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610 people call this town in Co. Cork home. The population grew 19% between 2016 and 2022.
The median home sold for €249,800, 4.1 times the town’s median household income. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 5% of commuters. The 2022 census put unemployment at 4%. The median sale price, 2023 to 2025: €249,800.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Ballyhooly out for now.
The 3 things Ballyhooly does most differently from other towns.
6 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballyhooly.
In Ballyhooly, an estimated 13% of homes exceed the radon reference level. 2.7% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, above Co. Cork’s towns (0.4%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Ballyhooly | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 2.7% | 0.4% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
January nights in Ballyhooly drop to 3.0°C on average. The year’s mean temperature is 10.5°C, lower than Co. Cork’s towns (10.8°C) and near Irish towns (10.3°C). The nearest weather station is Moore Park, 9.5 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballyhooly | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,155 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.0°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Ages taken into account, Ballyhooly counts 93 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. Unpaid carers make up 7.5% of residents, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (5.9%) and Irish towns (5.4%). Asked at the census, 92% of residents of Ballyhooly said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Ballyhooly | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.5% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.3% | 2% | 2% |
| With a disability | 22% | 24% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
59% of households own their home, near both Co. Cork’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Ballyhooly | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €250K | €350K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 19% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 19% | 21% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P51, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Protected sites cover 5% of the land within 5 km, above both Co. Cork’s towns (1.5%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Among the protected sites near Ballyhooly is Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC. 100% of homes are within 400 m of green space.
| Outdoors | Ballyhooly | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 8.9% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.5 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 5% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 90% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
66% of 15 to 64s were in work, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (69%) and Irish towns (68%). Driving is how 84% of commuters got to work at the census. Unemployment runs at 4.2%.
| Census 2022 | Ballyhooly | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 31.7 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 66% | 69% | 68% |
| Median household income | €61,010 | €53,156 | €57,760 |
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.
Overseas births account for 18% of the people living here. 11% of residents are 65 or over, below Co. Cork’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults.
51.5% of Ballyhooly’s residents are women
314 women and 296 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballyhooly | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.3% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 9.1% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 39% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is no majority on Cork County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 19 of 55, short of 28. Local government for Ballyhooly is Cork County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. In the Dáil, Ballyhooly is part of Cork East, which elects 4 TDs.
| Turnout | Ballyhooly | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, above both Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%). 6 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie in and around the town. Ballyhooly’s built heritage counts 9 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Ballyhooly | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 148 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 8.9% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Ballyhooly there is one school. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 167.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhuire Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 167 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballyhooly | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −12% | +1% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Ballyhooly; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleBlackwater Castle4.7 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens27 km southwest
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral28 km south
ZooFota Wildlife Park29 km south · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne27 km south
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral34 km southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Ballyhooly’s built heritage counts 9 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 6 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Ballyhooly is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Michelle O'Neill: Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0 · Paul Kane: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · William O'Brien: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain · John Baptist Purcell: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyhooly | 610 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fermoy | 6,720 | 8.1 | B | A− | C+ | B |
| Rathcormac | 1,957 | 11 | — | C+ | A | D |
| Kilworth | 1,179 | 11 | — | B | A+ | B+ |
| Watergrasshill | 1,840 | 15 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Mitchelstown | 3,744 | 16 | A− | A | C+ | B+ |
| Mallow | 13,456 | 17 | C+ | A− | C | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Ballyhooly had 610 people at the 2022 census, up from 511 in 2016: 19.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
11% mostly work from home, and 29% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Ballyhooly is 34.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Ballyhooly has 610 people, in the area of Cork 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). 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).