In Killurin, 4.8% of homes are holiday homes, more than in 95% of Irish towns
The median age in Killurin is 40.1, higher than in nearly four fifths of Irish towns. The town counted 223 residents and 72 households at the 2022 Census. On the census count, 78% of residents said they are Catholic. The average household has 3.1 people, against 2.7 across Ireland’s towns.
Killurin’s population changed by +8% since 2016, more than in 54% 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.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 70% of Irish towns: 11%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 13%, Killurin is ahead of 67% of Irish towns on that count. Against that, 14% of residents are 65 or over across Ireland’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Co. Wexford 51.3%, Ireland 51.2%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 5.4% in Killurin, less than in 81% 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
Skilled trades stand out among workers: 22%, against a typical 11%. Against that, 7.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Ireland’s towns. Across Killurin, 9.1% of residents 15 and over are students.
Killurin sits above 79% of Irish towns for households of parents with children (50%)
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.
In Killurin, 19% of households are one person living alone, beside 24% across Ireland’s towns. Measured more widely, 43% of households are parents with children across Ireland’s towns. Locally, 2.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Fewer households in flats than 96% of Irish towns: 2.8%
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
Most homes are connected: 87% have broadband, and 4.2% have no internet (typical: 7.6%). In Killurin, 7% of households have no car or van. By way of comparison, 12% of households live in a flat or apartment across Ireland’s towns.
Median gross household income: €65,210 a year
Household income in 2022 from CSO’s linked administrative data (GPIIA): the middle household’s income before and after tax.
At €65,210 a year before tax, the median household income is 8% above that of Ireland (€60,120). Co. Wexford as a whole has a median of €51,440.
Fewer residents born outside Ireland than 98% of Irish towns: 9.4%
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 two biggest birthplaces abroad are in the UK (5.4%) and elsewhere in the EU (2.2%). Residents born outside Ireland: 22% across Ireland’s towns, for comparison. At 6.4%, the share of residents with another country’s citizenship is lower than in 96% of Irish towns.
In Killurin, 1.9% of residents speak Irish daily outside education, more than in 90% 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
Speakers of Irish: 124 residents, nearly three fifths of those aged 3 and over. Across Ireland’s towns, daily speakers of Irish outside education come to 1.1%.
Killurin ranks above 98% of Irish towns on residents who describe themselves as White Irish: 92%
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: 92% of Killurin · Co. Wexford’s towns 78% · Ireland’s towns 78%.
Religion · all residents
Besides White Irish, the main groups are Other White (7.3%), Asian or Asian Irish (0.5%) and Other, including mixed (0.5%). Few places have so few residents with no religion: 16% here, fewer than in 57% of Irish towns. The benchmark for residents who describe themselves as White Irish across Ireland’s towns: 78%.
More married residents 15 and over than 91% of Irish towns: 40%
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.
Across Ireland’s towns, the share of unpaid carers is 5.4%; Killurin has 7.6%. For comparison, 34% of residents 15 and over are married across Ireland’s towns.
A larger share of adults with a degree or higher than 56% of Irish towns: 38%
Highest level of education completed, residents 15 and over whose education has ended.
Highest qualification · residents 15+ whose education has ended
Postgraduate qualifications are held by 7.9% of adults here, while 6.4% stopped at primary level or earlier (9.7% across Ireland’s towns). Across Ireland’s towns, the share of adults with a degree or higher is 36%.
A younger town than 2 of the 4 around it: Killurin
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each is a census urban area.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Parents with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killurin | 223 | — | 40.1 | 11% | 50% |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 9.1 km | 40.1 | 14% | 46% |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 9.4 km | 40.6 | 17% | 40% |
| Enniscorthy | 12,310 | 13.1 km | 37.5 | 15% | 41% |
| Rosslare | 1,795 | 18.4 km | 45.2 | 24% | 36% |
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 Killurin’s residents
What is the population of Killurin?
Killurin had 223 residents at the 2022 Census, counted within its urban area, 8% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Killurin?
The median age is 40.1. 30% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many people speak Irish in Killurin?
59% of residents aged 3 and over can speak Irish (124 people), and 1.9% speak it every day outside education, against a typical 1.1% across Ireland’s towns.
How diverse is Killurin?
92% describe themselves as White Irish (Ireland’s towns: 78%); 9.4% were born abroad and 6.4% are citizens of another country.
What religion are people in Killurin?
78% are Catholic, 16% have no religion and 6.4% another religion; 1.3% didn’t say.
Is Killurin good for families?
50% of households are parents with children (Ireland’s towns 43%), and 30% of residents are under 18. Schools near Killurin are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Killurin?
Median gross household income in Killurin was €65,210 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).