RAPID Areas
The four designated RAPID Areas were home to 23% of Cork City’s population .
Cork City’s RAPID areas include
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Knocknaheeny, Hollyhill,Churchfield Blackpool, The Glen, Mayfield, Fairhill,Gurranabraher,Farranree Togher / Mahon /Ballyphehane
Urban Towns
16% of the total population were living in the four urban towns of:
Ballincollig, Glanmire,
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Tower Blarney
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The most populated urban towns were:
Ballincolig: 8.6% Glanmire 4.7%
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Age Profiles Overview
Cork City ’s population has been ageing in the last few decades. The 2016 census data showed that one in six persons were aged 65+, compared to one in seven in the previous two censuses (2006 and 2011). The same census data showed that Cork City’s dependency ratio i.e. the ‘dependent’ p opulation as a percentage of the working age population, has increased from 41.5% in 2006 to 42.8% in 2016 but it still remains significantly lower relative to the state’s 52.7% (2016).
Age profiles
2016 census data showed that:
• 21% of Cork City population were aged under 18 years old, below the state average of 25%, • 70% of the city’s population were of working age (15 -65), 4.5% higher than the state average. • 13% of Cork City’s population was 65 years of age. • The Electoral Division (ED) of Fair Hill B is the ‘oldest’ ED with almost a third of its population over 65 years
Families & Households Overview
In 2016, the urban towns of Cork city had the majority of families with pre-school and early school children. RAPID areas had the highest number of adolescents. The city’s hinterland had the highest number of retired households. The percentage of one parent households in Cork City was higher than the state average while the percentage of ‘ Husband, Wife and Children ’ households was below the state average. The percentage of households with no children or just one child was significantly higher than the state average.
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