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South Dublin

South Dublin had 301,075 residents in April 2022, across 49 electoral divisions. The median household had a gross income of €70,423, 17% above the national figure. 69% of households owned their home and 16% rented from a private landlord. Homes in County Dublin as a whole sold for a median of €461,000 in 2025.

Local authority area · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026
301,075residentsCensus, April 2022
€70,423median household incomegross, 2022
69%of homes owner-occupied16% rented privately
€461kmedian sale priceCounty Dublin, 2025
South Dublin by census small area
Map of South Dublin: 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

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)

All 49 electoral divisions.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest. Select a row for its full profile.

Electoral divisionResidentsHousehold incomeOwnersPrivate rentingSocial rentingAged 65+DegreeGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Ballinascorney874€67k71%23%5%13%26%33%30
Ballyboden5,246€90k86%9%4%18%52%13%90
Bohernabreena5,672€83k78%8%12%11%33%33%53
Clondalkin Village9,388€64k75%18%7%12%25%30%72
Clondalkin-Ballymount2,320€76k83%15%1%12%27%37%38
Clondalkin-Cappaghmore2,445€53k30%4%66%10%14%22%71
Clondalkin-Dunawley11,298€56k51%16%32%11%15%20%58
Clondalkin-Monastery11,357€64k67%24%6%13%29%12%73
Clondalkin-Moorfield7,024€57k51%15%34%12%14%24%75
Clondalkin-Rowlagh4,106€50k49%9%42%17%8%21%74
Edmondstown5,685€76k70%9%20%14%40%17%62
Firhouse Village12,254€81k79%17%4%10%42%24%88
Firhouse-Ballycullen10,522€109k81%15%4%7%57%22%68
Firhouse-Knocklyon3,510€82k95%4%1%29%48%27%104
Lucan Heights5,131€69k77%11%10%23%41%22%90
Lucan-Esker33,849€88k70%23%6%4%44%21%72
Lucan-St. Helens16,805€88k71%20%8%10%51%17%78
Newcastle5,552€77k75%12%12%12%37%14%36
Palmerston Village3,689€58k88%9%1%22%29%18%110
Palmerston West7,323€66k68%9%21%16%22%20%94
Rathcoole6,590€79k79%15%6%14%40%26%39
Rathfarnham Village3,145€89k76%21%1%20%66%19%176
Rathfarnham-Ballyroan2,743€88k92%6%0%24%56%16%124
Rathfarnham-Butterfield3,290€86k86%11%0%25%57%14%131
Rathfarnham-Hermitage4,378€95k83%15%1%20%62%20%87
Rathfarnham-St. Enda's3,952€81k84%11%4%22%52%16%95
Saggart6,248€76k61%27%11%7%44%15%42
Tallaght-Avonbeg1,543€46k67%3%28%20%11%31%152
Tallaght-Belgard1,635€66k83%13%2%26%25%12%64
Tallaght-Fettercairn11,335€62k38%14%48%6%27%18%70
Tallaght-Glenview2,171€55k53%35%11%15%29%25%160
Tallaght-Jobstown18,125€60k43%22%35%5%24%17%72
Tallaght-Killinardan3,878€48k31%7%61%16%7%32%94
Tallaght-Kilnamanagh4,394€62k91%6%2%24%21%19%78
Tallaght-Kiltipper9,432€63k58%13%28%8%23%21%82
Tallaght-Kingswood4,291€57k74%20%4%18%24%21%113
Tallaght-Millbrook3,338€52k87%8%4%26%19%25%172
Tallaght-Oldbawn4,445€62k82%13%5%24%24%23%180
Tallaght-Springfield11,297€58k44%43%13%15%29%16%169
Tallaght-Tymon5,138€50k67%7%25%23%17%33%137
Templeogue Village2,270€97k71%26%1%18%62%19%142
Templeogue-Cypress2,807€85k90%8%0%27%51%20%114
Templeogue-Kimmage Manor4,929€107k84%14%2%18%64%11%126
Templeogue-Limekiln3,821€69k88%5%5%22%33%27%102
Templeogue-Orwell1,991€76k95%4%0%34%43%12%109
Templeogue-Osprey2,258€74k92%6%1%29%41%33%119
Terenure-Cherryfield2,229€63k82%13%4%18%36%11%159
Terenure-Greentrees2,948€73k89%7%1%21%44%12%127
Terenure-St. James2,404€48k94%5%0%31%24%11%109

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) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Residents and households on census night, April 2022, next to the figure for Ireland. 100,364 households, 3.0 people in each on average.

21%
aged under 15
13%
aged 15–24
29%
aged 25–44
23%
aged 45–64
13%
aged 65 and over
17%
of households are one person living alone

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.

€70,423
median gross household income
€59,676
median household income after tax
58%
of residents aged 15+ are at work
9%
of the labour force are unemployed
35%
of adults whose education has finished hold a degree
38%
of workers work from home at least some of the time

Highest level of education completed

Primary or none11%
Lower secondary14%
Upper secondary (Leaving Certificate)20%
Further education and apprenticeships20%
Bachelor’s degree23%
Postgraduate13%

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.

106,074 dwellings on census night; 86% of households live in a house or bungalow and 14% in a flat or apartment.

Households by tenure, 2022

Owned with a mortgage or loan36%
Owned outright33%
Rented from a private landlord16%
Rented from the local authority or a housing body14%
Occupied free of rent1%

When homes were built

Before 19462%
1946–197016%
1971–199037%
1991–200017%
2001–201018%
2011–20152%
2016 or later7%
4%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022
0%holiday homescensus night, 2022
€461,000median sale price, County Dublin25,090 sales, 2025
3.0people 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. 13% of households have no car; 43% have two or more.

Usual way of travelling

Car, van or motorbike56%
Work or study mainly at home7%
On foot16%
Bus, minibus or coach13%
Train, DART or Luas3%
Bicycle4%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes25%
15 to 30 minutes34%
30 to 45 minutes23%
45 minutes to an hour8%
An hour to an hour and a half8%
An hour and a half or more3%
94%of households with broadband2022
1.7 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.

88 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk of an average home; 20% of the land within 500 metres is green space.

Supermarkets and convenience shops6
Bakeries0
Pharmacies4
GP surgeries and doctors2
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs12
Restaurants18
Parks6
Playgrounds5
Pitches80
Gyms and sports centres9
Libraries1
Crèches and childcare3
Bus stops55
Luas stops0
Railway and DART stations0
130schoolsOpenStreetMap
47crèches and childcareOpenStreetMap
1,347residents per km²223.0 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.

Around here.

Photographs taken near South Dublin, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Westlink Bridges Dublin Ireland Geograph 412193 7d62a75d
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Westlink Bridges Dublin Ireland Geograph 412193 7d62a75d
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Castleknock Golf Club, Dublin 15 - geograph.org.uk - 1741952
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Castleknock Golf Club, Dublin 15 - geograph.org.uk - 1741952
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Lake at Castleknock Golf Club, Dublin 15 - geograph.org.uk - 1741946
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Lake at Castleknock Golf Club, Dublin 15 - geograph.org.uk - 1741946
Photo: Dean Molyneaux · CC BY-SA 2.0
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