DockLimerick

Home to 6,258 people, this neighbourhood lies in Limerick. Its population rose 21% from 2016 to 2022.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Marathon · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

6,258

CSO, Census 2022 · Limerick City and County Council

Median age

35.4

9% are 65+ · Co. Limerick 15%

Degree level

43%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

46%

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

TownGrade

#299 of 320

Is Dock a good place to live?

The data are hard on it. Crime runs high (D): gardaí record 10.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, and 12.3 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A). 46% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%). Prices run to a median €311,900, 7.5 times local household income. Overall, that makes a D, good for #299 of 320 Irish towns. Set against the rest, it does better than 7% of Irish towns.

Figures: commuting, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.

This town's house price is the median for its whole Eircode routing key, town and countryside together: fewer than 30 sales in the town itself were recorded on the Property Price Register in 2023 to 2025, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but much of it involves people who come in to work, shop or go out, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.

StrongestAWalkabilityWeakestDSafety C⁻Jobs & income

What makes Dock stand out

The 3 things Dock does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Households renting privately

Housing

Against 22% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents

History

305 buildings on the national inventory

Of national importance: 7. 10.1 times the median of Irish towns for its size.

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

46% walk, cycle or ride

Against 23% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

How Dock grades

Each subject compares Dock with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

SafetyCrime runs among the highest comparedDOpen →WalkabilityIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & income13% unemployedC⁻Open →Health108 with a disability per 100 predictedC⁻Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnCOpen →Hazard risk2% of homes above the radon reference levelB⁺Open →

SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–

How TownRatings grades Irish towns →

305 places on the register, on Dock’s outline

Dock’s story

Dock: 28% of homes built before 1919

305 buildings on the National Inventory inside Dock, 7 of them of national importance.

1780House, 86 Henry Street, Limerick
1780Summerville House
1790Clare View

Explore the history →

Nearby attractions

Limerick City Gallery of Art and 16 more in and around Dock

Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Dock. Best known first.

All attractions →

Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Artin town

MuseumThe People's Museum of Limerickin town

CathedralSt John's Cathedral700 m outside town, to the northeast

CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral1 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumThe Hunt Museum800 m outside town, to the northeast

CastleFanning's Castle1 km outside town, to the northeast

Places: 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)

Limerick City Gallery of Art: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The People's Museum of Limerick: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Fanning's Castle: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dock.

SafetySafety D

Dock records more crime per resident than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 116.2 per 1,000 a year

The commonest graded crime in Dock was damage to property (2023–2025). Thefts came to 39.7 per 1,000 a year (not part of the grade), above Co. Limerick’s towns (27) and Irish towns (15.3) alike.

10.7violent incidents per 1,000 a yearDSafety Grade

Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 9% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.

More crimeLess crime

Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025

Theft39.7

Road traffic17.8

Public order13.2

Dangerous acts9.8

Damage8.9

Assault8.5

Drugs6.5

Against justice5.8

Burglary3.5

Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.

Per 1,000 a year	Dock	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Burglary & damage	12.3	11.2	6.4
Theft	39.7	27	15.3
All recorded crime	116.2	94	54.3
Violent crime	10.7	9.3	5.7

10.7

violent incidents per 1,000 a year

12.3

burglary and damage per 1,000 a year

4,394

incidents a year, Henry Street Garda area

against residents per 1,000, as graded

Full pageDock’s safety reportOpen the page

Safety Grade10.7 violent incidents per 1,000 · Dock has more crime per resident than 94% of Irish towns Crime by typeDamage to property is the most common of the graded categories Vs. the neighboursAhead of 1 of its 6 graded neighbours Questions“Is Dock safe?”

CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations

Schools

Pupil numbers around Dock moved −1% since 2019, below Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns

Within 3 km of Dock there are 45 schools (27 primary schools, 12 secondary schools and 6 special schools). Single-sex secondaries: 58%, above Co. Limerick’s towns (54%) and Irish towns (39%) alike. St Clements College is the nearest secondary school, 0.3 km away.

45schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Scoil NeassainLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	668	Catholic
Crescent College ComprehensiveLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Comprehensive	Post-primary · Comprehensive	922	Inter-denominational
Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · ETB	Post-primary · ETB	606	Inter-denominational
Thomond Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB	Post-primary · ETB	597	Multi-denominational

See all 45 schools →

Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km

Catholic37

Multi-denominational4

Church of Ireland2

Inter-denominational2

Schools within 3 km	Dock	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Pupils since 2019/20	−1%	+4%	+4%
Single-sex secondaries	58%	54%	39%
In the DEIS scheme	49%	46%	35%
Teach through Irish	11%	12%	8%

15,206

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

−1%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

0 km

to the nearest primary school

0.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageDock’s schools pageOpen the page

Pupils over time15,206 pupils · −1% since 2019/20 Who runs them45 schools within 3 km Language11% teach through Irish · 5 schools teach through Irish Questions“What schools are there in Dock?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Fewer commuters in Dock drive than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns: 43%

13% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (9.2%). Among people aged 15 to 64, 63% were working at the census. A household here earns €41,650 a year before tax, on average.

