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Sligo

Land Mass 183,746 ha
% of Ireland 2.6%
Population Density (2016) 35.67 persons per sq km

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sligo

Human Resource

County Population 2016 65,535
Population Change (2011-2016) 0.2%

Top 5 Centres of Population (2016)

Sligo 19,199
Tubbercurry 1,986
Strandhill 1,753
Collooney

Ballymote

1,610

1,549

Source: CSO Census of Population 2016

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

No Formal/Primary(14.2%)

Secondary (45.1%)
Third Level (40.7%)

Source: CSO Census of Population 2016

Natural Resources

Average Farm Size (2010) 26.3 ha
Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2016) 1,868

 

Employment

Employed (2016) 26,002
Employment Change (2011-2016) 2.2%
Labour Force Participation Rate (2016) 57.9%

 

Numbers Employed by Sector (2016)

Total 26,002
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 1,868 (7.2%)
Industry & Construction 4,427 (17.0%)
Services 18,650 (71.7%)

Source: CSO Census of Population 2016 

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

Agency Assisted Employment (2019)

Permanent Full Time Employment in Agency Assisted Companies 3,843

Source: DBEI, Annual Employment Survey 2019

Local Sustainability

Fertility Rate (2019)* 11.5
Proportion of seats held by women in the 2019 local election** 16.7%
Domestic Building Energy Rating (BER) % Grade B2 and above (2018)*** 5%

* 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)* €18,451
Mean Annual Earnings 2018** €39,466

* Source: CSO County Incomes and Regional GDP

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

 

Enterprise (2018)

Number of Active Enterprises* 4,311
Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees)^ 92.3%
Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2015-2018)* 3.1%

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 75% of Total Enterprises in Sligo.

Labour Catchments in County Sligo (2016)*

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

Sligo borough labour catchment 21,824 (2016),    20,321 (2006)
Tubbercurry labour catchment **NA (2016),    1,327 (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.

** Less than 3EDs assigned to Tubbercurry from analysis in 2016 and therefore was excluded. See full report for further explanation.