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Galway

Land Mass 615,052 ha
% of Ireland 8.8%
Population Density (2016) 42.04 persons per sq km

 

Galway

Human Resource

County Population 2016 258,058
Population Change (2011-2016) 3.0%

Key Centres with Population over 1,400 (2016)

Galway City 79,934
Tuam 8,767
Ballinasloe 6,662
Loughrea 5,556
Oranmore 4,990
Athenry 4,445
Gort 2,994
Bearna 1,998
Moycullen 1,704
Clifden 1,597
Portumna 1,450

Source: CSO Census of Population 2016

Highest level of education completed by persons whose education has ceased (%)

No Formal/Primary (13.1%)
Secondary (41.7%)
Third Level (45.3%)

Source: CSO Census of Population 2016

Natural Resources

Average Farm Size (2010) 25.8 ha
Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2016) 5,668

Employment

Employed (2016) 110,067
Employment Change (2011-2016) 9.2%
Labour Force Participation Rate (2016) 61.2%

Numbers Employed by Sector (2016)

Total 110,067
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 5,668 (5.1%)
Industry & Construction 22,975 (20.9%)
Services 76,510 (69.5%)

Source: CSO Census of Population 2016

Download the 2-page WDC Insights Galway City’s Labour Market – Census 2016

Download the 2-page WDC Insights Galway County’s Labour Market – Census 2016

Agency Assisted Employment (2019)

Permanent Full Time Employment in Agency Assisted Companies 28,916

Source: DBEI, Annual Employment Survey 2019

Local Sustainability

Fertility Rate (2019)* 12.2
Proportion of seats held by women in the 2019 local election** 21.1%
Domestic Building Energy Rating (BER) % Grade B2 and above (2020)*** 5%

* Births per year per 1,000 population. Source: CSO Vital Statistics Yearly Summary (Galway city and county own calculation)

**Source: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Local Elections 2019 Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics

*** Source: CSO Domestic Buildings Energy Ratings

Income and Earnings

Avg. Disposable Income per Person (2017)* €18,990
Mean Annual Earnings 2018** €41,765

* Source: CSO County Incomes and Regional GDP

**Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Enterprise (2018)

Number of Active Enterprises* 18,497
Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees)^ 92.3%
Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2015-2018)* 6.2%

Source: CSO Business Demography 2018

* Total enterprises includes all ‘business economy’ enterprises (NACE Rev 2 B to N(-642)) plus Health & Social Work, Education, Arts/Entertainment/Recreation and Other Services.

^ Data on enterprise size only includes ‘business economy’ enterprises which account for 78% of Total Enterprises in Galway.

Labour Catchments in County Galway (2016)*

Download the 2-page county profile of Galway City’s Place of Residence and Place of Work, 2011 and 2016

Download the 2-page county profile of Galway County’s Place of Residence and Place of Work, 2011 and 2016

Galway city labour catchment 70,170 (2016),   64,455 (2006)
Ballinasloe labour catchment 4,804**(2016),   5,135  (2006)
Tuam labour catchment 5,506 (2016),   3,015  (2006)
Loughrea labour catchment 3,070 (2016),   2,311  (2006)
Clifden labour catchment 2,100 (2016),   1,845  (2006)
Gort labour catchment 1,329 (2016),   1,505  (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.

** Part of the Ballinasloe labour catchment extends beyond the boundary of the Western Region and is not fully captured here.