Population

• 207,000. Growth of almost 7%, or approximately
  13,000 persons between 2006 and 2011.
• Home to a population with diverse nationalities
• The second most spoken language after English
  is French with 3,900 speakers.
• Average household size in the County is 2.67 (Census 2011)

Major Employment Centres

• Sandyford Campus
• Cherrywood Science & Technology Park
• Carrickmines Retail Park
• Deansgrange / Pottery Road
• Dundrum

Coastal Towns and Villages Employment Areas

• Dún Laoghaire
• Blackrock
• Dalkey
• Monkstown
• Sandycove

Other Town and Village Employment Areas

• Nutgrove
• Stillorgan
• Cornelscourt
• Shankill
• Old Connaught
• Stepaside

Major Employers

• University College Dublin, Belfield
• Microsoft, Sandyford
• Vodafone, Leopardstown
• Dell, Cherrywood
• DLRCoCo, Dún Laoghaire
• Canada Life, Blackrock
• RSA, Dundrum
• Zurich Life Asssurance, Blackrock
• Blackrock Clinic, Blackrock

Major Educational Institutions

• University College Dublin (UCD)
• Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT)
• Irish Management Institute (IMI – part of UCC)
• Royal College of Surgeons
• Smurfit Business School
• Blackrock Further Education Institute
• Sallynoggin College of Further Education
• Dún Laoghaire College of Further Education
• Loughlinstown Training Centre

Hospitals

• Blackrock Clinic
• Beacon Hospital
• Loughlinstown Hospital
• St. Michael’s Hospital
• National Rehabilitation Hospital
• Saint John of God Hospital