RobertstownCo. Kildare

The town, home to 771 people, lies in Co. Kildare. The population grew 13% between 2016 and 2022.

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Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

771

CSO, Census 2022 · Kildare County Council

Median age

36.4

10% are 65+ · Co. Kildare 10%

Degree level

22%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Robertstown a good place to live?

Buying the median home, at €422,500, takes 7.2 times the town’s median household income. The car is not the only way to work here: 5% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 13 buildings here. 22% of adults have a degree.

Robertstown has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

What makes Robertstown stand out

The 3 things Robertstown does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

5% walk, cycle or ride

The median of Irish towns: 23%

CSO, Census 2022

Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents

History

13 buildings on the national inventory

3.5 times the median of Irish towns for its size, all of regional importance.

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.

Degree or higher, residents 15+

Education

The median of Irish towns: 36%

CSO, Census 2022

13 places on the register, on Robertstown’s outline

Robertstown’s story

Robertstown: 13 buildings on the National Inventory

5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.

1780Binn's Bridge
1780Canal (section of), Robertstown
1795Hotel, Robertstown

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Robertstown.

Schools

Schools around Robertstown have lost ground: pupils −2% since 2019, below Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns

Families in Robertstown have 3 schools within 3 km to choose from: 3 primary schools.

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	263	Catholic

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Schools within 3 km	Robertstown	Co. Kildare	Ireland
Teach through Irish	0%	6%	8%
In the DEIS scheme	0%	3%	35%
Pupils since 2019/20	−2%	+7%	+4%

618

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

−2%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

0.8 km

to the nearest primary school

4.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageRobertstown’s schools pageOpen the page

Pupils over time618 pupils · −2% since 2019/20 Who runs them3 schools within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Questions“What schools are there in Robertstown?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.

Natural hazards

Natural hazards are few in Robertstown, with low radon, steady ground and little flood-prone housing

No part of Robertstown is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Radon is rarely a worry here: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.

0%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

Low-lying beside water0%

In high-radon areas0%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Low-lying near a river0%

Low-lying near the coast0%

Share of homes	Robertstown	Co. Kildare	Ireland
Low-lying near a river	0%	3.2%	0.5%
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%

265

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageRobertstown’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon0% of homes in high-radon areas Be readyFlood warnings, radon tests and insurance

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

Climate

Winter nights bite in Robertstown: January lows of 1.9°C, colder than Co. Kildare’s towns or Irish towns

The year’s mean temperature is 9.8°C, about level with Co. Kildare’s towns (9.9°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). The nearest weather station is Casement, 26 km away. Robertstown is 0.2°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.

20.0°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.3°C

Spring13.1°C

Summer19.4°C

Autumn13.9°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Robertstown	Co. Kildare	Ireland
January low	1.9°C	2.0°C	2.9°C
Average temperature over the year	9.8°C	9.9°C	10.3°C
Rain a year	869 mm	854 mm	937 mm
July high	20.0°C	20.1°C	19.9°C

20.0°C

July high

1.9°C

January low

869 mm

Rain a year

91 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

1,397 hrs

Sunshine

Full pageRobertstown’s climate pageOpen the page

The yearSummer highs 19.4°C, winter lows 1.9°C At a glanceJuly highs 20.0°C, January lows 1.9°C Rain869 mm of rain a year · November is the wettest month, 91 mm Weather station26 km to the weather station · Casement

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

For its ages, Robertstown reports more bad health than Co. Kildare’s towns or Irish towns: 195 per 100 expected

87% of Robertstown’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Co. Kildare’s towns (91%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. Ages taken into account, Robertstown counts 115 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3% of the town.

