November 2022
2353
324
November 2023
2291
283
Percentage change
-2.6%
-12.7%
Figure 3: New Car Sales year-on-year trend in Cork city & county and state as a whole
Source: CSO
Education and Skills
Cork City residents over the age of 15 are more likely to have a third level qualification (47.5%) compared to the State as
a whole (44.9%). This includes a larger share of residents with a degree or higher (30%) than the State as a whole (28%).
However, 1 in 5 (21.2%) of Cork City residents aged 15+ have limited formal education (none/primary/lower secondary).
Top occupations are science, research, engineering and technology professionals, elementary administration and service
occupations, administrative occupations, business, media and public service professionals.
Community
Almost 1 in 10 older people (9.3%) (65+) in Cork City live alone compared to 8.4% for the state. Around 1 in 4 households
are one person households (24.4% vs. 23.1% State) and the City has a higher share of households with unrelated people
living in them (9.4%) compared to the State average (5.4%), reflecting a stronger rental housing environment which is also
reflected in, for example, Dublin City Council where 12.7% of households are made up of unrelated people. Around 1 in
10 households (11.2%) are one parent families which is similar to the national average (11.4%). This different household
profile means that there are fewer married couples living in the city (41.5% vs. 47.2% State). Most children (68%) are not
in childcare while: 10% are looked after unpaid by a relative, 8% are in type of paid childcare (family/childminder/au pair)
and 13% are in a creche or Montessori. 10% of under 2s spend 41 hours plus in childcare a week.
Diversity
15% of people aged 15+ in Cork City, 1 in 6 people, state their citizenship is outside Ireland, with Poland
accounting for the highest number (4,178). They account for 20% of those who state they are unemployed. India accounted
for the highest number of non-Irish citizens outside the EU (2,555)
A larger share of Cork City’s non-Irish residents hold a third level qualification, 61% compared to 47% of its Irish Citizens.
The Census also highlights that Cork City’s non-Irish citizens are more like to have a third level education than the State
average at 54%.
% with Higher Level Education (aged 15+)
Aged 15+
Cork City
Ireland
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