What is the employment rate in Tipperary?

The employment rate in Tipperary was 54.4% according to Census 2022, compared to a national average of 56.1%. IrelandInsights maps employment at electoral division level for every county in Ireland.

What is the housing tenure breakdown in Tipperary?

In Tipperary, 69.3% of households are owner-occupied and 13.4% rent privately, according to Census 2022. The national averages are 65.9% owner-occupied and 18.0% privately rented.

Census Profile · Tipperary · 2022

County Tipperary — Unemployment — #25 in Ireland

Tipperary records one of the lowest unemployment rate figures in Ireland at 4.5%, against a national average of 5.1%. The gap reflects a highly active labour market relative to most Irish counties. Electoral division data shows the pattern is not uniform — certain EDs within Tipperary diverge sharply from the headline county figure.

        Tipperary is -0.5pp vs national on unemployment rate.
      

Key statistics — County Tipperary

Unemployment

4.5%

#25 of 26 counties

National Average

5.1%

unemployment rate

Owner-Occupied

69.3%

National: 65.9%

Unemployment

4.5%

National: 5.1%

Top electoral divisions — Unemployment in Tipperary

The electoral divisions within County Tipperary with the highest unemployment rate, Census 2022.

Electoral Division	Unemployment Rate
1. TIPPERARY EAST URBAN	8.3%
2. CARRICK-on-SUIR URBAN	8%
3. LITTLETON	7.6%
4. GRAYSTOWN	7.2%
5. FETHARD	7.2%

Explore Tipperary data on the map

Every electoral division in County Tipperary is mapped. Hover to inspect Census 2022 figures or ask the AI analyst for a plain-language explanation.

Unemployment — #25 in Ireland — Tipperary map Employment — Tipperary Housing — Tipperary

County Tipperary — what stands out

What stands out?

County Tipperary has a notably low private renting rate, ranking 23rd nationally — 8.1% in Census 2022.

Why does it matter?

Renting rates reveal the balance between housing tenure types and the affordability of homeownership in a county. High renting indicates either strong demand from a mobile or young population, or property prices too high for first-time buyers. It concentrates housing insecurity when rents rise faster than wages.

How does it compare nationally?

Tipperary8.1%

National avg11.0%

Difference-2.9pp

Rank23 / 26

What's the likely explanation?

Very low private renting reflects a county where homeownership is the dominant tenure — driven by affordable land, limited rental stock outside the main towns, and a stable, settled population. These counties often attract households priced out of the capital: homeownership here is within reach where it is not in Dublin or Cork, sustaining high ownership rates without the affordability pressure of more expensive coastal counties.

County Tipperary — census data context

County-level figures aggregate all electoral divisions within Tipperary. The map reveals the internal variation those county averages suppress — the gap between the most and least deprived EDs in Tipperary is typically far wider than the county-to-national difference highlighted above. View the full Tipperary area guide →

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Data: CSO Census 2022 · County Tipperary · Electoral Division averages · cso.ie/census