History

The 1911 census recorded that the settlement had a population of 734 people, living in 150 dwellings, and Donabate remained a small village for more than a century. In later years, the area's access to the capital city of Dublin has improved with upgraded roads and the re-opening of a former railway station. The census of 1996 recorded that the population was 1,868; by the time of the 2002 census it had doubled to 3,854. The 2022 census