Half of Drumcollogher is over 45.1, older than 98% of Irish towns
Residents who said they are Catholic make up 92%, against 71% across Ireland’s towns. For Drumcollogher, the census puts one-person households at 43%. 3.1% of households live in a flat or apartment, a lower share than in 95% of Irish towns. The town’s 225 households held 509 residents at the 2022 Census.
A change of −2% since 2016 leaves Drumcollogher behind 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.
For comparison, the median is +8% across Ireland’s towns and +9% across Co. Limerick’s towns.
23% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 97% of Irish towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 (Ireland’s towns: 12%). Set beside that, 14% of residents are 65 or over across Ireland’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Co. Limerick 51.2%, Ireland 51.2%.
Only 7.7% of residents 15 and over are students in Drumcollogher
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
Work here tilts toward skilled trades, at 27% against a typical 11%. Residents who moved in within the year are rarer here than in 78% of Irish towns. Across the comparison, 10% of residents 15 and over are students across Ireland’s towns.
Smaller households than 96% of Irish towns: 2.2 people on average
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.
Nearly a third of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns: 43%). Shared households of unrelated adults: 3.6% of the total.
Drumcollogher: 1.1% of homes are holiday homes, above 86% of Irish towns
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
The share of households with broadband is 72%; 26% have no internet at all (typical: 7.6%). One household in 5 has no car or van. Across Ireland’s towns, holiday homes come to 0.2%.
Households here have a median income of €45,610 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 €45,610 gross, 24% less than the Ireland median (€60,120). That compares with €55,950 across Co. Limerick.
Only 7.5% of residents were born outside Ireland in Drumcollogher
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.
Another language is spoken at home by 5.7%, most often Polish (0.4%); 1.6% speak English not well or not at all. Measured more widely, just over a fifth of residents were born outside Ireland across Ireland’s towns. At 4.1%, the share of residents with another country’s citizenship is lower than in 98% of Irish towns.
A lower share of daily speakers of Irish outside education than 99% of Irish towns, at 0.4%
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 highest share in Co. Limerick belongs to Farranshone (1.9%). Measured more widely, 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns. Speakers of Irish: 177 residents, 40% of those aged 3 and over.
No religion: 4.2% of residents, a lower share than 99% 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: 94% of Drumcollogher · Co. Limerick’s towns 82% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Besides White Irish, the main groups are Other White (3.4%), Other, including mixed (1.5%) and Asian or Asian Irish (1.1%). Across Ireland’s towns, 17% of residents said they have no religion. Few places have as many residents who describe themselves as White Irish: 94% here, more than in 99% of Irish towns.
Fewer married residents 15 and over than 71% of Irish towns: 32%
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.
On unpaid carers, 5.9% here is much the same as across Ireland’s towns. To put it in context, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
Drumcollogher ranks below 88% of Irish towns on adults with a degree or higher: 20%
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
Across Ireland’s towns, one in ten adults finished at primary level or earlier; in Drumcollogher, 18%, and 3.8% hold a postgraduate qualification. For adults with a degree or higher, the comparison across Ireland’s towns is 36%.
Nearby, 1 of 4 towns have older populations than Drumcollogher
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumcollogher | 509 | — | 45.1 | 23% | 32% |
| Charleville | 3,970 | 15.0 km | 38.2 | 16% | 42% |
| Newmarket | 1,052 | 15.2 km | 48.6 | 28% | 33% |
| Newcastle West | 7,209 | 16.4 km | 37.4 | 15% | 43% |
| Kanturk | 2,803 | 17.4 km | 37.9 | 16% | 44% |
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 Drumcollogher’s residents
What is the population of Drumcollogher?
Drumcollogher had 509 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Drumcollogher?
The median age is 45.1. 19% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Drumcollogher?
40% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (177 people), and 0.4% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Drumcollogher?
94% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 7.5% were born abroad and 4.1% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Drumcollogher?
92% are Catholic, 4.2% have no religion and 4% another religion; 7.5% didn’t say.
Is Drumcollogher good for families?
32% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 19% of residents are under 18. Schools near Drumcollogher are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Drumcollogher?
Median gross household income in Drumcollogher was €45,610 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).