Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 8%. It is a town of 2,832 residents in Co. Clare.
Households here earn well: among 15 to 64s, 69% are in work; unemployment stands at 8%. Residents are healthier than most (B+). What counts against it is walkability — on the way to work, 5% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. Buying the median home, at €292,000, takes 4.6 times the town’s median household income. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall and a rank of #109 of 320 Irish towns. On that grade it does better than 66% of Irish towns.
Figures: work, health and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
The 3 things Sixmilebridge does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sixmilebridge with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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10 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Sixmilebridge. Best known first.
CastleBunratty Castle5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBunratty Castle & Folk Park4.6 km outside town, to the southwestTheme parkTheme parkWoodcock Hill Airsoft & Adventure Centre4.1 km outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkShooting Range4.2 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sixmilebridge.
Commutes averaged 23.1 min, about level with Co. Clare’s towns (22.2 min) and below Irish towns (27.6 min). 86% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Households take home €63,643 a year before tax, on average.
| Census 2022 | Sixmilebridge | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 33% | 52% | 31% |
| Median household income | €63,643 | €52,719 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 23.1 min | 22.2 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4% | 9.4% | 9.2% |
CSO, Census 2022 travel to work, work and education · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · Live Register · Census day was 3 April 2022, with working from home still common; shares are of those who travelled.
Disability, age-adjusted: 100 for every 100 expected in Sixmilebridge. Of the 5 towns in Co. Clare, Sixmilebridge has the smallest share in bad or very bad health: 1.5%. 90% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Co. Clare’s towns (87%) and Irish towns (88%). Weighed against its ages, bad health here runs at 104 per 100 expected.
| Census 2022 | Sixmilebridge | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 2.6% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 87% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
An estimated one in ten homes in Sixmilebridge have radon above the reference level. No part of Sixmilebridge is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Sixmilebridge | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 36% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 52% | 0.5% |
| Low-lying near the coast | 0% | 0.9% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Within 3 km of Sixmilebridge there is one school. The one school within 3 km of Sixmilebridge has 423 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixmilebridge N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 423 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Sixmilebridge | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −21% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 44% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 10% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
Sixmilebridge is the second most expensive of the 5 towns in Co. Clare, at €292,000. Private renters make up 17% of households, below both Co. Clare’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €401,800 | 30 |
| Second-hand homes | €273,800 | 112 |
| The last 12 months | €400,000 | 63 |
| Housing | Sixmilebridge | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 68% | 64% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,256 | €1,157 | €1,606 |
| Median sale price | €292K | €265K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
The year’s mean temperature is 10.4°C, in line with Co. Clare’s towns (10.6°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). The nearest weather station is Shannon Airport, 11 km away. December is the wettest month in Sixmilebridge, with 134 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Sixmilebridge | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,203 mm | 1,142 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.7°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.4°C | 10.6°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Protected sites cover 2% of the land within 5 km, between Co. Clare’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Sixmilebridge offers 0.5 ha of green space per 1,000 residents. Walkers have 4 waymarked trails and greenways starting within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Sixmilebridge | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 2% | 22% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 60% | 72% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.7% | 6.8% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.2 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
In Sixmilebridge, the November norm is a high of 11°C and a low of 5°C. Today stays dry, with only a light wind of up to 19 km/h and a low of 6°C. December follows with normal highs of 9°C and lows of 3°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 355 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 235 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 280 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 333 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.6%, near Co. Clare’s towns (0.7%) and lower than Irish towns (1.1%). 8.6% of residents have reached 65. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
51.2% of Sixmilebridge’s residents are women
1,450 women and 1,382 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Sixmilebridge | Co. Clare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 8.6% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 9.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.2% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 28% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Clare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is no majority on Clare County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 14 of 28, short of 15. Clare County Council is the one council for Sixmilebridge; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. At the general election 64% voted, close to Co. Clare’s towns (64%) and above Irish towns (59%).
| Turnout | Sixmilebridge | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 50% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The pre-1919 share of homes is 1.8%. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 10 sites here, below Co. Clare’s towns (15) and Irish towns (11) alike.
| Heritage | Sixmilebridge | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 25 | 13 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.8% | 1.3% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Every kind together came to 25 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Clare’s towns (49) and Irish towns (54.3). The violent crime rate is 3.7 per 1,000 residents a year. The graded crime recorded most in Sixmilebridge was damage to property (2023–2025).
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | Sixmilebridge | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 25 | 49 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 5.3 | 8.1 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Sixmilebridge’s built heritage counts 7 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 10 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
12 notable people were born in Sixmilebridge.
Sarah Winstedt: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Davy Fitzgerald: Dungourneydaily, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixmilebridge | 2,832 | — | B+ | B | B− | B+ |
| Shannon | 10,256 | 7.6 | B | B+ | B− | C |
| Newmarket-On-Fergus | 1,887 | 8.1 | — | B | A+ | C |
| Caherdavin Limerick | 7,364 | 11 | D | C | C− | C |
| Ballynanty Limerick | 3,030 | 11 | D− | C | C− | D− |
| Ardnacrusha | 1,229 | 12 | — | B | A | A+ |
| Farranshone Limerick | 7,874 | 12 | B | C | C− | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Sixmilebridge is 35.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
9% mostly work from home, and 33% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Sixmilebridge had 2,832 people at the 2022 census, up from 2,614 in 2016: 8.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Clare
Sixmilebridge has 2,832 people, in the area of Clare County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).