The CommonsCo. Tipperary

155 residents make their home in this town in Co. Tipperary.

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Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

155

CSO, Census 2022 · Tipperary County Council

Median age

40.7

16% are 65+ · Co. Tipperary 15%

Degree level

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is The Commons a good place to live?

At a median €222,300, a home costs 4.9 times the town’s median household income. Nearly one in ten adults are graduates. 7% of residents were born outside Ireland. The 2022 census put unemployment at 26%.

The Commons is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes The Commons stand out

The 3 things The Commons does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Degree or higher, residents 15+

Education

9% have a degree

The median of Irish towns: 36%

CSO, Census 2022

Born outside Ireland

Who lives here

The median of Irish towns: 22%

CSO, Census 2022

Unemployment rate, Census 2022

Work

26% unemployment

Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)

39% of residents 15 and over are at work.

The Commons’ outline

The Commons’ story

The Commons: 17% of homes built before 1919

1 building on the National Inventory inside The Commons.

1800Slieveardagh House

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in The Commons.

Natural hazards

The Commons has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured

About 2.9% of homes in The Commons are estimated to pass the radon reference level. No part of The Commons is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.

0%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas0%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Share of homes	The Commons	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0%	0%

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageThe Commons’ flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon0% of homes in high-radon areas Be readyFlood warnings, radon tests and insurance

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

Climate

Summers stay cool in The Commons: July afternoons reach 19.0°C, below Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns

The annual mean in The Commons is 9.0°C. January nights bottom out at 1.2°C here, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.3°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C). This Co. Tipperary town gets 1,111 mm of rain a year.

19.0°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter7.7°C

Spring12.4°C

Summer18.5°C

Autumn13.1°C

Climate, 1991–2020	The Commons	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
July high	19.0°C	19.8°C	19.9°C
January low	1.2°C	2.3°C	2.9°C
Average temperature over the year	9.0°C	10.1°C	10.3°C
Rain a year	1,111 mm	1,037 mm	937 mm

19.0°C

July high

1.2°C

January low

1,111 mm

Rain a year

118 mm

Wettest month

Full pageThe Commons’ climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 19.0°C, January lows 1.2°C The yearSummer highs 18.5°C, winter lows 1.3°C Rain1,111 mm of rain a year · October is the wettest month, 118 mm Weather station50 km to the weather station · Oak Park

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

More people in The Commons are in bad health than its ages would predict: 374 per 100 expected, above Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns

7.1% of residents report bad or very bad health. Allowing for its ages, The Commons has 161 residents with a disability per 100 expected, higher than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (114) and Irish towns (106). Self-reported good health: three quarters of The Commons’ residents.

75%good or very good health

Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised

Bad health374

Disability161

Co. Tipperary145

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 75%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 7%

Census 2022	The Commons	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
Good or very good health	75%	86%	88%
Bad or very bad health	7.1%	2.6%	2%
With a disability	35%	25%	22%
Unpaid carers	6.5%	5.7%	5.4%

374

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Tipperary 145

161

disability per 100 expected · Co. Tipperary 114

82.5 · 79

life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-West region, 2016

27%

hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and South East

Full pageThe Commons’ health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 374, disability 161 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health75% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.5, men 79

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Housing

Social housing is more common in The Commons than in Co. Tipperary’s towns or across Irish towns, at 45% of households

4% of households are private tenants. Owners make up just over half of households, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (55%) and Irish towns (61%) alike.

€222Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

The Commons€222K

Co. Tipperary€225K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	The Commons	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
Households in social housing	45%	18%	13%
Households renting privately	4%	23%	22%
Median sale price	€222K	€225K	€350K
Households owning their home	51%	55%	61%

51%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,078

a month on new tenancies, County Tipperary

Full pageThe Commons’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters51% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €222,300 Renting€1,078 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area E41, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

The Commons has more park space per resident than 8 in 10 Irish towns

Green space comes to 11.5 ha per 1,000 people in The Commons, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (3.2 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha). 100% of homes are within 400 m of green space. 2 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.

100%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

The Commons11.5 ha

Co. Tipperary3.2 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	The Commons	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
Near a park	100%	83%	92%
Paths per km² of town	0.0 km per km²	0.5 km per km²	2.1 km per km²
Green space per 1,000 residents	11.5 ha	3.2 ha	4.1 ha
Protected nature within 5 km	0.5%	3.4%	1.8%

100%

Near a park

11.5 ha

Green space

0.5%

Protected for nature

2.6%

Woodland

Full pageThe Commons’ outdoors pageOpen the page

Parks11.5 ha per 1,000 residents · 2 ha of green space, 0 parks Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Protected nature0.5% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Paths and trails0 km of paths · 2 trails and greenways within 5 km

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Weather

Today in The Commons: cloudy and 10 degrees at best

Rain barely features in the rest of the week, with 5 of 6 days dry. In The Commons, the November norm is a high of 10°C and a low of 3°C. Only a trace of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 23 km/h, with a low of 7°C.

10°C / 7°CToday

This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages

November10°C

December8°C

January7°C

February8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	8°C	1°C	307 mm
Spring	12°C	4°C	231 mm
Summer	18°C	10°C	254 mm
Autumn	13°C	6°C	320 mm

10°C / 7°C

Today

0.1 mm

Rain, next 24 hours

23 km/h

Wind

71%

Humidity

9 h 22 min

Daylight

Full pageThe Commons’ weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hours0.1 mm Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead10°C / 7°C Today · A normal 4 November: 11°C / 4°C Warnings & more9 h 22 min Daylight · 07:32 to 16:55

Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Most of The Commons was born here: only 6.7% come from abroad, fewer than in both Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns

Graduates make up 8.7% of adults. Daily Irish speakers outside school: 1.3%, higher than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (0.8%) and Irish towns (1.1%). People aged 15 to 24 are 14% of the population.

