Photo: Simon Huguet · CC BY-SA 2.0Quin sits below 99% of Irish towns for households without a car or van (2.9%)
53% of households are parents with children, against 43% across Ireland’s towns. The 2022 Census counted 922 people in Quin, in 327 households; half are older than 39.1. On the census count, nine in ten residents describe themselves as White Irish. Few places have so few residents aged 65 and over: 9% here, fewer than in 83% of Irish towns.
+3% since 2016, a pace below 78% of Irish towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2022 censuses, on 2022 boundaries, and the change beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Change, 2016 to 2022
CSO publishes yearly population estimates for counties and regions, not towns, so the trend is two censuses rather than a line; 2016 ages aren’t on 2022 boundaries, so there is no change by age.
Across Co. Clare’s towns the median is +8%, and across Ireland’s towns +8%.
Older than 68% of Irish towns: half of Quin is over 39.1
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
13% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Ireland’s towns: 12%).
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Clare 51.5%, Ireland 51.2%.
More students among residents 15 and over than 85% of Irish towns: 13%
CSO’s social classes (everyone, by their own or their family’s occupation), the occupations of those at work, and where residents lived a year before the Census.
Residents by social class · all residents
Where residents lived a year earlier
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Workers by occupation · residents at work
5.6% lived somewhere else a year earlier, fewer than the typical 7.5% across Ireland’s towns. On average, 10% of residents 15 and over are students across Ireland’s towns.
Larger households than 71% of Irish towns: 2.8 people on average
Private households by CSO’s family types, beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Against Co. Clare’s towns and Ireland’s towns
People per household
Ireland’s towns.
In Quin, 3.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, beside 4.7% across Ireland’s towns. The share of one-person households stands at 22%.
In Quin, 2.4% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 96% of Irish towns
Home types, cars and the internet, by household. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Internet at home · share of households
The share of households with broadband is 92%; 4.8% have no internet at all (typical: 7.6%). 0.6% of homes are holiday homes, a higher share than in 74% of Irish towns. Across Ireland’s towns, just over one in ten households live in a flat or apartment.
Before tax, the median household income is €75,180 a year
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
Half of Quin’s households have a gross income above €75,180 a year, 25% above the median for Ireland (€60,120). Across Co. Clare the median is €54,650.
Only 7.2% of residents are citizens of another country in Quin
Place of birth and citizenship as CSO asks them: born abroad includes Irish citizens born abroad.
Born abroad, by birthplace · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
Citizenship · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
Citizens of another country, by citizenship; CSO counts dual Irish citizens as Irish.
Other languages · share of all residents
CSO’s small-area tables don’t give the year people arrived.
At home, 8.2% use another language, chiefly Polish (2.7%), and 0.5% speak English not well or not at all. As a reference point, 15% of residents are citizens of another country across Ireland’s towns. Fewer residents born outside Ireland than in 76% of Irish towns: 17%.
Only 0.9% of residents speak Irish daily outside education in Quin
Residents aged 3 and over who can speak Irish, and how often they speak it outside education (CSO).
Irish speakers · residents aged 3 and over
Irish speakers number 446, or 53% of residents aged 3 and over. The usual figure: 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns.
Residents who said they are Catholic: 82%, a higher share than 94% of Irish towns
Ethnic or cultural background and religion, in CSO’s categories, as people described themselves.
Ethnic groups other than White Irish · all residents
White Irish, not charted: 90% of Quin · Co. Clare’s towns 82% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
The groups that follow White Irish are Other White (8%), Asian or Asian Irish (1.1%) and Other, including mixed (0.8%). Elsewhere, 71% of residents said they are Catholic across Ireland’s towns. Fewer residents with no religion than in 69% of Irish towns: 14%.
38% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 78% of Irish towns don’t reach
Marital status of residents 15 and over, and unpaid carers.
Partnership status · residents 15 and over
The small-area tables count carers, not their hours of care.
By its share of unpaid carers (7%), Quin is above 96% of Irish towns. On average, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
Adults with a degree or higher: 48%, a higher share than 76% of Irish towns
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
A postgraduate qualification is the highest level for 18% of adults; primary level or less for 3.8% (Ireland’s towns: 9.7%). Still in education: 16% of residents 15 and over. The benchmark for adults with a degree or higher across Ireland’s towns: 36%.
Of the 4 towns nearest Quin, 1 are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quin | 922 | — | 39.1 | 9% | 53% |
| Newmarket-On-Fergus | 1,887 | 6.4 km | 38.8 | 15% | 45% |
| Ennis | 27,923 | 8.5 km | 39.3 | 15% | 42% |
| Sixmilebridge | 2,832 | 10.3 km | 35.6 | 8.6% | 55% |
| Shannon | 10,256 | 12.1 km | 38.5 | 15% | 44% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Co. Clare’s towns and Ireland’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Co. Clare’s towns of 2,500 or more and over the Irish towns of 2,500 or more (city totals left out). Percentiles are within Ireland only.
- The earlier population is an estimate. Towns had no official 2016 count on today’s boundaries, so the 2016 figure is CSO’s electoral-division count shared out by where people lived in 2022: read a small town in a large rural division loosely.
- What these tables don’t give. The small-area tables give no year of arrival and no hours of care, and a town’s electoral divisions run past its edge, so the page doesn’t split a town into named areas (a city lists its neighbourhoods).
- The census’s own words. Born abroad, citizenship, ethnic or cultural background and religion are CSO’s questions and categories; the page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Quin’s residents
What is the population of Quin?
Quin had 922 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Quin?
The median age is 39.1. 31% are under 18 and 9% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Quin?
53% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (446 people), and 0.9% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Quin?
90% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 17% were born abroad and 7.2% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Quin?
82% are Catholic, 14% have no religion and 3.7% another religion; 5.2% didn’t say.
Is Quin good for families?
53% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 31% of residents are under 18. Schools near Quin are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Quin?
Median gross household income in Quin was €75,180 in 2022, against €54,650 across Co. Clare and €60,120 for Ireland.
Sources: CSO, Census of Population 2022, Small Area Population Statistics · CSO PxStat FP009 (2016 by electoral division) · CSO GPIIA, household income 2022. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).