Donegal
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Donegal County Council
| Land Mass |
485,951 ha |
| % of Ireland |
6.9% |
| Population Density (2011) |
33.12 persons per sq km |
Human Resource
| County Population 2011 (Preliminary) |
160,927 |
| Population Change (2006-2011) |
9.3% |
Key Centres with Population over 1,000 (2006)
| Letterkenny |
17,586 |
| Buncrana |
5,911 |
| Ballybofey-Stranorlar |
4,176 |
| Ballyshannon |
2,686 |
| Donegal |
2,339 |
| Bundoran |
1,964 |
| Carndonagh |
1,923 |
| Lifford |
1,448 |
| Moville |
1,427 |
| Bunbeg-Derrybeg |
1,359 |
| Killybegs |
1,280 |
| Convoy |
1,193 |
| Ramelton |
1,088 |
| Dungloe-An Clochán Liath |
1,068 |
| Raphoe |
1,065 |
Employment
| Employed (2006) |
56,670 |
| Employment Growth (2002-2006) |
17.1% |
| Labour Force Participation Rate (2006) |
57.2% |
Natural Resources
| Average Farm Size (2000)(ha) |
26.2 |
| Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2006) |
3,796 |
Numbers Employed by Sector (2006)
| Total |
56,670 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
3,796 |
| Industry |
14,948 |
| Services |
37,926 |
Most Important Industrial Sectors 2009
| Top three industrial sectors account for 51% of total industrial employment |
| 1. Manufacture of food products |
| 2. Other manufacturing* |
| 3. Manufacture of electrical equipment |
* Other manufacturing includes the manufacture of medical instruments.
Agency Assisted Employment (2010)
| Employment in Agency Assisted Irish Owned Companies |
2,678 |
| Employment in Agency Assisted Foreign Owned Companies |
1,618 |
Income & Output
| Net Output per Person Engaged (2009) |
€150,652 |
| Avg. Industrial Wage (2009) |
€23,921 |
| Avg. Disposable Income per Capita (2008) |
€18,596 |
Tourism (2010)
| Number of Overseas Tourists |
195,000 |
| Revenue Generated by Overseas tourists |
€44m |
Enterprise (2009)
| Number of Active Enterprises |
6,047 |
| Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees) |
89.9% |
| Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2007-2009) |
-14.7% |
Labour Catchments in county Donegal (2006)*
| Letterkenny labour catchment |
17,886 |
| Derry labour catchment |
4,581 |
| Ballybofey-Stranorlar labour catchment |
3,520 |
| Donegal labour catchment |
3,487 |
| Buncrana labour catchment |
2,995 |
| Killybegs labour catchment |
2,653 |
| Bunbeg labour catchment |
1,939 |
| Carndonagh labour catchment |
1,737 |
* 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/reports-2009/
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