Photo: Cathal · CC BY-SA 2.0Below 97% of Irish towns: 15% of households are parents with children
At 2.1 people, the average household compares with 2.7 across Ireland’s towns. Across St Luke's, 8.5% of residents are 65 or over. More households without a car or van than in 94% of Irish towns: 48%. The neighbourhood counted 4,278 residents and 1,739 households at the 2022 Census.
What stands out about the people of St Luke's
More born abroad than most towns
47% 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 (19%) and elsewhere in the EU (17%); 44% are citizens of another country. Where people were born ↓
More with no religion than most
42% answered “no religion”, against 17% across Ireland’s towns; 40% are Catholic (71%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
A mix of backgrounds
47% of residents describe a background other than White Irish, more than in 95% of Irish towns. The largest groups after White Irish are Other White (27%), Asian or Asian Irish (7.9%) and Other, including mixed (6.6%). 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; 8.4% came from abroad. Social class & newcomers ↓
Written from the data on this page: CSO Census 2022.
From 2016 to 2022, St Luke's outgrew 86% of Irish towns: +18%
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.
Set beside +8% across Ireland’s towns and +7% across Co. Cork’s towns.
Half of St Luke's is under 35, younger than 80% of Irish towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
25–29 is the most common age band: 15% of residents, 2.6 times the share across Ireland’s towns.
Median age of Irish towns of 2,500+
■ St Luke's, 35. The typical town is 37.6.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Cork 50.9%, Ireland 51.2%.
17% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 94% 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
On students among residents 15 and over, 9.6% here is much the same as across Ireland’s towns. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across Ireland’s towns: 7.5%.
Above 99% of Irish towns: 39% of households are one person living alone
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 4.7% across Ireland’s towns, 19% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home here. For comparison, 24% of households are one person living alone across Ireland’s towns.
St Luke's: 57% of households live in a flat or apartment, above 94% of Irish towns
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
9.5% of households have no internet access (typical: 7.6%); 89% have broadband. The share of holiday homes stands at 0.1%. The usual figure: just over one in ten households live in a flat or apartment across Ireland’s towns.
Household income, middle of the range: €44,050 a year
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
Before tax, the middle household here has €44,050 a year, 27% less than the Ireland median (€60,120). Countywide in Co. Cork, the median is €60,670.
A higher share of residents born outside Ireland than 97% of Irish towns, at 47%
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 55%
Citizenship · share of all residents; the bar runs to 55%
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.
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are outside the EU and UK (19%) and elsewhere in the EU (17%). Few places have as many residents with another country’s citizenship: 44% here, more than in 97% of Irish towns. Across Ireland’s towns, just over a fifth of residents were born outside Ireland.
Can speak Irish: 30% of St Luke's’s residents
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 976, or 30% of residents aged 3 and over. Compared with other places, daily speakers of Irish outside education are common here: 1.4%, more than in 73% of Irish towns.
St Luke's ranks above 99% of Irish towns on residents with no religion: 42%
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: 53% of St Luke's · Co. Cork’s towns 81% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
With residents who describe themselves as White Irish at 53%, St Luke's is behind 95% of Irish towns on that count. Residents who said they are Catholic: two fifths of the total. Across Ireland’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 17%.
Married residents 15 and over make up 24% in St Luke's, less than in 94% 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.
The share of unpaid carers is 3.6%, against 5.4% across Ireland’s towns. For comparison, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
Adults with a degree or higher: 55%, a higher share than 86% of Irish towns
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 25% of adults; primary level or less for 5% (Ireland’s towns: 9.7%). Across Ireland’s towns, adults with a degree or higher come to 36%.
Of 41 towns its size (3,701 to 4,910 people), the 8th youngest
Median age of the Irish towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Ages run from 27.5 in Dangan to 46.5 in Montenotte. Nearest to St Luke's in age: Stamullen (34.4), Glanmire (34.8), Lehenagh (35.1) and Duleek (35.2).
St Luke's sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census neighbourhood.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's | 4,278 | — | 35 | 8.5% | 15% |
| Blackpool | 3,124 | 0.9 km | 36.1 | 12% | 21% |
| Shandon | 3,539 | 1.0 km | 34.6 | 8.3% | 15% |
| Knockrea | 5,228 | 1.1 km | 37.4 | 13% | 29% |
| Montenotte | 4,113 | 1.2 km | 46.5 | 25% | 33% |
| Cork City Centre | 3,701 | 1.2 km | 34 | 9.1% | 12% |
| South Gate | 7,185 | 1.5 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 St Luke's’s residents
What is the population of St Luke's?
St Luke's had 4,278 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its neighbourhood, 18% more than 2016.
What is the average age in St Luke's?
The median age is 35, younger than 80% of Irish towns. 11% are under 18 and 8.5% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in St Luke's?
30% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (976 people), and 1.4% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is St Luke's?
53% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 47% were born abroad and 44% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in St Luke's?
40% are Catholic, 42% have no religion and 18% another religion; 22% didn’t say.
Is St Luke's good for families?
15% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 11% of residents are under 18. Schools near St Luke's are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in St Luke's?
Median gross household income in St Luke's was €44,050 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).