1966 census of Ireland
The 1966 Census of Ireland was held on 17 April 1966. It was organised by the Central Statistics Office and reported a total population of 2,884,002, which was a 2.3% increase in a span of five years. The total population rebounded from a record low of 2,818,341 recorded in the 1961 census, although northern and western regions continued to steeply decline in population. The census results were released gradually across seven volumes between 1967 and 1970.
Information collected
For each household surveyed, the 1966 census requested the number of rooms in the dwelling occupied by the household, as well as ten primary pieces of information on each individual present, which were:- i - Name
- ii - Relationship to head of household
- iii - Sex
- iv - Date of birth
- v - Marital status
- vi - Principal occupation
- vii - Employment status
- viii - Name of employer and business
- ix - Area and rateable valuation of agricultural land held
- x - Age at which full-time education ended and name of school, college, etc.
Release schedule
The seven volumes and their release schedule are as follows:- Volume 1 - Population of DED's, towns and larger units of area
- Volume 2 - Ages and Conjugal conditions classified by areas
- Volume 3 - Industries
- Volume 4 - Occupations
- Volume 5 - Occupations and industries classified by areas and conjugal conditions
- Volume 6 - Housing and Households
- Volume 7 - Education