Roscommon in Census 2011 - Roscommon County Council

Introduction and highlights
County Roscommon
in Census 2011
Central Statistics Office and KnowledgeWorks
in association with Roscommon County Council

Report contents
(i) Introduction 3
(ii) Roscommon – key population statistics 5
1 Town and country 7
2 Older and younger 10
3 At work 15
4 The roof over our heads 20
5 Households and families 31
6 Migration and diversity 37
7 Religion, ethnicity and Irish Travellers 41
8 Our bill of health 45
9 What we know 53
10 Door to door 60
11 Appendices 65-92

(i) Introduction

Introduction
Roscommon County Council needs to avail of the wealth of information which was produced
about the county in the latest Census. This rich data can be used by Council staff and
departments, community groups and other agencies. Roscommon County Council Council has
commissioned this summary report which extracts data relevant to Roscommon.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published ten key reports from Census 2011, plus one special
report. These are:
Profile 1 - Town and Country (60 pages)
Profile 2 Older and Younger - An Age Profile of Ireland (65 pages)
Profile 3 At Work - Employment, Occupations & Industry in Ireland (102 pages)
Profile 4 The Roof over our Heads - Housing in Ireland (80 pages)
Profile 5 Households and Families - Living Arrangements in Ireland (60 pages)
Profile 6 Migration and Diversity - A profile of diversity in Ireland (72 pages)
Profile 7 Religion, Ethnicity and Irish Travellers - Ethnic and cultural background in Ireland (76 pages)
Profile 8 Our Bill of Health - Health, Disability and Carers in Ireland (82 pages)
Profile 9 What We Know - Education, skills and the Irish language (70 pages)
Profile 10 Door to Door – Commuting in Ireland (published Dec 2012)
Homeless persons in Ireland, a special Census 2011 report
Each of these contains a wealth of information about every county in Ireland.
This report extracts the information about Roscommon, and presents it so that it reads easily and
informatively. It collates every piece of data about Roscommon from Census 2011.
The appendices contains tables of data about Roscommon which do not appear in the main body of the
report. All data in the appendices refers to Roscommon.
Guidance notes:
Some figures and commentary relate to the country as a whole, some to Roscommon.
‘Roscommon’ always refers to County Roscommon.
Report on homeless people
This report contained no information specific to Roscommon.
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Attendance in each artform
Roscommon – key population
statistics
Roscommon’s population continues its recent rise
The county’s population rose by 9.3 per cent since 2006: there are now 64,065 people living in
Roscommon.
This chart shows the change in Roscommon’s population at each census since 1841.
300,000
Roscommon's population since 1841
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
1841
1851
1861
1871
1881
1891
1901
1911
1926
1936
1946
1951
1956
1961
1966
1971
1979
1981
1986
1991
1996
2002
2006
2011
See the appendices for a breakdown of the population of each town/electrical division in
Roscommon.
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Attendance in each artform
1. Town and country
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1.1 Town and country - nationwide
Towns in Ireland
Census 2006 revealed that Drogheda had narrowly replaced Dundalk as the largest town in the
State. Census 2011 results show that Drogheda has maintained this position with 38,578
persons, Dundalk was in second place with 37,816 persons.
The largest town in Connacht was Sligo with a population of 19,452 while Letterkenny was the
biggest town in Ulster (part of) with 19,588 persons enumerated there in 2011.
Saggart in South Dublin was the fastest growing town between 2006 and 2011 when its
population increased by almost 150 per cent from 868 in 2006 to 2,144 in 2011, a rise of 1,276
persons.
Population density in Ireland
Population density measures the number of persons occupying a geographical area in
proportion to the size of that area. The population density for the State in 2011 was 67 persons
per km2, up from 62 persons per km2 recorded in 2006.
The average population density in urban areas was 1,736 persons per km2 compared to 26
persons per km2 in rural areas.
The more densely populated areas are predominantly located within the Greater Dublin Area
or GDA (i.e. Dublin City, Fingal, South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Meath, Kildare and
Wicklow).
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1.2 Town and country – in
Roscommon
Urbanisation
Roscommon is the third most rural county in Ireland with 74 per cent of the population living in
rural areas. Leitrim is first (90%) and Galway County is second (77.4%).
Overall in Ireland, the urban population has increased by 10.6 per cent while the rural
population only grew by 4.6 per cent.
Born here, live there
Irish people showed a tendency to live in their birth county. Over three-quarters of the
country’s 3.76 million Irish born residents were usually resident in their county of birth.
People born in Leitrim were the most likely to have moved to another county to live. Almost 40
per cent of those born in Leitrim lived in another county. Of those born in Westmeath 37.2 per
cent lived outside the county followed by Roscommon at 35.5 per cent compared with the
State average of 24.8 per cent.
Who moved where
A question on usual residence one year ago provides data on internal migration in the year
leading up to the census and shows that just over 273,000 usual residents (or 6.2 per cent of all
usual residents aged one year or over) moved in the year to April 2011, compared with 322,030
movers in 2006, a fall of 15 per cent.
Of those inhabitants whose ‘county of usual residence’ is Roscommon:
30,670 of the population present in Roscommon on census night were born in Roscommon.
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2. Older & Younger
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2.1 Older & younger -
nationwide
Leinster is the only province with uninterrupted population growth over the entire period 1926
to 2011 with its population more than doubling during that period. Munster’s population,
although experiencing periods of decline up to the early 1960s experienced more modest
growth overall.
In contrast, however, the populations of Connacht and Ulster (part) experienced more severe
population decline continuing until the 1970s. In fact, the populations of both provinces are
still slightly lower than in 1926 having experienced slower and more erratic recovery with most
notable growth in the 30-54 year age groups.
118%
The increase in
Leinster’s
population since
1926
1.9%
The decrease in
Connacht’s
population since
1926
More women than men?
Up to the mid-1980’s the trend was for more men than women in the State, though the ratio
varied greatly by province with Leinster having consistently fewer males. Since the mid-1980s
the overall trend has reversed with a tendency for there to be slightly more females.
Census 2011 showed the lowest ever sex ratio for the State with 981 males per 1000 females.
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2.2 Older & younger -
Roscommon
Growing older
In 2011 Cork city had the highest average age at 38.7 compared to 36.1 for the State as a
whole. Fingal had the lowest average age of any county at 32.9. Roscommon’s average age was
38.4, and was the fourth oldest county.
It is interesting to examine the change in the average ages of the population in each county.
The fastest ageing areas were the cities, with Limerick city increasing by 1.5 years and Galway
and Cork cities both showing an increase of over one year since 2006. Three counties are
getting younger with Laois, Cavan and Longford showing a lower average age than in 2006.
While not growing younger, Roscommon’s population showed the least aging.
Older female population
The female population was older than the male population by about 1.3 years for the State
overall. This is to be expected given the higher male birthrate combined with higher female life
expectancy.
Looking at the difference at county level shows that the females in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
were substantially older on average than males, with an age difference of 2.5 years, followed
closely by Cork city with an age difference of 2.3 years. Laois showed the smallest difference of
only 0.3 years between the average age of women and men and Roscommon showed 0.8
years.
Age dependency: young and old
Age dependency shows the ratio of the old and young population to the population of working
age. The total dependency ratio for the State increased from 45.8 per cent in 2006 to 49.3 per
cent in 2011, an increase of 3.5 per cent.
The young dependency ratio is the number of young people aged 0 -14 as a percentage of the
population of working age. In April 2011 this rate stood at 31.9 per cent for the State overall
but was significantly lower in the cities with a rate of 20.9 per cent in Cork and 21 per cent in
Dublin. The rates were highest in Meath (38.3%), Laois (37.9%) and Cavan (36.6%) all of which
had young and fast growing populations. Roscommon’s young dependency rate was 33.1 per
cent, slightly over the level for the State overall.
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Old dependency stood at 17.4 per cent for the State, with significant differences at county
level. Counties Mayo and Leitrim had the highest old dependency ratios at 23.3 per cent, while
Fingal (10.6%) and Kildare (11.7%) had the lowest. Roscommon’s was close to highest at 22.9
per cent.
