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Claddagh

Claddagh (Galway City) had 2,755 residents in April 2022, part of Galway city and suburbs. The median household had a gross income of €53,359, 10% below the figure for Galway City. 56% of households owned their home, 38% rented privately and 2% rented from the council or a housing body. From an average home, 347 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Electoral division · Galway City Central local electoral area · 12 census small areas · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026
2,755residentsCensus, April 2022
€53,359median household incomegross, 2022
56%of homes owner-occupied38% rented privately
13%green space within 500 maverage across small areas
Claddagh by census small area
Map of Claddagh: 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
Claddagh · Galway CityCladdagh highlighted; the rest of Galway City in grey
Map of Galway City with Claddagh 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 Galway City. 1,175 households, 2.3 people in each on average.

11%
aged under 15
14%
aged 15–24
35%
aged 25–44
21%
aged 45–64
20%
aged 65 and over
31%
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.

€53,359
median gross household income
€45,676
median household income after tax
54%
of residents aged 15+ are at work
10%
of the labour force are unemployed
54%
of adults whose education has finished hold a degree
43%
of workers work from home at least some of the time

Highest level of education completed

Primary or none7%
Lower secondary9%
Upper secondary (Leaving Certificate)14%
Further education and apprenticeships16%
Bachelor’s degree31%
Postgraduate24%

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.

1,389 dwellings on census night; 62% of households live in a house or bungalow and 38% in a flat or apartment.

Households by tenure, 2022

Owned with a mortgage or loan15%
Owned outright41%
Rented from a private landlord38%
Rented from the local authority or a housing body2%
Occupied free of rent4%

When homes were built

Before 194626%
1946–197022%
1971–199024%
1991–200017%
2001–201010%
2011–20151%
2016 or later0%
9%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022
3%holiday homescensus night, 2022
€330,000median sale price, County Galway3,239 sales, 2025
2.3people per household2022

Median sale price, County Galway

2010€172,000
2011€130,000
2012€114,500
2013€113,625
2014€120,000
2015€128,000
2016€140,000
2017€165,000
2018€180,000
2019€197,500
2020€217,500
2021€224,250
2022€265,000
2023€270,284
2024€290,000
2025€330,000

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. 29% of households have no car; 26% have two or more.

Usual way of travelling

Car, van or motorbike33%
Work or study mainly at home13%
On foot39%
Bus, minibus or coach6%
Train, DART or Luas0%
Bicycle9%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes41%
15 to 30 minutes40%
30 to 45 minutes11%
45 minutes to an hour3%
An hour to an hour and a half3%
An hour and a half or more1%
91%of households with broadband2022
1.1 kmto 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.

347 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk of an average home; 13% of the land within 500 metres is green space.

Supermarkets and convenience shops33
Bakeries3
Pharmacies11
GP surgeries and doctors6
Dentists12
Cafés and pubs130
Restaurants79
Parks10
Playgrounds7
Pitches21
Gyms and sports centres8
Libraries5
Crèches and childcare3
Bus stops55
Luas stops0
Railway and DART stations1
1schoolOpenStreetMap
0crèches and childcareOpenStreetMap
3,561residents per km²0.8 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 Galway City.