Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Co. Tipperary has a population of 362. The population grew 9% between 2016 and 2022.
Golden takes 4.6 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €260,300. Public transport, bikes and feet take one in ten commuters to work. A degree is held by 18% of adults.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Golden out for now.
The 3 things Golden does most differently from other towns.
9 buildings on the National Inventory inside Golden.
The record adds 12 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 11%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Golden.
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, above Co. Tipperary’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. Landslides: none of Golden lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Golden | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
January nights bottom out at 2.4°C in Golden, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.3°C) and below Irish towns (2.9°C). Midsummer afternoons in Golden peak at about 20.0°C. October is the wettest month in the town, with 106 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Golden | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.4°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,003 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
3.9% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.6%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Disability, age-adjusted: 96 for every 100 expected in Golden. A disability affects 22% of people in the town.
| Census 2022 | Golden | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 2.6% | 2% |
| With a disability | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
62% of households own their home, higher than Co. Tipperary’s towns (55%) and near Irish towns (61%). Social renters account for 23% of households.
| Housing | Golden | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 23% | 18% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 12% | 23% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €260K | €225K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 62% | 55% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area E25, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.6 km per km², close to Co. Tipperary’s towns (0.5 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Among the protected sites near Golden is Lower River Suir SAC. Per 1,000 residents, Golden has 6.0 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Golden | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 0% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 4.1% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.6 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 3 mm. Golden’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 11°C, and nights drop to 4°C. Only a trace of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 22 km/h, with a low of 7°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 282 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 203 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 228 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 290 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
82% of commuters drove, higher than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (75%) and Irish towns (66%). Home was the main workplace for 6.2% of workers at the census. The census found 71% of 15- to 64-year-olds in work.
| Census 2022 | Golden | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 47% | 49% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 67% | 68% |
| Average trip | 23.9 min | 23.4 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €56,370 | €46,245 | €57,760 |
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.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of the town. 16% are under 15, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%) alike.
Women make up 52.2% of Golden
189 women and 173 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Golden | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 24% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 44% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 2.6% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 18% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
53% of voters turned out at the last local elections. Local government for Golden is Tipperary County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. Tipperary County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 14 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Golden | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 56% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 61% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Just over one in ten homes date from before 1919. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 12 sites here, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (26) but above Irish towns (11). The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 9 buildings in Golden, each rated of regional importance.
| Heritage | Golden | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 249 | 126 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 10.9% | 7.1% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 12 | 26 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Golden there are 2 schools (2 primary schools).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomastown N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 112 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Golden | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +8% | +6% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Golden; with them, the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or prioryAthassel Priory1.9 km outside town, to the south
CastleRock of Cashel5.9 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle15 km south
Abbey or prioryHore Abbey5.4 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSt. Dominic's Abbey6 km east
CathedralSt. John's Cathedral, Cashel5.7 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 9 buildings in Golden, each rated of regional importance. 12 archaeological sites are on the record here.
4 notable people were born in Golden.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
6% mostly work from home, and 47% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Golden had 362 people at the 2022 census, up from 333 in 2016: 8.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Golden is 40.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
Golden has 362 people, in the area of Tipperary County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0). 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).