87%good or very good health

Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised

Bad health195

Disability115

Co. Kildare99

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%

Census 2022	Robertstown	Co. Kildare	Ireland
Bad or very bad health	3%	1.5%	2%
Good or very good health	87%	91%	88%
With a disability	23%	20%	22%
Unpaid carers	4.9%	4.9%	5.4%

195

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Kildare 99

115

disability per 100 expected · Co. Kildare 102

84 · 80.3

life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-East region, 2016

28%

hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and Midlands

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Health GradeBad health 195, disability 115 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health87% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84, men 80.3

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Housing

Few households rent privately in Robertstown: 10%, fewer than in Co. Kildare’s towns and across Irish towns

21% live in social housing, higher than both Co. Kildare’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%). The owner-occupied share of households is 67%.

€423Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Robertstown€423K

Co. Kildare€408K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Robertstown	Co. Kildare	Ireland
Households in social housing	21%	10%	13%
Households renting privately	10%	18%	22%
Median sale price	€423K	€408K	€350K
Households owning their home	67%	70%	61%

67%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

10%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,701

a month on new tenancies, County Kildare

Full pageRobertstown’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters67% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €422,500 Renting€1,701 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area W91, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

Fewer homes in Robertstown sit near green space: 37% within 400 m, below Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns

Within 1 km, 6.4% of the land is woodland, above Co. Kildare’s towns (2.4%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Protected nature near Robertstown includes Ballynafagh Lake SAC. 2 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.

37%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

Robertstown2.5 ha

Co. Kildare2.2 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Robertstown	Co. Kildare	Ireland
Near a park	37%	79%	92%
Woodland within 1 km	6.4%	2.4%	2.7%
Protected nature within 5 km	4.2%	0.5%	1.8%
Paths per km² of town	0.4 km per km²	1.0 km per km²	2.1 km per km²

37%

Near a park

2.5 ha

Green space

3 km

Footpaths

4.2%

Protected for nature

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Green space nearby37% of homes within 400 m Parks2.5 ha per 1,000 residents · 2 ha of green space, 0 parks Protected nature4.2% of the land within 5 km · Ballynafagh Lake SAC Paths and trails3 km of paths · 2 trails and greenways within 5 km

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Robertstown than in Co. Kildare’s towns or Irish towns: 5.1%

Just over a quarter of trips took under 15 minutes, below Co. Kildare’s towns (28%) and Irish towns (31%) alike. At the census, 83% of commuters went by car. The unemployment rate comes to 11%.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van83%

Bus3%

Walk2%

Bicycle1%

Train, DART or Luas0%

Census 2022	Robertstown	Co. Kildare	Ireland
In work, 15 to 64	64%	71%	68%
Unemployment rate	11%	6.4%	9.2%
Average trip	32.8 min	32.6 min	27.6 min
Median household income	€58,730	€74,553	€57,760

€58,730

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Kildare €72,997

14%

trips of an hour or more

6,663

on the Live Register, County Kildare, September 2026

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment11% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€58,730 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time6,663 on the Live Register · +1.3% on a year earlier

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.

Who lives here

A young town: 16% of people in Robertstown are 15 to 24, more than in Co. Kildare’s towns and across Irish towns

Born abroad: 13% of residents, lower than both Co. Kildare’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). 9.9% of residents are 65 or over. One measure of family life: 23% of residents are under 15.

36.4median age

RobertstownCo. KildareIreland

Co. KildareIreland

Ages · share of residents

16%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none15%

Lower secondary17%

Leaving Cert40%

Diploma or cert6%

Degree or higher22%

Women and men · all residents

51.5% of Robertstown’s residents are women

397 women and 374 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Robertstown
	Robertstown	Co. Kildare	Ireland
Under 15	23%	23%	20%
15–24	16%	12%	12%
25–44	25%	30%	29%
45–64	26%	24%	24%
65+	9.9%	10%	14%
Primary or none	15%	7.4%	9.7%
Lower secondary	17%	12%	14%
Leaving Cert	40%	34%	35%
Diploma or cert	5.7%	6.4%	5.8%
Degree or higher	22%	39%	36%

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Ages36.4 median age · 10% are 65 or over Households247 households · 3.1 people per household Where born13% born outside Ireland Irish speakers40% can speak Irish · 0.6% speak Irish daily outside school

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kildare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

Kildare County Council runs on one of the smallest budgets per resident of any council

General election turnout: 58%, below Co. Kildare’s towns (60%) and close to Irish towns (59%). Kildare County Council is the council for Robertstown, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. No party holds a majority on Kildare County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 12 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.

