Post on 29-May-2015
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Accessing Census Data
Fergal ConlonWest Cork Development Partnership
[With help from a presentation prepared by Aileen Healy – CSO
& Eoighan McCarthy – NUI Maynooth]
Democratisation of Information
Local Communities as Experts
• The Information Age…..• Opportunity for…– Bespoke smart design of services – taking account
of unique local circumstances.– The primary stakeholder – local community – can
also be the most sophisticated authority.– Break-down of barriers between “experts” and
local people.
Census Provides Evidence for…
Making the right decisions about our future
Across all levels of government, business and society.
Deploying our resources where most needed and where they will have most positive impact.
How do we make these decisions and how do we know we are making the best ones?
EducationHealthcare
Migration
Jobs
TravelChildcare
Pensions
Housing
Local services Nursing Homes
Disability Services
Skills Training
Utilities
Carers
INFORMATION ON ......
People
ServicesAccommodation
Government
Local AuthoritiesCitizens
SCHOOLS
Non-Irish Nationals Analysts
Businesses
HospitalsNGOs
ECONOMISTS
StudentsMulti-nationals
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
TransportersPlanners
Investors
Development Companies
Representative Groups
Politicians
Agencies
Media
Marketers
Who uses Census Data?
Educators
CARERS
Healthcare Providers
Publication TimetableTitle of Publication Publication Type Publication Date
Principal Demographic Results Volume 29 MarPopulation Classified by Area Volume 26 AprilProfile 1 – Geography Profile 26 AprilProfile 2 – Ages Profile 24 MayPrincipal Socio-Economic Results Volume 28 JuneProfile 3 – Workers and Employment Profile 26 JulySmall Area Population Statistics Web Tables 31 JulyProfile 4 – Housing Profile 30 AugustProfile 5 – Households, Families and Marital Status Profile 20 September
Profile 6 – Migration and Diversity Profile 11 OctoberProfile 7 – Disability, Carers and Health Profile 1 NovemberProfile 8 – Education Profile 22 NovemberProfile 9 – Commuting Profile 13 December
Formats
2011 Census Data
• 2011 census results are published in a variety of formats:– Results volumes and profiles– Interactive Web tables– Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS)- – Interactive Mapping tools
• All are available online on CSO website at:
www.cso.ie/census
Results Volumes
• Selection of hard copy volumes• To meet needs of heavy users who
need a quick reference publication• Main results in volume format:– This is Ireland – Highlights, Part 1
(Principal Demographic Results)– This is Ireland – Highlights, Part 2
(Principal Socio-Economic Results)– Population by Area
Census Profiles
• Majority of results by way of series of census profiles organised by theme.
• Contents: – Commentary – interpretation and analysis of
results– Thematic maps and charts.– Limited number of tables of data
• Objective to get behind the data and present analysis and commentary on some of the highlights.
• Ideas for generating comparable data at local area
Results Volumes and Profiles
These are the Census reports published by the CSO. PDFs of each hard copy report can be viewed online.
Log on to www.cso.ie and follow the steps set out in the following screenshots:
Web Only Tables
• Accompany each census release• Available as interactive web-only tables on
CSO website.• Data available to download to MS Excel
Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS)
• Include 19,000 new small areas which typically include 75-150 dwellings.
• 10 geographic layers• 600 Tables • 24,000 polygons (including 19,000 Small Areas,
3,400 Electoral divisions etc.)• Tables available:
– by area ( e.g. urban/rural, towns, Electoral Divisions, Police and Health services areas)
– Thematically (Age, Marital Status, etc.)• Access using interactive mapping search tool
(SAPMAP – Bernard’s Part)
Geographical AreasState
4 Provinces
8 Regional Authority Areas
34 Administrative Counties
273 Towns, Pop>1000
3,409 Electoral Divisions
18,488 Small Areas
8 Gaeltacht Areas
Garda Regions,• Divisions• Districts
Health Service Executive•Areas•Local Areas
Urban and Rural areas
of each county
Different levels of geography for which data is available:
Access the census homepage by clicking here or here
Click here to see Census 2011 data
Click on the topic you wish to view below
Profile Contents
Commentary – Visually appealing
Commentary presents interpretation and analysis of some of the data, illustrated by graphs and maps.
Interactive Web Tables
• A series of interactive web tables accompanying each publication are available on line.
• These include – the data tables available in the publication, (often in greater
detail)– For Census profiles, additional web tables which are only
available online.• Interactive tables – allow to select, view, sort, graph, map, print and
download data.• For certain tables data for previous censuses are also
included allowing creation of time series to compare data. • To access: Log on to www.cso.ie and follow the steps set out in the
following screenshots:
• My view: - Not as easy as previous census interactive tables for small areas – This may be a work in progress.
Click to access Census 2011 results
Select the topic you wish to research.
Scroll down and click to select the table you are interested in. This example will look at age groups in towns.
You will see a list of all the interactive tables available for this topic.
You can also download the data in a variety of formats.
1. Select the format you require – e.g. Excel
2. Click on the arrow
A file download dialogue box will appear. You can opt to open or save the file.
When you open the download the data will be presented in an Excel spreadsheet.
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Co. Fingal population aged 0-4 - Census 2011.
You can then use the functionality of Excel to manipulate, analyse and present the data to suit your needs. e.g. to graph the data
You can manipulate the data for example by calculating a percentage and graphing the resulting data.
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Pre-school population in County Fingal Towns Census 2011.
No. In 0-4 age group 0-4 age group as % of total population
Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS)
• 46 tables for 23,074 Geographic areas• Tables are available – Thematically (Age, Marital Status, Education, Economic Status,
etc.)
– Geographically( e.g. Regional Authority, Province,
County, Town, Electoral Divisions, Small Areas)• Access using interactive mapping search tool
(SAPMAP)• 2011 data includes 18,488 new small areas
which typically include 80-100 dwellings.• 16.4 million pieces of data
Use SAPS to ...
• See map and data for a selected geographical area
• See data for selected census themes• Download the data to Excel• See all the data for the selected
geographic level as a pdf• Link to the AIRO site on NIRSI site to see
thematic presentation of the data
• Practice & Play around with tools!