Sligo County Council
46 datasets are currently published for Sligo County Council.
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was checked on a different date — where a figure links to its own page, that page carries the full source and "as of" date.
How Sligo County Council compares with the other councils
- Council spending per resident: ranked 24th of 28 (€1,177).
- Share of income raised by the council itself: ranked 7th of 30 (35.02%).
- Share of tenders that received a single bid: ranked 3rd of 29 (30.80%).
A rank is a position among the councils on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well a council is doing.
- Average distance to workplace (km) — Sligo County Council — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 17.3, 2022. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Average weekly rent — Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: €128, 2022. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Awarded council tenders — Sligo County Council: €18,293,275, calendar year 2025. Source: Office of Government Procurement — eTenders contract award notices. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Bathing water quality — Sligo County Council: 80.00%, 2024. Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Cattle numbers — Sligo County Council — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 107,100, 2026 (+0.0% year on year, from 107,100). 107,100 head of cattle were counted. Cattle: under 1 year accounted for the largest share (32,500, 30%). Next largest was Other cows (25,700). 6 categories have a reported change small enough that the source's own rounding to the nearest 100 could account for most or all of it. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Commencement notices — Sligo County Council — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 29, September 2026. 29 was the total. Residential units commenced accounted for the largest share (12, 41%). Next largest was Notices for residential development (9). 3 smaller categories had fewer than 20 records at one end of the comparison, where percentage changes move sharply on small numbers. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Community service orders — Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 16, 2024. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: The Probation Service. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Company formations — Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 21, September 2026. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: Companies Registration Office Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Deprivation index — Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: -0.2, 2022. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: Pobal — HP Deprivation Index. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Disposable income per person — Co. Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: €26,887, 2024. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Dwelling units granted permission — Sligo County Council: 117, Q2 2026. Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Emergency accommodation type — North-West — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 177, July 2026 (-5.9% year on year, from 188). 177 adults in emergency accommodation were counted. That is the region's own published total; the categories below overlap and do not add up to it. Private Emergency Accommodation was the largest single category (133). Next largest was Supported Temporary Accommodation (34). The largest year-on-year movement was Supported Temporary Accommodation, 6% lower (34). 1 smaller category had fewer than 20 records at one end of the comparison, where percentage changes move sharply on small numbers. (published for North-West as a whole, not just Sligo County Council) Source: DHLGH Homelessness Reports. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Ethnic or cultural background — Sligo County Council: 69,225, 2022. 69,225 was the total. White Irish accounted for the largest share (56,953, 82%). Next largest was Other White (5,078). Source: CSO Census of Population — Small Area Population Statistics (religion, ethnicity, travel to work, residence a year ago). Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Family composition — North-West — opens Co. Sligo's own page: No figure published, July 2026. (published for North-West as a whole, not just Sligo County Council) Source: DHLGH Homelessness Reports. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Gross expenditure per capita — Sligo County Council: €1,177, 2026 (+2.3% year on year, from €1,151). Source: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage — Local Authority Budgets. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Homelessness by age — North-West — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 177, July 2026 (-5.9% year on year, from 188). 177 adults in emergency accommodation were counted. 25-44 accounted for the largest share (79, 45%). Next largest was 45-64 (64). The largest year-on-year movement was 18-24, 26% lower (25). 1 smaller category had fewer than 20 records at one end of the comparison, where percentage changes move sharply on small numbers. (published for North-West as a whole, not just Sligo County Council) Source: DHLGH Homelessness Reports. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Homelessness by citizenship — North-West — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 177, July 2026 (-5.9% year on year, from 188). 177 adults in emergency accommodation were counted. Irish accounted for the largest share (115, 65%). Next largest was EEA/UK (40). The largest year-on-year movement was Irish, 17% lower (115). 1 smaller category had fewer than 20 records at one end of the comparison, where percentage changes move sharply on small numbers. (published for North-West as a whole, not just Sligo County Council) Source: DHLGH Homelessness Reports. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Homelessness by sex — North-West — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 177, July 2026 (-5.9% year on year, from 188). 177 adults in emergency accommodation were counted. Male accounted for the largest share (104, 59%). Next largest was Female (73). The largest year-on-year movement was Male, 7% lower (104). (published for North-West as a whole, not just Sligo County Council) Source: DHLGH Homelessness Reports. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis — Sligo County Council — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 38,228, 2025 (+4.0% year on year, from 36,765). 38,228 hospital discharges were recorded, all causes. Diseases of the digestive system was the largest single category (3,139). Next largest was Neoplasms (cancer) (2,931). The largest year-on-year movement was Diseases of the nervous system, 15% higher (1,391). (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Housing affordability — Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 9.5 years, 2026. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: StatsMapped. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Live Register — Sligo County Council — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 2,120, September 2026 (-3.8% year on year, from 2,204). 2,120 people were on the Live Register. 25 years and over accounted for the largest share (1,837, 87%). Next largest was Under 25 years (283). The largest year-on-year movement was 25 years and over, 5% lower (1,837). (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Mean weekly earnings — Co. Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: €885, 2025. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Median resale price — Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: €238,000, Q2 2026 (+5.8% year on year, from €225,000). (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: Property Services Regulatory Authority — Residential Property Price Register. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: €256,750, Q2 2026 (-2.4% year on year, from €263,000). (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: Property Services Regulatory Authority — Residential Property Price Register. Licence: licence terms.
