Census 2011: Final Results Michael Pace Ross Silvan Zammit 20 May 2014.

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Census 2011: Final Results Michael Pace Ross Silvan Zammit 20 May 2014

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Census 2011: Final Results

Michael Pace RossSilvan Zammit

20 May 2014

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Results: Persons and Households

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Population growth

• Total population in 2011 stood at 417,432

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• 4,178 persons were residing abroad one year prior to the Census

• The vast majority were Maltese and British

Immigration

Citizenship Count %Maltese 1,539 36.8British 642 15.4Somali 256 6.1Eritrean 210 5.0Italian 118 2.8German 113 2.7Nigerian 89 2.1Bulgarian 85 2.0Swedish 84 2.0

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Non-Maltese:20,289 (4.9%)

Total Population:417,432

Maltese:397,143 (95.1%)

EU: 8,074 (39.8%)

Non-EU: 12,215 (60.2%)

Population by Citizenship

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Non-Maltese:20,289 (4.9%)

Total Population:417,432

Maltese:397,143 (95.1%)

Citizenship Count %British 6,652 32.8Somali 1,041 5.1Italian 947 4.7Bulgarian 850 4.2German 736 3.6Russian 603 3.0Eritrean 548 2.7Serbian 541 2.7Swedish 447 2.2Libyan 403 2.0

Population by Citizenship

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• More than 97.5% of those who were in Malta one year prior to the Census resided in the same district of residence where they were enumerated

- Of these, 98.6% remained in the same dwelling

- Nearly 6,000 persons moved to another dwelling in the same locality

- More than 10,000 moved to an other dwelling in another locality

Internal migration

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District Population %Southern Harbour 79,438 19.0Northern Harbour 120,449 28.9South Eastern 64,276 15.4Western 58,129 13.9Northern 63,765 15.3Gozo and Comino 31,375 7.5

Population by District

Total Population:417,432

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• 16 localities had more than 10,000 residents, with an average of 7,149 in Malta and 2,241 in Gozo

• Trends observed in past years by region continued to emerge:

- The population in the Southern Harbour District continued to decrease while the population in the Northern District continued its sharp increase

- The largest locality remained Birkirkara with 21,749 residents, followed by Mosta and St. Paul’s Bay, with 19,750 and 16,395 residents respectively

- The smallest locality remained Mdina (239 residents)

Population by District

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Total Population:417,432

DistrictSouthern HarbourNorthern HarbourSouth EasternWesternNorthernGozo and Comino

Locality Population % PopĦaż-Żabbar 14,916 3.6Fgura 11,449 2.7Ħal Tarxien 8,380 2.0Paola 8,267 2.0Ħal Luqa 5,911 1.4

Population by District

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Total Population:417,432

DistrictSouthern HarbourNorthern HarbourSouth EasternWesternNorthernGozo and Comino

Locality Population % PopBirkirkara 21,749 5.2Ħal Qormi 16,394 3.9Tas-Sliema 13,621 3.3San Ġwann 12,152 2.9Ħamrun 9,043 2.2

Population by District

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Total Population:417,432

DistrictSouthern HarbourNorthern HarbourSouth EasternWesternNorthernGozo and Comino

Locality Population % PopŻejtun 11,334 2.7Marsaskala 11,059 2.6Birżebbuġa 10,412 2.5Żurrieq 10,287 2.5Ħal Għaxaq 4,577 1.1

Population by District

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Total Population:417,432

DistrictSouthern HarbourNorthern HarbourSouth EasternWesternNorthernGozo and Comino

Locality Population % PopĦaż-Żebbuġ 11,580 2.8Rabat 11,212 2.7Ħ'Attard 10,553 2.5Siġġiewi 8,202 2.0Ħal Balzan 4,101 1.0

Population by District

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Total Population:417,432

DistrictSouthern HarbourNorthern HarbourSouth EasternWesternNorthernGozo and Comino

Locality Population % PopMosta 19,750 4.7St Paul's Bay 16,395 3.9Naxxar 12,875 3.1Mellieħa 8,661 2.1Mġarr 3,479 0.8

