Information on the Greater Dublin Area

The purpose of this section of the website to allow people have easy access to summary information and facts about the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). The GDA consist of the total area of the two Regions, Dublin and Mid-East. The information is drawn from publications by the Central Statistics Office and the Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government. 

Current Population:
The figures used are from the 2006 Census Results, the most recent available.

Authority Area	Population 2006 Census
Dublin City	506,211
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown	194,038
Fingal County	239,992
South Dublin	246,935
Total Dublin	1,187,176
Kildare	186,335
Meath	162,831
Wicklow	126,194
Total Mid-East	475,360
TOTAL GDA	1,662,536

 

Households:

Below are the Census results for 2002 and 2006 for Households (occupied houses, apartments and flats) and for the 2006 Census.  Also shown is the total number of housing units (including all those which are either empty on the night/not occupied/holiday homes) for each county. 

 

Authority Area	2002 Census Households	2006 Census Households	2006 Census Housing Units
Dublin City	180,852	190,711	223,098
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown	64,132	68,375	77,508
Fingal County	60,872	80,085	89,909
South Dublin	73,516	80,358	87,484
Total Dublin	379,372	419,529	477,999
Kildare	50,477	60,578	68,840
Meath	41,675	53,575	61,257
Wicklow	36,572	42,472	49,088
Total Mid-East	128,724	156,625	179,185
TOTAL GDA	508,096	576,154	657,184

 

Area of Region
The figures used come from Census 2002 publication, Volume 1. By multiplying the figure by 2.471 the figure can be converted to acres.

Authority Area	Area in Hectares
Dublin City	11,761
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown	12,695
Fingal County	45,309
South Dublin	22,301
Total Dublin	92,066
Kildare	169,420
Meath	233,454
Wicklow	203,260
Total Mid-East	606,134
TOTAL GDA	698,200

 

Housing Growth
This shows the number of housing units (i.e. all houses, apartments and duplex type) built in each county over the previous few years. This information is from the Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government publications - the Housing Bulletin document for each year. They source the information from ESB domestic connections.

Authority Area	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Dublin City	7,024	7,746	6,678	5,348	2,395
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown	1,867	2,472	3,052	2,087	952
Fingal County	5,672	5,863	4,725	2,149	1,309
South Dublin	3,456	3,389	3,270	1,758	632
Total Dublin	18,019	19,470	17,725	11,342	5,288
Kildare	33,584	4,804	3,118	1,811	1,006
Meath	3,886	3,746	2,427	1,946	1,132
Wicklow	2,341	1,967	1,704	1,219	700
Total Mid-East	9,811	10,517	7,249	4,976	2,838
TOTAL GDA	27,830	29,987	24,974	16,318	8,126

 

Updated Housing Allocation for Each Council in the RPGs (June 2010)

The figures below set out the total housing unit provision target for each Local Authority, as made by the Regional Authorities in the new 2010 Regional Planning Guidelines.

Authority Area	2016	2022
Dublin City	265,519	319,903
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown	98,023	117,893
Fingal County	118,646	142,144
South Dublin	115,373	137,948
Total Dublin	597,561	717,888
Kildare	93,748	112,477
Meath	79,729	95,458
Wicklow	68,351	82,012
Total Mid-East	241,828	289,947
TOTAL GDA	839,389	1,007,835