12/40seats held by Fianna Fáil

Seats on Kildare County · June 2024

Fianna Fáil12

Fine Gael11

Social Democrats7

Labour Party5

Independent3

Sinn Féin1

Independent Ireland1

Turnout	Robertstown	Co. Kildare	Ireland
General election, November 2024	58%	60%	59%
Local elections, June 2024	45%	45%	46%

Councillors

12/40

Fianna Fáil seats on Kildare County, the largest party

45%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Kildare South

Full pageRobertstown’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fianna Fáil lead with 12 of 40 (21 needed)Councillors5 councillors · Clane How Robertstown votedLocal elections, June 2024 · Co. Kildare towns 45%TDs4 TDs · Kildare South

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Heritage is thick on the ground in Robertstown: 169 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, above Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns

Homes from before 1919 make up 5% of the total, higher than both Co. Kildare’s towns (1.6%) and Irish towns (3.4%).

13inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional13

Among them

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1780

earliest dated inventory building

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

places pictured on the history page

Heritage	Robertstown	Co. Kildare	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	169	50	48
Archaeological sites on the record	0	13	11
Homes built before 1919	5%	1.6%	3.4%

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NIAH buildings13 buildings on the inventory Older homes5% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Robertstown?”

NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built

Nearby attractions

Mondello Park Racing Circuit and 13 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Robertstown; with them, the best known within 40 km.

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MuseumMuseumMondello Park Racing Circuit4.7 km outside town, to the east

CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral37 km east

Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland38 km east · 783K visitors a year

MuseumNational Library of Ireland38 km east

Big drawZooDublin Zoo35 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)

Historic houseLeinster House38 km east

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Robertstown

15pages on Robertstown

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards0% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 36.4 History13 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people

Landmarks

13 of Robertstown’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

Binn's BridgeBridge · 1780

NIAH: Regional

Canal (section of), RobertstownCanal (section of) · 1780

NIAH: Regional

Hotel, RobertstownHotel · 1795

NIAH: Regional

House, RobertstownHouse · 1810

Famous people from around Robertstown

No notable person born in Robertstown is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Charles HandyIrish economist (1932–2024) · born in Clane

Kristine O'BrienAmerican rower · born in Clane · born 1991

Patrick HarringtonIrish bishop · born in Kilmeage · born 1939

Seán PowerIrish politician · born in Carragh · born 1960

Andrew RynneIrish surgeon, medical practitioner (bo… · born in Prosperous

Joe McTeagueIrish Gaelic footballer · born in Kilmeage · born 1946

Photo credits

Charles Handy: einalem, CC BY-SA 2.0

Robertstown’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

Coill Dubh (Blackwood)KilmeageAllenwoodProsperousCarraghClaneRobertstown

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Robertstown	771	—	—	—	—	—
Coill Dubh (Blackwood)	1,476	2.4	—	B⁻	A⁻	C⁻
Kilmeage	1,054	2.6	—	B⁻	A⁻	D
Allenwood	1,685	3	—	B⁻	A⁻	C⁺
Prosperous	2,413	4.7	—	B⁻	B⁺	C⁺
Carragh	1,006	7.2	—	B⁻	B	A
Clane	8,152	9.1	A	B⁻	B⁺	A⁻

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Robertstown

Is Robertstown growing?

Robertstown had 771 people at the 2022 census, up from 680 in 2016: 13.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How do people in Robertstown get to work?

11% mostly work from home, and 26% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

Is Robertstown a young town or an old one?

The median age in Robertstown is 36.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Robertstown

Urban area in Co. Kildare

Robertstown has 771 people, in the area of Kildare 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)

Population: 771 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Kildare
Council: Kildare County Council
Local electoral area: Clane
Dáil constituency: Kildare South
Name in Irish: Baile Riobaird
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
CSO code: UA:06456

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).