3 See Central Statistics Office - Census of Population 2016 - Profile 1 Housing in Ireland. 4 See Central Statistics Office. Census of Population 2016 - Profile 1 Housing in Ireland. Figure 2.2. This shows a long term decrease in the number of average persons per household since 1966 to 2011.
From 2011 to 2016, the trend changed and there was a small increase of the average number of persons per household. 5 See The Joint Oireachtas Committee Joint Committee on Housing, Planning & Local Government report on The Impact of Short Term Lettings on Ireland’s Housing and Rental Market.