Photo: William Murphy · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 31.2: East Wall is younger than 97% of Irish towns
Across Ireland’s towns, 43% of households are parents with children; in East Wall, 21%. By contrast, on residents with no religion, East Wall sits higher than 95% of Irish towns: 34%. At the 2022 Census, 15,907 people lived here, in 5,821 households. Census figures put shared households of unrelated adults at 19% locally.
What stands out about the people of East Wall
More born abroad than most towns
44% 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 (18%) and elsewhere in the EU (14%); 41% are citizens of another country. Where people were born ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of East Wall’s residents are under 31.2 and half over; the typical median across Irish towns is 37.6. 16% are 15 to 24 and 6.4% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A student neighbourhood
13% of residents aged 15 and over are students, more than in 86% of Irish towns; Ireland’s towns 10%. 16% of residents are 15 to 24. Social class & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
44% of residents describe a background other than White Irish, more than in 94% of Irish towns. The largest groups after White Irish are Other White (24%), Asian or Asian Irish (11%) and Other, including mixed (6.8%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: CSO Census 2022.
Growth of +20% since 2016 puts East Wall ahead of 90% 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.
The median change is +8% across Ireland’s towns and +6% across Co. Dublin’s towns.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 93% of Irish towns: 6.4%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 25–29: 17% of residents, 2.9 times the share across Ireland’s towns. 16% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a higher share than in 93% of Irish towns. Against that, 14% of residents are 65 or over across Ireland’s towns.
Median age of Irish towns of 2,500+
■ East Wall, 31.2. The typical town is 37.6.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Dublin 51.4%, Ireland 51.2%.
Residents who moved in within the year: 19%, a higher share than 97% 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
10% of residents 15 and over are students across Ireland’s towns, against 13% in East Wall. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Ireland’s towns.
Smaller households than 89% of Irish towns: 2.3 people on average
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 East Wall, just over a quarter of households are one person living alone, beside 24% across Ireland’s towns.
More households without a car or van than 95% of Irish towns: 56%
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
92% of households are on broadband; 6.6% have no internet connection (typical: 7.6%). On the census count, 59% of households live in a flat or apartment. For households without a car or van, the comparison across Ireland’s towns is 17%.
Half above, half below €70,770 a year in household income
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
Households here have a median gross income of €70,770, 18% higher than across Ireland (€60,120). That compares with €71,120 across Co. Dublin.
Above 96% of Irish towns: 44% of residents were born outside Ireland
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.
Residents with another country’s citizenship: 41% here and 15% across Ireland’s towns. 31% speak a language other than English at home, Spanish most of all (3.6%); 2.3% speak English not well or not at all. Across Ireland’s towns, just over a fifth of residents were born outside Ireland.
Only 0.9% of residents speak Irish daily outside education in East Wall
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
In all, 2,780 residents aged 3 and over (22%) can speak Irish. The highest share in Co. Dublin belongs to Monkstown (2.5%). As a reference point, 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns.
Below 94% of Irish towns: 56% of residents describe themselves as White Irish
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: 56% of East Wall · Co. Dublin’s towns 78% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
71% of residents said they are Catholic across Ireland’s towns, against 47% in East Wall. After White Irish, the most common groups are Other White (24%), Asian or Asian Irish (11%) and Other, including mixed (6.8%). Elsewhere, 78% of residents describe themselves as White Irish across Ireland’s towns.
Married residents 15 and over make up 22% in East Wall, less than in 97% 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.
In East Wall, 3.4% of residents give unpaid care, beside 5.4% across Ireland’s towns. To put it in context, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
A larger share of adults with a degree or higher than 84% of Irish towns: 54%
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
Students still in education make up 18% of residents 15 and over. Across Ireland’s towns, the share of adults with a degree or higher is 36%. Primary level or earlier: 10%, against 9.7% across Ireland’s towns.
3rd lowest median age among 41 towns of 13,675 to 18,626
Median age of the Irish towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest is Castletroy (29) and the oldest Ballinteer (44.1). Nearest to East Wall in age: Castletroy (29), Clonskeagh (29.4), The Liberties (32.5) and Maynooth (33.2).
Around East Wall, 5 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census neighbourhood.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Wall | 15,907 | — | 31.2 | 6.4% | 21% |
| Grand Canal Dock | 8,320 | 1.0 km | 32.1 | 6.2% | 15% |
| Ballybough | 8,188 | 1.3 km | 34.6 | 9.7% | 21% |
| St Stephen's Green | 5,319 | 1.3 km | 32.2 | 8.1% | 20% |
| Summerhill | 11,911 | 1.3 km | 30.5 | 4.2% | 20% |
| Parnell Square | 10,117 | 1.8 km | 34.2 | 6.4% | 15% |
| O'Connell Street | 6,749 | 1.9 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 East Wall’s residents
What is the population of East Wall?
East Wall had 15,907 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its neighbourhood, 20% more than 2016.
What is the average age in East Wall?
The median age is 31.2, younger than 97% of Irish towns. 16% are under 18 and 6.4% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in East Wall?
22% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (2,780 people), and 0.9% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is East Wall?
56% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 44% were born abroad and 41% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in East Wall?
47% are Catholic, 34% have no religion and 19% another religion; 18% didn’t say.
Is East Wall good for families?
21% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 16% of residents are under 18. Schools near East Wall are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in East Wall?
Median gross household income in East Wall was €70,770 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).