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Home to 398 people, this town lies in Co. Galway.
Set against the median household income, the median home, at €372,600, costs 4.9 times as much. On the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. At the 2022 census, 3% of the labour force was out of work. Nearly a third of households are private tenants.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Corrandulla has none.
The 3 things Corrandulla does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 2 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 4%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corrandulla.
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, close to Co. Galway’s towns (100%) and above Irish towns (0%). The closest place to swim from Corrandulla is Ballyloughane Beach, 14 km away, rated good in 2025. No part of Corrandulla is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Corrandulla | 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.
Expect July highs of around 19.3°C in Corrandulla. 1,191 mm of rain falls in a year, between Co. Galway’s towns (1,261 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). Winter lows in Corrandulla average 2.8°C in January.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Corrandulla | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.3°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,191 mm | 1,261 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.8°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Family carers: 6.8% of the people in Corrandulla look after someone without pay. 0.8% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Co. Galway’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (2%). Disability touches nearly a quarter of the town’s population.
| Census 2022 | Corrandulla | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.8% | 5% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.8% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 88% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
1% of households live in social housing.
| Housing | Corrandulla | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 1% | 10% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 65% | 52% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 32% | 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, nearly a tenth of the land is protected nature, lower than Co. Galway’s towns (14%) yet higher than Irish towns (1.8%). Woodland covers 0.1% of the land within 1 km, below both Co. Galway’s towns (1.8%) and Irish towns (2.7%).
| Outdoors | Corrandulla | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 80% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 8.7% | 14% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.1% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
No rain is due today, though a breeze picks up to 22 km/h; the low is 5°C. Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 3 mm. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 353 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 235 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 267 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 336 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Households had €75,880 a year before tax, above both Co. Galway’s towns (€54,305) and Irish towns (€57,760). At the census, 73% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job. Driving is how 84% of commuters got to work at the census.
| Census 2022 | Corrandulla | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €75,880 | €54,305 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 68% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 27% | 37% | 31% |
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.
17% of residents are 65 or over, above Co. Galway’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. Born abroad: 19% of residents. Children are just over a fifth of the town.
Women make up 50.5% of Corrandulla
201 women and 197 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Corrandulla | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 22% | 24% |
| 65+ | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.6% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 9.6% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 35% | 29% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 43% | 47% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Galway and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
One council serves Corrandulla: Galway County Council. Fine Gael lead Galway County Council with 13 of 39 seats, but no party has a majority: 20 are needed. In the Dáil, Corrandulla is part of Galway West, which elects 5 TDs.
| Turnout | Corrandulla | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 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). Homes built before 1919 account for 4.1% of the housing. The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 4 buildings in Corrandulla, each rated of regional importance.
| Heritage | Corrandulla | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 101 | 33 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 19 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.1% | 1.7% | 3.4% |
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 Corrandulla. The one school within 3 km of Corrandulla has 281 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Bhrige agus Bhreandain NaofaLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 281 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Corrandulla | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −4% | +2% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Corrandulla; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralGalway Cathedral14 km south
MuseumGalway City Museum14 km south · 162K visitors a year (2011)
CastleAughnanure Castle18 km west
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary17 km northeast
Abbey or prioryRoss Errilly Abbey13 km northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 4 buildings in Corrandulla, each rated of regional importance. 2 archaeological sites are on the record here.
No notable person born in Corrandulla is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrandulla | 398 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baile Chláir | 1,632 | 7.3 | — | C− | A+ | A+ |
| Headford | 1,235 | 10 | — | B | A+ | B |
| Castlegar | 4,315 | 11 | D− | C− | C− | D |
| Ballinfoile and Terryland | 5,851 | 12 | D | D | C− | B− |
| Ballybane | 15,082 | 12 | C+ | B | C+ | C+ |
| Mervue | 4,126 | 13 | C | C+ | C− | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
5.2% of residents speak Irish every day outside school, against 1.1% in the median of Irish towns; 49% can speak it.
Corrandulla had 398 people at the 2022 census, up from 383 in 2016: 3.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Corrandulla is 41.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Galway
398 people live in Corrandulla, 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).