Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 223 people live in this town, in Co. Cork. It grew by 8% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.
A typical home sold for €364,400, or 5.8 years of the town’s median household income. 1% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 25% of residents 15 and over hold a degree.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Ballymacoda out for now.
The 2 things Ballymacoda does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 3 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 3%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballymacoda.
Ballymacoda’s nearest bathing water is Garryvoe, 5.7 km away, rated good in 2025. Low-lying near a river: 4.4% of homes, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (2.3%) and Irish towns (0.5%).
| Share of homes | Ballymacoda | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 5.9% | 0.4% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 4.4% | 2.3% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Expect July highs of around 19.5°C in Ballymacoda. Across the year it averages 10.9°C, near Co. Cork’s towns (10.8°C) and higher than Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 980 mm of rain to Ballymacoda.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballymacoda | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 4.0°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.5°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.9°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 980 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Unpaid carers make up 8.1% of residents, above Co. Cork’s towns (5.9%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. Ages taken into account, Ballymacoda counts 118 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. At the census, 2.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Ballymacoda | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 8.1% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 2% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 24% | 24% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Renting privately is how 19% of households live. 14% live in social housing, near both Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%).
| Housing | Ballymacoda | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 65% | 60% | 61% |
| 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 P25, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
The sea makes up nearly a third of the area within 5 km, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Protected nature near Ballymacoda includes Ballymacoda (Clonpriest. 7 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Ballymacoda | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 90% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 32% | 0% | 0% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Rain of about 2 mm rides in on the wind today (46 km/h); the low is 9°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 25 mm of rain. Usually, November days warm to 12°C and nights cool to 6°C; Ballymacoda’s forecast is read against that.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 4°C | 276 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 207 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 221 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 9°C | 277 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
12% of trips took under 15 minutes, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (33%) and Irish towns (31%). Of those in the labour force, 6.9% are unemployed. Driving is how 92% of commuters got to work at the census.
| Census 2022 | Ballymacoda | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 41.1 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 12% | 33% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 72% | 69% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% | 8% | 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.
Those 65 and older account for just over one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 22%, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%). 14% of residents were born abroad.
Women make up 48.4% of Ballymacoda
108 women and 115 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballymacoda | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 8.3% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.9% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Fianna Fáil lead Cork County Council with 19 of 55 seats, but no party has a majority: 28 are needed. Local government for Ballymacoda is Cork County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. In the Dáil, Ballymacoda is part of Cork East, which elects 4 TDs.
| Turnout | Ballymacoda | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
3.4% of its homes were built before 1919, below Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and close to Irish towns (3.4%). Archaeologists have recorded 3 sites here. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Ballymacoda, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Ballymacoda | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 90 | 103 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 11 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 3.4% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One school lies within 3 km of Ballymacoda. The one school within 3 km of Ballymacoda has 325 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Cill Criodain Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 325 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballymacoda | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +11% | +1% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballymacoda; these are the best known within 40 km.
ZooFota Wildlife Park25 km west · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral25 km west
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral37 km west
MuseumSpike Island25 km west
Abbey or prioryCloyne Round Tower13 km west
CastleLismore Castle28 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Ballymacoda, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 3 sites here.
No notable person born in Ballymacoda is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Shane O'Neill: Victor Araiza, CC BY 2.0 · Anna Haslam: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington: anonymous, Public domain · Tom Horan: Uploaded by Moondyne, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymacoda | 223 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castlemartyr | 1,603 | 8 | — | B | A− | B |
| Youghal | 8,564 | 8.9 | C | A | C− | C |
| Cloyne | 1,967 | 13 | — | B+ | A+ | C |
| Midleton | 13,906 | 16 | A− | B− | B | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
7% mostly work from home, and 12% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Ballymacoda had 223 people at the 2022 census, up from 206 in 2016: 8.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Ballymacoda is 40.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Ballymacoda has 223 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).