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Census of Population: County Clare

Census 2006 (Clare)

Provided by the Central Statistics Office of Ireland

Volume 1: Population classified by area

Population of County Clare and actual percentage change, 2002 and 2006

Population
Persons
2002
Persons
2006
Males
2006
Females
2006
Actual change
2002-2006
% change
2002-2006
Clare 103277 110950 56048 54902 7673 7.4

Persons, males and females in the aggregate town and aggregate rural areas of County Clare and percentage of population in the aggregate town area, 2006

Area
Total Persons in Aggregate Town Areas
Total Males in Aggregate Town Areas
Total Females in Aggregate Town Areas
Total Persons in Aggregate Rural Areas
Total Males in Aggregate Rural Areas
Total Females in Aggregate Rural Areas
Percentage of Population in Aggregate Town Areas
Clare 43391 21529 21862 67559 34519 33040 39.1

Population of towns ordered by size, 2002 and 2006

Population of towns ordered alphabetically, 2002 and 2006

Population and area of each urban area, rural area and electoral division, 2002-2006

Persons in each town, distinguishing those within legally defined boundaries and in suburbs or environs, 2002-2006

Town
Total Population (including suburbs or environs) 2002
Total Population (including suburbs or environs) 2006
Population within legally defined boundary 2002
Population within legally defined boundary 2006
Population of suburbs or environs 2002
Population of suburbs or environs 2006
Percentage change in total population 2002-2006
Ennis 22051 24253 18830 20142 3221 4111 10
Shannon 8561 9222 8228 8481 333 741 7.7
Kilrush 2699 2694 2699 2657 0 37 -0.2
Sixmilebridge 1327 1659 0 0 0 0 25
Newmarket-on-Fergus 1496 1542 0 0 0 0 3.1

Persons in each constituency, as defined in the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 16) Act 2005 for elections to Dáil Éireann

Constituency
Persons 2002
Persons 2006
Percentage change 2002-2006
No. of members
Population per member 2002
Population per member 2006
Clare 98339 105571 7.4 4 24585 26393

Persons, males and females in each local electoral area as defined in the relevant orders made under the Local Government Act, 1994

Electoral Areas
Persons
Males
Females
Representatives
assigned to area
Ennis 30714 15202 15512 7
Ennistimon 18299 9227 9072 6
Killaloe 15396 7677 7719 4
Kilrush 19125 10005 9120 7
Scarriff 9690 4929 4761 3
Shannon 17726 9008 8718 5

Population of inhabited islands off the coast, 2002 and 2006

County
Island
Electoral Division
(* = part of ED)
Ref. No. of ED in Table 6
2002 persons
2006 Persons
2006 Males
2006 Females
Clare Inishmore (or Deer) Ballynacally* 66 1 - - -
 
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