Galway
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Galway City Council
Galway County Council
| Land Mass |
615,052 ha |
| % of Ireland |
8.8% |
| Population Density (2011) |
40.73 persons per sq km |
Human Resource
| County Population 2011 (Preliminary) |
250,541 |
| Population Change (2006-2011) |
8.1% |
Key Centres with Population over 1,000 (2006)
| Galway City |
72,729 |
| Ballinasloe |
6,303 |
| Tuam |
6,885 |
| Loughrea |
4,532 |
| Oranmore |
3,513 |
| Athenry |
3,205 |
| Gort |
2,734 |
| Clifden |
1,497 |
| Portumna |
1,377 |
| Oughterard |
1,305 |
| Moycullen |
1,237 |
Employment
| Employed (2006) |
104,495 |
| Employment Growth (2002-2006) |
22.6% |
| Labour Force Participation Rate (2006) |
61.6% |
Natural Resources
| Average Farm Size (2000)(ha) |
24.6 |
| Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2006) |
5,968 |
Numbers Employed by Sector (2006)
| Total |
104,495 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
5,968 |
| Industry |
29,533 |
| Services |
68,994 |
Most Important Industrial Sectors 2009
| Top three industrial sectors account for 58% of total industrial employment |
| 1. Other manufacturing* |
| 2. Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products |
| 3. Manufacture of food products |
* Other manufacturing includes the manufacture of medical instruments.
Agency Assisted Employment (2010)
Employment in Agency Assisted
Irish Owned Companies |
5,193 |
Employment in Agency Assisted Foreign Owned
Companies |
9,585 |
Income & Output
Net Output per Person Engaged
(2009) |
€104,748 |
| Avg. Industrial Wage (2009) |
€28,236 |
| Avg. Disposable Income per Capita (2008) |
€21,680 |
Tourism (2010)
| Number of Overseas Tourists |
864,000 |
| Revenue Generated by Overseas tourists |
€237m |
Enterprise (2009)
| Number of Active Enterprises |
10,834 |
| Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees) |
90.9% |
| Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2007-2009) |
-6.0% |
Labour Catchments in county Galway (2006)*
| Galway city labour catchment |
64,455 |
| Ballinasloe labour catchment |
5,135 |
| Tuam labour catchment |
3,015 |
| Loughrea labour catchment |
2,311 |
| Clifden labour catchment |
1,845 |
| Gort labour catchment |
1,505 |
* 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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