NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Census of the Population of Ireland 1981 Provider Central Statistics Office (Ireland)Tabulations only Geography Ireland (IRL) Coverage type Country Time period covered 04/1981 - 04/1981 Data type Census: De factoNationally representative Summary The 1981 Ireland de facto census collected data through face-to-face interviews and self-enumeration on the subjects of housing, household demographics, employment, education, and fertility. The census day was April 5, 1981. Keywords Agriculture, Domestic migration, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Household air pollution, Household heat, Housing, Housing conditions, International migration, Languages, Live births, Marital status, Occupations, Population, Religion, Sanitation, School enrollment, Transportation, Water supply Citation Contributors Central Statistics Office (Ireland) Suggested citation Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Ireland Population and Housing Census 1981. GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022