|---|---|---|
| › 1 Electoral Divisions (3409*), Counties (34) and Provinces (4) | All |
Provinces not available |
| › 2 Towns (233) with a population of 1,000 or over, organised alphabetically | All |
All |
| › 3 Dáil Constituencies (43) | All |
All |
| › 4 Gaeltacht Areas (8) | All |
All |
| › 5 Garda Regions (6), Divisions (25) and Districts (109) | All |
Garda Districts Only |
| › 6 Health Service Executive Areas (4) and Local Areas (33) | Local Areas not available |
All |
| › 7 Local Electoral areas (180) | All |
Not available |
| › 8 Regional Authority areas (8) | All |
All |
| › 9 Urban (34) and rural (34) areas of each county | All |
Not available |
| › 10 Census Enumeration Areas (EAs) for Dublin (1138), Cork (196), Galway (76), Limerick (97) and Waterford (52) including their suburbs | All |
All |
Electoral Divisions (option 1 above) are the smallest Administrative Areas for which census data is provided nationwide.
Census Enumeration Areas (EAs) (option 10 above) are only available for the five major cities. A listing of the streets contained in each of the areas, is provided in the EA Gazetteer.
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For further information contact:
Central Statistics Office, Swords Business Campus, Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin.
Census Enquiries: (01) 8951460 / 1464
Fax:(01) 8951399
E-mail: census@cso.ie
Internet: http://www.cso.ie/census