Photo: Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0Clonaslee ranks below 98% of Irish towns on households in flats: 0.9%
With residents with no religion at 6.7%, Clonaslee is behind 99% of Irish towns on that count. The town had 608 residents in 220 households at the 2022 Census. The share of shared households of unrelated adults stands at 1.8%. 53% of households are parents with children, more than in 87% of Irish towns.
Clonaslee changed by +2% from 2016 to 2022, behind 84% 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.
Medians for comparison: +8% across Ireland’s towns; +8% across Co. Laois’ towns.
A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 83% of Irish towns, at 14%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (15%), Clonaslee is above 61% of Irish towns. The largest age band is 5–9: 7.7% of residents. The median age locally is 36.7, lower than in 62% of Irish towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Co. Laois 50.9%, Ireland 51.2%.
Clonaslee: 11% of residents 15 and over are students, above 58% 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
The biggest occupational gap is in caring, leisure and other services: 17%, against a typical 8.3%. Residents who moved in within the year: 7.3% of the total. The usual figure: 10% of residents 15 and over are students across Ireland’s towns.
2.8 people per household, more than in 67% of Irish towns
Private households by CSO’s family types, beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Against Co. Laois’ towns and Ireland’s towns
People per household
Ireland’s towns.
26% of households are one person living alone (Ireland’s towns: 24%).
Only 10% of households have no car or van in Clonaslee
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
Holiday homes: 0.4%, near enough the figure across Ireland’s towns. Set beside that, 17% of households have no car or van across Ireland’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is €51,960 a year
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
At €51,960 a year before tax, the median household income is 14% under that of Ireland (€60,120). County median: €59,520 (Co. Laois).
Clonaslee sits below 99% of Irish towns for residents born outside Ireland (6.9%)
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 30%
Citizenship · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
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.
1.9% of residents are citizens of another country; across Ireland’s towns the figure is 15%. As a yardstick, 22% of residents were born outside Ireland across Ireland’s towns. The largest groups were born in the UK (5%) and outside the EU and UK (1.3%).
In Clonaslee, Irish is spoken by 39% of residents
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
Within Co. Laois, Abbeyleix has the largest share, 1.4%. Lower than in nearly two thirds of Irish towns: 0.9% of residents speak Irish daily outside education.
Clonaslee sits above 99% of Irish towns for residents who describe themselves as White Irish (97%)
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: 97% of Clonaslee · Co. Laois’ towns 84% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Across Ireland’s towns, the share of residents who said they are Catholic is 71%; Clonaslee has 90%. For comparison, 78% of residents describe themselves as White Irish across Ireland’s towns.
Clonaslee ranks below 73% of Irish towns on married residents 15 and over: 31%
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.
At 5.1%, the share of unpaid carers is in line with the figure across Ireland’s towns. Typically, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
Fewer adults with a degree or higher than 88% of Irish towns: 21%
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
At the top, 5.2% of adults have a postgraduate qualification; at the other end, 16% finished at primary level or earlier, against 9.7% across Ireland’s towns. Across Ireland’s towns, 36% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher.
A younger town than 3 of the 4 around it: Clonaslee
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonaslee | 608 | — | 36.7 | 15% | 53% |
| Kilcormac | 1,051 | 13.3 km | 36.9 | 15% | 47% |
| Mountmellick | 4,905 | 14.1 km | 37.6 | 14% | 49% |
| Tullamore | 15,598 | 14.3 km | 38.1 | 14% | 43% |
| Mountrath | 2,070 | 16.9 km | 35.8 | 13% | 47% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Co. Laois’ towns and Ireland’s towns. Co. Laois has fewer than five towns of 2,500 or more, so its figure is the median of its towns of 1,000 or more; the national figure is the median of 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 Clonaslee’s residents
What is the population of Clonaslee?
Clonaslee had 608 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Clonaslee?
The median age is 36.7. 26% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Clonaslee?
39% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (219 people), and 0.9% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Clonaslee?
97% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 6.9% were born abroad and 1.9% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Clonaslee?
90% are Catholic, 6.7% have no religion and 3.1% another religion; 3.6% didn’t say.
Is Clonaslee good for families?
53% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 26% of residents are under 18. Schools near Clonaslee are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Clonaslee?
Median gross household income in Clonaslee was €51,960 in 2022, against €59,520 across Co. Laois 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).