Carna’s story
Carna: 1 building on the National Inventory
3 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1970Saint Matthew's Church
CarnaDublin
In Dublin, this neighbourhood has 2,897 residents. 6% of people here were born outside Ireland.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Tdr112 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
2,897
CSO, Census 2022 · Dublin City Council
Median age
39.5
17% are 65+ · Co. Dublin 14%
Degree level
11%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
33%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
TownGrade
C−
#270 of 320
Is Carna a good place to live?
A tough set of grades. Health is a weak point: for every 100 its ages would predict, 197 residents are in bad health and 139 have a disability. With a C− overall, Carna is better than 16% of Irish towns. Its place in the ranking is #270 of 320 Irish towns. The median home sold for €305,700, 6 times the town’s median household income. It is easy to get around without a car: a third of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train, against 23% in the typical Irish town. Safety lags: 10.5 burglaries and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, and 7.9 violent crimes.
Figures: commuting and health, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025.
This town's house price is the median for its whole Eircode routing key, town and countryside together: fewer than 30 sales in the town itself were recorded on the Property Price Register in 2023 to 2025, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
What makes Carna stand out
The 3 things Carna does most differently from other towns.
How Carna grades
Each subject compares Carna with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Health139 with a disability per 100 predictedD−Open →Walkability33% walk, cycle or take a bus or train to workAOpen →SafetyNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & income13% unemployedC−Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnBOpen →Hazard risk7% of homes above the radon reference levelC+Open →
SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Dublin Zoo and 21 more in and around Carna
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Carna. Best known first.
Big drawZooDublin Zoo3.6 km outside town, to the northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol3 km outside town, to the east
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art3.6 km outside town, to the east
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle3.1 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumNational Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks4.5 km outside town, to the east · 314K visitors a year
MuseumGuinness Storehouse4.5 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guinness Storehouse: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carna.
HealthHealth D−
More people in Carna have a disability than its ages would predict: 139 per 100 expected, above Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
Carna ranks 38th of the 40 Irish towns nearest its size on the Health Grade, near the bottom. Its share in bad or very bad health, 3.9%, is the second highest of the 116 towns in Co. Dublin, and 31% of residents have a disability, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%).
82%good or very good healthD−Health Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health197
Disability139
Co. Dublin103
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2022 | Carna | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 31% | 21% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.8% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
197
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Dublin 103
139
disability per 100 expected · Co. Dublin 99
83.4 · 80.1
life expectancy, women · men, the Dublin region, 2016
28%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and Midlands
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
SafetySafety D
Homes in Carna see more burglary and damage than in Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: 10.5 per 1,000 a year
Among the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Carna has more crime per resident than 80% of them. In all, 76.1 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded a year, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (59.2) and Irish towns (54.3). Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes locally, damage to property came up most often (2023–2025).
7.9violent incidents per 1,000 a yearDSafety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 20% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Theft19.2
Road traffic17.1
Damage8.5
Drugs8.1
Assault6.3
Public order6.3
Dangerous acts3.8
Against justice2.9
Burglary2
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | Carna | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 10.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 7.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 76.1 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
7.9
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
10.5
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
2,152
incidents a year, Ballyfermot Garda area
18.4
against residents per 1,000, as graded
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Schools
58% of schools around Carna get DEIS support, above Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
Within 3 km of Carna there are 60 schools (40 primary schools, 15 secondary schools and 5 special schools). For secondary school, the closest is St. Seton's Secondary School, 0.9 km from the town. 7% of the schools teach through Irish, below Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%) alike.
60schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady Queen of Apostles DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 469 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Bríde GirlsLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 993 | Catholic |
| Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 445 | Catholic |
| Phobailscoil Iosolde DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 764 | Inter-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic48
Multi-denominational4
Church of Ireland3
Inter-denominational4
Other1
| Schools within 3 km | Carna | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −5% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 58% | 40% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 7% | 7% | 8% |
18,688
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−5%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.7 km
to the nearest primary school
0.9 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Carna are out of work than in Co. Dublin’s towns or across Irish towns: 13%
Household income came to €50,830 a year before tax, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (€72,780) and Irish towns (€57,760). Of working-age residents (15 to 64), 64% were employed at the census. Working from home was the norm for 4.9% of workers at the census.
33%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van62%
Bus17%
Walk10%
Bicycle5%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Carna | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 13% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 64% | 71% | 68% |
| Median household income | €50,830 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 28 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
€50,830
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Dublin €71,123
5%
worked mainly from home, 2022
7%
trips of an hour or more
48,940
on the Live Register, County Dublin, September 2026
A
Walkability: better than 90% of Irish towns
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.
HousingCost of living B
Social housing is more common in Carna than in Co. Dublin’s towns or across Irish towns, at 30% of households
6% rent privately, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (22%). Households that own their home make up 63%.
