Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0Ballyowen ranks below 99% of Irish towns on residents aged 65 and over: 3.7%
In Ballyowen, 6.5% of households have no car or van, beside 17% across Ireland’s towns. At the 2022 Census Ballyowen was home to 14,739 people in 4,463 households. The share of residents who said they are Catholic stands at 57%. 12% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 98% of Irish towns.
What stands out about the people of Ballyowen
A student neighbourhood
15% of residents aged 15 and over are students, more than in 91% of Irish towns; Ireland’s towns 10%. 16% of residents are 15 to 24. Social class & newcomers ↓
A neighbourhood of families
46% of households are couples with children and 9.5% lone parents with children, more than in 93% of Irish towns; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Ballyowen’s residents are under 33.6 and half over; the typical median across Irish towns is 37.6. 16% are 15 to 24 and 3.7% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A mix of backgrounds
39% of residents describe a background other than White Irish, more than in 90% of Irish towns. The largest groups after White Irish are Asian or Asian Irish (16%), Other White (14%) and Black or Black Irish (5.4%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: CSO Census 2022.
Slower growth than 67% of Irish towns: Ballyowen changed by +5% since 2016
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, half of towns changed by more than +8%; across Co. Dublin’s towns, by more than +6%.
Half of Ballyowen is under 33.6, younger than 90% of Irish towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 40–44: nearly one in ten residents. 16% of residents are aged 15 to 24, more than in 90% of Irish towns. In Dalkey, the oldest of Co. Dublin’s towns by this measure, it is 29%.
Median age of Irish towns of 2,500+
■ Ballyowen, 33.6. 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. Dublin 51.4%, Ireland 51.2%.
15% of residents 15 and over are students, more than in 91% 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
Professional occupations stand out among workers: 25%, against a typical 21%. At 6.2%, the share of residents who moved in within the year is lower than in 71% of Irish towns. The usual figure: 10% of residents 15 and over are students across Ireland’s towns.
Ballyowen ranks above 93% of Irish towns on households of parents with children: 56%
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.
At 3.3 people, the average household compares with 2.7 across Ireland’s towns. As a yardstick, 43% of households are parents with children across Ireland’s towns. Here, 7.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Ballyowen: 14% of households live in a flat or apartment, above 58% 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
Connected households: 97% on broadband; 1.6% offline (typical: 7.6%). On the census count, 0.1% of homes are holiday homes. Measured more widely, 12% of households live in a flat or apartment across Ireland’s towns.
Median household income: €87,710 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 €87,710 sits 46% above Ireland (€60,120). Co. Dublin as a whole has a median of €71,120.
Ballyowen: 32% of residents were born outside Ireland, above 85% 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 40%
Citizenship · share of all residents; the bar runs to 40%
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.
15% of residents are citizens of another country across Ireland’s towns, against 20% in Ballyowen. The wider picture: just over a fifth of residents were born outside Ireland across Ireland’s towns. Polish leads the languages spoken at home (2.6%), among the 34% who speak another language there; 3.7% speak English not well or not at all.
Ballyowen: 1.6% of residents speak Irish daily outside education, above 81% 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
The ability to speak Irish extends to 5,227 residents (39% of those aged 3 and over). The wider picture: 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns.
Ballyowen ranks below 90% of Irish towns on residents who describe themselves as White Irish: 61%
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: 61% of Ballyowen · Co. Dublin’s towns 78% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Locally, 16% of residents said they have no religion. Across Ireland’s towns, 78% of residents describe themselves as White Irish.
A higher share of married residents 15 and over than 75% of Irish towns, at 38%
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.
Little separates the share of unpaid carers here, 4.5%, from the figure across Ireland’s towns. Across the comparison, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
Adults with a degree or higher: 48%, a higher share than 73% of Irish towns
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
20% of residents 15 and over are still in education. Across the comparison, 36% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher across Ireland’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (12,475 to 17,259 people), the 8th youngest
Median age of the Irish towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
At the ends of the range sit Castletroy (29), the youngest, and Ballinteer (44.1), the oldest. Nearest to Ballyowen in age: Fettercairn (32.5), Maynooth (33.2), Belmayne (33.8) and Ballybane (34.1).
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Ballyowen
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census neighbourhood.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyowen | 14,739 | — | 33.6 | 3.7% | 56% |
| Esker | 19,110 | 1.5 km | 33.5 | 3.9% | 60% |
| Ronanstown | 11,130 | 1.9 km | 35.9 | 14% | 49% |
| Lucan | 23,033 | 2.3 km | 35.7 | 12% | 50% |
| Palmerston | 11,012 | 2.6 km | 40.4 | 18% | 42% |
| Deansrath | 13,743 | 2.8 km | 35.7 | 11% | 49% |
| Carpenterstown | 20,967 | 3.2 km | 37.4 | 11% | 52% |
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 Ballyowen’s residents
What is the population of Ballyowen?
Ballyowen had 14,739 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its neighbourhood, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Ballyowen?
The median age is 33.6, younger than 90% of Irish towns. 28% are under 18 and 3.7% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Ballyowen?
39% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (5,227 people), and 1.6% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Ballyowen?
61% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 32% were born abroad and 20% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Ballyowen?
57% are Catholic, 16% have no religion and 27% another religion; 7% didn’t say.
Is Ballyowen good for families?
56% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 28% of residents are under 18. Schools near Ballyowen are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ballyowen?
Median gross household income in Ballyowen was €87,710 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).