Average age difference between rural and urban areas of each county
Pre-schoolers on the increase
Census 2011 shows a population of pre-school children aged 0-4 of 356,329, an increase of
17.9 per cent since 2006, bringing the numbers back to just above the levels in the early 1980s.
Leinster was the only province to have exceeded the 1981 population level. The population of
each of the other provinces, though on the increase, was still lower than the 1981 level.
The greatest increase in preschool children was in Laois at 37.1 per cent, followed by Cavan
(30.2%) and Monaghan (26.8%), while the slowest growth was recorded in Waterford city
(5.3%). Roscommon levels grew at a pace of 17.7 per cent.
Primary schoolers
The greatest increase in primary school aged children was in Laois at 28.9 per cent, followed by
Fingal (28.3%) and Longford (23.5%), while the slowest growth was recorded in Dublin city
(0.5%).
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The primary school aged population decreased in two of the cities with Limerick showing a 9.4
per cent fall and Cork city a 7.9 per cent fall in numbers.
Roscommon primary school numbers increased by 13.8 per cent: 2011 numbers were 7,222.
Secondary schoolers
Census 2011 shows the population of the secondary school age group (13-18) of 344,931, an
increase of only 2,897 persons, or 0.8 per cent, since 2006, a consequence of low births in the
mid-1990s feeding into today’s numbers.
The greatest increase in this age group was in counties Laois and Kildare at 10.3 per cent,
followed by Meath (9.5%) and Cavan (8.8%).
The secondary school age group decreased in almost half of all administrative counties. This
was most pronounced in city areas with the cities of Limerick (-16.3%), Cork (-11.7%),
Waterford (-6.4%) and Galway (-5.4%) experiencing the greatest declines. Other declines in
general were concentrated in the West and in South Dublin and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown.
Roscommon levels declined by 0.7%.
Elderly
The population of the 65 and over age group recorded in Census 2011 was 535,393, an
increase of 14.4 per cent from 467,926 in 2006. Compared to population growth of 8.2 per cent
in the State as a whole this is one of the age groups which experienced greatest growth over
the period.
This segment of the population grew in each county, topped by Fingal with a 38 per cent
increase followed by Kildare (30.3%) and South Dublin (29.1%). The lowest growth in the age
group over the period was in the large cities with growth of 3.5 per cent in Dublin city and 6.5
per cent in Cork city.
The population aged 65 and over in Roscommon went from 8,715 in 2006 to 9,396 in 2011, an
increase of 7.8 per cent.
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3. At work
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3.1 At work - nationwide
The labour force in April 2011 had grown by 122,705 people to 2,232,203 - a 5.8 per cent
increase since 2006.
Among the labour force, the numbers of those at work declined in the 5 years by over 6 per
cent to 1,807,369 while the number of people looking for their first job rose by over 16 per
cent to 34,166.
The number of people who were unemployed increased significantly from 150,084 to 390,677.
When combined with people looking for their first job the total number of people who were
out of work stood at 424,843 in April 2011.
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3.2 At work - Roscommon
Employment in Roscommon
In Roscommon, 48.3 per cent of people aged 15 years and over were at work. 10.7 per cent
were classified as being unemployed, compared with 3.0 per cent in 2006.
The following table shows the sectors in which people in Roscommon were employed:
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Socio economic groups in Roscommon
The following table breaks out the socio economic groups of persons in private households.
Another way to analyse this is to examine the population by social class:
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Nationality and unemployment
While one in five unemployed people in April 2011 were non-Irish nationals, accounting for
77,460 persons overall, there were significant regional variations by county. Over one third of
those unemployed in Fingal were non-Irish with over 20 per cent from Europe and 7 per cent
from African countries.
In Roscommon 22.3 per cent of unemployed people were non-Irish nationals.
In Leitrim 23 per cent of unemployed workers were non-Irish. While nationally only 4 per cent
of all unemployed people were British, in Leitrim this stood at 11 per cent. In fellow Connacht
counties Mayo and Roscommon, 8 per cent of unemployed people were British.
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4. The roof over our heads
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4.1 The roof over our heads -
nationwide
Irish housing stock
In April 2011 there were 1,994,845 permanent dwellings or housing units in the State.
The overall vacancy rate in 2011, including holiday homes, was 14.5 per cent or 289,252
properties. If holiday homes are excluded from the housing stock the vacancy rate drops to
11.5 per cent.
A total of 59,395 housing units were classified as vacant holiday homes. The remaining 230,056
were vacant houses and apartments, of which 168,427 were vacant houses and 61,629 were
vacant apartments.
121,974
Households in rural
areas connected to
public sewerage
schemes in 2011
11.8%
The percentage
increase in rural
households having
access to the public
sewerage network
between 2006 and
2011.
Vacant housing stock
Between 1991 and 1996 the vacant housing stock remained largely unchanged (105,142
compared with 105,250). However, the construction boom that occurred in Ireland from 1996
onwards coincided with a sharp rise in the number of vacant dwellings.
Vacant housing units increased by 36 per cent from 105,250 to 143,418 between 1996 and
2002, and rose a further 86 per cent to 266,322 in 2006. The most recent inter-censal period
has seen a 9 per cent growth culminating in 289,451 vacant dwellings recorded in 2011.
Of the 289,451 vacant dwellings, 151,273 (52%) were located in rural areas while 138,178
(48%) were in the urban towns and cities.
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4.2 The roof over our heads -
Roscommon
Permanent, private households
There were 23,601 permanent dwellings in Roscommon in 2011, an increase of 14.4 per cent
over 2006.
Vacant housing stock
Vacant dwellings in the census are split into holiday homes, vacant houses and vacant
apartments. Looking at all vacant dwellings combined, there were 92 towns with a vacancy rate
of 35 per cent or more, of which fifteen were in Donegal, thirteen each in Kerry and Cork
County, while Wexford, Clare and Mayo had nine towns each.
The seaside town of Mullaghmore in County Sligo had the largest vacancy rate, with four-fifths
of housing units in the town recorded as vacant on Census Night.
When holiday homes are excluded Tulsk (51%) and Frenchpark (44%), both in Roscommon, had
the highest vacancy rates. Four of the seven towns with highest vacancy rates are located in
Roscommon, which seems to have been particularly affected by vacancy in April 2011.
Towns in Roscommon with a vacancy rate of over 35 per cent in April 2011:
30. Tulsk 52.7%
47. Frenchpark 45.2%
58. Roosky 43.3%
66. Ballinlough 41.5%
67. Termonbarry 40.7%
76. Ballaghaderreen 38.0%
85. Ballintober 36.3%
On Census night, 24.9% (or 7,875) of the 31,585 total permanent dwellings in Roscommon
were unoccupied.
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Dwellings have more room over the years
A question relating to the number of rooms within each household has traditionally been asked
on the census form. In 2011, the respondent was required to state the number of rooms
excluding bathrooms, toilets, kitchenettes, offices, utility rooms, consulting rooms, shops, halls,
landings and rooms that can only be used for storage such as cupboards.
New homes
In Laois, 18.1 per cent of all occupied dwellings within the county were built since 2006.
Longford (15.8%) and Cavan (15%) came next in the proportion of new homes built since 2006.
12.9 per cent of households in Roscommon were built since 2006.
Limerick City (4.9%) had the lowest rate of increase in homes constructed between 2006 and
2011.
Significant growth in rented households
A total of 474,788 households were in rented accommodation in 2011, a considerable rise of
47 per cent from 323,007 in 2006. The share of households that were renting was 29 per cent
in 2011, up from 22 per cent recorded in 2006.
Despite the number of owner occupied dwellings rising by 5.3 per cent between 2006 and
2011, the strong growth in rented accommodation has caused the overall home ownership
rate to drop sharply from 74.7 per cent to 69.7 per cent.
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The growth in the rented sector is reflected in Roscommon. In 2006 2,706 households were
rented (13.1% of the total stock). This had risen to 4,504 households in 2011 (19.5% of total
stock).
Detached houses still dominate
Despite the increase in the number of newly constructed apartments in recent years, the
detached house remains the most common type of accommodation in Ireland.
