Halfway’s story
Nothing in Halfway is on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Homes built before 1919: 4%, against 3% across Irish towns.
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HalfwayCo. Cork
In Co. Cork, this town has 252 residents.
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Photo: Ralph Rawlinson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
252
CSO, Census 2022 · Cork County Council
Median age
36.5
6% are 65+ · Co. Cork 15%
Degree level
45%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Halfway a good place to live?
Home prices sit at a median €385,600, which is 4.4 years of the town’s median household income. The car is not the only way to work here: 2% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. Just 6% of residents are 65 or older. At the 2022 census, 5% of the labour force was out of work.
Halfway is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
What makes Halfway stand out
The 3 things Halfway does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
2% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 6% are 65 or over
Against 14% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Unemployment rate, Census 2022
Work
5% unemployment
Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)
71% of residents 15 and over are at work.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Halfway.
Schools
Pupil numbers around Halfway moved −1% since 2019, below Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
Within 3 km of Halfway there are 2 schools (2 primary schools).
2schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gogginshill N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 227 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Halfway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −1% | +1% | +4% |
385
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−1%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
1.3 km
to the nearest primary school
9.4 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
Natural hazards
More homes in Halfway stand on ground prone to landslides than in Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 18%
In Halfway, an estimated 6.3% of homes exceed the radon reference level. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility18%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Halfway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 18% | 0.4% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 2.3% | 0.5% |
95
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Halfway has cooler summers than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: July highs of 19.5°C
A January night in Halfway drops to 3.4°C on average, near Co. Cork’s towns (3.5°C) and higher than Irish towns (2.9°C). Across the year, Halfway averages 10.6°C. A year brings 1,244 mm of rain to Halfway.
19.5°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.4°C
Spring13.2°C
Summer19.0°C
Autumn14.4°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Halfway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.5°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,244 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.4°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
19.5°C
July high
3.4°C
January low
1,244 mm
Rain a year
141 mm
Wettest month
14
Air frosts
1,461 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
More people in Halfway have a disability than its ages would predict: 138 per 100 expected, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
A quarter of residents have a disability, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (22%). Weighed against its ages, bad health in Halfway runs at 131 per 100 expected. Family carers: 7.5% of the people in Halfway look after someone without pay.
91%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health131
Disability138
Co. Cork107
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Halfway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.5% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 2% | 2% |
131
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Cork 107
138
disability per 100 expected · Co. Cork 110
83.2 · 79.1
life expectancy, women · men, the South-West region, 2016
28%
hold a medical card, HSE South West
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
More households rent privately in Halfway than in Co. Cork’s towns or across Irish towns: 35%
3% live in social housing, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%). Home ownership stands at 62% of households.
€386Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Halfway€386K
Co. Cork€350K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Halfway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 3% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 35% | 21% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €386K | €350K | €350K |
35%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,542
a month on new tenancies, County Cork
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area T12, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Parks and walks in Halfway
Within 1 km, 2.9% of the land is woodland, below Co. Cork’s towns (4.1%) but above Irish towns (2.7%). Halfway has 4.2 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents, about level with both Co. Cork’s towns (4.3 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha).
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Halfway4.2 ha
Co. Cork4.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Halfway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 90% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 2.9% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
4.2 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
2.9%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Halfway today: light showers, topping out at 11 degrees
In Halfway, the November norm is a high of 11°C and a low of 5°C. Today brings about 1 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 33 km/h; the low is 6°C. Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 21 mm of rain is forecast.
11°C / 6°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December10°C
January9°C
February10°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 374 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 254 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 263 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 353 mm |
11°C / 6°C
Today
1.1 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
24 km/h
Wind
91%
Humidity
9 h 27 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Halfway than in Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 2.4%
The car carried 87% of commuters at the census. Working mainly from home: 8.9% of workers, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (11%). Also worth knowing: household income averages €86,870 a year before tax.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van87%
Bus2%
| Census 2022 | Halfway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €86,870 | €53,156 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 77% | 69% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 5% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 22% | 33% | 31% |
€86,870
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Cork €60,671
9%
worked mainly from home, 2022
2%
trips of an hour or more
19,928
on the Live Register, County Cork, September 2026
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.
Who lives here
Few people in Halfway are 65 or over: 6%, below Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.3%, below Co. Cork’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. 45% of adults hold a degree. Born abroad: 18% of residents.
36.5median age
HalfwayCo. CorkIreland
Ages · share of residents
8%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none4%
Lower secondary11%
Leaving Cert31%
Diploma or cert9%
Degree or higher45%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 53.6% of Halfway
135 women and 117 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Halfway | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 40% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 6% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 3.6% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.6% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 45% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Halfway votes in numbers: 64% turned out at the general election, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
47% of voters turned out at the last local elections, about level with Irish towns (46%) and above Co. Cork’s towns (45%). No party holds a majority on Cork County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 19 of 55 seats, short of the 28 needed. Halfway answers to one council, Cork County Council; Ireland has no town tier.
19/55seats held by Fianna Fáil
Seats on Cork County · June 2024
Fianna Fáil19
Fine Gael18
Independent8
Independent Ireland4
Social Democrats3
Labour Party2
Sinn Féin1
| Turnout | Halfway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 45% | 46% |
6
Councillors
19/55
Fianna Fáil seats on Cork County, the largest party
47%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Cork South-West
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Rumley's Open Farm and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Halfway; with it, the best known within 40 km.
AttractionAttractionRumley's Open Farm3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens14 km north
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral12 km northeast
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne13 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress13 km south
ZooFota Wildlife Park20 km northeast · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens14 km northCathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral12 km northeastCathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne13 km northeastCastle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress13 km southZooFota Wildlife Park20 km northeast · 415K visitors a year (2022)Places: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fort Military Fortress: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Halfway
15pages on Halfway
Famous people from around Halfway
No notable person born in Halfway is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
J
Jack CrowleyIrish rugby union player · born in Inishannon · born 2000J
James Vincent MurphyIrish priest, translator, writer (1880–… · born in InishannonT
Tyreik WrightIrish footballer · born in Killumney · born 2001A
Alfred Martin Duggan-CroninSouth African photographer (1874–1954) · born in InishannonI
Ian TurnerAssociation football player · born in Bishopstown · born 1989Photo credits
Horace de Vere Cole: Believed to be James Lafayette. For further information, see the talk page., Public domain
Halfway’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
InishannonInishkennyLehenaghBallincolligKillumneyBishopstownHalfway
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway | 252 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inishannon | 1,043 | 7.2 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Inishkenny | 5,552 | 8.5 | A− | C− | A− | A− |
| Lehenagh | 4,154 | 8.7 | B+ | C− | B+ | A |
| Ballincollig | 21,940 | 9.2 | A | C | A | A− |
| Killumney | 1,466 | 9.3 | — | C | A | A+ |
| Bishopstown | 14,529 | 9.4 | B+ | D | A− | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Halfway
How old are the people of Halfway?
The median age in Halfway is 36.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Halfway drive to work?
9% mostly work from home, and 22% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Halfway grown?
Halfway had 252 people at the 2022 census, up from 241 in 2016: 4.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
About Halfway
Urban area in Co. Cork
252 people live in Halfway, 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)
- Population
- 252 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Cork
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Local electoral area
- Carrigaline
- Dáil constituency
- Cork South-West
- Name in Irish
- Leath Bealaigh
- Area
- 0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:18766
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).