Photo: Cityswift · CC BY 2.016% of households are parents with children, fewer than in 96% of Irish towns
Households without a car or van: 56% here and 17% across Ireland’s towns. At the 2022 Census Stoneybatter was home to 18,644 people in 7,265 households. Here, 30% of households are one person living alone. The median age locally is 33.4, lower than in 91% of Irish towns.
What stands out about the people of Stoneybatter
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 (19%) and elsewhere in the EU (16%); 40% are citizens of another country. Where people were born ↓
A student neighbourhood
14% of residents aged 15 and over are students, more than in 89% of Irish towns; Ireland’s towns 10%. 17% of residents are 15 to 24. Social class & newcomers ↓
More with no religion than most
40% answered “no religion”, against 17% across Ireland’s towns; 43% are Catholic (71%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
A mix of backgrounds
42% of residents describe a background other than White Irish, more than in 92% of Irish towns. The largest groups after White Irish are Other White (24%), Asian or Asian Irish (7.6%) and Other, including mixed (6.3%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: CSO Census 2022.
Stoneybatter’s population changed by +11% since 2016, more than in 68% 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.
Across Ireland’s towns, the typical town changed +8%; across Co. Dublin’s towns, +6%.
A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 94% of Irish towns, at 17%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
30–34 is the most common age band: 14% of residents, 2.1 times the share across Ireland’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over account for 7.2%. Set beside that, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Ireland’s towns.
Median age of Irish towns of 2,500+
■ Stoneybatter, 33.4. The typical town is 37.6.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Dublin 51.4%, Ireland 51.2%.
Students among residents 15 and over: 14%, a higher share than 89% 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
Set against 7.5% across Ireland’s towns, 15% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Stoneybatter. 31% of workers are in professional occupations, against a typical 21%.
Stoneybatter ranks above 94% of Irish towns on shared households of unrelated adults: 22%
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.
Across Ireland’s towns, households average 2.7 people; in Stoneybatter, 2.2. As a reference point, 4.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across Ireland’s towns.
57% of households live in a flat, more than in 93% 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
0.8% of homes are holiday homes, about the same as across Ireland’s towns. For households in flats, the comparison across Ireland’s towns is 12%.
Median gross household income: €62,080 a year
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
The median household earns €62,080 gross, about the Ireland median (€60,120). Countywide, Co. Dublin has a median of €71,120.
Stoneybatter sits above 96% of Irish towns for residents born outside Ireland (44%)
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.
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born outside the EU and UK (19%) and elsewhere in the EU (16%). At 40%, the share of residents with another country’s citizenship is higher than in 96% of Irish towns. Measured more widely, just over a fifth of residents were born outside Ireland across Ireland’s towns.
In Stoneybatter, 29% of residents can speak Irish
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
Speakers of Irish: 3,844 residents, 29% of those aged 3 and over. In Co. Dublin, Monkstown has the highest share (2.5%). At 1.1%, daily speakers of Irish outside education sit close to the figure across Ireland’s towns.
No religion: 40% of residents, a higher share than 99% of Irish towns
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: 59% of Stoneybatter · Co. Dublin’s towns 78% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Across Ireland’s towns, the share of residents who said they are Catholic is 71%; Stoneybatter has 43%. Set beside that, 17% of residents said they have no religion across Ireland’s towns. The share of residents who describe themselves as White Irish stands at 59%.
Below 98% of Irish towns: 21% of residents 15 and over are married
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.
The share of unpaid carers trails 96% of Irish towns: 3.1%. Measured more widely, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
Adults with a degree or higher: 58%, a higher share than 89% of Irish towns
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
A postgraduate qualification is the highest level for 26% of adults; primary level or less for 9% (Ireland’s towns: 9.7%). Adults with a degree or higher make up 36% across Ireland’s towns. Among residents 15 and over, 18% are still studying.
Youngest by rank: 4th of 41 towns of 15,588 to 22,667 people
Median age of the Irish towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest is East Wall (31.2) and the oldest Ballinteer (44.1). Nearest to Stoneybatter in age: The Liberties (32.5), Maynooth (33.2), Esker (33.5) and Clonsilla (34.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Stoneybatter, 3 are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census neighbourhood.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneybatter | 18,644 | — | 33.4 | 7.2% | 16% |
| Phibsborough | 11,657 | 0.9 km | 34.5 | 11% | 16% |
| Cabra East | 13,895 | 1.2 km | 37.5 | 13% | 25% |
| O'Connell Street | 6,749 | 1.3 km | 33.3 | 4.7% | 13% |
| Parnell Square | 10,117 | 1.3 km | 34.2 | 6.4% | 15% |
| Temple Bar | 7,276 | 1.4 km | 31.4 | 6.2% | 12% |
| The Liberties | 18,460 | 1.5 km | 32.5 | 7.5% | 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 Stoneybatter’s residents
What is the population of Stoneybatter?
Stoneybatter had 18,644 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its neighbourhood, 11% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Stoneybatter?
The median age is 33.4, younger than 91% of Irish towns. 12% are under 18 and 7.2% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Stoneybatter?
29% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (3,844 people), and 1.1% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Stoneybatter?
59% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 44% were born abroad and 40% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Stoneybatter?
43% are Catholic, 40% have no religion and 17% another religion; 28% didn’t say.
Is Stoneybatter good for families?
16% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 12% of residents are under 18. Schools near Stoneybatter are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Stoneybatter?
Median gross household income in Stoneybatter was €62,080 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).