In Ballysimon, 0.9% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, fewer than in 99% of Irish towns
Households without a car or van: 3.6% here and 17% across Ireland’s towns. In 2022, the Census found 331 residents in Ballysimon, living in 113 households. The share of households of parents with children stands at 53%. 9.8% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 94% of Irish towns.
Ballysimon’s population moved +5% on 2016, less than in 66% 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.
For comparison, the median is +8% across Ireland’s towns and +11% across Co. Wexford’s towns.
Half of Ballysimon is under 36, younger than 71% of Irish towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
12% of residents are 65 or over, against 14% across Ireland’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 62% of Irish towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Wexford 51.3%, Ireland 51.2%.
6.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 72% 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
Ballysimon sits close to the norm on students among residents 15 and over: 9.6%, about the same as across Ireland’s towns. Across the comparison, 7.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Ireland’s towns.
Ballysimon households average 3 people, larger than in 83% of Irish towns
Private households by CSO’s family types, beside the county’s towns and Ireland’s.
Against Co. Wexford’s towns and Ireland’s towns
People per household
Ireland’s towns.
Across Ireland’s towns, the share of one-person households is 24%; Ballysimon has 22%.
Ballysimon sits above 92% of Irish towns for holiday homes (2.4%)
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
The share of households with broadband is 71%; 14% have no internet at all (typical: 7.6%). Households in flats are rarer here than in 99% of Irish towns. The usual figure: 0.2% of homes are holiday homes across Ireland’s towns.
€63,980 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.
€63,980 a year before tax puts the median household 6% above Ireland (€60,120). For Co. Wexford as a whole, the figure is €51,440.
Residents born outside Ireland make up 6.9% in Ballysimon, less than in 99% of Irish towns
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.
The most common home language after English is Polish (1.5%); in all 4% speak another language, and 0.6% speak English not well or not at all. Compared with other places, residents with another country’s citizenship are scarce here: 3.6%, fewer than in 99% of Irish towns. On average, just over a fifth of residents were born outside Ireland across Ireland’s towns.
0.3% of residents speak Irish daily outside education, below 99% 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
Within Co. Wexford, Gorey has the largest share, 0.9%. Typically, 1.1% of residents speak Irish daily outside education across Ireland’s towns.
Residents who describe themselves as White Irish: 96%, a higher share than 99% of Irish towns
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: 96% of Ballysimon · Co. Wexford’s towns 78% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
87% of residents said they are Catholic (Ireland’s towns: 71%). Elsewhere, 78% of residents describe themselves as White Irish across Ireland’s towns.
Half of adults have never married
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.
On the census count, 34% of residents 15 and over are married. At 5.4%, unpaid carers sit close to the figure across Ireland’s towns.
Adults with a degree or higher make up 24% in Ballysimon, less than in 80% of Irish towns
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 4.9% of adults; primary level or less for 9.8% (Ireland’s towns: 9.7%). Across Ireland’s towns, the share of adults with a degree or higher is 36%.
Every nearby town is older than Ballysimon
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballysimon | 331 | — | 36 | 12% | 53% |
| Enniscorthy | 12,310 | 6.8 km | 37.5 | 15% | 41% |
| Ferns | 1,317 | 7.0 km | 38.1 | 16% | 43% |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 15.8 km | 40.1 | 14% | 46% |
| Bunclody | 2,053 | 18.1 km | 37.9 | 17% | 38% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Co. Wexford’s towns and Ireland’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Co. Wexford’s towns of 2,500 or more and over 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 Ballysimon’s residents
What is the population of Ballysimon?
Ballysimon had 331 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Ballysimon?
The median age is 36. 30% are under 18 and 12% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Ballysimon?
33% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (101 people), and 0.3% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Ballysimon?
96% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 6.9% were born abroad and 3.6% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Ballysimon?
87% are Catholic, 9.8% have no religion and 3.5% another religion; 4.2% didn’t say.
Is Ballysimon good for families?
53% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 30% of residents are under 18. Schools near Ballysimon are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ballysimon?
Median gross household income in Ballysimon was €63,980 in 2022, against €51,440 across Co. Wexford 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).