Living in Carrigaline

In Carrigaline, tenants pay an average rent of €1,592 a month (2025) and unemployment is 5.5% (2022).

Carrigaline is a city in Ireland, with a population of 18,239 in April 2022. In April 2022, the unemployment rate was 5.5%.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population18,239people3 Apr 2022Official source · CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size

Median gross salary (region)3,896EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)

Average rent1,592EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types

Unemployment rate5.5%country median 9.4% — 41% belowOfficial source · CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town

Recorded crime4,381incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · CJQ05 — Recorded crime incidents by Garda Region, Type of Offence, and Quarter

PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³country median 7.0 — 29% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 96% of Irish cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Irish city that publishes it.

Which Ireland-wide rules apply when you move to Carrigaline?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in IrelandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Carrigaline.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Carrigaline. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€76

Mobile plan, 10 GB€40

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	75.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	eir 500 Mbps broadband⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	39.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	eir Mobile Essential⁹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,592 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types¹⁴Official

Is Carrigaline a good place to live?

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Remote worker34%strong on work, weak on safety · range 25–43%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–66%

Student34%strong on cost, weak on education · range 23–45%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–61%

Retirement40%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 29–51%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Carrigaline?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁷

Unemployment across cities in IrelandUnemployment in Carrigaline is 5.5%. Of 90 cities with data, 21 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–18

Carrigaline 5.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,778 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹¹Official · county
Median gross salary (regional)	3,896 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹¹Official · county
Unemployment rate	5.5 %country median 9.4%	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Carrigaline?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,460of €3,168 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€3,168
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types · 2025-12-31	− €1,592
Internet€76 · official · eir 500 Mbps broadband · 2026-09-30	− €76
Mobile plan€40 · official · eir Mobile Essential · 2026-09-30	− €40
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,460

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Carrigaline Salary needed to live in Carrigaline

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Carrigaline. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Intreo employment service — Public employment service

Department of Social Protection, Ireland

Job Search

Open official service

Open the Ireland service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Carrigaline. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,381 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	CJQ05 — Recorded crime incidents by Garda Region, Type of Offence, and Quarter³Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	30 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Nearest airport	ORK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	7 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Carrigaline. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Education and Training Board adult English language skills and ESOL — State Language Course

The 16 Education and Training Boards across Ireland

For adult migrants, refugees, adults who need to improve English.

EnglishFree

Open official information

Local Authority Integration Teams (LAITs) — Newcomer Adaptation

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

For new arrivals, people who applied for International Protection, refugees, people from Ukraine.

EnglishIn Person

Open official information

Open the full Ireland section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Carrigaline.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Carrigaline?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency¹⁰

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

8°3°

10°4°

12°5°

15°8°

17°10°

19°12°

18°12°

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13°8°

10°5°

9°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

131

127

137

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

111

160

191

184

164

158

129

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hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in IrelandAnnual PM2.5 in Carrigaline is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 68 cities with data, 23 have annual PM2.5 of 7 to under 8 µg/m³.

5–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–13

Carrigaline 5.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³country median 7.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹⁰Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.2 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 12 · May 14.6 · Jun 17 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 8.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.2 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 5.3 · May 7.6 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 11.6 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 8 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 3.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.7 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 8.6 · May 11.1 · Jun 13.6 · Jul 15.2 · Aug 15 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 6.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 131.3 · Feb 97.2 · Mar 91.5 · Apr 86.5 · May 80.8 · Jun 83.3 · Jul 87.2 · Aug 94.6 · Sep 92 · Oct 131.2 · Nov 127 · Dec 136.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 60.9 · Feb 74.2 · Mar 110.5 · Apr 160.4 · May 191.1 · Jun 184.1 · Jul 164.1 · Aug 158.4 · Sep 129 · Oct 98.9 · Nov 74.5 · Dec 54.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

4.8

5.9

7.1

8.2

5.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 28.6% between 2015 and 2024, from 7.0 to 5.0.

Similar climate. In Ireland: Limerick ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.2 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Heide (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Carrigaline?

