Living in Gorey

In Gorey, tenants pay an average rent of €1,374 a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.9% (2022).

Gorey had 11,517 residents in April 2022 and is a city in Ireland. In April 2022, the foreign population was 1,646.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population11,517people3 Apr 2022Official source · CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size

Median gross salary (region)3,591EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)

Average rent1,374EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types

Unemployment rate11.9%country median 9.4% — 27% aboveOfficial source · CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town

Recorded crime4,566incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · CJQ05 — Recorded crime incidents by Garda Region, Type of Offence, and Quarter

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 7.0 — 29% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 77% of Irish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 85% of Irish cities that publish it.

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

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 Gorey.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Gorey. 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)	1,374 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types¹⁴Official

Is Gorey a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker27%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 18–36%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on education · range 41–59%

Student37%strong on cost, weak on education · range 26–48%

Family45%strong on family, weak on education · range 34–56%

Retirement35%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 24–46%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Gorey?

The unemployment rate is 11.9 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁷

Unemployment across cities in IrelandUnemployment in Gorey is 11.9%. Of 90 cities with data, 21 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–18

Gorey 11.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,253 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹²Official · county
Median gross salary (regional)	3,591 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹²Official · county
Unemployment rate	11.9 %country median 9.4%	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Gorey?

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

Left over each month€1,498of €2,988 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.	€2,988
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types · 2025-12-31	− €1,374
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	€1,498

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gorey. 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

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,566 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
Nearest airport	KKY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	68 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gorey. 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

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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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Gorey?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency¹⁰

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

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

PM2.59WHO 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 Gorey is 9.0 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

Gorey 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 7.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹⁰Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.82 · Feb 12.3 · Mar 13.36 · Apr 16.52 · May 18.01 · Jun 20.77 · Jul 22.56 · Aug 23.96 · Sep 20.05 · Oct 17.81 · Nov 15.24 · Dec 13.45 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -0.2 · Feb -1.55 · Mar -2.3 · Apr 1.68 · May 4.57 · Jun 6.8 · Jul 9.17 · Aug 9.72 · Sep 7.48 · Oct 3.72 · Nov 1.05 · Dec -0.07 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.87 · Feb 6.45 · Mar 6.97 · Apr 8.67 · May 10.98 · Jun 13.46 · Jul 15.13 · Aug 15.34 · Sep 14.23 · Oct 12.19 · Nov 9.45 · Dec 7.67 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2019–2024

8.6

10.5

12.5

14.4

9.02019202120232024

Annual PM2.5 fell 35.7% between 2019 and 2024, from 14.0 to 9.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Gorey?

The published population was 11,517 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 passport85.7%
Foreign residents14.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	15.91 %	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)¹Official
Foreign residents	1,646 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence⁵Official
Female residents	5,950 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁶Official
Male residents	5,567 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁶Official
Population	11,517 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁶Official

International community in Gorey

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	11,428	100.0%
Ireland	9,026	79.0%
Rest of World	616	5.4%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	602	5.3%
United Kingdom	590	5.2%
Poland	572	5.0%
India	22	0.2%

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	11,428	100.0%
Ireland	9,610	84.1%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	580	5.1%
Poland	546	4.8%
Rest of World	301	2.6%
United Kingdom	193	1.7%
Not stated	179	1.6%
India	19	0.2%

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	11,329	100.0%
Ireland	9,509	83.9%
Poland	548	4.8%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)	194	1.7%
Citizenship not stated	164	1.4%
Other EU27 (2020)	151	1.3%
Romania	112	1.0%
Other Asia(1)	95	0.8%
Latvia	88	0.8%
Lithuania	75	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Africa(1)	53	0.5%
Croatia	43	0.4%
Brazil	40	0.4%
Spain	38	0.3%
Multiple/Dual citizenship	29	0.3%
Germany	27	0.2%
France	27	0.2%
Italy	20	0.2%
India	19	0.2%
Ukraine	19	0.2%
China	17	0.2%
United States of America (the)	15	0.1%
Rest of Europe(1)	14	0.1%
Other America(1)	11	0.1%
Other countries	10	0.1%
No citizenship	10	0.1%
Australia	1	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 Gorey

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.

Arklow as a Gorey alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Median gross pay, region: €3,969 Arklow vs €3,591 Gorey+11%
Foreign residents: 13.8% Arklow vs 15.9% Gorey−13%
Residents: 13,399 Arklow vs 11,517 Gorey+16%
Unemployment: 11.4% Arklow vs 11.9% Gorey−4%
Nearest airport: 71.0 km Arklow vs 68.0 km Gorey+4%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,566 Arklow vs 4,566 Goreysame level

Full comparison More about Arklow

Limerick as a Gorey alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Nearest airport: 21.0 km Limerick vs 68.0 km Gorey−69%
Foreign residents: 22.0% Limerick vs 15.9% Gorey+38%
Annual PM2.5: 6.7 µg/m³ Limerick vs 9.0 µg/m³ Gorey−26%
Unemployment: 10.9% Limerick vs 11.9% Gorey−8%

Full comparison More about Limerick

Cities near Gorey

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

Alternative cities in Ireland

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

All Ireland cities

Cavan11,741 residents Tramore11,277 residents Athy11,035 residents Longford10,952 residents Rush10,875 residents Enniscorthy12,310 residents

How does Gorey compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gorey 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.

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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; Gorey'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 Gorey?

The published population was 11,517 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size.

Is the air quality good in Gorey?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Gorey?

The unemployment rate is 11.9 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town.

What is the typical salary around Gorey?

The median gross salary is 3,591 EUR/month. Source: NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gorey?

1,646 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence.

Is Gorey a good place to live?

Gorey 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 Gorey?

Arklow is near Gorey. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Ireland live in Gorey?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,026 people (79.0%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Gorey, Ireland: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 167dd8bc5bd4781a630bb217e3d2cd9f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/gorey/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Gorey, Ireland: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {167dd8bc5bd4781a630bb217e3d2cd9f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/gorey/},
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}

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CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town CSO Census 2022 F7115 · ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-07-27
eir 500 Mbps broadband eir.ie · checked 2026-09-15
eir Mobile Essential home.eir.ie · checked 2026-09-15
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NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types data.cso.ie · checked 2026-09-18

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