Ballyboden Statistics - Theme 4: Families

Families, family members and children in families, by size of family
Size of family Number of families Number of persons in families Number of children in families
2 persons 921 1,842 284
3 persons 569 1,707 689
4 persons 639 2,556 1,330
5 persons 297 1,485 907
6 or more persons 130 814 560
Total 2,556 8,404 3,770

Family units with children by size and age of children
  All children under 15 All children 15 or over Children both under and over 15 Total
No children 0 0 0 637
1 child 312 421 0 733
2 children 333 283 91 707
3 children 143 96 94 333
4 children 41 22 50 113
5 or more children 11 2 20 33

Family units with children by type of family and age of children
  Couples with children Lone mothers with children Lone fathers with children
Number of families
All children aged under fifteen 677 156 7
All children aged over fifteen 565 214 45
Other 199 51 5
Total number of family units 1,441 421 57

Number of children
All children aged under fifteen 1,386 235 8
All children aged over fifteen 1,001 310 62
Other 608 146 14
Total number of family units 2,995 691 84

Families by age of youngest child
  Number of families Number of family members
0-4 years 536 2,090
5-9 years 283 1,152
10-14 years 276 1,126
15-19 years 295 1,139
20+ years 529 1,623
Total 1,919 7,130

Families by family cycle
Family cycle Number of families Number of family members
Pre-family 241 482
Empty nest 239 478
Retired 157 314
Pre-school 298 957
Early school 266 1,049
Pre-Adolescent 276 1,140
Adolescent 301 1,182
Adult 778 2,802
Total 2,556 8,404

Females aged 20 years or over by number of children born alive

Number of children born

Number of females
0 1,156
1 455
2 784
3 591
4 or more 551
Total 3,537