Home Links Contact
CANITA
c/o Ledcom Industrial Estate
Bank Road, Larne
BT40 3AW

T (028) 28270742
F: (028) 28275653
E: geraldinesmyth@ledcom.org
 
You Are Here » Home » Regions Profiles
 
» Coleraine
 
Coleraine District Council Profile
Population (Census 2001)
Coleraine
Total
56,315
Adult (16+)
42,686
Population Density (persons per sq. km)
116
 
Labour Market
Coleraine
Unemployment
 
Employment (2001Census)
20,924
Average Gross Annual Earnings
£18,522
VAT Registered Business Base 2002
Businesses1
% of total
Employment
% of total
SIC(92) Section
A Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry 575 32.1 965 5.5
B Fishing * * * *
C Mining and Quarrying * * * *
D Manufacturing 120 6.7 4,550 25.9
E Electricity, Gas and Water Supply * * * *
F Construction 220 12.3 1,250 7.1
G Wholesale & Retail Trade 415 22.9 2,850 16.2
H Hotels and Restaurants 135 7.5 1,855 10.6
I Transport, Storage and Communication 55 3.1 240 1.4
J Financial Intermediation 5 0.3 * *
K Real Estate and Renting 195 10.9 970 5.5
L Public Administration and Defence * * * *
M Education 10 0.6 * *
N Health and Social Work 10 0.6 45 0.3
O Other Community Services 60 3.4 890 5.1
Total 1,790
-
17,565
-
1 Figures are based on VAT registered businesses only.
* Figure not shown due to there either being no businesses in the cell or confidentiality constraints.
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 and thus may not add to totals.
  Enterprise Activity
VAT Registrations/De-Registrations 2001
 
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Registrations
105
115
95
90
100
De-Registrations
115
85
100
85
75
Registrations per 10,000 adult population
23.4
Assisted Start-Ups
 
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
2002/2003
Business Start Programme
16
27
36
24
57
Community Business Starts
1
0
1
1
1
Home Start
1
5
1
0
4
Growth Start
6
4
5
1
1
Total
24
36
33
26
63
InvestNI Primary Active Client Base 2002
 
No. of Clients
Employment
Sales £m
External Sales £m
Exports £m
InvestNI Clients
53
2,813
357
276
173
Total NI Base
2,040
105,276
10,292
7,389
4,090
%Total Base
2.6
2.7
3.5
3.7
4.2
       
Invest NI Assistance Provided 00/01 - 02/03
  
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
Total for 3 Years
No. of Co.
£
No. of Co.
£
No. of Co.
£
No. of Co.
£
Assistance Offered
35
1,181,352
31
1,246,808
27
344,652
93
2,772,812
 
 
 
 
 
  Profiles:
York County Economic Board
Antrim Borough Council
Ballymena Borough Council
Carrickfergus Borough Council
Coleraine Borough Council
Ballymoney Borough Council
Larne Borough Council
Moyle Borough Council
Newtownabbey Borough Council