Just over 40 per cent of occupied dwellings in the State were detached houses in April 2011,
which was similar to the share recorded in 2002 and 2006.
Counties in Connacht featured as having the largest proportion of detached houses with more
than seven out of every ten homes in Galway County, Roscommon, Leitrim and Mayo classified
as this house type.
Strong growth in apartments
The rise of apartments as an accommodation type in Ireland has continued between 2006 and
2011 according to the census. Apartments accounted for 10.9 per cent of all household types in
2011, compared with 9.7 per cent in 2006.
Dublin City had the highest proportion of apartments as a household type at 32.4 per cent,
while Roscommon had the lowest with 2.4 per cent.
Sewerage
Public sewerage facilities were used for disposing the waste water of 1,092,418 households, or
two-thirds of all private dwellings in April 2011. A further 437,652 (27.5%) households used an
individual septic tank while 50,259 (3.2%) households adopted other individual sewerage
systems.
In Roscommon, 60 per cent of households used a septic tank or other individual sewerage
treatment system.
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Permanent private households in Roscommon
by sewerage facility, 2006 and 2011
Public
scheme
Individual
septic tank
Other
individual
treatment
Other
No sewerage
facility
Not stated
2006 6776 12680 522 81 112 453
2011 8,653 13,088 1,117 92 61 590
Leitrim (33.3%) had the highest proportion of rural households connected to the local authority sewerage
network in 2011, followed by Wicklow (27.9%) and Kildare (25.8%).
Just one in ten homes in the rural areas of Galway County availed of public sewerage facilities in 2011,
the lowest of any county. Roscommon and Monaghan (both 16.0%) and Wexford (16.4%) also recorded
low rates of rural households with access to public sewerage schemes.
Overall, there was an 11.8 per cent increase in the number of households using public sewerage in the
rural areas of the State since April 2006. Counties showing the largest increases since 2006 were
Roscommon (39%) and Mayo (30.6%).
Water supply
Three-quarters of the occupied 1,649,408 permanent private households in April 2011 were
connected to the public mains piped water supply. Of the remaining households, 9 per cent
were connected to a local authority group water scheme and 12.9 per cent were connected to
a private source (group and other).
In Roscommon, the picture is similar, with 63.3 per cent of households connected to the public
mains.
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Households in Roscommon by water supply -
percentage in 2006 and 2011
Not stated
None
Other private source
Group private source
Group Loc Auth
Public main
Public main
Group Loc
Auth
Group
private
source
Other
private
source
None
Not stated
2011 63.3 19.1 6.1 8.7 0.2 2.5
2006 58.4 21.9 7.9 8.4 0.4 2.9
Central heating
In Roscommon the most widely used method of central heating is oil. The following table
shows the number of permanent private households and their central heating systems in the
county.
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Internet and broadband
Unsurprisingly, the picture of internet access in Roscommon has changed dramatically since
2006. Now 12,599 households have broadband internet, compared with just 1,926 in 2006. In
2011 8,016 households (or 40% of the total) have no internet access.
Households in Roscommon and internet
access (%), 2006 and 2011
Not stated
None
Other
Broadband
Broadband Other None Not stated
2006 9.3 30.7 57.4 2.5
2011 53.4 10.6 34.0 2.1
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Car ownership
Around 1.36 million occupied dwellings owned or had the use of at least one car in 2011, an
increase of 186,000 from 2006. While households which had only one car increased by 18 per
cent over the five years from 564,249 to 668,766, a slowdown occurred in the growth rates of
households owning more than one car.
In Roscommon, 87.5 per cent (20,651) of all households owned a car in 2011, compared with
84.9 per cent in 2006 (17,503).
Car ownership in Roscommon households,
2006 and 2011
No motor car
One motor car
Two motor cars
2006
2011
Three + motor cars
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Mortgages
High level of outright ownership in Roscommon
Counties in the Greater Dublin Area had the highest percentage of houses and apartments
where the owner had an existing loan or mortgage.
Meath, where 48.7 per cent of all owner-occupied dwellings had a mortgage, came first in this
category in 2011. Fingal (47.8%) and Kildare (46.7%) also had high rates of households owned
with a loan or mortgage.
The western counties had the largest rate of households where the owner had no loan or
mortgage: almost 45 per cent of houses and apartments in Roscommon were owned outright.
Rise in number of households with a mortgage headed by persons not in employment
The largest growth occurred in Laois where the number of mortgaged dwellings with the
householder out of work rose from 195 in 2006 to 1,186 in 2011, a 508 per cent rise.
Roscommon (467%), Leitrim (418%) and Offaly (413%) also experienced significant rises over
the five year period.
One in seven households in Donegal which were owned with a loan or mortgage had the head
of household recorded as being out of work, making it the worst affected county in the State.
Other counties which were most impacted by the householder being unemployed or looking
for their first job were Wexford (12.8%), Offaly (12.5%) and Monaghan (11.9%).
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (4.2%) recorded the lowest proportion of mortgaged households
with the head of household out of work in 2011.
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Rent paid for private accommodation
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, at €260 per week, had the highest average rent paid to a private
landlord/ voluntary body. At the opposite end of the spectrum households in Leitrim, on
average, paid a weekly rent of €94. Average private landlord rents in Roscommon were €112.
One off housing
There were a total of 433,564 one off households in Ireland, according to Census 2011 results.
This equates to a share of 26.3 per cent of all households in 2011, and is down from 27.1 per
cent in 2006 and 28.1 per cent in 2002.
When examined by their period of construction, one-in-four of all private dwellings built since
2006 were one-off houses. In the case of Donegal, Roscommon, Monaghan, Mayo and County
Galway, one-off houses comprised over 45 per cent of households constructed between 2006
and 2011.
Around 63 per cent of households in County Galway were one off houses, the highest in the
country. Roscommon (57%) and Leitrim (55%) also had a large proportion of this particular
type of house.
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5. Households and families
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5.1 Households and families -
nationwide
Marital status – recent trends
The married population increased by 9.2 per cent between 2006 and 2011, growing from
1,565,016 to 1,708,604. As the population aged 15 and over grew more slowly (6.9% over
the same period), married people as a percentage of the total population increased from
46.4 per cent to 47.3 per cent.
Since 1996 the proportion of the population who were divorced has grown significantly
from 0.4 per cent (9,787 people) to 2.4 per cent (87,770). There was a corresponding
increase in the numbers who were re-married following divorce, from 6,641 in 1996 to
42,960 in 2011.
There was a significant fall in the proportion who were widowed which fell from 6.7 per
cent to 5.3 per cent over the same period. This corresponds with increased life expectancy
for men.
The share of the population aged 15 and over who were single increased from 41.1 per
cent in 1996 to 43.1 per cent in 2006, but has subsequently fallen back to 41.7 per cent
(1,505,035 people) in 2011.
While married people on their first marriage accounted for 48.5 per cent of the adult
population in 1996, this has fallen to 45.1 per cent by 2006, but increased again in 2011 to
45.9 per cent. Over the same period, the percentages have remained relatively stable for
those re-married following widowhood, and for separated people.
Family size has been falling in recent years. In 1991 there were 2.0 children on average in
each family. In 1996 this had fallen to 1.8 children. In 2002 it was 1.6 children and by 2006
the average family had 1.4 children. In 2011, while the average number of children had
fallen slightly, it was still just below 1.4 children per family.
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The age at which
women were more
likely to be married
than single.
34
The age at which men
were more likely to
be married than
single.
48
The peak age for
separation and
divorce.
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5.2 Households and families -
Roscommon
Families
There are 16,739 families in Roscommon, an increase of 13.2 per cent since the 2006 Census.
Family size
Nationwide, rural families were larger on average than those in urban areas. The average
number of children per family was 1.5 in rural areas, compared with 1.3 for their urban
counterparts.
There is a clear North-West/South-East divide evident in family size. Donegal, Cavan and
Monaghan had the largest families with 2.19 children per family on average. Leitrim and Mayo
(each with 2.17 children per family) were next.
The five cities had the smallest families in this category with fewer than 2 children per family
on average. Fingal (2.00), South Dublin (2.01) and Wicklow (2.02) also had smaller families than
average.
