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Greater Dublin Area (GDA) (Irish: Mórcheantar Bhaile Átha Cliath or MBÁC), or simply Greater Dublin, is a term which is used to describe the city of Dublin and the surrounding counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Meath, South Dublin and Wicklow in Ireland. Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin make up what is known as the traditional County Dublin or, more correctly, the Dublin Region.
At the 2006 Irish census, the population of the GDA was 1,662,536.[1] This equates to 39.2% of Ireland's population.
Introduction
The term is described in the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (Section 21) and a number of other statutory instruments for the purposes of planning and development throughout the area. The area is covered in these contexts by the combined "Dublin Regional Authority" and "Mid-East Regional Authority". The city and five counties are also mentioned in the order creating the Dublin Transportation Office, giving functions and representations to the office in the Greater Dublin Area, though not using the term. The term is also defined in section 3 of the Dublin Transportation Authority Bill, 2008.
The Greater Dublin Area covers an area of 6,980km².
Alternative census definition
The term is used differently by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in the reports of the 2006 census of the Republic of Ireland. It comprises Dublin City (as legally defined) together with its suburbs in the three adjacent counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown; Fingal; and South Dublin. [2] The boundaries for suburbs are not legally defined, but drawn and revised by the CSO in accordance with United Nations recommendations.[3] The population of this Greater Dublin Area in 2006 was as follows: [4]
| Total | 1 045 769 |
| City | 506 211 |
| Suburbs | 150 |
| — in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown | 188 761 |
| — in Fingal | 114 623 |
| — in South Dublin | 236 174 |
This is also known as the Dublin Urban Area.
Related terms
Greater Dublin Area is often used interchangeably, but somewhat inaccurately, with other terms:
- Dublin Region
- the area of the four Dublin local authorities under the Local Government Act, 1991 (Regional Authorities) (Establishment) Order, 1993
- Dublin Metropolitan Area
- the urban part of Dublin as defined by various statutory instruments, mainly those referring to the Garda Síochána and court proceedings.
Population
The population of the Greater Dublin Area (Dublin City; Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown; Fingal; South Dublin; Kildare; Meath; and Wicklow) as of Census 2006 was 1,662,536 persons. Estimates published by the Central Statistics Office suggest that the population of the Greater Dublin Area will reach 2.1 million by 2021, and 2.4 million by 2026.[5] The figures are based on a regional breakdown of previously published national population projections and assume that current demographic trends will continue.
Historical
| Census Year | Population[6] | Proportion† |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 683,232 | 10.5% |
| 1851 | 740,597 | 14.5% |
| 1861 | 698,050 | 15.9% |
| 1871 | 663,131 | 16.4% |
| 1881 | 652,569 | 16.9% |
| 1891 | 628,539 | 18.1% |
| 1901 | 640,093 | 19.9% |
| 1911 | 669,625 | 21.3% |
| 1926 | 685,242 | 23.1% |
| 1936 | 774,791 | 26.1% |
| 1946 | 827,725 | 28.0% |
| 1961 | 906,347 | 32.2% |
| 1971 | 1,062,220 | 35.7% |
| 1981 | 1,290,154 | 37.5% |
| 1986 | 1,336,119 | 37.8% |
| 1991 | 1,350,595 | 38.3% |
| 1996 | 1,405,671 | 38.8% |
| 2002 | 1,535,446 | 39.2% |
| 2006 | 1,662,536 | 39.2% |
| 2009 (estimate) | 1,737,000 | 39.0% |
† "Proportion" here means the proportion of people living in the GDA when compared with the number living in the territory that is the present-day Republic of Ireland.
See also
References
- ^ Population of each Province, County and City, 2006
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Central Statistics Office (26 April 2007). Census 2006 Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area: Appendices (PDF). Central Statistics Office. Appendix 2, p.164: Dublin Area. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
The description Greater Dublin Area in the 2006 Census denotes Dublin City and its suburbs
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Central Statistics Office (26 April 2007). Census 2006 Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area: Appendices. Appendix 2, p.163: Towns (i) Towns with Legally Defined Boundaries.
where urban areas have extended beyond the legally defined town boundary, the Central Statistics Office draws up new boundaries defining the suburban areas of Cities/Boroughs ... for census purposes ... in conformity with United Nations recommendations, as the continuation of a distinct population cluster outside its legally defined boundary in which no occupied dwelling is more than 200 metres distant from the nearest occupied dwelling ... The suburban boundaries were reviewed for each subsequent census. A comprehensive review was carried out as part of the processing phase of the 2006 Census.
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Central Statistics Office (26 April 2007). Census 2006 Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area: Tables 7 and 12 (PDF). Table 12, p.139: Alphabetical list of Towns with their population, 2002 and 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
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- ^ Central Statistics Office - Census of Population Database
External links
- The Dublin Community Blog
- Greater Dublin population to reach two million, from RTÉ News
- Regional Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area
- Cities/Towns Boundaries CSO page with links to Shapefile data for the boundary of the CSO-defined Greater Dublin Area; readable by Geographic information systems
