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Mayo County Council
Land Mass | 558,831 ha |
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% of Ireland | 8.0% |
Population Density (2016) | 23.35 persons per sq km |
Human Resource
County Population 2016 | 130,507 |
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Population Change (2011-2016) | -0.1% |
Top Ten Centres of Population in Mayo (2016)
Castlebar | 12,068 |
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Ballina | 10,171 |
Westport | 6,198 |
Claremorris | 3,687 |
Ballinrobe | 2,786 |
Ballyhaunis | 2,366 |
Swinford | 1,394 |
Foxford | 1,315 |
Kiltimagh | 1,069 |
Crossmolina | 1,044 |
Source: CSO Census of Population 2016
Highest Level of Education (2016)
Highest level of education completed by persons whose education has ceased (%) |
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No Formal/Primary (17.4%) |
Secondary (47.8%) |
Third Level (34.8%) |
Source: CSO Census of Population 2016
Natural Resources
Average Farm Size (2010) | 22.4 ha |
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Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2016) | 4,395 |
Employment
Employed (2016) | 51,439 |
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Employment Change (2011-2016) | 4.8% |
Labour Force Participation on Rate (2016) | 57.7% |
Numbers Employed by Sector (2016)
Total | 51,439 |
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Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing | 4,395 (8.5%) |
Industry & Construction | 10,547 (20.5%) |
Services | 34,359 (66.8%) |
Source: CSO Census of Population 2016
Download the 2-page WDC Insights County Mayo’s Labour Market – Census 2016
Agency Assisted Employment (2017)
Employment in Agency Assisted Irish Owned Companies | 4,910 |
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Employment in Agency Assisted Foreign Owned Companies | 4,466 |
Source: DBEI, Annual Employment Survey 2017
Income & Output
Net Output per Person Engaged, (Mayo-Roscommon, 2012)* | €730,200* |
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Avg. Wage in Industry (Mayo-Roscommon, 2012) | €38,587 |
Avg. Disposable Income per Capita (2015) | €17,390 |
* 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 (2016)
Number of Overseas Tourists | 309,000 |
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Revenue Generated by Overseas tourists | €68m |
Source: Fáilte Ireland, Regional tourism performance in 2016
Enterprise (2016)
Number of Active Enterprises | 6,890 |
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Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees) | 92.7% |
Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2014-2016) | 3.4% |
Source: CSO Business Demography 2016
Labour Catchments in County Mayo (2016)*
Download the 2-page county profile of County Mayo’s Place of Residence and Place of Work, 2011 and 2016
Castlebar labour catchment | 13,931 (2016), 13,757 (2006) |
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Westport labour catchment | 6,380 (2016), 4,854 (2006) |
Claremorris labour catchment | 2,750 (2016), 2,553 (2006) |
Ballyhaunis labour catchment | 2,601 (2016), 2,227 (2006) |
Belmullet labour catchment | 1,859 (2016), 1,924 (2006) |
Ballinrobe labour catchment | 1,751 (2016), 1,593 (2006) |
Charlestown labour catchment | 962 (2016), 1,100 (2006) |
Swinford labour catchment | 1,118 (2016), 1,085 (2006) |
* 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: https://www.wdc.ie/publications/reports-and-papers/