The average number of children per family in Roscommon was also 1.4, reflecting the state
average.
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Single people
The highest proportions of singles were in the cities, Galway (62.7%), Dublin (60.7%) and Cork
(57.8%). The counties with the lowest proportion single were Roscommon (50.3%), Leitrim
(50.5%) and Mayo (51.0%).
However, these percentages depend heavily on the underlying age structure of each county.
Younger counties tend to have more single people while older counties have more married and
widowed people. Confining the analysis to those in their forties mitigates these effects.
While the cities still top the board with high proportions of singles (all the cities have over 25
per cent single), more rural counties such as Sligo (23.6%), Leitrim (21.8%) and Kerry (21.8%)
also have high rates of single people. And the counties with the lowest percentages of single
people are also among those with the youngest overall age such as Meath (15.4%), Kildare
(16.0%) and Cork County (17.9%).
Married people
Galway County (40.3%), Roscommon (40.2%) and Meath (40.0%) had the highest proportions
of married. The cities had the lowest percentages; Dublin and Galway each had less than
30 per cent of their adult population married.
Single and married people in Roscommon,
2006 and 2011
Single
Married
2006 29,484 23,808
2011 32,210 25,778
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Marital breakdown increases
The number of separated and divorced people increased by 22.3 per cent between 2006 and
2011 from 166,797 to 203,964. Two thirds of the increase (24,784) was among those aged 55
and over.
In Roscommon, the number of separated and divorced people increased by 34 per cent.
Separated, divorced and widowed people
in Roscommon, 2006 and 2011
Separated Divorced Widowed
2006 1,217 786 3,473
2011 1,502 1,181 3,394
Lone parents
The number of lone parent families stood at 215,315 in 2011 of which 186,284 were mothers
and 29,031 were fathers. The majority, 124,765, had just one child.
In Roscommon, there were a total of 2,629 lone families in 2011, an increase of 20.5 per cent
over 2006 (2,181):
Lone father families numbered 394 in 2011 – an increase of 20.5% over 2006.
Lone mother families numbered 2,235 in 2011 – also an increase of 20.5%.
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Private households
In the census, a private household is defined as either one person living alone or a group of
people living at the same address with common housekeeping arrangements. A household can
contain one or more families.
Nationwide, the number of private households increased by 60.7 per cent since 1991, from
1,029,084 to 1,654,208 in 2011. Over the same period the average household size decreased
from 3.3 persons per household to 2.7 driven by the growing number of one person
households and falling family size.
The number of private households in Roscommon was 23,672 in 2011, an increase of 14.6 per
cent from 2006 (20,734).
Private households in Roscommon are broken down by type in the following table. The most
common is ‘husband, wife and children’, followed by single person households.
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6. Migration and diversity
35

6.1 Migration and diversity -
nationwide
Non-Irish nationals up 143% in 9 years
Nationwide, the number of non-Irish nationals in 2002 was recorded at 224,261 persons. By
2006 this had increased to 419,733 representing an increase of 87 per cent. The growth in the
number of non-Irish nationals has continued, albeit at a slower pace and their number stood at
544,357 at the time of the 2011 Census.
The nationality with the largest increase between 2006 and 2011 was the Polish nationality.
Polish residents increased from 63,276 persons in 2006 to 122,585 in 2011, a 59,309 increase
over the period. Lithuanian residents increased by 12,055 persons to stand at 36,683 persons
in April 2011. Other large increases over the period occurred in the number of Romanian,
Indian, Latvian and Hungarian populations living in Ireland. A small number of nationalities
recorded a drop over the 5 year period since 2006, most notably the US and Australian
nationalities.
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6.2 Migration and diversity -
Roscommon
Non-Irish nationals
As a proportion of its resident population, Galway City was the most multi-cultural with
19.4 per cent of its residents recorded as non-Irish. Donegal had the smallest proportion of
non- Irish nationals (8.1%) in 2011. More than half of these were UK nationals.
In Roscommon, 17.8 per cent of the population were non-nationals. The following table shows
the birthplace and nationality of people in Roscommon:
Although numbers have increased, these proportions have not changed significantly since
2006:
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Foreign languages
514,068 Irish residents spoke a language other than Irish or English at home in 2011. Of these
145,919 were Irish nationals. French (41,243 persons), German (16,160) and Spanish (12,590)
were the most common languages spoken in Irish homes reflecting the most popular foreign
languages taught in Irish schools.
Non-Irish nationals who spoke a language other than English or Irish at home amounted to
363,929 persons in 2011.
Foreign languages spoken in Roscommon are:
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7. Religion, ethnicity and
Irish Travellers
39

7.1 Religion, ethnicity and Irish
Travellers - nationwide
Religion
Roman Catholicism remained the predominant faith of Ireland in 2011 as it has done, according
to census records, since at least 1881. Roman Catholics represented just under 90 per cent of
the population in each of the censuses held from 1881 to 1911. It subsequently rose to a peak
in 1961. Ever since then, its proportion of the total population has declined, falling gently in the
sixties and seventies then accelerating to a more pronounced drop in the eighties.
While the proportion of Catholics continued to decline in 2011, to reach its lowest point at 84
per cent, its congregation, at 3.86 million strong, was the highest since records began.
Ethnicity
The fastest growing ethnic group since 2006 was “Any other Asian background”, with an
annualised growth of 13.3 per cent. The population of the State grew at 1.6 per cent per
annum while those with Irish ethnicity increased by just 1.0 per cent.
‘Any other White background’ rose by 7.4 per cent annually while the annual increase for
Africans was 7.7 per cent. The largest group in 2011 was “White Irish” with 3,821,995 (85.8%)
usual residents. This was followed by “Any other White background” (9.3%), non-Chinese Asian
(1.5%) and “African” (1.3%).
Irish Travellers (29,495) made up 0.6 per cent of the usually resident population while Chinese
(17,832) made up just 0.4 per cent. Those of mixed backgrounds (70,324) constituted 0.9 per
cent.
Irish Travellers
The total number of Irish Travellers enumerated in April 2011 was 29,573 accounting for just
over half of one per cent (0.6%) of the total population. The figure represents a 32 per cent
increase on 2006 (22,435).
The overall structure of the Irish Traveller population is very different to that of the general
population. The average age of Irish Travellers was 22.4 compared with 36.1 for the general
population, and over half of all Irish Travellers (52.2%) were aged under 20. Irish Traveller
males of retirement age and above (65+) numbered only 337 accounting for 2.3 per cent of the
total Irish Traveller male population, in stark contrast to the general population where males of
retirement age and above accounted for 10.7 per cent of all males. The majority (98.8%) of
Irish Travellers were Irish by nationality, with most of the remainder being UK nationals (1.1%).
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7.2 Religion, ethnicity and Irish
Travellers - Roscommon
Religion
The administrative county of South Tipperary had the highest percentage of Catholics in 2011
with 91.4 per cent, while Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown had the lowest at 77.6 per cent. All of the
cities with the exception of Limerick City featured as having low percentages of Catholics.
Roscommon’s population declared itself to be 90.0 per cent Catholic, versus 92.5 per cent in
2006.
Percentage of population by religion,
Roscommon, 2006 and 2011
Catholic
Other stated
religion
No religion
Not stated
2006 92.4 4.3 2.5 0.8
2011 90.0 5.4 3.7 0.9
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Ethnicity
The proportion of ‘white –other’ rose from 6.7 per cent to 8.5 per cent in Roscommon between
2006 and 2011, while the figures for ‘white Irish’ dipped by 2.5 per cent.
Percentage of population by ethnic or cultural
background, Roscommon, 2006 and 2011
White Irish
White Irish
Traveller
Other
White
Black or
Black Irish
Asian or
Asian Irish
Other
Not stated
2006 89.5 0.5 6.7 0.4 0.6 1.3 0.9
2011 87.0 0.6 8.5 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.2
Irish Travellers
The Irish Traveller community was not evenly spread across the country. Galway County had
the highest number of Irish Travellers of all the administrative counties, with 2,476 persons,
followed by South Dublin with 2,216. In contrast there were only 152 Irish Travellers
enumerated in Waterford County.
