Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Co. Wexford, this town has 470 residents. The population grew 8% between 2016 and 2022.
Camolin takes 4.6 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €266,600. 16% of residents 15 and over hold a degree. 22% of residents are 65 or over. Mortgage-free owners make up 47% of households.
Camolin has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The 3 things Camolin does most differently from other towns.
1 archaeological site are on the record here too.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Camolin.
Pupil numbers changed −29% since 2019/20, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (+5%) and Irish towns (+4%). Families in Camolin have one school within 3 km. 75 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camolin N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 75 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Camolin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 44% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −29% | +5% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (93%) and Irish towns (0%). Courtown, North Beach, 14 km from Camolin, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. No part of Camolin is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Camolin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 93% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.9% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
July afternoons in Camolin average 20.1°C. 1,057 mm of rain falls in a year, about level with Co. Wexford’s towns (1,026 mm) and above Irish towns (937 mm). November is the wettest month here, with 123 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Camolin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.1°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,057 mm | 1,026 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.8°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
5.5% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (2.7%) and Irish towns (2%). Disability, age-adjusted: 119 for every 100 expected in Camolin. Asked at the census, four in five residents of Camolin said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Camolin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 85% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 2.7% | 2% |
| With a disability | 32% | 26% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.7% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
65% of households own their home, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%). Social housing holds 17% of households.
| Housing | Camolin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 14% | 22% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 65% | 60% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €267K | €250K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 17% | 17% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area Y21, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.1 km per km², below Co. Wexford’s towns (0.7 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. Among the protected sites near Camolin is Slaney River Valley SAC. Green space in Camolin works out at 10.0 ha per 1,000 people.
| Outdoors | Camolin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 5.7% | 6.9% | 2.7% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 10.0 ha | 2.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Some 1 mm of rain falls today, driven by wind of up to 33 km/h; the low reaches 9°C. Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 14 mm of rain is forecast. What counts as normal for Camolin in November: highs come to 11°C and lows to 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 290 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 213 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 236 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 317 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Households take home €57,790 a year before tax, on average. 7.4% of workers worked mainly from home, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (7.8%) and Irish towns (11%). The census found 65% of 15- to 64-year-olds in work.
| Census 2022 | Camolin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 11% | 15% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 61% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 38% | 44% | 31% |
| Median household income | €57,790 | €44,117 | €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.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 15% of the town. 0.5% speak Irish daily outside school, close to Co. Wexford’s towns (0.7%) and below Irish towns (1.1%). Born abroad: 13% of residents.
52.3% of Camolin’s residents are women
246 women and 224 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Camolin | Co. Wexford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 20% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 3.5% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 16% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wexford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
General election turnout was 61%. Wexford County Council is the council for Camolin, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. 52% of voters turned out at the last local elections, near Co. Wexford’s towns (52%) and higher than Irish towns (46%). No party holds a majority on Wexford County Council: Independent lead with 11 of 34 seats, short of the 18 needed.
| Turnout | Camolin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 52% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 62% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
1 archaeological sites are on the record, below Co. Wexford’s towns (28) and Irish towns (11) alike. 14.8% of homes date from before 1919. 7 of Camolin’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
| Heritage | Camolin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 149 | 216 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 14.8% | 8% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 28 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Camolin. Best known first.
CathedralFerns Cathedral4.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBallymore Historic Features3.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumMedieval Ferns Experience5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
7 of Camolin’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
No notable person born in Camolin is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Eileen Gray: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Bill Lacey: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
The median age in Camolin is 44.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Camolin had 470 people at the 2022 census, up from 434 in 2016: 8.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
7% mostly work from home, and 38% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Wexford
Camolin has 470 people, in the area of Wexford 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).