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Roscommon in Census 2011 - Roscommon County Council

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8.2 Our bill of health -<br />

<strong>Roscommon</strong><br />

Disability<br />

There were 8,759 people <strong>in</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong> who had a disability <strong>in</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – or 13.7 per cent of the<br />

population, slightly over the figure for the State overall. In 2006, the figure <strong>in</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong> was<br />

5,746 or 9.8 per cent.<br />

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Oranmore The town (of 1,500 or more) with the lowest rate of disability at 6.9 per cent<br />

Castlerea The town (of 1,500 or more) with the highest rate of disability at 22.4 per cent<br />

Ashbourne The town with a population of over 10,000 with the lowest rate of disability at<br />

8.0 per cent<br />

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