In 2006 there were 320 Irish travellers in Roscommon. This increased to 396 in 2011.
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8. Our bill of health
43

8.1 Our bill of health -
nationwide
Disability
A total of 595,335 persons, accounting for 13.0 per cent of the population, had a disability in
April 2011. Of these 289,728 (48.7%) were male while 305,607 (51.3%) were female.
From a rate of less than 10 per cent for those in their twenties, rates increase steadily for
persons in their forties and fifties to reach over 20 per cent by age 60; from age 70 on rates
increase more sharply for both males and females with 75.1 per cent of all females aged 85 and
over having a disability.
Also notable are the high rates of disability among young children, particularly for males.
Over 65’s
There were 56,087 disabled persons who lived alone and were 65 years or over (52.8% of all
disabled persons who lived alone).
Types of disabilities
A condition that limited basic physical activities affected 35,960 people, of whom just over
25,000 or 69.6 per cent were women.
Substantial numbers also suffered from pain, breathing or other chronic illnesses (25,123
persons), had difficulty in going outside the home alone (22,989) and in participating in other
activities (21,844).
The number of women exceeded males by approximately two to one across all types of
disability except for intellectual disabilities where there was a slightly higher proportion of men
(52.2%) than women.
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8.2 Our bill of health -
Roscommon
Disability
There were 8,759 people in Roscommon who had a disability in 2011 – or 13.7 per cent of the
population, slightly over the figure for the State overall. In 2006, the figure in Roscommon was
5,746 or 9.8 per cent.
Oranmore The town (of 1,500 or more) with the lowest rate of disability at 6.9 per cent
Castlerea The town (of 1,500 or more) with the highest rate of disability at 22.4 per cent
Ashbourne The town with a population of over 10,000 with the lowest rate of disability at
8.0 per cent
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Age profile of people with disabilities
The age profile of people with disabilities in Roscommon is as follows:
Persons with a disability by age group,
Roscommon, 2011
00-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+
# 613 505 1,465 2,579 3,597
The breakdown by age is below:
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Types of disabilities
The following table breaks down the types of disabilities amongst people in Roscommon.
This table breaks out the numbers for Roscommon town:
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Disabled people living alone
A total of 106,270 disabled persons, representing 17.9 per cent of all disabled persons, lived
alone at the time of the census in April 2011. They accounted for 27.3 per cent of all persons
who lived alone in 2011. There were 58,246 women with a disability living alone, more than
that recorded for disabled men living alone, who numbered 48,024.
In Roscommon 9.9 per cent of disabled persons lived alone.
The following table shows the same figures for Roscommon broken down by type of disability:
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Carers
The census showed that a total of 187,112 persons or 4.1 per cent of the total population were
providing unpaid assistance to others in April 2011. Of these carers 114,113 (61%) were
women and 72,999 (39%) men. It also showed that 4,228 children aged under 15 years were
engaged in providing care to others, accounting for 2.3 per cent of all carers.
The highest proportion of carers was in County Mayo, where 5 per cent of people were
involved in providing unpaid care. The proportion of carers to the overall population was also
high in counties Sligo (4.8%), Roscommon (4.7%) and Kerry (4.7%).
The lowest proportion of carers were in counties Kildare and Fingal with 3.4 per cent of the
population involved in providing care, followed by Galway city (3.5%), Meath and South Dublin
(both 3.6%).
The share of carers in rural areas at 43.2 per cent is greater than the rural share of the
population (38%) while there are proportionally fewer carers in urban areas (56.8%) compared
with its share of the overall population (62%).
The profile of carers in Roscommon is as follows:
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Health
The census results clearly show the decline in general health with age, with 87 per cent of 10-
14 year olds perceiving their health as very good, while this had fallen to 60 per cent by age 40-
44 and 30 per cent by age 65-69. For those aged 85 and over fewer than one in ten perceived
that they had very good health. Generally a higher percentage of females than males indicated
that their health was very good, except in the 15-29 and 70 and over age groups.
The following table shows the health profile of people in Roscommon:
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9. What we know
51

9.1 What we know -
nationwide
Education
Age and level of education
Among those who had completed their full-time education in April 2011 younger people were
significantly better educated than their older counterparts, illustrating the on-going gains in
educational attainment in Ireland. Almost 43 per cent of people aged 20 to 39 possessed a
third level qualification, compared with only 13 per cent of those aged 65 and over. Among
those aged 60 and over increasing numbers were educated to primary level only with almost
half (46.3%) of those aged 65 and over in this category.
Sex differences
In general, females were better educated than males in April 2011. One third of females aged
15 and over had a third level qualification, compared with only 27 per cent of males. Just over
36 per cent of males were not educated to a higher level than lower secondary, whereas only
31 per cent of females had a similar level of education.
46%
The percentage of
women aged 25-49
who had a third level
qualification.
35%
The percentage of
men aged 25-49 who
had a third level
qualification.
12%
The percentage of
persons in their 70s
who had a third level
qualification.
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Irish speakers
The total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who could speak Irish in April 2011 was
1,774,437. This was an increase of 7.1 per cent on the 1,656,790 persons who could speak Irish
in April 2006. There were more females (973,587) able to speak Irish than males (800,850).
Between the ages of 5 and 18 inclusive just under 450,000 children spoke Irish on a daily basis
in school representing 87 per cent of all persons who spoke Irish within education in 2011.
There were 77,185 persons speaking Irish on a daily basis outside of the education system in
April 2011. Twenty three per cent of these were aged 5 to 18 (17,457 persons), a further
23,359 (30%) were in the age group 25-44. There were more women (42,157) than men
(35,028).
There were 110,642 persons who said that they spoke Irish on a weekly basis outside of
education. Again, there were more females (61,176) than males (49,466) speaking Irish on a
weekly basis and relatively larger numbers of females spoke Irish weekly in the 35-44 age
group than in the other non-school going ages.
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9.2 What we know -
Roscommon
Level of education
Level of education of people in Roscommon:
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Third level education in Roscommon – field of study:
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Irish speakers
Fifty one per cent of the population of Galway County could speak Irish in 2011 - the highest of any
county as illustrated in figure 18. Clare (48.1%), North Tipperary (47.1%) and Limerick county (47%)
were the next highest administrative counties while Dublin City (32.1%), South Dublin (35.8%) and
Louth (36.1%) had the lowest percentages.
In Roscommon, 41.9 per cent of the population could speak Irish in 2011 – compared with 42.4 per cent
in 2006.
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The following table illustrates the proportion of private households in each county which have Irish
speakers. As it shows, Roscommon is slightly above mid-table in this respect.
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10. Door to door
58

10.1 Door to door - nationwide
Commuting in Ireland 1981-2011
Commuter numbers for both workers and students totalled 2.7 million in 2011, an increase of 1
per cent on the corresponding 2006 figure of 2.67 million, and a 13.1 per cent rise when
compared against the 2.39 million who travelled to work, school or college in 2002.
In 2011, almost 1.7 million workers indicated that they travelled to their work, a decrease from
1.79 million in 2006, reflecting the fall in the number of persons in employment over the five
year period. This follows a period of uninterrupted growth between 1986 and 2006 in the
number of persons commuting to work.
The numbers of primary and secondary students travelling to their school have experienced
periods of growth and decline over the 30 year period. There were 496,601 primary students
and 321,491 secondary students journeying to school in 2011, an increase of 12.8 per cent and
6.8 per cent respectively when compared to 2006. The peak number of commuters for these
cohorts occurred in 1986 in the case of primary students (556,338) and 1996 for secondary
students (363,919).
A continuous rise has been recorded in the amount of third-level students travelling to college,
growing from 31,136 in 1981 to 191,238 in 2011. The most recent inter-censal period of 2006-
2011 saw a 30.9 per cent increase in the number of college commuters.
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10.2 Door to door - Roscommon
Commuting in Roscommon
In Roscommon, 24,064 people (or 37.5% of the population) commuted to work, school or
college. 66 per cent of these commuters drove to work in 2011.
