Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its population fell 32% from 2016 to 2022. Some 719 people live in this town, in Co. Cork.
Homes sell for a median €405,000, about 4.6 times what a household here earns in a year. 2% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. At the 2022 census, 3% of the labour force was out of work. 7% of people here were born outside Ireland.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Whitechurch out for now.
The 3 things Whitechurch does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Whitechurch.
3 schools lie within 3 km of Whitechurch: 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Padraig NaofaLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 324 | Catholic |
| Coláiste an Chroí NaofaLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 461 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Whitechurch | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −9% | +1% | +4% |
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.
Some 4.1% of homes in Whitechurch are estimated to exceed the radon reference level. Landslides: none of Whitechurch lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Whitechurch | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Across the year it averages 9.8°C, below both Co. Cork’s towns (10.8°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). In January, overnight lows in Whitechurch settle at 2.3°C. Also worth knowing: a year brings 1,286 mm of rain to Whitechurch.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Whitechurch | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.3°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 2.3°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,286 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Unpaid carers make up 4.5% of residents, below Co. Cork’s towns (5.9%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. Weighed against its ages, bad health in Whitechurch runs at 62 per 100 expected. 95% of people in Whitechurch rate their own health good or very good.
| Census 2022 | Whitechurch | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 95% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 13% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.8% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.5% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Private renters make up 7% of households, below Co. Cork’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%) alike.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €405,000 | 83 |
| Housing | Whitechurch | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 92% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 7% | 21% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €405K | €350K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Woodland covers 1.3% of the land within 1 km, below Co. Cork’s towns (4.1%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Its paths and tracks come to 0.6 km per km², lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²).
| Outdoors | Whitechurch | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 53% | 90% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.3% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.6 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Rain peaks later in the week on Wednesday, at about 6 mm for the day. A typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 4°C at night: the forecast for Whitechurch is set against that. Only a trace of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 20 km/h, with a low of 6°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 382 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 268 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 273 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 364 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Household income came to €87,260 a year before tax, above both Co. Cork’s towns (€53,156) and Irish towns (€57,760). At the census, 88% of commuters went by car. Unemployment stands at 3.2%.
| Census 2022 | Whitechurch | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €87,260 | €53,156 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 8% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 69% | 68% |
| Average trip | 26.4 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
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.
0.7% speak Irish daily outside school, below both Co. Cork’s towns (1.1%) and Irish towns (1.1%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 6.3% of residents. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 15% of residents.
50.8% of Whitechurch’s residents are women
365 women and 354 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Whitechurch | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 28% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 6.3% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 4.6% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.1% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 41% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Local government for Whitechurch is Cork County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. Cork County Council has no ruling majority: Fianna Fáil hold 19 of its 55 seats, short of the 28 needed. This Co. Cork town sits in the Cobh local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Whitechurch | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Per 10,000 residents, Whitechurch counts 28 inventory buildings, below Co. Cork’s towns (103) and Irish towns (48) alike.
| Heritage | Whitechurch | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 28 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 11 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Whitechurch; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens7.1 km southwest
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral10 km south
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne9.1 km south
ZooFota Wildlife Park17 km southeast · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory12 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
2 of Whitechurch’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 2 archaeological sites in and around the town.
No notable person born in Whitechurch is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Matt Griffin: Robk23oxf, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitechurch | 719 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blarney | 2,779 | 6.1 | A+ | C | A+ | A− |
| Hollyhill and Ballincolly | 8,606 | 7.3 | C | C+ | C− | B |
| Fair Hill | 4,910 | 7.7 | D− | C+ | C− | D− |
| The Glen | 6,119 | 8.1 | D | C+ | D | D |
| Farranree | 3,824 | 8.2 | D | B | D | D− |
| Knocknaheeny | 5,592 | 8.4 | D | C+ | C | D− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Whitechurch had 719 people at the 2022 census, down from 1,052 in 2016: 31.7% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
9% mostly work from home, and 31% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Whitechurch is 36.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Whitechurch has 719 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).