Only 2.7% of households in Ballynacarrow have no car or van
Young people aged 15 to 24 make up 7.7% of residents, against 12% across Ireland’s towns. Ballynacarrow’s 75 households held 220 residents at the 2022 Census. For Ballynacarrow, the census puts residents who said they are Catholic at 85%. Higher than in 91% of Irish towns: 55% of households are parents with children.
Faster growth than 77% of Irish towns: Ballynacarrow changed by +13% since 2016
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; +10% across Co. Sligo’s towns.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 78% of Irish towns, at 10%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
With a median age of 37.3, Ballynacarrow is younger than 55% of Irish towns. Set beside that, 14% of residents are 65 or over across Ireland’s towns. 5–9 is the most common age band: 13% of residents, 2 times the share across Ireland’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Co. Sligo 52.2%, Ireland 51.2%.
43% of residents belong to the professional, managerial and technical classes
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
Nothing unusual on students among residents 15 and over: 9.6%, close to the figure across Ireland’s towns. For Ballynacarrow, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 8.3%.
16% of households are one person living alone, below 87% of Irish towns
Private households by CSO’s family types, beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Against Co. Sligo’s towns and Ireland’s towns
People per household
Ireland’s towns.
Households average 3 people, against 2.7 across Ireland’s towns. 5.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home. The share of one-person households across Ireland’s towns is 24%.
Ballynacarrow: 2.4% of homes are holiday homes, above 92% 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
Households in flats are rarer here than in 99% of Irish towns. The share of holiday homes across Ireland’s towns is 0.2%. 6.8% of households have no internet access (typical: 7.6%); 74% have broadband.
€60,440 a year: the median household income
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
Half of Ballynacarrow’s households have a gross income above €60,440 a year and half below, close to the median for Ireland (€60,120). Countywide, Co. Sligo has a median of €50,440.
Below 88% of Irish towns: 14% of residents were born outside Ireland
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.
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in the UK (6.8%) and in Poland (3.7%). Typically, just over a fifth of residents were born outside Ireland across Ireland’s towns. Fewer residents with another country’s citizenship than in 83% of Irish towns: 8.8%.
1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education, fewer than in 56% of Irish towns
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
Speakers of Irish: 88 residents, 43% of those aged 3 and over. Set beside that, 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns.
Fewer residents with no religion than 99% of Irish towns: 7.9%
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: 90% of Ballynacarrow · Co. Sligo’s towns 81% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
90% of residents describe themselves as White Irish, against 81% across Co. Sligo’s towns and 78% across Ireland’s towns. By way of comparison, 17% of residents said they have no religion across Ireland’s towns.
Ballynacarrow: 39% of residents 15 and over are married, above 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.
The figure for unpaid carers is 6.8% in Ballynacarrow and 5.4% across Ireland’s towns. On average, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
A smaller share of adults with a degree or higher than 68% of Irish towns: 29%
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 7.6% of adults; primary level or less for 3.4% (Ireland’s towns: 9.7%). Adults with a degree or higher: 36% across Ireland’s towns, for comparison.
Of the 6 towns nearest Ballynacarrow, 3 are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballynacarrow | 220 | — | 37.3 | 10% | 55% |
| Coolaney | 1,155 | 5.1 km | 34 | 5.9% | 58% |
| Ballymote | 1,711 | 5.8 km | 40.2 | 18% | 37% |
| Collooney | 1,797 | 7.0 km | 34.9 | 9.6% | 48% |
| Ballysadare | 1,747 | 9.4 km | 35.5 | 11% | 41% |
| Tubbercurry | 2,307 | 14.4 km | 37.8 | 15% | 41% |
| Strandhill | 1,982 | 15.4 km | 41.1 | 14% | 44% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Co. Sligo’s towns and Ireland’s towns. Co. Sligo 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 Ballynacarrow’s residents
What is the population of Ballynacarrow?
Ballynacarrow had 220 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 13% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Ballynacarrow?
The median age is 37.3. 33% are under 18 and 10% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Ballynacarrow?
43% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (88 people), and 1% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Ballynacarrow?
90% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 14% were born abroad and 8.8% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Ballynacarrow?
85% are Catholic, 7.9% have no religion and 6.9% another religion; 1.8% didn’t say.
Is Ballynacarrow good for families?
55% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 33% of residents are under 18. Schools near Ballynacarrow are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ballynacarrow?
Median gross household income in Ballynacarrow was €60,440 in 2022, against €50,440 across Co. Sligo 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).