Map of Clare
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Clare County Council
| Land Mass |
344,232 ha |
| % of Ireland |
4.9% |
| Population Density (2016) |
34.52 persons per sq km |
Human Resource
| County Population 2016 |
118,817 |
| Population Change (2011-2016) |
1.4% |
Key Centres with Population over 1,000 (2016)
| Ennis |
25,276 |
| Shannon |
9,729 |
| Kilrush |
2,719 |
| Sixmilebridge |
2,625 |
| Newmarket on Fergus |
1,784 |
| Killaloe |
1,484 |
| Ardnacrusha (Castlebank) |
1,383 |
| Ennistymon |
1,045 |
Employment
| Employed (2011) |
45,606 |
| Employment Change (2006-2011) |
-9.9% |
| Labour Force Participation Rate (2011) |
61.6% |
Source: CSO Census of Population 2011
Natural Resources
| Average Farm Size (2010) |
32.6 ha |
| Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2011) |
3,751 |
Numbers Employed by Sector (2011)
| Total |
45,606 |
| Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing |
3,751 (8.2%) |
| Industry & Construction |
9,357 (20.5%) |
| Services |
29,948 (65.7%) |
Source: CSO Census of Population 2011
Most Important Business Enterprise Sectors for Employment (2014)
| Top three sectors account for 57% of people engaged in business enterprises |
| 1. Manufacturing |
| 2. Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 3. Accommodation and food service activities |
Source: CSO Business Demography 2014
Agency Assisted Employment (2015)
| Employment in Agency Assisted Irish Owned Companies |
3,255 |
| Employment in Agency Assisted Foreign Owned Companies |
6,599 |
Download a 4-page report on agency assisted employment in county Clare Trends in Agency Assisted Employment-Clare-WDC Report-January 2015 PDF 622KB
Income & Output
| Net Output per Person Engaged (2012) |
€140,099 |
| Avg. Industrial Wage (2012) |
€43,434 |
| Avg. Disposable Income per Capita (2014) |
€17,201 |
Tourism (2015)
| Number of Overseas Tourists |
597,000 |
| Revenue Generated by Overseas tourists |
€127m |
Enterprise (2014)
| Number of Active Enterprises |
6,170 |
| Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees) |
93.9% |
| Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2013-2014) |
-2.96% |
Labour Catchments in County Clare (2006)*
| Ennis labour catchment |
21,333 |
| Shannon labour catchment |
4,470 |
| Kilrush labour catchment |
1,911 |
* The labour catchment of a town is that area from which it draws most of its workforce. These figures are the number of workers living in the catchment areas of these towns.
Further detail is contained in the report Travel to Work and Labour Catchments in the Western Region: A Profile of Seven Town Labour Catchments available at: http://www.wdc.ie/publications/reports-and-papers/
