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Dún Laoghaire-West Central

Dún Laoghaire-West Central (Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown) had 2,726 residents in April 2022, part of Dublin city and suburbs. The median household had a gross income of €65,928, 22% below the figure for Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. 44% of households owned their home, 35% rented privately and 19% rented from the council or a housing body. From an average home, 238 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Electoral division · Dún Laoghaire local electoral area · 12 census small areas · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026
2,726residentsCensus, April 2022
€65,928median household incomegross, 2022
44%of homes owner-occupied35% rented privately
6%green space within 500 maverage across small areas
Dún Laoghaire-West Central by census small area
Map of Dún Laoghaire-West Central: Share of households owning their home, with or without a mortgage, 2022
<45%84%+
Share of households owning their home, with or without a mortgage, 2022
Dún Laoghaire-West Central · Dún Laoghaire–RathdownDún Laoghaire-West Central highlighted; the rest of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in grey
Map of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown with Dún Laoghaire-West Central highlighted

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Central Statistics Office, Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann and Central Statistics Office, statistical boundaries 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Residents and households on census night, April 2022, next to the figure for Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. 1,121 households, 2.3 people in each on average.

14%
aged under 15
8%
aged 15–24
33%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
21%
aged 65 and over
32%
of households are one person living alone

Electoral divisions are the smallest legally defined areas in the State and the building blocks of local electoral areas. They vary widely in size: a rural division may have a few hundred people, a city division several thousand. Census figures here are for the usually resident population on census night, 3 April 2022.

Source: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

Household income in 2022 from the CSO’s income profiles; work and education from the 2022 Census.

€65,928
median gross household income
€53,455
median household income after tax
56%
of residents aged 15+ are at work
8%
of the labour force are unemployed
58%
of adults whose education has finished hold a degree
59%
of workers work from home at least some of the time

Highest level of education completed

Primary or none8%
Lower secondary9%
Upper secondary (Leaving Certificate)12%
Further education and apprenticeships13%
Bachelor’s degree28%
Postgraduate30%

Gross household income is all income received by the household before tax and social contributions, including wages, pensions and social welfare payments; net income is after tax and contributions. The median is the middle household, so a few very high incomes do not pull it up. Figures are the CSO’s estimates from administrative records for 2022.

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

1,320 dwellings on census night; 57% of households live in a house or bungalow and 43% in a flat or apartment.

Households by tenure, 2022

Owned with a mortgage or loan19%
Owned outright25%
Rented from a private landlord35%
Rented from the local authority or a housing body19%
Occupied free of rent1%

When homes were built

Before 194647%
1946–19708%
1971–19907%
1991–20008%
2001–201019%
2011–20159%
2016 or later4%
8%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022
2%holiday homescensus night, 2022
€461,000median sale price, County Dublin25,090 sales, 2025
2.3people per household2022

Median sale price, County Dublin

2010€247,000
2011€200,000
2012€185,000
2013€200,000
2014€243,703
2015€260,000
2016€287,000
2017€315,000
2018€334,999
2019€342,000
2020€353,939
2021€365,013
2022€405,000
2023€413,100
2024€449,998
2025€461,000

Vacant dwellings exclude holiday homes and homes whose residents were temporarily away on census night. Median price of all residential dwellings bought in the year, from Revenue stamp duty returns, for the whole county. Prices within a county vary a great deal, and the figure depends on which homes happened to sell.

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Central Statistics Office, Residential Dwelling Property Transactions, table HPA02 (CC BY 4.0)

Getting about.

How residents travel to work, school or college, and how long it takes. 36% of households have no car; 15% have two or more.

Usual way of travelling

Car, van or motorbike28%
Work or study mainly at home16%
On foot20%
Bus, minibus or coach13%
Train, DART or Luas17%
Bicycle6%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes22%
15 to 30 minutes29%
30 to 45 minutes30%
45 minutes to an hour11%
An hour to an hour and a half7%
An hour and a half or more2%
89%of households with broadband2022
480 mto the nearest rail, DART or Luas stopstraight line, average home

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Everyday life.

238 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk of an average home; 6% of the land within 500 metres is green space.

Supermarkets and convenience shops19
Bakeries5
Pharmacies10
GP surgeries and doctors6
Dentists7
Cafés and pubs56
Restaurants30
Parks9
Playgrounds10
Pitches31
Gyms and sports centres21
Libraries2
Crèches and childcare3
Bus stops56
Luas stops0
Railway and DART stations2
2schoolsOpenStreetMap
1crèche or childcare serviceOpenStreetMap
5,746residents per km²0.5 km²

Services and green space are measured from the centre of each census small area (usually 80 to 120 homes) and averaged by population. The list of everyday places counts what lies within one kilometre of the small area with the most services in the division.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Within one kilometre. OpenStreetMap is not complete; school counts are a guide, not the Department of Education register.

Nearby divisions.

Other electoral divisions in the same local electoral area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.