40.7median age

The CommonsCo. TipperaryIreland

Co. TipperaryIreland

Ages · share of residents

14%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none22%

Lower secondary38%

Leaving Cert26%

Diploma or cert5%

Degree or higher9%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 53.5% of The Commons

83 women and 72 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in The Commons
	The Commons	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
Under 15	21%	19%	20%
15–24	14%	11%	12%
25–44	22%	28%	29%
45–64	28%	24%	24%
65+	16%	15%	14%
Primary or none	22%	12%	9.7%
Lower secondary	38%	17%	14%
Leaving Cert	26%	40%	35%
Diploma or cert	4.9%	5.8%	5.8%
Degree or higher	8.7%	24%	36%

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Where born7% born outside Ireland Ages40.7 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households55 households · 2.8 people per household Irish speakers34% can speak Irish · 1.3% speak Irish daily outside school

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

Only 7 candidates stood for Carrick-on-Suir’s 5 seats at the 2024 local elections

54% of voters turned out at the last local elections, between Co. Tipperary’s towns (56%) and Irish towns (46%). The Commons answers to one council, Tipperary County Council; Ireland has no town tier. Tipperary County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 14 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.

14/40seats held by Independent

Seats on Tipperary County · June 2024

Independent14

Fianna Fáil10

Fine Gael10

Labour Party3

Sinn Féin2

Workers and Unemployed Action1

Turnout	The Commons	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	54%	56%	46%
General election, November 2024	61%	61%	59%

Councillors

14/40

Independent seats on Tipperary County, the largest party

54%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Tipperary South

Full pageThe Commons’ town hall & politics pageOpen the page

Who’s in chargeNo majority: Independent lead with 14 of 40 (21 needed)Councillors5 councillors · Carrick-on-Suir How The Commons voted54% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Tipperary towns 56%TDs3 TDs · Tipperary South

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Old homes shape The Commons: 16.7% were built before 1919, more than in both Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns

Per 10,000 residents, The Commons counts 65 inventory buildings. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded one building in The Commons, of regional importance.

1inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional1

Among them

Slieveardagh House 1800

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1800

earliest dated inventory building

17%

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

Heritage	The Commons	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
Homes built before 1919	16.7%	7.1%	3.4%
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	65	126	48
Archaeological sites on the record	0	26	11

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Older homes17% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%NIAH buildingsOne building on the inventory Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in The Commons?”

NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built

Schools

More schools around The Commons are in DEIS, the support scheme, than in Co. Tipperary’s towns or across Irish towns: 100%

Families in The Commons have one school within 3 km. 24 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Slieveardagh N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	24	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	The Commons	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
In the DEIS scheme	100%	50%	35%
Teach through Irish	0%	8%	8%

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

0.1 km

to the nearest primary school

4.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Pupils over time24 pupils · Questions“What schools are there in The Commons?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.

Nearby attractions

Kilcooley Abbey and 13 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of The Commons; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilcooley Abbey5 km outside town, to the north

CastleRock of Cashel26 km southwest

CastleKilkenny Castle20 km east

CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles19 km west

CathedralSaint Marys Cathedral20 km east

Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle38 km southwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Kilcooley Abbey: Edvardforeve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rock of Cashel: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kilkenny Castle: Tolivero~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Marys Cathedral: Stevage, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Cahir Castle: Chmouel Boudjnah Original uploader was Chmouel at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about The Commons

15pages on The Commons

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards2.9% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.7 History1 building on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around The Commons

No notable person born in The Commons is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Kerry CondonIrish actress · born in Thurles · born 1983

Julia KavanaghIrish author (1824-1877) · born in Thurles

Edmund Ignatius RiceFounder of the Congregation of Christia… · born in Callan · 1762–1844

Paddy RyanAmerican boxer (1853-1900) · born in Thurles

Mary HanafinIrish politician · born in Thurles · born 1959

Patrick John RyanCatholic archbishop · born in Thurles · 1831–1911

Photo credits

Kerry Condon: Howard M. Shum, CC BY 3.0 · Julia Kavanagh: Henri Chanet, Public domain · Edmund Ignatius Rice: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Paddy Ryan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Mary Hanafin: Jeff Meade, CC BY 2.0 · Patrick John Ryan: Author unknown, Public domain

The Commons’ neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

UrlingfordCallanThurlesThe Commons

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
The Commons	155	—	—	—	—	—
Urlingford Kilkenny	1,196	11	—	A	A⁻	C⁺
Callan Kilkenny	2,678	14	A⁺	A⁻	A	B
Thurles	8,185	19	B⁻	A	C	B⁻

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about The Commons

Is The Commons growing?

The Commons had 155 people at the 2022 census, down from 165 in 2016: 6.1% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.

Is The Commons a young town or an old one?

The median age in The Commons is 40.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

How do people in The Commons get to work?

86% of working residents drive to work and 12% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%). 2% mostly work from home, and 43% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

About The Commons

Urban area in Co. Tipperary

155 people live in The Commons, 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)

Population: 155 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Tipperary
Council: Tipperary County Council
Local electoral area: Carrick-on-Suir
Dáil constituency: Tipperary South
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²)
CSO code: UA:23696

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).