Ireland Country (Dep) through time | Historical Statistics on Housing

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House Occupancy

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Year	Occupied	Vacant	Under Construction
1821	1,142,606	35,247	1,350
1831	1,249,816	40,654	15,308
1851	1,046,223	65,263	1,868
1861	995,156	40,957	2,920
1891	942,500

Date	Source
1821	1821 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'
1831	1831 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'
1851	1851 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'General Table.'
1861	1861 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'Showing by baronies, parishes, and towns, the area, population, number of houses and families, occupations, religious profusions, and education'
1891	1891 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table 7 , 'Area, houses, out-offices and farm steadings, and population, together with the valuation of each parish, townland, and township in 1891'

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Houses categorised by occupancy.

Ireland Country (Dep) : House Occupancy

House Occupancy