Census 2011: Surge in non-religious – but 84 per cent remain Catholic
The number of people who define themselves as being of no religion increased by 44 per cent since the 2006 census.
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The number of people who define themselves as being of no religion increased by 44 per cent since the 2006 census.
Also in Census 2011 housing stats: The number of permanent housing units has increased by 13 per cent since 2006.
Over one in five vacant properties were holiday homes, while the majority of the remainder were concentrated on rural areas in the west.
Newly-released data shows number of divorced people in Ireland increased by more than 150 per cent between 2002 and 2011.
Co Laois boasts the largest increase in population, while the highest growth of any constituency was recorded in Dublin North.
Divorce is up, as is the number of people in rented property – here’s a snapshot of the nation on one night in April 2011.
A review by the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine shows there is an “unsafe deficit” within a certain grade in the Emergency Medicine tier, even after the recruitment of staff from abroad.
The traditional model of a married couple making up a family is in decline, according to a major new study which looked at family structures in Ireland.
New secondary school survey from CSO shows students get their news from television and the internet.
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There’s still time to get your form if you haven’t already received it.
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That’s just under one-fifth of the world’s population.
The processing of the census is being aided by CACI UK, whose parent company provided interrogation services in Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison between 2003 and 2005.
New questions will be included on this year’s form, and respondents have been urged to think very carefully about the issue of religion.
The CSO gives the public a week to apply for 5,000 part-time census jobs – and closes the window after tripling the target.
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