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Home to 283 people, this town lies in Co. Tipperary.
Home prices sit at a median €255,400, which is 6.6 years of the town’s median household income. 12% of residents 15 and over hold a degree. 8% of people here were born outside Ireland. It skews older: just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Toomevara falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 3 things Toomevara does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 9 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 11%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Toomevara.
Radon tests would find about 3.3% of Toomevara’s homes above the reference level, by estimate. No part of Toomevara is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Toomevara | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
A year brings 1,145 mm of rain to Toomevara. Across the year it averages 9.6°C, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (10.1°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C) alike. Add to that, this Co. Tipperary town sees July afternoons of 19.4°C on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Toomevara | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.6°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.8°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,145 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
33% of residents have a disability, higher than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (25%) and Irish towns (22%). Ages taken into account, Toomevara counts 135 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. Self-reported good health: 77% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Toomevara | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 2.6% | 2% |
| With a disability | 33% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.4% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Private renters make up 8% of households. Owners make up 52% of households, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (55%) and Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Toomevara | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 37% | 18% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 8% | 23% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 52% | 55% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €255K | €225K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area E45, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Green space comes to 9.7 ha for every 1,000 people in Toomevara. Walkers have 0.2 km per km² of paths and tracks, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (0.5 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). One waymarked trail or greenway starts within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Toomevara | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 0% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
13% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (23%). The commute to work averages 26 min. Also worth knowing: the average household earns €38,700 a year before tax.
| Census 2022 | Toomevara | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 57% | 67% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €38,700 | €46,245 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 37% | 49% | 31% |
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.
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.9%, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. 7.8% of residents have a birthplace overseas. Children are nearly a fifth of the town.
Women make up 47.3% of Toomevara
134 women and 149 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Toomevara | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 26% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 25% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 24% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 35% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 3.2% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 12% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
56% of voters turned out at the last local elections, close to Co. Tipperary’s towns (56%) and above Irish towns (46%). There is just one council for Toomevara, Tipperary County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. Tipperary County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 14 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Toomevara | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | 61% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 56% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The pre-1919 share of homes is 11.1%. 9 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie in and around the town. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 3 buildings in Toomevara, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Toomevara | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 106 | 126 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 11.1% | 7.1% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 9 | 26 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Since 2019/20, pupils changed −6%, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (+6%) and Irish towns (+4%). Within 3 km of Toomevara there is one school. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 96.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Sheosamh DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 96 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Toomevara | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 50% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −6% | +6% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
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.
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Toomevara; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleRock of Cashel38 km south
CastleBirr Castle29 km north
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles24 km southeast
CastleLeap Castle25 km northeast
CastleCastle Otway8.2 km southwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens29 km northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 3 buildings in Toomevara, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 9 sites here.
22 notable people were born in Toomevara.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toomevara | 283 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nenagh | 9,895 | 12 | B | A− | C+ | C− |
| Templemore | 2,005 | 15 | — | A+ | C+ | C |
| Borrisokane | 1,117 | 18 | — | A | A+ | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Toomevara is 47, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Toomevara had 283 people at the 2022 census, up from 281 in 2016: 0.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
Toomevara has 283 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).