Population by District

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Total Population:417,432

DistrictSouthern HarbourNorthern HarbourSouth EasternWesternNorthernGozo and Comino

Locality Population % PopVictoria 6,252 1.5Nadur 3,973 1.0Xagħra 3,968 1.0Xewkija 3,143 0.8Għajnsielem 2,645 0.6

Population by District

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Population density

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• National level: Malta (1,566 persons/km2) was three times more densely populated than Gozo (457 persons/km2)

• District level: The Northern Harbour District (5,014 persons/km2) and Southern Harbour District (3,035 persons/km2) were the two most densely populated districts in Malta.

Population density

• Locality level:

- The three most densely populated localities in Malta were Senglea (17,146 persons/km2) followed by Tas-Sliema (10,511 persons/km2) and Fgura (10,019 persons/km2)

- Għasri, the least densely populated locality in the Maltese islands (86 persons/km2), was the only locality which was in-line with the overall EU average

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Total Population:417,432

Private households [152,980]:408,783 (97.9%)

Institutions [250]:8,649 (2.1%)

District Number %Southern Harbour 29,139 19.0Northern Harbour 46,256 30.2South Eastern 22,315 14.6Western 19,617 12.8Northern 24,012 15.7Gozo and Comino 11,641 7.6

Population by Household characteristics

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Total Population:417,432

Institutions [250]:8,649 (2.1%)

Household size Number %

1 34,637 22.6 2 42,651 27.9 3 32,741 21.4 4 29,535 19.3 5+ 13,416 8.8

Population by Household characteristics

Private households [152,980]:408,783 (97.9%)

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Total Population:417,432

Household composition Number %

One-person household, under 30 2,632 1.7

One-person household, 30-64 years old 17,533 11.5

One-person household, 65+ 14,472 9.5Two adults, no dependent children - both adults under 65 years old 19,772 12.9

Two adults, no dependent children - at least one of the adults 65+ 19,786 12.9

Other households without dependent children 25,293 16.5

Single-parent household, one or more dependent children 5,456 3.6

Two adults, one dependent child 14,880 9.7

Two adults, two dependent children 15,568 10.2Two adults, three or more dependent children 4,303 2.8

Other households with dependent children 13,285 8.7

Population by Household characteristics

Institutions [250]:8,649 (2.1%)

Private households [152,980]:408,783 (97.9%)

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Type Number %Homes for the elderly 3,562 41.2Open centres/Refugee homes 1,810 20.9Convents 1,642 19.0Rehabilitation centres 620 7.2Hospitals 547 6.3Establishments for the disabled 227 2.6

Total Population:417,432

Population by Household characteristics

Institutions [250]:8,649 (2.1%)

Private households [152,980]:408,783 (97.9%)

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• In 2011, the resident population still comprised more females than males, although the gap between the two sexes continued to narrow, as observed in previous years

• In fact, males (207,625) continued to increase at a higher rate than females (209,807) since 1957

Gender distribution

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• Shift in age composition of the population towards an older population continued to materialise

• Persons aged 65 and over represented 16.3 per cent of the total population compared to 14.8 per cent of persons aged 0-14

• Average age of the resident population increased to 40.5 in 2011 (with an increased standard deviation of 22.4 years)

- 68.2% of the population is between 18 and 63 years of age

• The average age in Gozo and Comino (41.7 years) was higher than that observed on the mainland (40.4 years)

Age distribution

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• Mdina was the locality with the oldest population (52.4 years on average), followed by Floriana (48.4 years), Ħal Luqa and Tas-Sliema (48.2 years)

• Age distribution by locality was highly influenced by the presence of institutional households (e.g. Homes for the elderly)

• Pembroke, Xgħajra and Mtarfa had the smallest average age (less than 35 years)

• In particular, in Pembroke the average age stood at 33.4 years

Age distribution

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• Malta’s population was still relatively young compared to the EU

• Malta’s old-age dependency ratio stood at 23.7 per cent, compared to 26.8 per cent across the EU

