Census of Population - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS), 1996 doi:10.7929/ISSDA/1JVV0L ISSDA 2026-02-17 1 Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2026, "Census of Population - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS), 1996", https://doi.org/10.7929/ISSDA/1JVV0L, ISSDA, V1 Census of Population - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS), 1996 SAPS 1996 doi:10.7929/ISSDA/1JVV0L 0009-04 Central Statistics Office (CSO) ISSDA Irish Social Science Data Archive ISSDA Central Statistics Office (CSO) 2026-02-17 Census of Population - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS) Small Area Population Statistics datasets break the national data down by various geographic levels (Electoral Division, Gaeltacht, etc.). The census data relate to the de facto population, i.e. the population recorded for each area represents the total of all persons present within its boundaries on Census night together with all persons who arrived in that area on the following morning, not having been enumerated elsewhere. Census data is collected every 5 years. SAPS for 1981-2002 are available from ISSDA. Social Sciences Demography Economic activity Educational background Families Occupations Socio-economic status Census data Civil status Social class Age Employment status Sex Irish language Censuses A 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. 1996-04-28 Ireland Individual Family: Household family Household Housing Unit All persons resident in Ireland on the night of the 1996 census. 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Contains Readme file. application/zip 0009-04_SAPS_1996_phase2_Delimit.zip SAPS 1996 phase 2 delimited datafile includes Enumeration Area (EA) datafiles . Contains Readme file. application/zip 0009-04_SAPS_1996_phase2_non_del.zip SAPS 1996 phase 2 non-delimited datafile includes Enumeration Area (EA) datafiles . Contains Readme file. application/zip Census 1996 Form - English.pdf Questionnaire application/pdf SAPS_1996_combined_DEDs.pdf Note on combined DEDs in SAPS 1996 application/pdf SAPS_1996_ded_ea.txt List setting out the DEDs and parts of DEDs within 1996 EAs (Enumeration Areas) text/plain SAPS_1996_Readme_DED_EA.96 Describes layout of SAPS_1996_ded_ea_file application/octet-stream saps_cop_1996.pdf Contents and key to abbreviations in SAPS 1996 data application/pdf