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4.3 Tralee
Healthcare Figure 28 to Figure 30 show all the healthcare services (i.e. hospitals, health centres GPs, dentists, pharmacies and nursing homes) in Tralee. Healthcare services are predominantly located within the town centre, with dentists, GPs and pharmacies on Oakpark Road. Immediately south-west of Oakpark Road, there are also healthcare services on Prince’s Street, Boherbee, Basin Road, and Ashe Street. There is a public hospital, University Hospital Kerry, to the east of Tralee which is accessed from Quill Street, and a private hospital to the west, Bon Secours, that has a staff entrance on Matt Talbot Street and a public entrance on Strand Street. There are two nursing homes in Tralee, with one in the town centre, namely Tralee Community Nursing Centre, and another to the north of the town on Oakpark Road. “The population of Tralee at the time of the 2016 census was 23,691, with little change between 2011 and 2016”
4.3.1 Demographics Preliminary demographic analysis was undertaken to understand the current population statistics in Tralee. The population of Tralee at the time of the 2016 census was 23,691, with little change 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 slightly increased in Tralee in comparison to 2011, with 76% of households owning one or more cars in 2016, compared to 75% in 2011. 4.3.2 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 Tralee.
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