Photo: BallyboughDublin · CC BY-SA 4.0Households of parents with children make up 21% in Ballybough, less than in 93% of Irish towns
Across Ireland’s towns, the share of households in flats is 12%; Ballybough has 54%. On the census count, 31% of households are one person living alone. The median age in the neighbourhood is 34.6, lower than in 83% of Irish towns. The neighbourhood is home to 8,188 residents in 3,347 households, by the 2022 Census.
What stands out about the people of Ballybough
More born abroad than most towns
40% of residents were born abroad, against 23% across Co. Dublin’s towns and 22% across Ireland’s towns. The largest groups were born outside the EU and UK (20%) and elsewhere in the EU (13%); 36% are citizens of another country. Where people were born ↓
A mix of backgrounds
42% of residents describe a background other than White Irish, more than in 93% of Irish towns. The largest groups after White Irish are Other White (25%), Other, including mixed (7%) and Asian or Asian Irish (6.7%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
A neighbourhood people move to
16% of residents lived somewhere else a year before the Census, 2.1 times the share across Ireland’s towns; 6.9% came from abroad. Social class & newcomers ↓
More with no religion than most
29% answered “no religion”, against 17% across Ireland’s towns; 51% are Catholic (71%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: CSO Census 2022.
A +10% change since 2016: Ballybough grew faster than 66% 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. Dublin’s towns, +6%.
Ballybough sits below 80% of Irish towns for residents aged 65 and over (9.7%)
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 25–29: 14% of residents, 2.3 times the share across Ireland’s towns. 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 66% of Irish towns.
Median age of Irish towns of 2,500+
■ Ballybough, 34.6. The typical town is 37.6.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Dublin 51.4%, Ireland 51.2%.
More residents who moved in within the year than 92% of Irish towns: 16%
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
Just over a quarter of Ballybough’s residents are in the professional, managerial and technical classes and 19% in the semi-skilled and unskilled classes, against 34% and 15% across Ireland’s towns. Across the comparison, 7.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Ireland’s towns.
19% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, more than in 91% of Irish towns
Private households by CSO’s family types, beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Against Co. Dublin’s towns and Ireland’s towns
People per household
Ireland’s towns.
In Ballybough the average household is 2.3 people, beside 2.7 across Ireland’s towns. By way of comparison, 4.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across Ireland’s towns.
Ballybough: 60% of households have no car or van, above 97% 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
Little separates the share of holiday homes here, 0.4%, from the figure across Ireland’s towns. One household in every 2 has no car or van.
Median gross household income: €47,550 a year
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
At €47,550 a year before tax, the median household income is 21% under that of Ireland (€60,120). Co. Dublin as a whole has a median of €71,120.
Ballybough ranks above 93% of Irish towns on residents born outside Ireland: 40%
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 50%
Citizenship · share of all residents; the bar runs to 50%
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 (20%) and elsewhere in the EU (13%). Residents with another country’s citizenship are more common here than in 94% of Irish towns. As a yardstick, just over a fifth of residents were born outside Ireland across Ireland’s towns.
1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education, fewer than in 56% of Irish towns
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
Speakers of Irish: 1,492 residents, just over a fifth of those aged 3 and over. Set beside that, 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns.
Ballybough sits below 93% of Irish towns for residents who describe themselves as White Irish (58%)
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: 58% of Ballybough · Co. Dublin’s towns 78% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Besides White Irish, the main groups are Other White (25%), Other, including mixed (7%) and Asian or Asian Irish (6.7%). 51% of residents said they are Catholic, fewer than in 92% of Irish towns. For comparison, 78% of residents describe themselves as White Irish across Ireland’s towns. Residents with no religion: 29% here and 17% across Ireland’s towns.
A lower share of married residents 15 and over than 95% of Irish towns, at 24%
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.
3.9% of residents give unpaid care (Ireland’s towns: 5.4%). Across the comparison, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
Ballybough ranks above 60% of Irish towns on adults with a degree or higher: 41%
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
Postgraduate qualifications are held by 16% of adults here, while 14% stopped at primary level or earlier (9.7% across Ireland’s towns). The benchmark for adults with a degree or higher across Ireland’s towns: 36%.
Among 41 towns of 6,971 to 9,647 people, the 9th youngest
Median age of the Irish towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Ages run from 31.4 in Temple Bar to 50.3 in Dalkey. Nearest to Ballybough in age: South Gate (33.7), Kinsealy-Drinan (34.4), Sandyford (35.2) and Lusk (35.3).
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Ballybough
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census neighbourhood.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballybough | 8,188 | — | 34.6 | 9.7% | 21% |
| Summerhill | 11,911 | 0.7 km | 30.5 | 4.2% | 20% |
| Parnell Square | 10,117 | 1.1 km | 34.2 | 6.4% | 15% |
| Drumcondra | 11,149 | 1.1 km | 35.9 | 13% | 30% |
| East Wall | 15,907 | 1.3 km | 31.2 | 6.4% | 21% |
| Phibsborough | 11,657 | 1.4 km | 34.5 | 11% | 16% |
| O'Connell Street | 6,749 | 1.6 km | 33.3 | 4.7% | 13% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Co. Dublin’s towns and Ireland’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Co. Dublin’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 Ballybough’s residents
What is the population of Ballybough?
Ballybough had 8,188 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its neighbourhood, 10% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Ballybough?
The median age is 34.6, younger than 83% of Irish towns. 14% are under 18 and 9.7% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Ballybough?
22% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (1,492 people), and 1% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Ballybough?
58% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 40% were born abroad and 36% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Ballybough?
51% are Catholic, 29% have no religion and 21% another religion; 16% didn’t say.
Is Ballybough good for families?
21% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 14% of residents are under 18. Schools near Ballybough are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ballybough?
Median gross household income in Ballybough was €47,550 in 2022, against €71,120 across Co. Dublin 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).