a leading location intelligence technology company in Ireland
has revealed that Knock in County Mayo has the oldest population of any town in Ireland
Having analysed the Census data for Irish towns of at least 1,000 or more people following the release of the results
Gamma’s Location Labs shows the towns with the oldest and youngest populations across Ireland
with Knock found to have the oldest population with an average age of 47
Watergrasshill in County Cork and Saggart in County Dublin emerged as the communities with the youngest population
The analysis also looked at population density and growth since the last Census in 2016
a Dublin suburb was the most densely populated – Kinsealy-Drinan
which is situated in the north of the county
was found to have 8,401 people per square kilometre
Clonee in County Meath was the highest for the rest of the country
with 5,536 inhabitants per square kilometre
Dunshaughlin had the largest relative population growth
with the data showing that 65% more people live there now than in 2016
12% of people aged 18 and over are living with their parents
but in some places this percentage is much higher
Ardnacrusha in County Clare tops the list with 21% of adults living with their parents
Other towns where the proportion exceeds one in five are Johnstown in County Kildare
Highest population density – Kinnegad (3,474/km²)
Biggest increase since 2016 Census – Mullingar (1,739)
Most % growth in population since 2016 Census – Kilbeggan (22%)
Biggest percentage of adults living with their parents – Rochfortbridge (18%)
Biggest population – Roscommon Town (6,555)
Highest population density – Ballaghadereen (1,425/km²)
Biggest increase since 2016 Census – Roscommon Town (679)
Most % growth in population since 2016 Census – Ballaghadereen (32%)
Biggest percentage of adults living with their parents – Roscommon Town (11%)
said: “The 2022 Census data has allowed us to analyse and paint an up-to-date picture of the population across Ireland
we can see the growth of communities across the country
“Being able to visualize and analyse such data can be extremely valuable for business and policy decision-makers in terms of identifying opportunities
assessing risks and planning for the future.”
You can find a full breakdown of the county data at the Gamma website
This analysis only included towns with a population of 1,000 people or more
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Daingean recorded the biggest population growth in Offaly
DAINGEAN recorded the biggest population growth in the past six years according to new analysis of the 2022 Census returns
Analysis of the data on a town by town basis by Gamma, a leading location intelligence technology company
found the north Offaly town's population grew by 14 per cent in that period
The analysis also showed that Kilcormac had the biggest percentage of adults living with their parents (18)
Unsurprisingly Tullamore had the highest population with 15,598 living in the Offaly county town on Census day while Edenderry had the highest population density per square kilometre - 2,460/km²
Ferbane recorded the oldest population with an average age of 42 while Daingean had the youngest with an average age of 35
Nationally the county Mayo town of Knock was found to have the oldest population with an average age of 47
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Swords is officially the largest town in Dublin and the second largest in the country according to new figures release by the Central Statistics Office from the 2016 Census
The Fingal capital now has a population of some 39,251 according to the Census figures and comes second in the country
There is an important anomaly in the figures as the area of Kinsealy and Drinan is counted separately in the Census figures and if you include that area with Swords
it takes the greater Swords area to a population of over 45,000
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There was big news for Balbriggan in the latest Census 2016 figures too
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Malahide was the next most populous town in the north county with a population of 16,550 although its rise in population since 2011 was somewhat smaller that either Swords or Balbriggan at just 4.4%
Skerries also passes a significant milestone in its history in these figures
which show the coastal town exceeding 10,000 residents for the first time
That represents a 3.9% increase on the 2011 Skerries population
The two towns on the Donabate and Portrane peninsula have very different stories to tell in these latest Census 2016 figures
Donabate experienced significant growth since 2011
recording a population of 9.8% to 7,443 residents
Donabate's near neighbour of Portrane was actually the only major town in Fingal to see population fall
Portrane's population fell by 9.9% from 1.372 in 2011 to 1,236 in 2016 which could be at least partially explained by the depopulation of St Ita's Hospital
Lusk experienced one of the highest rates of increase in population in the county at some 10.9%
The town has expanded from 7,022 residents in 2011 to 7,786 in 2016
Rush is getting closer in population to its neighbours in Skerries and is close to breaking the 10,000 population barrier
with 9,943 residents now living in the town
Portmarnock is also edging towards that 10,000 mark with a population of 9,446 which represented one of the smallest increases in population in the county since 2011
The figures were released last Thursday by the Central Statistics Office as it published the second in the series of eleven thematic reports from Census 2016 - Profile 2: Population Distribution and Movements
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