Photo: john salter · CC BY-SA 2.0In Askeaton, 1.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, fewer than in 97% of Irish towns
Against a figure of 12% across Ireland’s towns, the share of households in flats in Askeaton comes in at 3.3%. The census found that 31% of households are one person living alone in the town. Few places have so few residents with no religion: 10% here, fewer than in 93% of Irish towns. This Co. Limerick town had 1,236 residents in 452 households at the 2022 Census.
Slower than most: +3% since 2016, behind 79% 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.
For comparison, the median is +8% across Ireland’s towns and +9% across Co. Limerick’s towns.
18% of Askeaton is 65 or over, a higher share than 83% of Irish towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
5–9 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Ireland’s towns. Against that, 14% of residents are 65 or over across Ireland’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 11%. With a median age of 38.2, Askeaton is older than 57% of Irish towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Limerick 51.2%, Ireland 51.2%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
25% of residents belong to the professional, managerial and technical classes
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
Among the working population, process, plant and machine operatives make up 15%, against a typical 7.8%. The share of residents who moved in within the year stands at 6.9%.
2.6 people per household, fewer than in 60% of Irish towns
Private households by CSO’s family types, beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Against Co. Limerick’s towns and Ireland’s towns
People per household
Ireland’s towns.
For Askeaton, the census puts households of parents with children at 43%.
19% of households have no car or van, a share 59% of Irish towns don’t reach
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
Internet at home: broadband for 79%, nothing for 18% (typical: 7.6%). The wider picture: 17% of households have no car or van across Ireland’s towns. The share of holiday homes stands at 0.2%.
Households here have a median income of €50,650 a year
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
The median household earns €50,650 gross, 16% less than the Ireland median (€60,120). County median: €55,950 (Co. Limerick).
Residents born outside Ireland make up 13% in Askeaton, less than in 92% 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 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.
Residents born abroad were most often born in the UK (5.1%), then outside the EU and UK (2.9%). For residents born outside Ireland, the comparison across Ireland’s towns is 22%. 8.8% of residents are citizens of another country, fewer than in 83% of Irish towns.
In Askeaton, 0.7% of residents speak Irish daily outside education, fewer than in 82% of Irish towns
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 399 residents (36% of those aged 3 and over). For comparison, 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns. In Co. Limerick, Farranshone has the highest share (1.9%).
A higher share of residents who said they are Catholic than 87% of Irish towns, at 79%
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: 79% of Askeaton · Co. Limerick’s towns 82% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
The largest groups after White Irish are Irish Traveller (9.7%), Other White (5.8%) and Asian or Asian Irish (2.9%). Askeaton has more residents who describe themselves as White Irish than 53% of Irish towns, at 79%. For comparison, 71% of residents said they are Catholic across Ireland’s towns.
Married residents 15 and over: 30%, a lower share than 79% of Irish towns
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.
For Askeaton, the census puts unpaid carers at 5.4%. 57% of the town’s residents 15 and over are single and 30% married, against 56% and 34% across Ireland’s towns.
Adults with a degree or higher make up 19% in Askeaton, less than in 92% of Irish towns
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
Postgraduate qualifications are held by 4.6% of adults here, while 15% stopped at primary level or earlier (9.7% across Ireland’s towns). Elsewhere, 36% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher across Ireland’s towns.
Nearby, 4 of 5 towns have older populations than Askeaton
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askeaton | 1,236 | — | 38.2 | 18% | 43% |
| Rathkeale | 1,231 | 9.5 km | 41.4 | 18% | 33% |
| Adare | 1,224 | 13.0 km | 42.9 | 20% | 37% |
| Shannon | 10,256 | 13.6 km | 38.5 | 15% | 44% |
| Newcastle West | 7,209 | 17.7 km | 37.4 | 15% | 43% |
| Newmarket-On-Fergus | 1,887 | 18.5 km | 38.8 | 15% | 45% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Co. Limerick’s towns and Ireland’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Co. Limerick’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 Askeaton’s residents
What is the population of Askeaton?
Askeaton had 1,236 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Askeaton?
The median age is 38.2. 28% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Askeaton?
36% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (399 people), and 0.7% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Askeaton?
79% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 13% were born abroad and 8.8% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Askeaton?
79% are Catholic, 10% have no religion and 11% another religion; 4.9% didn’t say.
Is Askeaton good for families?
43% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 28% of residents are under 18. Schools near Askeaton are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Askeaton?
Median gross household income in Askeaton was €50,650 in 2022, against €55,950 across Co. Limerick 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).