Mayo
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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.
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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