Photo: psyberartist · CC BY 2.015% of households are parents with children, below 97% of Irish towns
Across Ireland’s towns, the share of households without a car or van is 17%; Shandon has 63%. At the 2022 Census Shandon was home to 3,539 people in 1,636 households. The share of shared households of unrelated adults stands at 23%. Half of the neighbourhood’s residents are under 34.6, younger than in 83% of Irish towns.
What stands out about the people of Shandon
More born abroad than most towns
53% of residents were born abroad, against 19% across Co. Cork’s towns and 22% across Ireland’s towns. The largest groups were born elsewhere in the EU (21%) and outside the EU and UK (19%); 50% are citizens of another country. Where people were born ↓
A mix of backgrounds
56% of residents describe a background other than White Irish, more than in 97% of Irish towns. The largest groups after White Irish are Other White (34%), Asian or Asian Irish (10%) and Other, including mixed (7.5%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
More with no religion than most
36% answered “no religion”, against 17% across Ireland’s towns; 46% are Catholic (71%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
17% of residents lived somewhere else a year before the Census, 2.3 times the share across Ireland’s towns; 8.3% came from abroad. Social class & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: CSO Census 2022.
A growing town: +13% since 2016, faster than 76% 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 Ireland’s towns the median change is +8%; across Co. Cork’s towns, +7%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 86% of Irish towns: 8.3%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 across Ireland’s towns, against 11% in Shandon. Against that, 14% of residents are 65 or over across Ireland’s towns.
Median age of Irish towns of 2,500+
■ Shandon, 34.6. The typical town is 37.6.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Cork 50.9%, Ireland 51.2%.
Only 7.5% of residents 15 and over are students in Shandon
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
In Shandon, the professional, managerial and technical classes take in 29% of residents and the semi-skilled and unskilled classes 13%, against 34% and 15% across Ireland’s towns. On the census count, 17% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Smaller households than 97% of Irish towns: 2.1 people on average
Private households by CSO’s family types, beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Against Co. Cork’s towns and Ireland’s towns
People per household
Ireland’s towns.
Compared with 24% across Ireland’s towns, nearly a third of households are one person living alone here.
More households in flats than 94% of Irish towns: 58%
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
At home, 87% have broadband, while 12% have no internet access (typical: 7.6%). The share of holiday homes stands at 0.2%.
Household income, middle of the range: €44,240 a year
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
A median gross household income of €44,240 sits 26% below Ireland (€60,120). In Co. Cork overall, the median comes to €60,670.
53% born outside Ireland, more than in 99% of Irish towns
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 65%
Citizenship · share of all residents; the bar runs to 65%
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.
Here half of residents are citizens of another country, where the figure across Ireland’s towns is 15%. The benchmark for residents born outside Ireland across Ireland’s towns: 22%. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born elsewhere in the EU (21%) and outside the EU and UK (19%).
Of Shandon’s residents, 25% can speak Irish
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
The ability to speak Irish extends to 696 residents (25% of those aged 3 and over). 1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education, fewer than in 56% of Irish towns.
A smaller share of residents who describe themselves as White Irish than 97% of Irish towns: 44%
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: 44% of Shandon · Co. Cork’s towns 81% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Where 71% of residents said they are Catholic across Ireland’s towns, Shandon has 46%. Still, 36% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 96% of Irish towns. Set beside that, 78% of residents describe themselves as White Irish across Ireland’s towns. Beyond White Irish, the biggest groups are Other White (34%), Asian or Asian Irish (10%) and Other, including mixed (7.5%).
Unpaid carers: 2.3%, a lower share than 99% of Irish towns
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.
Married residents 15 and over: 23% here and 34% across Ireland’s towns. Across Ireland’s towns, unpaid carers come to 5.4%.
Above 75% of Irish towns: 48% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher
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 20% of adults; primary level or less for 7.9% (Ireland’s towns: 9.7%). Across the comparison, 36% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher across Ireland’s towns.
Youngest by rank: 7th of 41 towns of 3,030 to 4,154 people
Median age of the Irish towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Taylor's Hill is the youngest (31.8); Montenotte the oldest (46.5). Nearest to Shandon in age: Enfield (34.1), Stamullen (34.4), Limerick City Centre (34.8) and Annacotty (35).
Median age: 4 of the 6 towns around Shandon are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census neighbourhood.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandon | 3,539 | — | 34.6 | 8.3% | 15% |
| Cork City Centre | 3,701 | 0.5 km | 34 | 9.1% | 12% |
| Blackpool | 3,124 | 0.7 km | 36.1 | 12% | 21% |
| Gurranebraher | 4,502 | 0.7 km | 42.4 | 20% | 33% |
| Farranree | 3,824 | 0.9 km | 38.1 | 15% | 39% |
| St Luke's | 4,278 | 1.0 km | 35 | 8.5% | 15% |
| South Gate | 7,185 | 1.2 km | 33.7 | 9.4% | 18% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Co. Cork’s towns and Ireland’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Co. Cork’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.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Neighbourhood figures are TownRatings sums of CSO Small Areas
Questions about Shandon’s residents
What is the population of Shandon?
Shandon had 3,539 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its neighbourhood, 13% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Shandon?
The median age is 34.6, younger than 83% of Irish towns. 10% are under 18 and 8.3% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Shandon?
25% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (696 people), and 1% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Shandon?
44% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 53% were born abroad and 50% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Shandon?
46% are Catholic, 36% have no religion and 18% another religion; 19% didn’t say.
Is Shandon good for families?
15% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 10% of residents are under 18. Schools near Shandon are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Shandon?
Median gross household income in Shandon was €44,240 in 2022, against €60,670 across Co. Cork 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 · Neighbourhood figures are TownRatings sums of CSO Small Areas. 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).