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Dublin

Dublin, comprising the city of Dublin and its suburbs in the counties of Fingal, South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, had a population of just over 1 million according to the results of the 2002 Census of Population. The economy of Dublin City has grown substantially over the past decade. The labour force has increased by more than 17% since 1991. The city area has a large service sector. Leading manufacturing sectors are electronics and engineering, food, drink and tobacco and paper and printing. Dublin City Council is responsible for local public services in the city area. The elected council comprises 54 members. The Lord Mayor is elected each year by the city council. The Dublin Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) comprising Dublin as well as the adjacent counties of Wicklow, Meath and Kildare had just over 1.5 million in habitants in 2002.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2001	495,781						353	2001	1,535,446	1:3.10
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	1996	0%						222
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2001	29%						297
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2001	13%						273
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment
Average price per m2 for a house
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	62%						305
Percentage of households living in social housing	2001	11%						192
Average living area in m2 per person
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2001	347.82						250	2001	24.91	1:0.07
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2001	7%						308
Unemployment rate - female	2001	5%						307
Employment rate	2001	67%						273
Activity rate	2001	67%						307
GDP per head (€)	2001	€36,019						296
Median disposable annual household income(€)
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2001	35%						233
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2001	0						221
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2001	12						201
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)
Population density (residents per km2)
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car	2001	40%						175
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	2001	29						177

SUB CITY LEVEL

40 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS	YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4
Percentage of households that are 1-person households
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with secondary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Population density (residents per km2)