Photo: RustyTheDog · CC BY-SA 3.0A smaller share of households of parents with children than 96% of Irish towns: 16%
62% of households have no car or van; across Ireland’s towns the figure is 17%. Phibsborough’s 4,033 households held 11,657 residents at the 2022 Census. On the census count, 11% of residents are 65 or over. More shared households of unrelated adults than in 97% of Irish towns: 25%.
What stands out about the people of Phibsborough
A student neighbourhood
15% of residents aged 15 and over are students, more than in 93% of Irish towns; Ireland’s towns 10%. 16% of residents are 15 to 24. Social class & newcomers ↓
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 (24%) and elsewhere in the EU (12%); 42% are citizens of another country. Where people were born ↓
A mix of backgrounds
47% of residents describe a background other than White Irish, more than in 95% of Irish towns. The largest groups after White Irish are Other White (24%), Asian or Asian Irish (13%) and Other, including mixed (7.5%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
More with no religion than most
31% answered “no religion”, against 17% across Ireland’s towns; 50% are Catholic (71%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: CSO Census 2022.
Faster growth than 77% of Irish towns: Phibsborough changed by +13% 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, the typical town changed +8%; across Co. Dublin’s towns, +6%.
A larger share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 92% of Irish towns: 16%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
With a median age of 34.5, Phibsborough is younger than 84% of Irish towns. To put it in context, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Ireland’s towns. In Dalkey, the oldest of Co. Dublin’s towns by this measure, it is 29%.
Median age of Irish towns of 2,500+
■ Phibsborough, 34.5. The typical town is 37.6.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Dublin 51.4%, Ireland 51.2%.
Students among residents 15 and over: 15%, a higher share than 93% 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
19% of workers are in elementary occupations, against a typical 11%. More residents who moved in within the year than in 92% of Irish towns: 16%. Across the comparison, 10% of residents 15 and over are students across Ireland’s towns.
Smaller households than 93% 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.
Where nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone across Ireland’s towns, Phibsborough has 31%.
A higher share of households in flats than 95% of Irish towns, at 60%
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: 87% on broadband; 11% offline (typical: 7.6%). Households in flats: 12% across Ireland’s towns, for comparison. Here, 0.2% of homes are holiday homes.
The midpoint household income is €51,840 a year
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 €51,840, 14% lower than across Ireland (€60,120). For Co. Dublin as a whole, the figure is €71,120.
Phibsborough: 44% of residents were born outside Ireland, above 95% 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 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.
In Phibsborough, just over two in five residents are citizens of another country, beside 15% across Ireland’s towns. 31% speak a language other than English at home, Spanish most of all (2.7%); 4.1% speak English not well or not at all. Across the comparison, 22% of residents were born outside Ireland across Ireland’s towns.
Only 0.9% of residents speak Irish daily outside education in Phibsborough
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
1,883 residents, 22% of those aged 3 and over, can speak Irish. For comparison, 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns.
Phibsborough ranks below 95% of Irish towns on residents who describe themselves as White Irish: 53%
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: 53% of Phibsborough · Co. Dublin’s towns 78% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
After White Irish, the largest groups are Other White (24%), Asian or Asian Irish (13%) and Other, including mixed (7.5%). Measured more widely, 78% of residents describe themselves as White Irish across Ireland’s towns. On residents who said they are Catholic, Phibsborough sits lower than 93% of Irish towns: 50%. Still, 31% of residents said they have no religion; across Ireland’s towns the figure is 17%.
Married residents 15 and over make up 23% in Phibsborough, less than in 96% 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.
Students and young renters account for much of that. In Phibsborough, 2.7% of residents give unpaid care. 68% of the neighbourhood’s residents 15 and over are single and 23% married, against 56% and 34% across Ireland’s towns.
Phibsborough: 44% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher, above 67% of Irish towns
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
Still in education: a fifth of residents 15 and over. Elsewhere, 36% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher across Ireland’s towns. 17% of Phibsborough’s adults hold a postgraduate qualification, and 14% finished their education at primary level or earlier (Ireland’s towns: 9.7%).
In its size band (9,895 to 13,675), the 6th youngest of 41 towns
Median age of the Irish towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
At the ends of the range sit Summerhill (30.5), the youngest, and Foxrock (44.7), the oldest. Nearest to Phibsborough in age: Fettercairn (32.5), Parnell Square (34.2), Ratoath (34.6) and Ballsbridge (35).
Among its 6 nearest neighbours, 2 are older than Phibsborough
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census neighbourhood.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phibsborough | 11,657 | — | 34.5 | 11% | 16% |
| Parnell Square | 10,117 | 0.5 km | 34.2 | 6.4% | 15% |
| Stoneybatter | 18,644 | 0.9 km | 33.4 | 7.2% | 16% |
| Summerhill | 11,911 | 0.9 km | 30.5 | 4.2% | 20% |
| O'Connell Street | 6,749 | 1.0 km | 33.3 | 4.7% | 13% |
| Cabra East | 13,895 | 1.2 km | 37.5 | 13% | 25% |
| Ballybough | 8,188 | 1.4 km | 34.6 | 9.7% | 21% |
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 Phibsborough’s residents
What is the population of Phibsborough?
Phibsborough had 11,657 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its neighbourhood, 13% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Phibsborough?
The median age is 34.5, younger than 84% of Irish towns. 9.9% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Phibsborough?
22% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (1,883 people), and 0.9% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Phibsborough?
53% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 44% were born abroad and 42% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Phibsborough?
50% are Catholic, 31% have no religion and 20% another religion; 24% didn’t say.
Is Phibsborough good for families?
16% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 9.9% of residents are under 18. Schools near Phibsborough are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Phibsborough?
Median gross household income in Phibsborough was €51,840 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).