Census of Population - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS), 1996https://doi.org/10.7929/ISSDA/1JVV0LCentral Statistics Office (CSO)ISSDA2026-02-172026-02-17T14:46:23ZA Census of Population was taken on the night of Sunday, 28 April 1996, in accordance with the Statistics (Census of Population) Order, 1996 (S.I. No. 91 of 1996). Census data is collected every 5 years. The Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS) datasets break the national Census data down by various geographic levels - (i) District Electoral Divisions and Urban and Rural Districts of each county; (ii) Wards of the County Boroughs of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway; (iii) Towns with legally defined boundaries; (iv) Towns of 1,000 population and over (including suburbs or environs, if any); (v) The total suburbs or environs, if any, of each city or town; (vi) Where a town of 1,000 population and over is situated in more than one county, separate data will be available for the part in each county; (vii) Aggregate Town and Aggregate Rural Areas for each County and for the State (viii) Counties, County Boroughs and Municipal Boroughs; (ix) Regional Authority Areas; (x) Health Board Areas; (xi) The Gaeltacht Area of each County; (xii) The total Gaeltacht Area of the Country; (xiii) County and Borough Electoral Areas; (xiv) Constituencies. Social SciencesDemographyEconomic activityEducational backgroundFamiliesOccupationsSocio-economic statusCensus dataCivil statusSocial classAgeEmployment statusSexIrish languageEnglish2026-02-17Central Statistics Office (CSO)1996-04-28Survey dataPopulation groupIreland Data is available to request for non-commercial research and teaching purposes For non-commercial research use please fill in the ISSDA Data Request Form for Research Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets here: <a href="https://www.ucd.ie/issda/t4media/ISSDA_Data_Request_Form_for_Research_Purposes_Pseudonymised_Datasets.docx">Request Form for Research Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets</a> and email it to: <a href="issda@ucd.ie">issda@ucd.ie</a> For teaching use please fill in the ISSDA Data Request Form for Teaching Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets here: <a href="https://www.ucd.ie/issda/t4media/ISSDA_Data_Request_Form_for_Teaching_Purposes_Pseudonymised_Datasets.docx">Request Form for Teaching Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets</a> and email it to: <a href="issda@ucd.ie">issda@ucd.ie</a> Documentation Terms Documentation remains the copyright of the creator or depositor. Documentation is freely available to download outside the ISSDA data request process. Click ‘Accept’ in the ‘Dataset Terms’ window to download or view files. Data and Documentation Copyright Copyright in the Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS) is vested in the Government of Ireland. ISSDA may only supply data for use in the Republic of Ireland.