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Geographic Components of Rosbercon ED, 2% in Wexford
Population Change Urban 1 and 1.2% in Gorey Urban
There was a varied pattern of ED. This is encouraging as it goes
population change across the against the trend of declining
county between 2011-2016. At a populations in towns.
Municipal District level (see Table
2), Gorey MD experienced a 6.4% However, 37 of the county’s 124 ED
increase in its population (more experienced population decline,
than twice the county’s growth rate) with the most significant decreases
while New Ross MD suffered a experienced in the west and
0.4% decline in its population. south-west of the county, further
weakening the settlement structure
Significant population increases in these areas. Barrack Village and
were experienced in the north and Harristown declined by 14%,
east of the county, in particular, in Moyacomb by 8.3%, Bannow by
the EDs of Limerick (+ 12.9%), 7%, Clonleigh by 6.3%, Kilcowan
Gorey Rural (+11.4%), by 5.8% and Taghmon by 5.3%.
Ballynestragh, (+10%), Ballyellis In the vicinity of Wexford Town,
(+10.5%), Ardamine (+11.3%), Carrick (Part Urban) ED
Courtown (+13.2%) and Killincooly experienced an 11.1% decline,
(+11.8%). Some of the county’s Ardcavan (Part Urban) a 9.8%
towns also experienced population decline and Wexford Rural (Part
growth with an increase of 12% in Rural) ED a 24.6% decline.
Enniscorthy Urban ED, 2.6% in
Table 3 Population Change in Municipal Districts
Municipal District 2011 2016 % Change
Wexford 44,593 45,512 +2
Gorey 34,202 36,526 +6.4
Enniscorthy 34,403 35,587 +3.3
New Ross 32,122 31,980 -0.4
Total 145,320 149,605 +2.9
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