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Ireland Population and Housing Census 2006

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General Info
Provider 
Central Statistics Office (Ireland)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Ireland (IRL)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
04/2006 - 05/2006
Data type
Census:
  • De facto
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
  • Household
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The 2006 Census of Population and Housing in Ireland was conducted by the Central Statistics Office, via the delivery and collection of self-administered questionnaires by census enumerators. The questionnaire covered a variety of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and included questions on disability and chronic illness. The collection effort resulted in completed forms from 1.77 million households. The total population of Ireland in 2006 was enumerated at 4,239,848.

Keywords 
Assets, Birth place, Disability, Domestic migration, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Household heat, Housing conditions, Institutionalized population, International migration, Internet, Languages, Limited mobility, Live births, Marital status, Mental and behavioral disorders, Occupations, Personal caregivers, Population, Race, Religion, Sanitation, Sense organ diseases, Teachers, Transportation, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022