Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 23,437 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Dublin.
Jobstown’s weakest subject is health: 177 residents in bad health and 120 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict. Home prices sit at a median €379,100, which is 6.5 years of the town’s median household income. Walkability is where it shines (B+): on the way to work, 28% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. Put together, the subjects come to a D− overall, ranking #113 of 116 in Co. Dublin. It comes out better than 5% of Irish towns. The local economy is weaker than most: jobs reach 62% of 15 to 64s, and unemployment is 15%.
Figures: commuting, health and work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but much of it involves people who come in to work, shop or go out, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk.
The 3 things Jobstown does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Jobstown with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
9 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 Jobstown.
Among the 40 Irish towns closest to its size, Jobstown ranks 40th on the Health Grade, near the foot. 2.3% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above Co. Dublin’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Unpaid caring falls to 4.8% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Jobstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 4.8% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 89% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Households take home €58,700 a year before tax, on average. 15% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (7.3%) and Irish towns (9.2%). On average, the journey to work lasts 31.6 min.
| Census 2022 | Jobstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 62% | 71% | 68% |
| Average trip | 31.6 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €58,700 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
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.
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more incidents per resident: they are counted where they happen, not where victims live.
Violent crime ran at 7.7 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (5.3) and Irish towns (5.7). All told, 79.2 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. For its size, Jobstown records more crime per resident than 78% of the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
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 | Jobstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 10.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 79.2 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 7.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 24.4 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
By estimate, 1.7% of homes in Jobstown carry radon above the reference level. Sandymount Strand, 14 km from Jobstown, is the closest bathing water; it was rated sufficient in 2025.
| Share of homes | Jobstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | under 0.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
43% of households own their home. The private rented sector houses 19% of households.
| Housing | Jobstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 38% | 10% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 43% | 66% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €379K | €454K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area D24, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
9% of the schools teach through Irish, above Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%) alike. Mount Seskin Community College is the nearest secondary school, 0.1 km away. Families in Jobstown have 53 schools within 3 km to choose from: 40 primary schools, 10 secondary schools and 3 special schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family National SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 671 | Catholic |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 1,024 | Inter-denominational |
| Scoil Chronain GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 354 | Catholic |
| St Marks Community School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 931 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Jobstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 40% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 45% | 40% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +6% | +4% | +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.
Jobstown’s year-round mean comes to 9.7°C. Here July highs average 19.6°C, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). A year brings 854 mm of rain to Jobstown.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Jobstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.0°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.7°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.6°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 854 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
16 parks and 179 ha of green space in all: that is Jobstown’s share. Protected nature near Jobstown includes Glenasmole Valley SAC. 99% of homes are within 400 m of green space, close to Co. Dublin’s towns (100%) and above Irish towns (92%).
| Outdoors | Jobstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 6.3 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 2.2% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 99% | 100% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Today brings about 1 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 23 km/h; the low is 8°C. The forecast for Jobstown beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 10°C and drops to 4°C at night. By December, a normal day reaches 8°C and a normal night 2°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 223 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 178 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 202 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 251 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
One measure of family life: 24% of residents are under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up 16% of the town, above Co. Dublin’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
51.5% of Jobstown’s residents are women
12,073 women and 11,364 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Jobstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 6.8% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 14% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Independent lead South Dublin County Council with 10 of 40 seats, but no party has a majority: 21 are needed. South Dublin County Council is the one council for Jobstown; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. At the general election 59% voted, above Co. Dublin’s towns (57%) and close to Irish towns (59%).
| Turnout | Jobstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 32% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Scaled to its population, that is 5 inventory buildings for every 10,000 people in Jobstown. 0.4% of homes were built before 1919. 9 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
| Heritage | Jobstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 5 | 10 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.4% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Jobstown. Best known first.
CastleTully's Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northArt galleryArt galleryRUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre1 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteClondalkin Round Tower3.9 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Jobstown’s built heritage counts 12 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 9 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Jobstown is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Robbie Keane: Michael Kranewitter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richard Dunne: Tomasz Przechlewski, CC BY 2.0 · Mark Yeates: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alan Joyce: Jetstar Airways from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobstown | 23,437 | — | D− | C | C− | D |
| Fettercairn | 12,970 | 1.2 | D− | D | C− | D |
| Saggart | 4,573 | 2.5 | B | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Tallaght | 15,588 | 2.6 | B− | B | D | B− |
| Old Bawn | 18,758 | 3 | C− | C | D | C− |
| Bohernabreena | 4,613 | 3.6 | C | B− | D | B− |
| Rathcoole | 5,792 | 4.3 | A− | C+ | C+ | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Jobstown had 23,437 people at the 2022 census, up from 23,011 in 2016: 1.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Jobstown is 32.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
65% of working residents drive to work and 28% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%). 7% mostly work from home, and 26% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Jobstown has 23,437 people, in the area of South Dublin County 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)
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).