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Roscommon

Land Mass 254,804 ha
% of Ireland 3.6%
Population Density (2016) 25.33 persons per sq km

 

 

 

 

Roscommon

Human Resource

County Population 2016 64,544
Population Change (2011-2016) 0.7%

 

Key Centres of Population in Co. Roscommon* (2016)

Roscommon 5,876
Boyle 2,568
Castlerea 1,992
Ballaghaderreen 1,808
Strokestown 825

*Part of Athlone (Monksland) is in Co. Roscommon (4,350 of 21,349 population total) and part of Carrick on Shannon (640 of 4,062 population total)

Source: CSO Census of Population 2016

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

No Formal/Primary (15.5%)
Secondary (48.8%)
Third Level (35.7%)

Source: CSO Census of Population 2016

Natural Resources

Average Farm Size (2010) 27.1 ha
Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2016) 2,311

Employment

Employed (2016) 25,819
Employment Change (2011-2016) 5.9%
Labour Force Participation Rate (2016) 58.3%

 

Numbers Employed by Sector (2016)

Total 25,819
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 2,311 (9.0%)
Industry & Construction 4,809 (18.6%)
Services  17,819 (69.0%)

Source: CSO Census of Population 2016

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

Agency Assisted Employment (2019)

Permanent Full Time Employment in Agency Assisted Companies 2,743

Source: DBEI, Annual Employment Survey 2019

 

Local Sustainability

Fertility rate (2019)* 12.0
Proportion of seats held by women in the 2019 local election** 16.7%
Domestic Building Energy Rating (BER) % Grade B2 and above (2020)*** 3%

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

**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)* €17,399
Mean Annual Earnings 2018** €38,628

* Source: CSO County Incomes and Regional GDP

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

 

Enterprise (2018)

Number of Active Enterprises* 3,930
Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees)^ 94.5%
Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2015-2018)* 6.5%

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 81% of Total Enterprises in Roscommon.

Labour Catchments in County Roscommon (2016)*

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

Roscommon labour catchment 7,235 (2016),   7,306 (2006)
Boyle labour catchment 1,448 (2016),    1,964 (2006)
Castlerea labour catchment  1,452 (2016),   1,587 (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.