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Galway

Galway is the regional capital of the Western region of the Republic of Ireland. It had a population of 66,000 according to the results of the 2002 Census of Population. The City boasts top level educational and medical facilities. Strong indigenous clusters are evident in the fields of biomedical engineering, electronics and software development. There are fifteen industrial business parks in Galway, which include a significant number of information technology companies. Also, much of the city’s income derives from the tourist industry. Galway City Council plays a major role in the development of the city. The council has fifteen directly elected members representing three local electoral areas. The city manager and his staff are responsible for the day-to-day administration of the council. No larger urban zone (LUZ) was defined for this city.

CITY LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2001	65,832						353
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	1996	2%						222
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2001	21%						297
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2001	12%						273
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment
Average price per m2 for a house
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	60%						305
Percentage of households living in social housing	2001	7%						192
Average living area in m2 per person
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2001	66.38						250
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2001	7%						308
Unemployment rate - female	2001	7%						307
Employment rate	2001	59%						273
Activity rate	2001	59%						307
GDP per head (€)	2001	€19,476						296
Median disposable annual household income(€)
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2001	44%						233
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2001	0						221
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)
Population density (residents per km2)
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car	2001	59%						175
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	2001	18						177