The published population was 18,239 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.9%
Foreign residents12.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	13.34 %	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)¹Official
Foreign residents	2,198 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence⁵Official
Female residents	9,339 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁶Official
Male residents	8,900 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁶Official
Population	18,239 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁶Official

International community in Carrigaline

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table · 2022

Published group	People	Share
Total	18,101	100.0%
Ireland	14,596	80.6%
Rest of World	1,004	5.5%
United Kingdom	858	4.7%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	735	4.1%
Poland	626	3.5%
India	282	1.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Citizenship

Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table · 2022

Published group	People	Share
Total	18,101	100.0%
Ireland	15,686	86.7%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	714	3.9%
Poland	534	3.0%
Rest of World	467	2.6%
United Kingdom	253	1.4%
India	227	1.3%
Not stated	220	1.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Citizenship

Population Usually Resident and Present in the State · 2022

Published group	People	Share
All citizenships	18,121	100.0%
Ireland	15,695	86.6%
Poland	537	3.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)	256	1.4%
Other EU27 (2020)	236	1.3%
India	227	1.3%
Citizenship not stated	217	1.2%
Africa(1)	133	0.7%
Other Asia(1)	104	0.6%
Lithuania	100	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Croatia	63	0.3%
Spain	62	0.3%
Italy	61	0.3%
France	58	0.3%
Latvia	57	0.3%
Brazil	51	0.3%
Romania	39	0.2%
Rest of Europe(1)	39	0.2%
Germany	38	0.2%
Multiple/Dual citizenship	33	0.2%
Other America(1)	30	0.2%
United States of America (the)	29	0.2%
China	21	0.1%
No citizenship	11	0.1%
Australia	10	0.1%
Other countries	9	0.0%
Ukraine	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Alternatives for people set on Carrigaline

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Carrigtwohill as a Carrigaline alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Nearest airport: 17.0 km Carrigtwohill vs 7.0 km Carrigaline+143%
Residents: 5,568 Carrigtwohill vs 18,239 Carrigaline−69%
Foreign residents: 18.8% Carrigtwohill vs 13.3% Carrigaline+41%
Median gross pay, region: €3,896 Carrigtwohill vs €3,896 Carrigalinesame level
Unemployment: 5.5% Carrigtwohill vs 5.5% Carrigalinesame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,381 Carrigtwohill vs 4,381 Carrigalinesame level
Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Carrigtwohill vs 5.0 µg/m³ Carrigalinesame level

Full comparison More about Carrigtwohill

Galway city and suburbs as a Carrigaline alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 169 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 85,910 Galway city and suburbs vs 18,239 Carrigaline+371%
Foreign residents: 18.2% Galway city and suburbs vs 13.3% Carrigaline+36%
Median gross pay, region: €3,566 (2024) Galway city and suburbs vs €3,896 (2025) Carrigalineno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,247 Galway city and suburbs vs 4,381 Carrigaline−3%

Full comparison More about Galway city and suburbs

Cities near Carrigaline

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Ireland

Other cities in Ireland to compare with Carrigaline, nearest in population first.

All Ireland cities

Malahide18,608 residents Maynooth17,259 residents Leixlip16,733 residents Celbridge20,601 residents Sligo20,608 residents Ashbourne15,680 residents

How does Carrigaline compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Carrigaline when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: English as additional language support (whole-school approach, National Strategy Literacy and Numeracy 2011). How to enrol a child (gov.ie).

A country-wide rule for Ireland; Carrigaline's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Carrigaline?

The published population was 18,239 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size.

Is the air quality good in Carrigaline?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Carrigaline?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town.

What is the typical salary around Carrigaline?

The median gross salary is 3,896 EUR/month. Source: NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025).

How many foreign residents live in Carrigaline?

2,198 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence.

Is Carrigaline a good place to live?

Carrigaline may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Carrigaline?

Passage West-Monkstown, Cobh, Cork city and suburbs, Carrigtwohill, Kinsale are near Carrigaline. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Ireland live in Carrigaline?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,596 people (80.6%) in the source-defined population for 2022. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Carrigaline, Ireland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town CSO Census 2022 F7115 · ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-07-27
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