The following table shows the breakdown, in Roscommon, of how people commute, depending
on whether or not there is a car in the household.
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Commuting time
The average time spent travelling to work in 2011 was 26.6 minutes, a decrease from 27.5
minutes recorded in 2006 and 26.8 minutes in 2002.
In Roscommon, 13,641 commuters (or 60.9% of the total) spent half an hour or less travelling
to work.
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Time leaving home
In Roscommon, 8,260 commuters, or 36.9 per cent, left for work at 8am or earlier. 12,783 (or
57.1%) left after 8am.
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11. Appendices
63

Roscommon – key population
statistics
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Population Density and Area Size by Electoral Division
2006 2011
Roscommon
Population (Number) 58,768 64,065
Males (Number) 30,178 32,353
Females (Number) 28,590 31,712
Actual change since previous census (Number) 4,994 5,297
Percentage change since previous census (%) 9.3 9
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 2,445.09
Athlone No. 2 rural area, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 14,059 15,995
Males (Number) 7,120 7,991
Females (Number) 6,939 8,004
Actual change since previous census (Number) 1,599 1,936
Percentage change since previous census (%) 13 14
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 470.12
001 Athlone West Rural, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 3,122 4,450
Males (Number) 1,556 2,145
Females (Number) 1,566 2,305
Actual change since previous census (Number) 860 1,328
Percentage change since previous census (%) 38 42.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 19
002 Ballydangan, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 653 702
Males (Number) 338 358
Females (Number) 315 344
Actual change since previous census (Number) 30 49
Percentage change since previous census (%) 4.8 7.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 31.92
003 Ballynamona, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 504 538
Males (Number) 251 271
Females (Number) 253 267
Actual change since previous census (Number) 11 34
Percentage change since previous census (%) 2.2 6.7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 19.69
004 Caltragh, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 251 275
Males (Number) 125 140
Females (Number) 126 135
Actual change since previous census (Number) 31 24
Percentage change since previous census (%) 14.1 9.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 12.95
005 Carnagh, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 693 777
Males (Number) 351 398
Females (Number) 342 379
Actual change since previous census (Number) 126 84
Percentage change since previous census (%) 22.2 12.1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 23.37
006 Carrowreagh, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 468 534
Males (Number) 247 288
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Females (Number) 221 246
Actual change since previous census (Number) 22 66
Percentage change since previous census (%) 4.9 14.1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 28.16
007 Castlesampson, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 342 394
Males (Number) 171 198
Females (Number) 171 196
Actual change since previous census (Number) -29 52
Percentage change since previous census (%) -7.8 15.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 28.53
008 Cloonburren, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 232 244
Males (Number) 114 123
Females (Number) 118 121
Actual change since previous census (Number) 33 12
Percentage change since previous census (%) 16.6 5.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 17.23
009 Cloonown, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 237 243
Males (Number) 112 113
Females (Number) 125 130
Actual change since previous census (Number) 27 6
Percentage change since previous census (%) 12.9 2.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 10.16
010 Crannagh, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 1,148 1,177
Males (Number) 569 580
Females (Number) 579 597
Actual change since previous census (Number) 90 29
Percentage change since previous census (%) 8.5 2.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 25.17
011 Creagh, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 1,084 1,035
Males (Number) 536 517
Females (Number) 548 518
Actual change since previous census (Number) 24 -49
Percentage change since previous census (%) 2.3 -4.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 28.06
012 Culliagh, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 191 204
Males (Number) 100 102
Females (Number) 91 102
Actual change since previous census (Number) -6 13
Percentage change since previous census (%) -3 6.8
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 15.72
013 Drumlosh, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 319 323
Males (Number) 170 168
Females (Number) 149 155
Actual change since previous census (Number) 15 4
Percentage change since previous census (%) 4.9 1.3
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 12.62
014 Dysart, Co. Roscommon
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Population (Number) 229 242
Males (Number) 131 128
Females (Number) 98 114
Actual change since previous census (Number) 16 13
Percentage change since previous census (%) 7.5 5.7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 23.5
015 Kilcar, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 334 369
Males (Number) 167 191
Females (Number) 167 178
Actual change since previous census (Number) 44 35
Percentage change since previous census (%) 15.2 10.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 15.35
016 Kiltoom, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 1,614 1,656
Males (Number) 812 840
Females (Number) 802 816
Actual change since previous census (Number) 146 42
Percentage change since previous census (%) 9.9 2.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 21.71
017 Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 311 314
Males (Number) 161 162
Females (Number) 150 152
Actual change since previous census (Number) 45 3
Percentage change since previous census (%) 16.9 1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 15.3
018 Moore, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 278 310
Males (Number) 144 163
Females (Number) 134 147
Actual change since previous census (Number) 18 32
Percentage change since previous census (%) 6.9 11.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 20.03
019 Rockhill, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 333 374
Males (Number) 162 188
Females (Number) 171 186
Actual change since previous census (Number) 54 41
Percentage change since previous census (%) 19.4 12.3
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 19.36
020 Taghboy, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 402 473
Males (Number) 216 240
Females (Number) 186 233
Actual change since previous census (Number) 16 71
Percentage change since previous census (%) 4.1 17.7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 17.94
021 Taghmaconnell, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 254 276
Males (Number) 138 142
Females (Number) 116 134
Actual change since previous census (Number) -14 22
Percentage change since previous census (%) -5.2 8.7
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Area (sq km) (Number) .. 19.12
022 Thomastown, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 743 738
Males (Number) 374 358
Females (Number) 369 380
Actual change since previous census (Number) 10 -5
Percentage change since previous census (%) 1.4 -0.7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 24.1
023 Turrock, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 317 347
Males (Number) 175 178
Females (Number) 142 169
Actual change since previous census (Number) 30 30
Percentage change since previous census (%) 10.5 9.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 21.08
Boyle No. 1 rural area, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 9,619 10,296
Males (Number) 4,948 5,138
Females (Number) 4,671 5,158
Actual change since previous census (Number) 673 677
Percentage change since previous census (%) 7.5 7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 491.36
024 Aghafin, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 130 135
Males (Number) 75 73
Females (Number) 55 62
Actual change since previous census (Number) -8 5
Percentage change since previous census (%) -5.8 3.8
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 13.58
025 Altagowlan, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 62 57
Males (Number) 37 32
Females (Number) 25 25
Actual change since previous census (Number) 2 -5
Percentage change since previous census (%) 3.3 -8.1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 10.2
026 Aughrim East, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 204 227
Males (Number) 106 119
Females (Number) 98 108
Actual change since previous census (Number) -2 23
Percentage change since previous census (%) -1 11.3
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 19.72
027 Aughrim West, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 187 188
Males (Number) 92 95
Females (Number) 95 93
Actual change since previous census (Number) 11 1
Percentage change since previous census (%) 6.3 0.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 18.38
028 Ballyfarnan, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 215 247
Males (Number) 117 126
Females (Number) 98 121
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Actual change since previous census (Number) -19 32
Percentage change since previous census (%) -8.1 14.9
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 7.26
029 Ballyfermoyle, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 135 155
Males (Number) 65 78
Females (Number) 70 77
Actual change since previous census (Number) -9 20
Percentage change since previous census (%) -6.3 14.8
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 12.13
030 Boyle Rural, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 1,366 1,533
Males (Number) 671 727
Females (Number) 695 806
Actual change since previous census (Number) 396 167
Percentage change since previous census (%) 40.8 12.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 24.71
031 Boyle Urban, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 1,599 1,459
Males (Number) 808 723
Females (Number) 791 736
Actual change since previous census (Number) -44 -140
Percentage change since previous census (%) -2.7 -8.8
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 2.98
032 Breedoge, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 257 239
Males (Number) 139 123
Females (Number) 118 116
Actual change since previous census (Number) -7 -18
Percentage change since previous census (%) -2.7 -7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 18.53
033 Cloonteen, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 284 291
Males (Number) 147 154
Females (Number) 137 137
Actual change since previous census (Number) 29 7
Percentage change since previous census (%) 11.4 2.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 16.9
034 Creeve, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 126 169
Males (Number) 70 88
Females (Number) 56 81
Actual change since previous census (Number) -23 43
Percentage change since previous census (%) -15.4 34.1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 13.01
035 Croghan, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 269 359
