New Census 2022 figures show almost 14% of adults in Tipperary live with their parents

New Census 2022 shows that 13.88% of adults in Tipperary live with their parents.

This amounts to 17,683 people reported in the Census of Population 2022 Profile three - Households, Families and Childcare dataset.

Carrick-on-Suir had the highest percentage by Local Electoral Area. 15.2% or 2,339 adults aged 18 and over in Carrick on Suir lived with their parents in 2022.

Newport came in second with 1,935 adults, or 15%. Thurles was reported as 14.6% (2,235 people) of the population over 18 living with parents.

Roscrea-Templemore and Cashel-Tipperary tied at 14.2% or 1,856 and 3,128 respectively.

Clonmel had the lowest percentage of adults living with their parents at 12.6% or 2,432 people.

Clonmel was followed by Nenagh at 12.8% (2,263 people) and Cahir 12.9% (1,495).

Nationally, by comparison, 13% of the adult population lived with their parents in 2022. Of those aged 20-24, 61% lived with their parents, according to the 2022 census figures. This was up from 54% in the last census.

In Tipperary 897 carers aged 18 and over lived with their parents, which was 5.07% of adult carers.

FAMILIES & Households

Nationally, The number of families recorded on Census Night in 2022 increased by 59% since 1996.

However, the average number of children per family fell between 1996 (1.82) and 2006 (1.41) before levelling off in 2016 (1.38) and 2022 (1.34).

In Tipperary the average number of children was reported as 1.36.

9,624 families in Tipperary were renting their homes in 2022, an increase of 2.71% compared to the last census in 2016.

Those married with children in rented accommodation accounted for 2,910 households, while cohabiting with children stood at 1,392, a decrease of 12.29% since the last census. Single mother households in rented accommodation increased by 2.74% to 2,963. While single father households renting their accommodation increased by 10.18% to 368.

In Tipperary 15,933 people under 65 years lived alone. Over the age of 65, 20,679 people reported living alone.

SAME-SEX COUPLES

One of the most interesting statistics from the dataset was an increase in same-sex couples.

Nationally, there was a 72% increase compared with Census 2016 and was 157% higher than in 2011.

In Tipperary there were 144 same-sex couples reported on census night, an increase of 63.64%

CHILDCARE

42.23% of children under 15 years-of -age in Tipperary are in some type of childcare.

In 2022, they spent 12,173 hours in childcare. The types are relative/family member unpaid and paid, childminder, au pair or nanny or facility or club and creche and montessori schools.

Relatives cared for 3,119 children on an unpaid basis in 2022. On a paid basis 753 family members cared for children. 2,304 children were cared for by a childminder in the childminder home. 527 children were cared for by a nanny or au pair.

By far the largest group of 5141 children were cared for in creches and montessori schools. 222 were looked after in other clubs or facilities.