46%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van43%

Walk29%

Bus12%

Bicycle4%

Train, DART or Luas1%

Census 2022	Dock	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Unemployment rate	13%	11%	9.2%
Median household income	€41,650	€51,115	€57,760
In work, 15 to 64	63%	61%	68%
Average trip	23.8 min	22.8 min	27.6 min

€41,650

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Limerick €55,952

12%

worked mainly from home, 2022

trips of an hour or more

4,943

on the Live Register, Limerick city, September 2026

Walkability: better than 94% of Irish towns

Full pageDock’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work46% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment13% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€41,650 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time4,943 on the Live Register · −1.7% 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.

HealthHealth C⁻

More people in Dock are in bad health than its ages would predict: 208 per 100 expected, above Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns

3.5% of residents in Dock care, unpaid, for a relative or friend. Allowing for its ages, Dock has 108 residents with a disability per 100 expected, lower than Co. Limerick’s towns (117) and near Irish towns (106). Self-reported good health: 85% of the town’s residents.

85%good or very good healthC⁻Health Grade

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

Bad health208

Disability108

Co. Limerick147

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 85%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 3%

Census 2022	Dock	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Unpaid carers	3.5%	5.6%	5.4%
Bad or very bad health	3.2%	2.7%	2%
Good or very good health	85%	87%	88%
With a disability	21%	25%	22%

208

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Limerick 147

108

disability per 100 expected · Co. Limerick 117

82.5 · 79

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

31%

hold a medical card, HSE Midwest

Full pageDock’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 208, disability 108 per 100 expected Getting care100% within 800 m of a pharmacy, 100% of a GP surgery Census health85% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.5, men 79 Vs. the neighboursAhead of 3 of its 6 graded neighbours

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

HousingCost of living C

Private renting is more common in Dock than in Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 59% of households

Just over a quarter of households own their home, below Co. Limerick’s towns (61%) and Irish towns (61%) alike. Council and housing-body homes hold 14% of households.

€312Kmedian sale priceCCost of living Grade

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Dock€312K

Co. Limerick€312K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Dock	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Households owning their home	26%	61%	61%
Households renting privately	59%	26%	22%

26%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

59%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,709

a month on new tenancies, Limerick City

5.6

times median household income, County Limerick

Full pageDock’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters26% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €311,900 Renting€1,709 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 V94, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

Dock is graded a B+ for hazard risk

In Dock, an estimated 1.6% of homes exceed the radon reference level. No part of Dock is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. 3.7% of homes stand low near a river, below Co. Limerick’s towns (9.8%) but above Irish towns (0.5%).

0%of homes in high-radon areasB⁺Hazard risk Grade

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

Low-lying beside water3.7%

In high-radon areas0%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Low-lying near a river3.7%

Low-lying near the coast0%

Share of homes	Dock	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Low-lying near a river	3.7%	9.8%	0.5%
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%

1,401

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageDock’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes3.7% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon0% of homes in high-radon areas Vs. the neighboursAhead of 3 of its 6 graded neighbours

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

Climate

For weather, Dock is about as ordinary as Irish towns get

December is the wettest month in Dock, with 112 mm of rain on average. The town gets 1,018 mm of rain a year. Its year-round mean comes to 10.4°C.

19.9°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter9.2°C

Spring13.6°C

Summer19.4°C

Autumn14.5°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Dock	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Rain a year	1,018 mm	1,038 mm	937 mm
Average temperature over the year	10.4°C	10.5°C	10.3°C
January low	2.8°C	2.9°C	2.9°C

19.9°C

July high

2.8°C

January low

1,018 mm

Rain a year

112 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

1,338 hrs

Sunshine

Full pageDock’s climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 19.9°C, January lows 2.8°C The yearSummer highs 19.4°C, winter lows 3.0°C Rain1,018 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 112 mm Weather station20 km to the weather station · Shannon Airport

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Outdoors

More protected nature lies near Dock than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 12% of the land within 5 km

100% of homes have green space within 400 m. Among the protected sites near Dock is Lower River Shannon SAC. This Co. Limerick town has 3 parks, with 37 ha of green space in all.

100%of homes near green space

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

Dock5.9 ha

Co. Limerick4.6 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Dock	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Protected nature within 5 km	12%	9.6%	1.8%
Near a park	100%	89%	92%
Woodland within 1 km	1.3%	1.5%	2.7%

100%

Near a park

5.9 ha

Green space

23 km

Footpaths

12%

Protected for nature

Full pageDock’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Protected nature12% of the land within 5 km · Lower River Shannon SAC|River Shannon and River Fergus Estu…Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Parks5.9 ha per 1,000 residents · 37 ha of green space, 3 parks Paths and trails23 km of paths · 2 trails and greenways within 5 km

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

Who lives here

43% of people in Dock were born abroad, more than in both Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns

16% are under 15, close to Co. Limerick’s towns (17%) and below Irish towns (20%). Over-65s are 9.4% of the population. Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents.