€306Kmedian sale priceBCost of living Grade
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Carna€306K
Co. Dublin€454K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Carna | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 30% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 6% | 20% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €306K | €454K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 63% | 66% | 61% |
63%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
6%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,802
a month on new tenancies, its Dublin postal district
4.3
times median household income, County Dublin
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area D10, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Climate
Rainfall in Carna trails that of 84% of Irish towns: 766 mm a year
Across the year it averages 10.2°C, in line with Co. Dublin’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 20.1°C in Carna. Midwinter nights in Carna bottom out at 2.6°C on average.
20.1°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.7°C
Spring13.1°C
Summer19.4°C
Autumn14.2°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Carna | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.1°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 2.6°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 766 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
20.1°C
July high
2.6°C
January low
766 mm
Rain a year
85 mm
Wettest month
33
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
Carna has more park space per resident than 9 in 10 Irish towns
Walkers have 5.4 km per km² of paths and tracks, about level with Co. Dublin’s towns (5.5 km per km²) and above Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Green space comes to 17.3 ha for every 1,000 people in Carna. For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Carna17.3 ha
Co. Dublin7.6 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Carna | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 17.3 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Paths per km² of town | 5.4 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 100% | 92% |
100%
Near a park
17.3 ha
Green space
38 km
Footpaths
1.7%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Carna’s weather today: light showers, with a high of 11 degrees
Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 8 mm of rain is forecast. Judged by the averages, Carna sees November days reach 11°C and nights fall to 5°C. Today brings about 1 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 23 km/h; the low is 9°C.
11°C / 9°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 192 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 160 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 190 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 224 mm |
11°C / 9°C
Today
1.1 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
15 km/h
Wind
83%
Humidity
9 h 18 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Fewer people in Carna hold a degree than in Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: 11%
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with Co. Dublin’s towns (17%) and below Irish towns (20%). Overseas births account for 6% of the people living here. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town.
39.5median age
CarnaCo. DublinIreland
Ages · share of residents
17%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none26%
Lower secondary23%
Leaving Cert35%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher11%
Women and men · all residents
50.7% of Carna’s residents are women
1,469 women and 1,428 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Carna | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 26% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 23% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 35% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 11% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Fewer in Carna voted at the general election: 49%, below Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
With 11 of 63 seats, Fine Gael are the largest group on Dublin City Council, short of the 32 a majority needs. Local election turnout came to 40%. In the Dáil, Carna is part of Dublin South-Central, which elects 4 TDs.
11/63seats held by Fine Gael
Seats on Dublin City · June 2024
Fine Gael11
Social Democrats10
Independent9
Sinn Féin9
Fianna Fáil8
Green Party8
Labour Party4
People Before Profit–Solidarity2
| Turnout | Carna | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 49% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 40% | 42% | 46% |
5
Councillors
11/63
Fine Gael seats on Dublin City, the largest party
40%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Dublin South-Central
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Carna has one building on the national inventory
Carna has 3 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents. Homes from before 1919 make up 0.6% of the total, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (3.4%). One building in Carna made the national inventory of architectural heritage, at regional importance.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
3
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1970
earliest dated inventory building
1%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
1
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Carna | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 3 | 10 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.6% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 7 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Natural hazardsHazard risk C+
Radon reaches above the reference level in about 7.5% of Carna’s homes
The nearest bathing water to Carna is Sandymount Strand, 11 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. No part of Carna is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
0%of homes in high-radon areasC+Hazard risk Grade
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Carna | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
11 km
to Sandymount Strand bathing water (sufficient)
1,049
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Carna
15pages on Carna
Famous people from around Carna
No notable person born in Carna is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
M
Mary ByrneIrish singer-songwriter b 1959 · born in Ballyfermot
F
Frank HarteIrish singer (1933–2005) · born in Chapelizod · 1934–2005
Photo credits
Andy Boyle: Вячеслав Евдокимов, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Catherine Murphy: Urbanchum, CC BY 3.0 · Derek Keating: Trocaire, CC BY 2.0 · Garech Browne: Reginald gray, Public domain
Carna’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Cherry OrchardBallyfermotKylemoreDeciesPalmerstonChapelizodCarna
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carna | 2,897 | — | C− | B | D | D− |
| Cherry Orchard | 8,280 | 0.5 | D | A− | D | D− |
| Ballyfermot | 3,632 | 0.6 | C− | B | D | D− |
| Kylemore | 2,557 | 0.9 | D | B | D | D− |
| Decies | 2,713 | 1.4 | C− | B | D | D− |
| Palmerston | 11,012 | 1.6 | D | C | D | C |
| Chapelizod | 4,862 | 1.7 | B− | B− | D | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Carna
Is Carna growing?
Carna had 2,897 people at the 2022 census, up from 2,836 in 2016: 2.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Carna a young town or an old one?
The median age in Carna is 39.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
How do people in Carna get to work?
5% mostly work from home, and 24% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
About Carna
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Carna has 2,897 people, in the area of Dublin City Council. TownRatings splits Dublin into neighbourhoods made from the CSO’s Electoral Divisions, named from Tailte Éireann’s gazetteer, so each has figures of its own.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
- Population
- 2,897 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Dublin
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Local electoral area
- Ballyfermot-Drimnagh
- Dáil constituency
- Dublin South-Central
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- CSO code
- ED:DC:CARNA
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).