Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It grew by 14% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses. Some 383 people live in this town, in Co. Galway.
Prices run to a median €372,600, 5.1 times local household income. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The 2022 census put unemployment at 4%. Few residents are of retirement age: 8% are 65 or over.
Ballinderreen is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Ballinderreen does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 2 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 3%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballinderreen.
Traught, Kinvara, 5.6 km from Ballinderreen, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. 100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, about level with Co. Galway’s towns (100%) and above Irish towns (0%). The ground under Ballinderreen carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Ballinderreen | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Summer highs in Ballinderreen reach 19.3°C in July. Across the year it averages 10.4°C, close to both Co. Galway’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). The nearest weather station is Athenry, 14 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballinderreen | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.3°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,196 mm | 1,261 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.4°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
A disability affects 13% of people in Ballinderreen. At the census, 94% of people in Ballinderreen called their health good or very good, above both Co. Galway’s towns (88%) and Irish towns (88%). Family carers: 6.3% of the people in Ballinderreen look after someone without pay. In the HSE West and North West health region, 34% of people hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Ballinderreen | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 0% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 13% | 22% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 94% | 88% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.3% | 5% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
12% rent privately, below Co. Galway’s towns (36%) and Irish towns (22%) alike.
| Housing | Ballinderreen | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 87% | 52% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 0% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 12% | 36% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area H91, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Within 5 km, 17% of the land is protected nature, higher than both Co. Galway’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Among the protected sites near Ballinderreen is Lough Fingall Complex SAC. A park or green space is within 400 m for 100% of homes.
| Outdoors | Ballinderreen | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 8.7% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 17% | 14% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 80% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 22% | 21% | 0% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Rain peaks later in the week on Tuesday, at about 3 mm for the day. Ballinderreen’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 11°C, and nights drop to 5°C. The rain holds off today, but the wind gets up to 22 km/h, and the low is 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 352 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 230 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 272 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 341 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Household income came to €73,060 a year before tax, above Co. Galway’s towns (€54,305) and Irish towns (€57,760) alike. The car carried 78% of commuters at the census. 4% of the labour force are out of work.
| Census 2022 | Ballinderreen | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 4% | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €73,060 | €54,305 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 68% | 68% |
| Average trip | 27.4 min | 23.8 min | 27.6 min |
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.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 7.8% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, below Co. Galway’s towns (14%) and close to Irish towns (12%). Also worth knowing: 62% of adults hold a degree.
Women make up 51.2% of Ballinderreen
196 women and 187 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballinderreen | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 30% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 22% | 24% |
| 65+ | 7.8% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.4% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 6.9% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 21% | 29% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 2.9% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 62% | 47% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Galway and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Galway County Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 13 of its 39 seats, short of the 20 needed. At the general election 62% voted, higher than both Co. Galway’s towns (58%) and Irish towns (59%). Ballinderreen answers to one council, Galway County Council; Ireland has no town tier.
| Turnout | Ballinderreen | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
2 archaeological sites are on the record, lower than both Co. Galway’s towns (19) and Irish towns (11). Before 1919: that is when 2.7% of homes were built. The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 3 buildings in Ballinderreen, each rated of regional importance.
| Heritage | Ballinderreen | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 78 | 33 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 19 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One school lies within 3 km of Ballinderreen. 182 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinderreen Mxd N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 182 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballinderreen | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −10% | +2% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 27% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Ballinderreen; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleDunguaire Castle4.6 km outside town, to the south
MuseumGalway City Museum13 km northwest · 162K visitors a year (2011)
CathedralGalway Cathedral14 km northwest
National parkBurren National Park21 km south
CastleAthenry Castle17 km northeast
AttractionAillwee Cave19 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 3 buildings in Ballinderreen, each rated of regional importance. 2 archaeological sites are on the record here.
2 notable people were born in Ballinderreen; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Hildegarde Naughton: House of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0 · Gearóid McInerney: Seaninryan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinderreen | 383 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oranmore | 5,819 | 8.8 | A− | C | B+ | A |
| Murrough | 2,909 | 11 | C+ | C+ | C− | B+ |
| Ballybane | 15,082 | 12 | C+ | B | C+ | C+ |
| Eyre Square | 6,801 | 13 | C | D | C− | B+ |
| Craughwell | 1,034 | 13 | — | C− | A+ | A |
| Mervue | 4,126 | 13 | C | C+ | C− | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Ballinderreen had 383 people at the 2022 census, up from 336 in 2016: 14% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Ballinderreen is 37.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
17% mostly work from home, and 31% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Galway
383 people live in Ballinderreen, in the area of Galway County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
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). 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).