Males (Number) 145 172
Females (Number) 124 187
Actual change since previous census (Number) 13 90
Percentage change since previous census (%) 5.1 33.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 23.17
036 Crossna, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 187 207
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Males (Number) 101 112
Females (Number) 86 95
Actual change since previous census (Number) 15 20
Percentage change since previous census (%) 8.7 10.7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 17.65
037 Danesfort, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 758 865
Males (Number) 398 440
Females (Number) 360 425
Actual change since previous census (Number) 175 107
Percentage change since previous census (%) 30 14.1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 12.83
038 Estersnow, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 97 88
Males (Number) 49 41
Females (Number) 48 47
Actual change since previous census (Number) -1 -9
Percentage change since previous census (%) -1 -9.3
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 12.03
039 Keadew, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 481 486
Males (Number) 239 235
Females (Number) 242 251
Actual change since previous census (Number) 27 5
Percentage change since previous census (%) 5.9 1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 23.18
040 Kilbryan, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 304 321
Males (Number) 154 159
Females (Number) 150 162
Actual change since previous census (Number) 3 17
Percentage change since previous census (%) 1 5.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 21.1
041 Kilcolagh, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 86 126
Males (Number) 47 60
Females (Number) 39 66
Actual change since previous census (Number) 1 40
Percentage change since previous census (%) 1.2 46.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 11.34
042 Killukin, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 256 286
Males (Number) 133 143
Females (Number) 123 143
Actual change since previous census (Number) 30 30
Percentage change since previous census (%) 13.3 11.7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 11.04
043 Killummod, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 90 107
Males (Number) 46 51
Females (Number) 44 56
Actual change since previous census (Number) 0 17
Percentage change since previous census (%) 0 18.9
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 11.88
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044 Kilmacumsy, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 253 319
Males (Number) 135 158
Females (Number) 118 161
Actual change since previous census (Number) 70 66
Percentage change since previous census (%) 38.3 26.1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 18.88
045 Kilmore, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 159 184
Males (Number) 89 100
Females (Number) 70 84
Actual change since previous census (Number) 1 25
Percentage change since previous census (%) 0.6 15.7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 17.21
046 Lisgarve, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 152 181
Males (Number) 84 94
Females (Number) 68 87
Actual change since previous census (Number) 13 29
Percentage change since previous census (%) 9.4 19.1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 16.45
047 Lough Allen, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 247 255
Males (Number) 119 131
Females (Number) 128 124
Actual change since previous census (Number) -23 8
Percentage change since previous census (%) -8.5 3.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 9.5
048 Mantua, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 68 56
Males (Number) 40 33
Females (Number) 28 23
Actual change since previous census (Number) -7 -12
Percentage change since previous census (%) -9.3 -17.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 15.77
049 Oakport, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 246 319
Males (Number) 127 157
Females (Number) 119 162
Actual change since previous census (Number) 11 73
Percentage change since previous census (%) 4.7 29.7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 14.1
050 Rockingham, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 339 345
Males (Number) 171 175
Females (Number) 168 170
Actual change since previous census (Number) -40 6
Percentage change since previous census (%) -10.6 1.8
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 27.47
051 Rushfield, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 436 425
Males (Number) 216 202
Females (Number) 220 223
Actual change since previous census (Number) 13 -11
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Percentage change since previous census (%) 3.1 -2.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 20.29
052 Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 253 285
Males (Number) 139 152
Females (Number) 114 133
Actual change since previous census (Number) 17 32
Percentage change since previous census (%) 7.2 12.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 21.17
053 Tumna North, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 181 178
Males (Number) 91 91
Females (Number) 90 87
Actual change since previous census (Number) 11 -3
Percentage change since previous census (%) 6.5 -1.7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 13.51
054 Tumna South, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 192 204
Males (Number) 98 94
Females (Number) 94 110
Actual change since previous census (Number) 18 12
Percentage change since previous census (%) 10.3 6.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 15.39
Castlereagh rural area, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 14,908 15,534
Males (Number) 7,815 8,095
Females (Number) 7,093 7,439
Actual change since previous census (Number) 981 626
Percentage change since previous census (%) 7 4.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 658.91
055 Artagh North, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 799 850
Males (Number) 432 434
Females (Number) 367 416
Actual change since previous census (Number) -3 51
Percentage change since previous census (%) -0.4 6.4
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 37.15
056 Artagh South, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 444 458
Males (Number) 234 237
Females (Number) 210 221
Actual change since previous census (Number) 9 14
Percentage change since previous census (%) 2.1 3.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 34.37
057 Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 2,740 2,768
Males (Number) 1,441 1,436
Females (Number) 1,299 1,332
Actual change since previous census (Number) 421 28
Percentage change since previous census (%) 18.2 1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 44.62
058 Ballinlough, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 1,027 1,013
Males (Number) 525 508
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Females (Number) 502 505
Actual change since previous census (Number) 79 -14
Percentage change since previous census (%) 8.3 -1.4
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 49.25
059 Ballintober, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 686 758
Males (Number) 327 361
Females (Number) 359 397
Actual change since previous census (Number) 0 72
Percentage change since previous census (%) 0 10.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 39.13
060 Baslick, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 152 163
Males (Number) 87 95
Females (Number) 65 68
Actual change since previous census (Number) 5 11
Percentage change since previous census (%) 3.4 7.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 17.13
061 Bellanagare, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 575 629
Males (Number) 304 344
Females (Number) 271 285
Actual change since previous census (Number) 39 54
Percentage change since previous census (%) 7.3 9.4
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 50.19
062 Buckill, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 371 374
Males (Number) 191 186
Females (Number) 180 188
Actual change since previous census (Number) -16 3
Percentage change since previous census (%) -4.1 0.8
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 22.69
063 Carrowduff, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 216 203
Males (Number) 115 108
Females (Number) 101 95
Actual change since previous census (Number) 27 -13
Percentage change since previous census (%) 14.3 -6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 18.07
064 Castleplunket, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 514 512
Males (Number) 258 260
Females (Number) 256 252
Actual change since previous census (Number) 31 -2
Percentage change since previous census (%) 6.4 -0.4
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 37.31
065 Castlereagh, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 2,844 3,077
Males (Number) 1,559 1,723
Females (Number) 1,285 1,354
Actual change since previous census (Number) 155 233
Percentage change since previous census (%) 5.8 8.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 40.08
066 Castleteheen, Co. Roscommon
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Population (Number) 314 353
Males (Number) 148 171
Females (Number) 166 182
Actual change since previous census (Number) 0 39
Percentage change since previous census (%) 0 12.4
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 20.39
067 Cloonfower, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 306 359
Males (Number) 171 182
Females (Number) 135 177
Actual change since previous census (Number) 11 53
Percentage change since previous census (%) 3.7 17.3
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 34.21
068 Coolougher, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 506 491
Males (Number) 264 255
Females (Number) 242 236
Actual change since previous census (Number) 9 -15
Percentage change since previous census (%) 1.8 -3
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 38.18
069 Edmondstown, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 435 446
Males (Number) 237 230
Females (Number) 198 216
Actual change since previous census (Number) 17 11
Percentage change since previous census (%) 4.1 2.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 33.12
070 Fairymount, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 366 359
Males (Number) 191 182
Females (Number) 175 177
Actual change since previous census (Number) 16 -7
Percentage change since previous census (%) 4.6 -1.9
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 33.52
071 Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 886 860
Males (Number) 445 429
Females (Number) 441 431
Actual change since previous census (Number) 93 -26
Percentage change since previous census (%) 11.7 -2.9
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 31.98
072 Kiltullagh, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 1,028 1,134
Males (Number) 543 599
Females (Number) 485 535
Actual change since previous census (Number) 122 106
Percentage change since previous census (%) 13.5 10.3
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 44.46
073 Loughglinn, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 699 727
Males (Number) 343 355
Females (Number) 356 372
Actual change since previous census (Number) -34 28
Percentage change since previous census (%) -4.6 4
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Area (sq km) (Number) .. 33.06
