Cork City’s Local Economic and Community Plan 2024 - 2029
Household Composition Cork City Council has one of the largest shares of households without children in the country (24.4% vs. 23.1% State) , alongside Dublin City Council and Galway City Council. Almost 1 in 10 (9.3%) older people (over the age of 65) in Cork City, live alone compared to 8.4% nationally. Cork City has a higher share of households with unrelated people living in them (9.4% – nearly 10 out of 100) compared to the national average (5.4% – just over 5 out of 100).
45%
2 CHILDREN
living in the city (47.2% nationally). 41.5% MARRIED COUPLES
of households in Cork City include children.
on average for couples- with-children households in the Cork City area.
ALMOST
1.6 CHILDREN
(11.2%) are single- parent families (11.4% nationally). 1 in 10 HOUSEHOLDS
with children are single-parent family households (30%). 1 in 3 OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS
on average for single-parent families in Cork City area.
However, the percentage of family households that are single-parent families is significantly higher in areas like:
Mayfield – just over a half (53%)
•
Farranferris C – half (50%)
•
Gurranabraher C – half (50%)
•
CSO 2022 - Private Household Composition Cork City
Other family units
single-parent families cohabiting with other adults
Single-parent Families*
37804 HOUSEHOLDS in Cork City include children
45% of total households
3.7 persons per household on average
Couples living with children and other adults
HOUSEHOLDS with children or family units
Couples with Children*
Households comprised of unrelated persons only (houseshare)
Couples living with other adults
Couples*
SINGLE adults and couples
45587 HOUSEHOLDS in Cork City do not include children
1.8 persons per household on average
55% of Total Households
One Person
Cork City Council
Figure 5.3.1: CSO 2022 private household composition Cork City
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