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Mayo

Map of Mayo

Map of Mayo

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Link to Local Authority:
Mayo County Council

Land Mass 558,831 ha
% of Ireland 8.0%
Population Density (2011) 23.36 persons per sq km

Human Resource

County Population 2011 (Preliminary) 130,552
Population Change (2006-2011) 5.4%

Key Centres with Population over 1,000 (2006)

Castlebar 11,891
Ballina 10,409
Westport 5,475
Claremorris 2,595
Ballinrobe 2,098
Swinford 1,502
Ballyhaunis 1,708
Kiltimagh 1,096
Belmullet 1,074
Foxford 1,058

Employment

Employed (2006) 52,277
Employment Growth (2002-2006) 16.8%
Labour Force Participation on Rate (2006) 58.4%

Natural Resources

Average Farm Size (2000)(ha) 21.9
Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2006) 4,754

Numbers Employed by Sector (2006)

Total 52,277
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 4,754
Industry 15,109
Services 32,414

Most Important Industrial Sectors 2009

Top three industrial sectors account for 62% of total industrial employment
1. Other manufacturing*
2. Manufacture of food products
3. Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

* Other manufacturing includes the manufacture of medical instruments.

Agency Assisted Employment (2010)

Employment in Agency Assisted Irish Owned Companies 2,862
Employment in Agency Assisted Foreign Owned Companies 3,134

Income & Output

Net Output per Person Engaged (2009)* €410,222*
Avg. Industrial Wage (2009) €29,495
Avg. Disposable Income per Capita (2008) €20,223

* There are some limitations associated with Net Output figures which relate to the ownership of companies and transfer pricing arrangements which may be applied.

Tourism (2010)

Number of Overseas Tourists 322,000
Revenue Generated by Overseas tourists €89m

Enterprise (2009)

Number of Active Enterprises 5,375
Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees) 91.4%
Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2007-2009) -9.6%

Labour Catchments in county Mayo (2006)*

Castlebar labour catchment 13,757
Westport labour catchment 4,854
Claremorris labour catchment 2,553
Ballyhaunis labour catchment 2,227
Belmullet labour catchment 1,924
Ballinrobe labour catchment 1,593
Charlestown labour catchment 1,100
Swinford labour catchment 1,085

* 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.

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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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