Photo: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0Younger than 95% of Irish towns: half of St Stephen's Green is under 32.2
The share of households of parents with children is 20%, against 43% across Ireland’s towns. St Stephen's Green counted 5,319 residents and 1,992 households at the 2022 Census. For St Stephen's Green, the census puts households in flats at 84%. Few places have as many one-person households: 34% here, more than in 94% of Irish towns.
What stands out about the people of St Stephen's Green
A student neighbourhood
16% of residents aged 15 and over are students, more than in 95% of Irish towns; Ireland’s towns 10%. 18% of residents are 15 to 24. Social class & newcomers ↓
Fewer people than before
St Stephen's Green went from about 5,980 people in 2016 to 5,319 in 2022, −11%: slower growth than in 99% of Irish towns. Population change ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of St Stephen's Green’s residents are under 32.2 and half over; the typical median across Irish towns is 37.6. 18% are 15 to 24 and 8.1% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
More born abroad than most towns
39% 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 (17%) and elsewhere in the EU (12%); 38% are citizens of another country. Where people were born ↓
Written from the data on this page: CSO Census 2022.
A −11% change since 2016: slower than 99% 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 across Ireland’s towns is +8%, and across Co. Dublin’s towns +6%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 18%, a higher share than 95% of Irish towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
25–29 is the most common age band: 14% of residents, 2.4 times the share across Ireland’s towns. The wider picture: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Ireland’s towns. Locally, 8.1% of residents are 65 or over.
Median age of Irish towns of 2,500+
■ St Stephen's Green, 32.2. 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%.
Above 95% of Irish towns: 16% of residents 15 and over are students
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
Among workers, professional occupations stand out: 31%, against a typical 21%. Across Ireland’s towns, 10% of residents 15 and over are students. For St Stephen's Green, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 19%.
21% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, more than in 94% of Irish towns
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.
A household here has 2.1 people on average; across Ireland’s towns, 2.7. The share of shared households of unrelated adults across Ireland’s towns is 4.7%.
70% of households have no car or van, more than in 99% 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
88% of households are on broadband; 11% have no internet connection (typical: 7.6%). The benchmark for households without a car or van across Ireland’s towns: 17%. Census figures put holiday homes at 1.6% in St Stephen's Green.
The midpoint household income is €55,670 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 €55,670 sits 7% below Ireland (€60,120). County median: €71,120 (Co. Dublin).
More residents born abroad than 92% of Irish towns: 39% in St Stephen's Green
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 45%
Citizenship · share of all residents; the bar runs to 45%
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.
The two biggest birthplaces abroad are outside the EU and UK (17%) and elsewhere in the EU (12%). On average, just over a fifth of residents were born outside Ireland across Ireland’s towns. More residents with another country’s citizenship than in 95% of Irish towns: 38%.
Only 0.9% of residents speak Irish daily outside education in St Stephen's Green
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
851 residents, just over a fifth of those aged 3 and over, can speak Irish. Across Ireland’s towns, 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education.
St Stephen's Green sits above 92% of Irish towns for residents with no religion (31%)
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: 60% of St Stephen's Green · Co. Dublin’s towns 78% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
The figure for residents who said they are Catholic is 50% in St Stephen's Green and 71% across Ireland’s towns. The neighbourhood has fewer residents who describe themselves as White Irish than 91% of Irish towns, at 60%. Typically, 17% of residents said they have no religion across Ireland’s towns. Besides White Irish, the main groups are Other White (21%), Asian or Asian Irish (9.7%) and Other, including mixed (6.6%).
St Stephen's Green ranks below 97% of Irish towns on married residents 15 and over: 22%
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.
Compared with 5.4% across Ireland’s towns, 3.1% of residents give unpaid care here. Set beside that, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
Adults with a degree or higher make up 54% in St Stephen's Green, more than in 83% of Irish towns
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
Postgraduate: 26% of adults. As a yardstick, 36% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher across Ireland’s towns. Primary level or earlier: 12%, against 9.7% across Ireland’s towns.
Of 41 towns its size (4,805 to 5,863 people), the 4th youngest
Median age of the Irish towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Ages run from 25.6 in Gillabbey to 45.4 in Sutton. Nearest to St Stephen's Green in age: Ballinfoile and Terryland (30.4), Woodquay and Nuns Island (32.1), Portobello (33.4) and Inishkenny (33.6).
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than St Stephen's Green
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census neighbourhood.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen's Green | 5,319 | — | 32.2 | 8.1% | 20% |
| Grand Canal Dock | 8,320 | 0.6 km | 32.1 | 6.2% | 15% |
| O'Connell Street | 6,749 | 1.2 km | 33.3 | 4.7% | 13% |
| Ballsbridge | 12,743 | 1.2 km | 35 | 11% | 19% |
| Temple Bar | 7,276 | 1.2 km | 31.4 | 6.2% | 12% |
| East Wall | 15,907 | 1.3 km | 31.2 | 6.4% | 21% |
| Summerhill | 11,911 | 1.4 km | 30.5 | 4.2% | 20% |
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 St Stephen's Green’s residents
What is the population of St Stephen's Green?
St Stephen's Green had 5,319 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its neighbourhood, 11% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in St Stephen's Green?
The median age is 32.2, younger than 95% of Irish towns. 16% are under 18 and 8.1% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in St Stephen's Green?
21% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (851 people), and 0.9% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is St Stephen's Green?
60% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 39% were born abroad and 38% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in St Stephen's Green?
50% are Catholic, 31% have no religion and 20% another religion; 23% didn’t say.
Is St Stephen's Green good for families?
20% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 16% of residents are under 18. Schools near St Stephen's Green are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in St Stephen's Green?
Median gross household income in St Stephen's Green was €55,670 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).