Half of Bracknagh is over 43.5, older than 95% of Irish towns
9.1% of residents said they have no religion; across Ireland’s towns the figure is 17%. Bracknagh had 274 residents in 108 households at the 2022 Census. Households without a car or van: nearly a tenth of the total. On shared households of unrelated adults, Bracknagh sits lower than 96% of Irish towns: 1.9%.
Bracknagh grew +9% from 2016 to 2022, ahead of 56% 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.
Across Ireland’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +8%; across Co. Offaly’s towns, by more than +7%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 21% in Bracknagh, more than in 93% of Irish towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 50–54: 8.8% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Ireland’s towns. Against that, 14% of residents are 65 or over across Ireland’s towns. Here, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Offaly 50.9%, Ireland 51.2%.
7.8% of residents 15 and over are students, below 95% 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
Workers here lean to skilled trades: 18%, against a typical 11%. The usual figure: 10% of residents 15 and over are students across Ireland’s towns. Census figures put residents who moved in within the year at 9.2% in Bracknagh.
Households here average 2.6 people, below 65% of Irish towns
Private households by CSO’s family types, beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Against Co. Offaly’s towns and Ireland’s towns
People per household
Ireland’s towns.
One-person households make up 22%, against 24% across Ireland’s towns. Households of parents with children: 42% of the total.
Bracknagh ranks above 82% of Irish towns on holiday homes: 0.9%
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
29% of households have no internet access (typical: 7.6%); 67% have broadband. The share of holiday homes across Ireland’s towns is 0.2%. Households in flats are rarer here than in 99% of Irish towns.
A median household income of €64,560 a year
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
Half of households are above €64,560 a year before tax: 7% over the Ireland median (€60,120). Across Co. Offaly the median is €56,050.
Fewer residents born outside Ireland than 98% of Irish towns: 9.1%
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.
Across Ireland’s towns, the share of residents with another country’s citizenship is 15%; Bracknagh has 6%. Residents born outside Ireland make up 22% across Ireland’s towns. The largest groups were born in the UK (4%) and elsewhere in the EU (3.3%).
1.7% of residents speak Irish every day outside education
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
In all, 74 residents aged 3 and over (31%) can speak Irish. Daily speakers of Irish outside education make up 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
Above 98% of Irish towns: 93% of residents describe themselves as White Irish
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: 93% of Bracknagh · Co. Offaly’s towns 87% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Where 71% of residents said they are Catholic across Ireland’s towns, Bracknagh has 84%. By way of comparison, 78% of residents describe themselves as White Irish across Ireland’s towns.
Married residents 15 and over make up 38% in Bracknagh, more than in 83% 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.
In Bracknagh, 4% of residents give unpaid care, beside 5.4% across Ireland’s towns. Measured more widely, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
Fewer adults with a degree or higher than 92% of Irish towns: 19%
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 Bracknagh, 22%, and 4.2% hold a postgraduate qualification. The share of adults with a degree or higher across Ireland’s towns is 36%.
Every neighbour of Bracknagh has a younger population
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracknagh | 274 | — | 43.5 | 21% | 42% |
| Rathangan | 3,263 | 7.0 km | 35 | 9.2% | 54% |
| Monasterevin | 5,307 | 8.1 km | 35.2 | 9.9% | 51% |
| Portarlington | 9,288 | 8.2 km | 36.4 | 10% | 50% |
| Kildare | 10,302 | 14.0 km | 36 | 9% | 52% |
| Edenderry | 7,888 | 14.9 km | 36.9 | 11% | 48% |
| Daingean | 1,223 | 16.5 km | 34.8 | 13% | 52% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Co. Offaly’s towns and Ireland’s towns. Co. Offaly has fewer than five towns of 2,500 or more, so its figure is the median of its towns of 1,000 or more; the national figure is the median of 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 Bracknagh’s residents
What is the population of Bracknagh?
Bracknagh had 274 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Bracknagh?
The median age is 43.5. 19% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Bracknagh?
31% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (74 people), and 1.7% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Bracknagh?
93% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 9.1% were born abroad and 6% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Bracknagh?
84% are Catholic, 9.1% have no religion and 7.1% another religion; 7.3% didn’t say.
Is Bracknagh good for families?
42% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 19% of residents are under 18. Schools near Bracknagh are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Bracknagh?
Median gross household income in Bracknagh was €64,560 in 2022, against €56,050 across Co. Offaly 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).