Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0South Gate ranks below 95% of Irish towns on households of parents with children: 18%
Households in South Gate hold 2.3 people on average (Ireland’s towns: 2.7). 63% of residents describe themselves as White Irish, fewer than in 87% of Irish towns. There were 3,134 households in the neighbourhood at the 2022 Census, home to 7,185 residents. Census figures put households without a car or van at 48% locally.
What stands out about the people of South Gate
More with no religion than most
36% answered “no religion”, against 17% across Ireland’s towns; 49% are Catholic (71%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
More born abroad than most towns
39% of residents were born abroad, against 19% across Co. Cork’s towns and 22% across Ireland’s towns. The largest groups were born outside the EU and UK (15%) and elsewhere in the EU (14%); 33% are citizens of another country. Where people were born ↓
A student neighbourhood
13% of residents aged 15 and over are students, more than in 85% of Irish towns; Ireland’s towns 10%. 16% of residents are 15 to 24. Social class & newcomers ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of South Gate’s residents are under 33.7 and half over; the typical median across Irish towns is 37.6. 16% are 15 to 24 and 9.4% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: CSO Census 2022.
South Gate’s population changed by +9% since 2016, more than in 58% 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.
The median change is +8% across Ireland’s towns and +7% across Co. Cork’s towns.
South Gate is younger than 89% of Irish towns: a median age of 33.7
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 16% here and 12% across Ireland’s towns. Locally, nearly one in ten residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Irish towns of 2,500+
■ South Gate, 33.7. The typical town is 37.6.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Co. Cork 50.9%, Ireland 51.2%.
Students among residents 15 and over make up 13% in South Gate, more than in 85% of Irish towns
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
By its share of residents who moved in within the year (17%), South Gate is above 94% of Irish towns. Across Ireland’s towns, 10% of residents 15 and over are students.
A higher share of shared households of unrelated adults than 95% of Irish towns, at 23%
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.
Against a figure of 24% across Ireland’s towns, the share of one-person households in South Gate comes in at 32%. Measured more widely, 4.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across Ireland’s towns.
A larger share of households in flats than 84% of Irish towns: 36%
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
No internet at all: 11% (typical: 7.6%). Across Ireland’s towns, households in flats come to 12%. Broadband: 87% of households.
Household income, middle of the range: €50,240 a year
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
The median household earns €50,240 gross, 16% less than the Ireland median (€60,120). County median: €60,670 (Co. Cork).
More residents born outside Ireland than 91% of Irish towns: 39%
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 45%
Citizenship · share of all residents; the bar runs to 45%
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.
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born outside the EU and UK (15%) and elsewhere in the EU (14%). On residents with another country’s citizenship, South Gate sits higher than 92% of Irish towns: 33%. To put it in context, 22% of residents were born outside Ireland across Ireland’s towns.
31% of South Gate’s residents 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
Irish speakers number 1,866, or 31% of residents aged 3 and over. At 0.9%, the share of daily speakers of Irish outside education is lower than in 65% of Irish towns.
South Gate: 36% of residents said they have no religion, above 97% of Irish towns
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: 63% of South Gate · Co. Cork’s towns 81% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Of the other groups, the largest are Other White (23%), Asian or Asian Irish (7.3%) and Other, including mixed (5%). Few places have so few residents who said they are Catholic: 49% here, fewer than in 94% of Irish towns. For residents with no religion, the comparison across Ireland’s towns is 17%.
Married residents 15 and over make up 22% in South Gate, less than in 97% 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.
Students and young renters account for much of that. 4.1% of residents give unpaid care, a lower share than in 89% of Irish towns.
Above 74% 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
20% of South Gate’s adults hold a postgraduate qualification, and 8.7% finished their education at primary level or earlier (Ireland’s towns: 9.7%). Across Ireland’s towns, 36% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher.
Of 41 towns its size (6,216 to 8,280 people), the 6th youngest
Median age of the Irish towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
At the ends of the range sit Temple Bar (31.4), the youngest, and Dalkey (50.3), the oldest. Nearest to South Gate in age: O'Connell Street (33.3), Clongriffin (33.7), Santry (34) and Kinsealy-Drinan (34.4).
Older than South Gate: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census neighbourhood.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Gate | 7,185 | — | 33.7 | 9.4% | 18% |
| Cork City Centre | 3,701 | 0.8 km | 34 | 9.1% | 12% |
| Turner's Cross | 7,208 | 1.1 km | 43 | 20% | 34% |
| Shandon | 3,539 | 1.2 km | 34.6 | 8.3% | 15% |
| Gillabbey | 5,857 | 1.3 km | 25.6 | 11% | 11% |
| Knockrea | 5,228 | 1.4 km | 37.4 | 13% | 29% |
| Sunday's Well | 2,807 | 1.4 km | 33 | 11% | 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 South Gate’s residents
What is the population of South Gate?
South Gate had 7,185 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its neighbourhood, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in South Gate?
The median age is 33.7, younger than 89% of Irish towns. 10% are under 18 and 9.4% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in South Gate?
31% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (1,866 people), and 0.9% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is South Gate?
63% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 39% were born abroad and 33% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in South Gate?
49% are Catholic, 36% have no religion and 14% another religion; 14% didn’t say.
Is South Gate good for families?
18% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 10% of residents are under 18. Schools near South Gate are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in South Gate?
Median gross household income in South Gate was €50,240 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).