Mullinavat’s story
Old homes in Mullinavat: 27% built before 1919
11 buildings on the National Inventory inside Mullinavat.
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
- 1700Park Bridge
- 1740House, Mullinavat
- 1765Walsh's Bridge
MullinavatCo. Kilkenny
Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 8%. In Co. Kilkenny, this town has 210 residents.
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Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
210
CSO, Census 2022 · Kilkenny County Council
Median age
55.6
33% are 65+ · Co. Kilkenny 14%
Degree level
20%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
11%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Mullinavat a good place to live?
Home prices sit at a median €215,000, which is 3.7 years of the town’s median household income. 11 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Over-65s are a third of the population. 8% of people here were born outside Ireland.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Mullinavat out for now.
What makes Mullinavat stand out
The 3 things Mullinavat does most differently from other towns.
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents
History
11 buildings on the national inventory
10.9 times the median of Irish towns for its size, all of regional importance.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% are 65 or over
Against 14% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Born outside Ireland
Who lives here
8% were born abroad
Against 22% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mullinavat.
Natural hazards
The ground is the thing to check in Mullinavat: 1.4% of homes stand on high landslide susceptibility, more than in both Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns
Under 1% of homes in Mullinavat are estimated to have radon above the reference level. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
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 susceptibility1.4%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Mullinavat | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 1.4% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 84% | 0% |
0%
of homes over the radon level
147
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Mullinavat is wetter than Co. Kilkenny’s towns or Irish towns: 1,184 mm of rain a year
On a January night, the temperature in Mullinavat falls to about 2.3°C. The year’s mean temperature is 10.1°C, near Co. Kilkenny’s towns (10.2°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). The town sees July afternoons of 20.0°C on average.
20.0°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.9°C
Spring13.3°C
Summer19.5°C
Autumn14.3°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Mullinavat | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,184 mm | 906 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.2°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.0°C | 20.2°C | 19.9°C |
20.0°C
July high
2.3°C
January low
1,184 mm
Rain a year
129 mm
Wettest month
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, Mullinavat reports less bad health than Co. Kilkenny’s towns or Irish towns: 47 per 100 expected
86% of Mullinavat’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (88%) and Irish towns (88%). Ages taken into account, Mullinavat counts 91 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. Unpaid caring falls to 11% of the town’s residents.
86%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health47
Disability91
Co. Kilkenny98
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Mullinavat | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 11% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2% |
47
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Kilkenny 98
91
disability per 100 expected · Co. Kilkenny 107
83.1 · 79.3
life expectancy, women · men, the South-East region, 2016
27%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and South East
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 Mullinavat: 10%, fewer than in both Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns
Households that own their home make up 74%. 14% live in social housing, lower than Co. Kilkenny’s towns (19%) yet higher than Irish towns (13%).
€215Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Mullinavat€215K
Co. Kilkenny€289K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €215,000 | 30 |
| Housing | Mullinavat | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 74% | 60% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €215K | €289K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 10% | 19% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 14% | 19% | 13% |
74%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
10%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,207
a month on new tenancies, County Kilkenny
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Outdoors
Mullinavat has more park space per resident than 8 in 10 Irish towns
100% of homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space. Within 1 km, 2% of the land is woodland, below both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (3.8%) and Irish towns (2.7%). 3 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Mullinavat10.1 ha
Co. Kilkenny3.5 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Mullinavat | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 2% | 3.8% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 2.4% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 96% | 92% |
100%
Near a park
10.1 ha
Green space
1 km
Footpaths
2%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Mullinavat walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Co. Kilkenny’s towns or Irish towns: 11%
6.3% of people in the labour force have no job. Working mainly from home: 5.9% of workers, below Co. Kilkenny’s towns (8.5%) and Irish towns (11%) alike. Driving is how 84% of commuters got to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van84%
Walk11%
| Census 2022 | Mullinavat | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 6.3% | 10% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 24% | 39% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 68% | 68% |
| Average trip | 28.8 min | 23.8 min | 27.6 min |
€58,120
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Kilkenny €58,186
6%
worked mainly from home, 2022
7%
trips of an hour or more
2,100
on the Live Register, County Kilkenny, September 2026
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
An older town: 33% of people in Mullinavat are 65 or over, more than in both Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns
Children under 15 make up 9%, lower than both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (20%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.6% of the town. Foreign-born residents make up nearly a tenth of the population.