- Median weekly earnings — Co. Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: €731, 2025. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- New dwelling completions — Sligo County Council: 112, Q2 2026. 112 dwellings were completed. Scheme house accounted for the largest share (85, 76%). Next largest was Single house (25). The largest year-on-year movement was Scheme house, 29% lower (85). 1 smaller category had fewer than 20 records at one end of the comparison, where percentage changes move sharply on small numbers. Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- New dwellings granted permission — Sligo County Council: 19, Q2 2026 (-17.4% year on year, from 23). Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Own-source income share — Sligo County Council: 35.02%, 2026 (+0.1 percentage points year on year, from 34.91%). Source: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage — Local Authority Budgets. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Owner-occupied households by age (owned outright) — Sligo County Council — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 2,745, 2022. 2,745 was the total. 85 years and over accounted for the largest share (795, 29%). Next largest was 65 years (329). 1 smaller category had fewer than 20 records at one end of the comparison, where percentage changes move sharply on small numbers. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Owner-occupied households by age (with mortgage) — Sligo County Council — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 1,382, 2022. 1,382 was the total. 40 years accounted for the largest share (263, 19%). Next largest was 45 years (256). 4 smaller categories had fewer than 20 records at one end of the comparison, where percentage changes move sharply on small numbers. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Persons at work — Co. Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 36,600, 2024. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Population (homeless region) — North-West — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 272,481, 2022. (published for North-West as a whole, not just Sligo County Council) Source: CSO FY006B — Population by County and City, 2011-2022. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Population by local authority — Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 70,198, 2022. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Population — Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 70,198, 2022. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO FY006B — Population by County and City, 2011-2022. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Population — Sligo County Council — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 70,198, 2022. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO FY006B — Population by County and City, 2011-2022. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Probation and supervised suspended sentences — Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 50, 2024. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: The Probation Service. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Probation referrals from court — Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 140, 2024. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: The Probation Service. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Rainfall — Sligo (Ardtarmon) — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 42.2, July 2026. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: Met Éireann. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Religion — Sligo County Council: 70,198, 2022. 70,198 was the total. Catholic accounted for the largest share (51,516, 73%). Next largest was No religion (8,687). Source: CSO Census of Population — Small Area Population Statistics (religion, ethnicity, travel to work, residence a year ago). Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Residence one year before census — Sligo County Council: 68,494, 2022. 68,494 was the total. Same address accounted for the largest share (63,827, 93%). Next largest was Elsewhere in county (2,234). Source: CSO Census of Population — Small Area Population Statistics (religion, ethnicity, travel to work, residence a year ago). Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Single-bid tender rate — Sligo County Council: 30.80%, 2025. Source: Office of Government Procurement — eTenders contract award notices. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Sligo University Hospital — Inpatient / Day Case Waiting List — Sligo County Council — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 3,513, July 2026 (+15.4% year on year, from 3,045). 3,513 people were on the inpatient or day case waiting list. 0-6 months accounted for the largest share (2,248, 64%). Next largest was 6-12 months (707). The largest year-on-year movement was 6-12 months, 24% higher (707). (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: National Treatment Purchase Fund. Licence: licence terms.
- Sligo University Hospital — Outpatient Waiting List — Sligo County Council — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 18,172, August 2026 (+26.9% year on year, from 14,320). 18,172 people were on the outpatient waiting list. 0-6 months accounted for the largest share (11,395, 63%). Next largest was 6-12 months (3,827). The largest year-on-year movement was 6-12 months, 73% higher (3,827). (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: National Treatment Purchase Fund. Licence: licence terms.
- Social benefits per person — Co. Sligo — opens Co. Sligo's own page: €7,864, 2024. (a county-wide figure — Co. Sligo has only one constituent council, Sligo County Council) Source: CSO PxStat. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Total adults in emergency accommodation — North-West — opens Co. Sligo's own page: 177, July 2026 (-5.9% year on year, from 188). (published for North-West as a whole, not just Sligo County Council) Source: DHLGH Homelessness Reports. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Travel to work — Sligo County Council: 29,997, 2022. 29,997 was the total. Car driver accounted for the largest share (17,164, 57%). Next largest was Work mainly at or from home (3,730). Source: CSO Census of Population — Small Area Population Statistics (religion, ethnicity, travel to work, residence a year ago). Licence: CC BY 4.0.
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