Roscommon rural area, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 20,182 22,240
Males (Number) 10,295 11,129
Females (Number) 9,887 11,111
Actual change since previous census (Number) 1,741 2,058
Percentage change since previous census (%) 9.4 10.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 824.7
074 Annaghmore, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 327 325
Males (Number) 178 172
Females (Number) 149 153
Actual change since previous census (Number) 9 -2
Percentage change since previous census (%) 2.8 -0.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 17.25
075 Athleague East, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 407 458
Males (Number) 219 248
Females (Number) 188 210
Actual change since previous census (Number) 67 51
Percentage change since previous census (%) 19.7 12.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 27.78
076 Athleague West, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 493 552
Males (Number) 257 274
Females (Number) 236 278
Actual change since previous census (Number) 11 59
Percentage change since previous census (%) 2.3 12
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 23
077 Ballygarden, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 207 220
Males (Number) 105 108
Females (Number) 102 112
Actual change since previous census (Number) 27 13
Percentage change since previous census (%) 15 6.3
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 15.86
078 Bumlin, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 359 408
Males (Number) 184 219
Females (Number) 175 189
Actual change since previous census (Number) 24 49
Percentage change since previous census (%) 7.2 13.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 24.24
079 Cams, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 471 494
Males (Number) 233 235
Females (Number) 238 259
Actual change since previous census (Number) 62 23
Percentage change since previous census (%) 15.2 4.9
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 24.32
080 Cloonfinlough, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 188 201
Males (Number) 98 103
Females (Number) 90 98
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Actual change since previous census (Number) 5 13
Percentage change since previous census (%) 2.7 6.9
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 17.71
081 Cloontuskert, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 1,057 1,238
Males (Number) 514 585
Females (Number) 543 653
Actual change since previous census (Number) 84 181
Percentage change since previous census (%) 8.6 17.1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 24.53
082 Cloonygormican, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 413 451
Males (Number) 210 221
Females (Number) 203 230
Actual change since previous census (Number) -18 38
Percentage change since previous census (%) -4.2 9.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 27.56
083 Cloonyquin, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 289 288
Males (Number) 162 157
Females (Number) 127 131
Actual change since previous census (Number) 0 -1
Percentage change since previous census (%) 0 -0.3
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 20.98
084 Creeve, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 151 116
Males (Number) 76 69
Females (Number) 75 47
Actual change since previous census (Number) 20 -35
Percentage change since previous census (%) 15.3 -23.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 14.2
085 Cregga, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 172 164
Males (Number) 89 82
Females (Number) 83 82
Actual change since previous census (Number) 11 -8
Percentage change since previous census (%) 6.8 -4.7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 14.41
086 Drumdaff, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 440 434
Males (Number) 217 224
Females (Number) 223 210
Actual change since previous census (Number) 77 -6
Percentage change since previous census (%) 21.2 -1.4
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 20.82
087 Dunamon, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 317 360
Males (Number) 159 179
Females (Number) 158 181
Actual change since previous census (Number) 7 43
Percentage change since previous census (%) 2.3 13.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 20.77
088 Elia, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 133 127
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Males (Number) 74 67
Females (Number) 59 60
Actual change since previous census (Number) 21 -6
Percentage change since previous census (%) 18.8 -4.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 9.13
089 Elphin, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 769 794
Males (Number) 392 394
Females (Number) 377 400
Actual change since previous census (Number) 58 25
Percentage change since previous census (%) 8.2 3.3
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 15.17
090 Fuerty, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 693 713
Males (Number) 351 353
Females (Number) 342 360
Actual change since previous census (Number) 62 20
Percentage change since previous census (%) 9.8 2.9
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 31.37
091 Kilbride North, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 380 372
Males (Number) 194 180
Females (Number) 186 192
Actual change since previous census (Number) 32 -8
Percentage change since previous census (%) 9.2 -2.1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 20.37
092 Kilbride South, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 336 395
Males (Number) 177 205
Females (Number) 159 190
Actual change since previous census (Number) 27 59
Percentage change since previous census (%) 8.7 17.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 27.32
093 Kilgefin, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 285 316
Males (Number) 139 158
Females (Number) 146 158
Actual change since previous census (Number) 5 31
Percentage change since previous census (%) 1.8 10.9
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 21.31
094 Kilglass North, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 397 392
Males (Number) 211 204
Females (Number) 186 188
Actual change since previous census (Number) 7 -5
Percentage change since previous census (%) 1.8 -1.3
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 22.8
095 Kilglass South, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 312 322
Males (Number) 161 160
Females (Number) 151 162
Actual change since previous census (Number) 19 10
Percentage change since previous census (%) 6.5 3.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 24.25
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096 Killavackan, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 190 231
Males (Number) 106 127
Females (Number) 84 104
Actual change since previous census (Number) 8 41
Percentage change since previous census (%) 4.4 21.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 13.79
097 Killukin, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 224 207
Males (Number) 127 113
Females (Number) 97 94
Actual change since previous census (Number) 7 -17
Percentage change since previous census (%) 3.2 -7.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 16.56
098 Kilteevan, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 444 522
Males (Number) 216 259
Females (Number) 228 263
Actual change since previous census (Number) 111 78
Percentage change since previous census (%) 33.3 17.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 28.57
099 Lackan, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 320 388
Males (Number) 167 204
Females (Number) 153 184
Actual change since previous census (Number) 43 68
Percentage change since previous census (%) 15.5 21.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 23.22
100 Lismaha, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 342 370
Males (Number) 162 179
Females (Number) 180 191
Actual change since previous census (Number) 12 28
Percentage change since previous census (%) 3.6 8.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 24.85
101 Lissonuffy, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 174 164
Males (Number) 90 81
Females (Number) 84 83
Actual change since previous census (Number) 11 -10
Percentage change since previous census (%) 6.7 -5.7
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 27.97
102 Mote, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 748 902
Males (Number) 408 481
Females (Number) 340 421
Actual change since previous census (Number) 138 154
Percentage change since previous census (%) 22.6 20.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 31.75
103 Ogulla, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 227 330
Males (Number) 114 166
Females (Number) 113 164
Actual change since previous census (Number) -24 103
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Percentage change since previous census (%) -9.6 45.4
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 19.61
104 Roosky, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 586 707
Males (Number) 301 352
Females (Number) 285 355
Actual change since previous census (Number) 81 121
Percentage change since previous census (%) 16 20.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 18.85
105 Roscommon Rural, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 4,178 4,782
Males (Number) 2,093 2,308
Females (Number) 2,085 2,474
Actual change since previous census (Number) 484 604
Percentage change since previous census (%) 13.1 14.5
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 44.9
106 Roscommon Urban, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 1,677 1,701
Males (Number) 827 845
Females (Number) 850 856
Actual change since previous census (Number) 54 24
Percentage change since previous census (%) 3.3 1.4
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 1.51
107 Rosmoylan, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 157 162
Males (Number) 80 91
Females (Number) 77 71
Actual change since previous census (Number) -16 5
Percentage change since previous census (%) -9.2 3.2
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 18.77
108 Rossmore, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 150 168
Males (Number) 82 82
Females (Number) 68 86
Actual change since previous census (Number) -20 18
Percentage change since previous census (%) -11.8 12
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 17.91
109 Scregg, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 400 488
Males (Number) 203 243
Females (Number) 197 245
Actual change since previous census (Number) 22 88
Percentage change since previous census (%) 5.8 22
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 18.49
110 Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 984 1,003
Males (Number) 507 505
Females (Number) 477 498
Actual change since previous census (Number) 41 19
Percentage change since previous census (%) 4.3 1.9
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 18.04
111 Termonbarry, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 517 696
Males (Number) 270 358
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Females (Number) 247 338
Actual change since previous census (Number) 119 179
Percentage change since previous census (%) 29.9 34.6
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 16
112 Tulsk, Co. Roscommon
Population (Number) 268 279
Males (Number) 142 138
Females (Number) 126 141
Actual change since previous census (Number) 53 11
Percentage change since previous census (%) 24.7 4.1
Area (sq km) (Number) .. 18.76
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