10 Minute Towns |Access i b i l i t y & Framework Repor t
4 Baseline Conditions
4.1 Carlow
Healthcare Figure 2 to Figure 4 show all the healthcare services (i.e. hospitals, health centres, GPs, dentists, pharmacies and nursing homes) in Carlow. Healthcare services are predominantly locatedwithin the towncentre,withdentists,GPs and pharmacies on Tullow Street. Immediately north of Tullow Street there are healthcare services on College Street, Dublin Street, Dublin Road and Athy Road, whereas there are also pharmacies to the south of Kennedy Avenue. The northern part of Carlow has three hospitals: Carlow District Hospital, Sacred Heart Hospital, and St Dympna’s Hospital, which is accessible via Dublin Road and Athy Road. There are also nursing homes in Carlow, with two located within the town and another to the east of the town on Tullow Road. “The population of Carlow at the time of the 2016 census was 24,272, which marked a 5.4% increase between 2011 and 2016”
4.1.1 Demographics Preliminary demographic analysis was undertaken to understand the current population statistics in Carlow. The population of Carlow at the time of the 2016 census was 24,272, which marked a 5.4% increase between 2011 and 2016. Residential car ownership statistics were also extracted from CSO to understand if there is a trend in car ownership, which may have an adverse effect on the ’10 Minute Town’ concept. Car ownership in 2016 has increased slightly in Carlow in comparison to 2011, with 81% of households owning one or more cars in 2016, compared to 80% in 2011. 4.1.2 Location of services It is important to understand the location of services (i.e. healthcare, education, leisure and public transport) to establish if there is a general trend. As mentioned in Section 3, the locations of services were identified through desktop analysis and were verified by Local Authority contacts as well as colleagues who are resident in Carlow.
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