Census of Population - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS), 1996

10.7929/ISSDA/1JVV0LCentral Statistics Office (CSO)Census of Population - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS), 1996SAPS 1996ISSDA2026Social SciencesDemographyEconomic activityEducational backgroundFamiliesOccupationsSocio-economic statusCensus dataCivil statusSocial classAgeEmployment statusSexIrish languageCensusesISSDAIrish Social Science Data Archive2026-02-17Survey data0009-04349604138586299555406107965385882186024814075663087479application/zipapplication/zipapplication/zipapplication/zipapplication/pdfapplication/pdftext/plainapplication/octet-streamapplication/pdf1.0A 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. 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. 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>