55.6median age
MullinavatCo. KilkennyIreland
Ages · share of residents
33%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none18%
Lower secondary22%
Leaving Cert32%
Diploma or cert9%
Degree or higher20%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 46.2% of Mullinavat
97 women and 113 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Mullinavat | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 33% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 18% | 9.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.5% | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 20% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kilkenny and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Fianna Fáil holds 11 of Kilkenny County Council’s 24 seats, one of the largest groups on any council
Local government for Mullinavat is Kilkenny County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. Turnout at the last local elections was 50%, close to Co. Kilkenny’s towns (50%) and above Irish towns (46%). Fianna Fáil lead Kilkenny County Council with 11 of 24 seats, but no party has a majority: 13 are needed.
11/24seats held by Fianna Fáil
Seats on Kilkenny County · June 2024
Fianna Fáil11
Fine Gael7
Independent2
Labour Party2
Sinn Féin1
Green Party1
| Turnout | Mullinavat | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
5
Councillors
11/24
Fianna Fáil seats on Kilkenny County, the largest party
50%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Carlow-Kilkenny
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
The national inventory counts 524 buildings per 10,000 residents in Mullinavat, more than in both Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns
Homes from before 1919 make up 27.3% of the total, above both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (4.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%). 1 archaeological sites are on the record. One archaeological site is on the record here.
11inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional11
Among them
- Park Bridge 1700
- House, Mullinavat 1740
- Walsh's Bridge 1765
- House, Mullinavat 1790
1
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1700
earliest dated inventory building
27%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Mullinavat | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 524 | 216 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 27.3% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 84 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
Pupil numbers around Mullinavat moved −5% since 2019, below Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns
Families in Mullinavat have one school within 3 km. The one school within 3 km of Mullinavat has 175 pupils.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Beacons N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 175 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Mullinavat | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −5% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 11% | 35% |
175
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−5%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.1 km
to the nearest primary school
10 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Mullinavat; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford13 km south
MuseumReginald's Tower13 km south
Castle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle16 km west
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksJerpoint Abbey16 km north
CastleKilkenny Castle32 km north
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral13 km southPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford: Merlante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reginald's Tower: Nmwalsh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ormond Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerpoint Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilkenny Castle: Tolivero~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Merlante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mullinavat
15pages on Mullinavat
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 11 buildings in Mullinavat, each rated of regional importance. One archaeological site is on the record here.
Famous people from Mullinavat
9 notable people were born in Mullinavat.
Mullinavat’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
MooncoinPiltownFerrybankCleaboyWaterford City CentreLisdugganMullinavat
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullinavat | 210 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mooncoin | 1,184 | 10 | — | A | A+ | C |
| Piltown | 1,275 | 11 | — | A− | B+ | B |
| Ferrybank | 5,766 | 12 | B+ | A− | B− | B |
| Cleaboy Waterford | 3,454 | 12 | C | C+ | D | C+ |
| Waterford City Centre Waterford | 9,031 | 13 | D | C+ | D | C |
| Lisduggan Waterford | 6,216 | 13 | D | C+ | D | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Mullinavat
How old are the people of Mullinavat?
The median age in Mullinavat is 55.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Has Mullinavat grown?
Mullinavat had 210 people at the 2022 census, up from 194 in 2016: 8.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Mullinavat drive to work?
6% mostly work from home, and 24% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
About Mullinavat
Urban area in Co. Kilkenny
Mullinavat has 210 people, in the area of Kilkenny 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
- 210 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Council
- Kilkenny County Council
- Local electoral area
- Piltown
- Dáil constituency
- Carlow-Kilkenny
- Name in Irish
- Muileann an Bhata
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:07652
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).