35.4median age

DockCo. LimerickIreland

Co. LimerickIreland

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none10%

Lower secondary12%

Leaving Cert30%

Diploma or cert6%

Degree or higher43%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.4% of Dock

3,026 women and 3,232 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Dock
	Dock	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Under 15	16%	17%	20%
15–24	12%	13%	12%
25–44	42%	31%	29%
45–64	20%	23%	24%
65+	9.4%	15%	14%
Primary or none	9.5%	12%	9.7%
Lower secondary	12%	16%	14%
Leaving Cert	30%	35%	35%
Diploma or cert	6.3%	5.5%	5.8%
Degree or higher	43%	29%	36%

Full pageDock’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Where born43% born outside Ireland Ages35.4 median age · 9% are 65 or over Households2,528 households · 2.4 people per household Irish speakers33% can speak Irish · 1.2% speak Irish daily outside school

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

Town hall

Limerick City had one of the lowest turnouts at the 2024 general election

General election turnout was 55%. Limerick City and County Council is led by a mayor its voters elect: John Moran (Independent), elected on 7 June 2024. Fine Gael lead Limerick City and County Council with 13 of 40 seats, but no party has a majority: 21 are needed.

13/40seats held by Fine Gael

Seats on Limerick City and County · June 2024

Fine Gael13

Fianna Fáil10

Independent5

Sinn Féin3

Labour Party3

Independent Ireland2

Social Democrats2

Aontú1

Turnout	Dock	Co. Limerick	Ireland
General election, November 2024	55%	55%	59%
Local elections, June 2024	48%	48%	46%

Councillors

13/40

Fine Gael seats on Limerick City and County, the largest party

48%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Limerick City

Full pageDock’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fine Gael lead with 13 of 40 (21 needed)Councillors7 councillors · Limerick City West How Dock votedLocal elections, June 2024 · Co. Limerick towns 48%TDs4 TDs · Limerick City

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Dock keeps more of its old housing than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 28.3% built before 1919

Scaled to its population, that is 487 inventory buildings for every 10,000 people in Dock. Dock has 305 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 7 of them rated of national or international importance.

305inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National7

Regional298

Among them

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1780

earliest dated inventory building

28%

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

places pictured on the history page

Heritage	Dock	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	487	15	48
Homes built before 1919	28.3%	3.1%	3.4%
Archaeological sites on the record	0	11	11

Full pageDock’s history pageOpen the page

Older homes28% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%NIAH buildings305 buildings on the inventory Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Dock?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dock

15pages on Dock

The big questions

SafetyDHousing & costCProperty pricesSchoolsHealthC⁻Work & commuteC⁻Natural hazardsB⁺1.6% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 35.4 History305 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people

Landmarks

Dock has 305 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 7 of them rated of national or international importance.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: National

House, 4 Pery Square, LimerickHouse · 1830

NIAH: National

House, 5 Pery Square, LimerickHouse · 1830

NIAH: National

House, 6 Pery Square, Hartstonge Street, LimerickHouse · 1830

NIAH: National

House, 1 Pery Square, Barrington Street, LimerickHouse · 1835

Dock’s neighbours

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

Limerick City CentreProspect and Newtown PeryBallinacurraFarranshoneGalvoneRathbaneDock

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Dock	6,258	—	D	C	D	C⁻
Limerick City Centre	3,434	0.7	C⁻	C	D	B⁻
Prospect and Newtown Pery	4,122	0.8	D⁻	C	D	D⁻
Ballinacurra	3,719	1.2	C	C	D	B⁻
Farranshone	7,874	1.4	B	C	C⁻	A⁻
Galvone	5,412	1.4	D⁻	C	D	D⁻
Rathbane	4,111	1.8	D⁻	C	D	D⁻

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

Questions about Dock

Is Dock growing?

Dock had 6,258 people at the 2022 census, up from 5,165 in 2016: 21.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How do people in Dock get to work?

12% mostly work from home, and 34% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

How old are the people of Dock?

The median age in Dock is 35.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 16% of residents are under 15 and 9% are 65 or over.

About Dock

Neighbourhood in Limerick

Dock has 6,258 people, in the area of Limerick City and County Council. TownRatings splits Limerick into neighbourhoods made from the CSO’s Electoral Divisions, named from Tailte Éireann’s gazetteer, so each has figures of its own.

Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)

Population: 6,258 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Limerick
Council: Limerick City and County Council
Local electoral area: Limerick City West
Dáil constituency: Limerick City
Area: 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
CSO code: ED:LK:DOCK

Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).