Mayo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mayo County Council

Land Mass	558,831 ha
% of Ireland	8.0%
Population Density (2016)	23.35 persons per sq km

Human Resource

County Population 2016	130,507
Population Change (2011-2016)	-0.1%

Top Ten Centres of Population in Mayo (2016)

Castlebar	12,068
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 (%)
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
Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2016)	4,395

Employment

Employed (2016)	51,439
Employment Change (2011-2016)	4.8%
Labour Force Participation on Rate (2016)	57.7%

Numbers Employed by Sector (2016)

Total	51,439
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
Employment in Agency Assisted Foreign Owned Companies	4,466

Source: DBEI, Annual Employment Survey 2017

Local Sustainability

Fertility Rate (2017)*	11.8
Domestic Building Energy Rating (BER) % Grade B and above (2018)**	9.1%
Avg. Disposable Income per Capita (2015)***	€17,390

* Births per year per 1,000 population. Source: CSO Vital Statistics Yearly Summary

** Source: CSO Domestic Buildings Energy Ratings

*** Source: CSO County Incomes and Regional GDP

Tourism (2016)

Number of Overseas Tourists	309,000
Revenue Generated by Overseas tourists	€68m

Source: Fáilte Ireland, Regional tourism performance in 2016

Enterprise (2016)

Number of Active Enterprises	6,890
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)
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/