Ballyhale is in the barony Knocktopher, and the civil parish of Derrynahinch. The village gives its name to the wider townland and catholic parish. The Catholic Parish of Ballyhale is made up of three areas; Knockmoylan and the villages of Ballyhale and Knocktopher. Ballyhale Electoral Division (an area which extends to several townlands beyond the village) had a population of 366 people as of 2011, representing a 11.2% increase in population from the 2006 census. The 2020 population of the Electoral Division included 179 males and 187 females.