Description: <div>Families by family cycle by Province. (Census 2022 Theme 4 Table 5)</div><div><br /></div><div>The data represents Census 2016 theme 4.5, families by family cycle. Attributes include a breakdown of family units by family cycle, number of families and number of persons (e.g. empty nest (No. of families), adolescent (No. of persons)). Census 2016 theme 4 represents Families.</div><div><br /></div><div>About Provinces: dataset generated from the 2019 National Statutory Boundary dataset.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ireland is divided into four provinces - Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connacht. Although they presently do not have any administrative functions, they are relevant for a number of historical, cultural and sporting reasons. The borders of the provinces coincide exactly with the boundaries of counties. Three of the nine counties in Ulster are within the jurisdiction of the State.</div><div><br /></div><div>Boundaries used for Census Hub 2022 and are in terms of Web Mercator (EPSG 3857). These boundaries are based on 20m generalised boundaries sourced from Tailte Éireann Open Data Portal. National Statutory Boundaries - 2019</div><div><br /></div><div>This dataset is provided by Tailte Éireann</div>