Only 6.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Toornafulla
Shared households of unrelated adults are rarer here than in 99% of Irish towns. There were 73 households in Toornafulla at the 2022 Census, home to 204 residents. Across Toornafulla, 7% of residents said they have no religion. Households without a car or van: 7.4%, below 87% of Irish towns.
Since 2016, Toornafulla has changed by +7%, slower than 55% 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.
More residents aged 65 and over than 61% of Irish towns: 15%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 35–39 than any other five-year age: 12% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Ireland’s towns. By way of comparison, 14% of residents are 65 or over across Ireland’s towns. With a median age of 37.5, Toornafulla is younger than 52% 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%.
A smaller share of students among residents 15 and over than 97% of Irish towns: 7.7%
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
Compared with a typical 7.8%, process, plant and machine operatives account for 18% of workers. On average, 10% of residents 15 and over are students across Ireland’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year account for 6.5%.
A family town: 47% of households are parents with children
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, households average 2.7 people; in Toornafulla, 2.8. Few places have so few one-person households: 22% here, fewer than in three fifths of Irish towns. Set beside that, 43% of households are parents with children across Ireland’s towns.
1.2% of homes are holiday homes, a share 88% 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
Households in flats are rarer here than in 99% of Irish towns. As a reference point, 0.2% of homes are holiday homes across Ireland’s towns. 81% have broadband at home and 18% no internet at all (typical: 7.6%).
Median household income: €47,770 a year
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
A median gross household income of €47,770 sits 21% below Ireland (€60,120). County median: €55,950 (Co. Limerick).
Toornafulla sits below 97% of Irish towns for residents with another country’s citizenship (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 outside Ireland make up 13%, against 22% across Ireland’s towns. The share of residents with another country’s citizenship across Ireland’s towns is 15%. Another language is spoken at home by 6.8%, most often Polish (4.4%); 0.5% speak English not well or not at all.
Toornafulla sits below 96% of Irish towns for daily speakers of Irish outside education (0.5%)
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 84 residents (44% of those aged 3 and over). Elsewhere, 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns.
Toornafulla sits above 98% of Irish towns for residents who describe themselves as White Irish (92%)
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: 92% of Toornafulla · Co. Limerick’s towns 82% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
88% of residents said they are Catholic, against 71% across Ireland’s towns. Across Ireland’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as White Irish is 78%.
In Toornafulla, 40% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 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.
The share of unpaid carers is 4.4%, against 5.4% across Ireland’s towns. To put it in context, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
In Toornafulla, 24% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher, fewer than in 81% of Irish towns
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
A postgraduate qualification is the highest level for 6.1% of adults; primary level or less for 14% (Ireland’s towns: 9.7%). To put it in context, 36% of adults whose education has ended hold a degree or higher across Ireland’s towns.
1 in 2 nearby towns have a higher median age than Toornafulla
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toornafulla | 204 | — | 37.5 | 15% | 47% |
| Abbeyfeale | 2,206 | 10.5 km | 40.8 | 18% | 39% |
| Newcastle West | 7,209 | 11.3 km | 37.4 | 15% | 43% |
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 Toornafulla’s residents
What is the population of Toornafulla?
Toornafulla had 204 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Toornafulla?
The median age is 37.5. 28% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Toornafulla?
44% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (84 people), and 0.5% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Toornafulla?
92% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 13% were born abroad and 5.9% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Toornafulla?
88% are Catholic, 7% have no religion and 5.5% another religion; 1.5% didn’t say.
Is Toornafulla good for families?
47% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 28% of residents are under 18. Schools near Toornafulla are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Toornafulla?
Median gross household income in Toornafulla was €47,770 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).