Photo: Nigel Thompson · CC BY-SA 2.0A smaller share of shared households of unrelated adults than 99% of Irish towns: 0.8%
With a median age of 41.4, Corrandulla is older than 87% of Irish towns. The census found that 15% of households are one person living alone here. In 2022, the Census found 398 residents locally, living in 125 households. By its share of residents who said they are Catholic (82%), Corrandulla is above 94% of Irish towns.
A +4% change since 2016: slower than 74% 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 change is +8% across Ireland’s towns and +7% across Co. Galway’s towns.
17% of residents are 65 or over, a share 74% of Irish towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
45–49 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.4 times the share across Ireland’s towns. Against that, 14% of residents are 65 or over across Ireland’s towns. In Corrandulla, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Co. Galway 51.6%, Ireland 51.2%.
6.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 72% 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
Work here tilts toward managers, directors and senior officials, at 16% against a typical 7.8%. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Ireland’s towns. On the census count, 11% of residents 15 and over are students.
More households of parents with children than 88% of Irish towns: 54%
Private households by CSO’s family types, beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Against Co. Galway’s towns and Ireland’s towns
People per household
Ireland’s towns.
A household here has 3 people on average; across Ireland’s towns, 2.7. Households of parents with children make up 43% across Ireland’s towns.
Corrandulla sits below 94% of Irish towns for households without a car or van (5.8%)
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
The share of households with broadband is 92%; 6.7% have no internet at all (typical: 7.6%). For households without a car or van, the comparison across Ireland’s towns is 17%. Census figures put holiday homes at 0.7% in Corrandulla. 11% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 57% of Irish towns.
€75,880 a year: where the middle household sits
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
Half of households are above €75,880 a year before tax: 26% over the Ireland median (€60,120). County median: €59,640 (Co. Galway).
Residents with another country’s citizenship make up 11% in Corrandulla, less than in 74% 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 35%
Citizenship · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
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 largest groups were born in the UK (5.8%) and in India (4%). To put it in context, 15% of residents are citizens of another country across Ireland’s towns. Lower than in 66% of Irish towns: 19% of residents were born outside Ireland.
An Irish-speaking town: 5.2% speak it daily outside education
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
The ability to speak Irish extends to 189 residents (49% of those aged 3 and over). To put it in context, 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns.
Only 12% of residents said they have no religion in Corrandulla
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: 85% of Corrandulla · Co. Galway’s towns 72% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Leading the other groups after White Irish: Other White (8.1%), Asian or Asian Irish (4.3%) and Other, including mixed (2.3%). Compared with other places, residents who describe themselves as White Irish are common here: 85%, more than in 76% of Irish towns. As a reference point, 17% of residents said they have no religion across Ireland’s towns.
A larger share of married residents 15 and over than 99% of Irish towns: 47%
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.
Set against 5.4% across Ireland’s towns, 6.8% of residents give unpaid care in Corrandulla. For comparison, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
In Corrandulla, 43% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher, more than in 65% 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 13% of adults; primary level or less for 7.6% (Ireland’s towns: 9.7%). The share of adults with a degree or higher across Ireland’s towns is 36%.
The towns around Corrandulla are all younger
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrandulla | 398 | — | 41.4 | 17% | 54% |
| Baile Chláir | 1,632 | 7.3 km | 34.6 | 5.6% | 54% |
| Headford | 1,235 | 10.3 km | 38.2 | 13% | 44% |
| Castlegar | 4,315 | 11.2 km | 33.1 | 10% | 31% |
| Ballinfoile and Terryland | 5,851 | 11.6 km | 30.4 | 12% | 30% |
| Ballybane | 15,082 | 12.4 km | 34.1 | 7.1% | 41% |
| Mervue | 4,126 | 12.6 km | 37.4 | 16% | 29% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Co. Galway’s towns and Ireland’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Co. Galway’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.
Questions about Corrandulla’s residents
What is the population of Corrandulla?
Corrandulla had 398 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Corrandulla?
The median age is 41.4. 26% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Corrandulla?
49% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (189 people), and 5.2% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Corrandulla?
85% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 19% were born abroad and 11% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Corrandulla?
82% are Catholic, 12% have no religion and 6.1% another religion; 0.8% didn’t say.
Is Corrandulla good for families?
54% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 26% of residents are under 18. Schools near Corrandulla are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Corrandulla?
Median gross household income in Corrandulla was €75,880 in 2022, against €59,640 across Co. Galway 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. 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).