Older than 96% of Irish towns: half of Ballyhahill is over 43.8
Households in flats are rarer here than in 99% of Irish towns. 87% of residents describe themselves as White Irish. The 2022 Census put Ballyhahill’s population at 153, in 68 households. At 2.4 people, the average household compares with 2.7 across Ireland’s towns.
Since 2016, Ballyhahill has changed by −1%, slower than 97% 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; +9% across Co. Limerick’s towns.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 88% of Irish towns: 20%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
14% of residents are aged 15 to 24; across Ireland’s towns the figure is 12%. The largest age band is 35–39: nearly one in ten residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Limerick 51.2%, Ireland 51.2%.
Residents who moved in within the year: 3.3%, a lower share than 97% 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
Across Ireland’s towns, 34% of residents are in the professional, managerial and technical classes and 15% in the semi-skilled and unskilled classes; in Ballyhahill, 22% and 31%. The share of residents who moved in within the year across Ireland’s towns is 7.5%.
Ballyhahill ranks above 79% of Irish towns on one-person households: 29%
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.
Across Ireland’s towns, 43% of households are parents with children; in Ballyhahill, 38%. One-person households: 24% across Ireland’s towns, for comparison. The census found that 4.4% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home here.
A larger share of holiday homes than 92% of Irish towns: 2.6%
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
Most homes are connected: 80% have broadband, and 15% have no internet (typical: 7.6%). For holiday homes, the comparison across Ireland’s towns is 0.2%. The share of households without a car or van stands at 19%.
Median household income: €53,260 a year
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
Before tax, the middle household here has €53,260 a year, 11% less than the Ireland median (€60,120). Co. Limerick comes in at €55,950 at the median.
A smaller share of residents with another country’s citizenship than 97% of Irish towns: 5.9%
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.
Residents born abroad were most often born in the UK (12%), then in Poland (3.9%). On average, 15% of residents are citizens of another country across Ireland’s towns. At 19%, the share of residents born outside Ireland is lower than in 64% of Irish towns.
More daily speakers of Irish outside education than 91% of Irish towns: 2%
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
Irish speakers number 59, or two in five residents aged 3 and over. For comparison, 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns.
In Ballyhahill, 11% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 91% of Irish towns
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: 87% of Ballyhahill · Co. Limerick’s towns 82% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
The groups that follow White Irish are Other White (7.9%), Black or Black Irish (3.3%) and Other, including mixed (2%). Few places have as many residents who said they are Catholic: 79% here, more than in 87% of Irish towns. Measured more widely, 17% of residents said they have no religion across Ireland’s towns.
Unpaid carers: 6.5%, a higher share than 90% 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.
Just over a third of residents 15 and over are married. To put it in context, 5.4% of residents give unpaid care across Ireland’s towns.
In Ballyhahill, 18% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher, fewer 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: 4.6% of adults. Across Ireland’s towns, adults with a degree or higher come to 36%. Primary level or earlier: 20%, against 9.7% across Ireland’s towns.
The towns around Ballyhahill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyhahill | 153 | — | 43.8 | 20% | 38% |
| Newcastle West | 7,209 | 15.2 km | 37.4 | 15% | 43% |
| Askeaton | 1,236 | 15.5 km | 38.2 | 18% | 43% |
| Rathkeale | 1,231 | 17.9 km | 41.4 | 18% | 33% |
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 Ballyhahill’s residents
What is the population of Ballyhahill?
Ballyhahill had 153 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Ballyhahill?
The median age is 43.8. 20% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Ballyhahill?
40% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (59 people), and 2% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Ballyhahill?
87% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 19% were born abroad and 5.9% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Ballyhahill?
79% are Catholic, 11% have no religion and 11% another religion; 1.3% didn’t say.
Is Ballyhahill good for families?
38% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 20% of residents are under 18. Schools near Ballyhahill are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ballyhahill?
Median gross household income in Ballyhahill was €53,260 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).