• However, a remarkable increase was seen over the past years

The old-age-dependency ratio is defined as the proportion of persons aged 65 and over divided by the working-age

population of persons aged 15 to 64

Age distribution: Malta within the EU

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Age distribution: Malta within the EU

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Marital status and fertility

• More than half the population aged 16 and over was married (56.2%)

• The number of persons who were legally separated continued to increase sharply, reaching nearly 16,000, or 4.6%

• Another 1,984 were divorced

• On average females gave birth for the first time at age of 25

• The average age at first marriage for males was 26.4 years, while for females it stood at 23.9

• Both the age at first marriage and the age at first live birth were found to be highly dependent on education

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Marital status and fertility

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• 83,102 persons, or 19.9% of the population, suffered from a long-term illness, disease and/or chronic condition

- Of these, 3,943 resided in institutions.

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• 30,183 persons, or 7.3% of the population, have some form of disability or difficulty

- Of these, 2,851 resided in institutions

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• Nearly a third of those who had some form of disability or difficulty had a physical disability, which was the most common type of disability

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• The literacy rate went up to 93.6%, resulting in 24,074 persons being illiterate (6.4% of persons aged 10 and over)

• Highest literacy rate was found in the Northern District (96.0%) as opposed to the Southern Harbour District, where the lowest rate was observed (90.7%)

• However, literacy was found to be highly related to age and in fact, older districts exhibited higher illiteracy rates

Education

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Education

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Education

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Education

• 14.1% of persons aged 15 and over have a Tertiary level of education, while another 5.3% have a Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary level

• Similarly as for the literacy rate, the highest level of education is also influenced by age, and different patterns emerge at district level

• 31,998 persons (8.5%) aged 10 and over are not able to communicate in English at all, while another 35,675 (9.1%) speak only a little English

• 20,260 persons (5.4%) either speak a little Maltese or do not speak it at all

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Labour

• Nearly half the population aged 15 and over was gainfully occupied, with 48.3%, or 171,855 persons

• Contrasting results are observed at gender level:

- The majority of males aged 15 or more were gainfully occupied (106,784 or 60.7%) while the majority of females took care of the house or family (75,225 or 41.8%)

- Another 65,071 females were gainfully occupied (36.2%)

• Different patterns were observed when analysing data by age-group with almost similar percentages (42-44%) being observed for persons aged 15-24 who are gainfully occupied

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• Most females worked as service and sales workers (27.3%), professionals (21.1%) and clerical support workers (17.8%)

• Most males were employed as craft and related trade workers (17.0%), service and sales workers (15.1%) and technicians and associated professional (14.2%)

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Labour

• More than a third of all gainfully occupied persons worked in the Northern Harbour District (34.1%), followed by the Southern Harbour District (24.1%)

• 17,421 persons or 10.1% did not have fixed place of work, with the majority (85.2%) being males

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• The largest proportion of non-Maltese nationals were males (52.5 per cent) while nearly one-fourth were aged between 25 and 34

• 38.3 per cent resided in the Northern Harbour District as opposed to 28.4 per cent of Maltese nationals

• A smaller percentage (7.6 per cent) of non-Maltese residents resided in the Southern Harbour District when compared to Maltese residents (19.6 per cent)

• On average non-Maltese nationals claimed to possess a higher level of education than their Maltese counterparts

Characteristics of Non-Maltese nationals

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Results: Dwellings

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Dwelling Stock

• Stock of dwellings in 2011 stood at 223,850

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Dwelling Stock: Distribution by District

District %Southern Harbour 17.1Northern Harbour 28.3South Eastern 13.9Western 11.0Northern 18.4Gozo and Comino 11.2

Dwelling Stock:223,850

• St Paul’s Bay was the locality with the largest number of dwellings (17,593) followed by Tas-Sliema (10,651) and Birkirkara (9,977)

• Mdina (144), Għasri (370) and San Lawrenz (513) had the lowest number of dwellings

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Unoccupied:71,080 (31.8%)

Occupied:152,770 (68.2%)

Seasonal or secondary use:29,848 (42.0%)

Completely vacant:41,232 (58.0%)

Dwelling Stock:223,850

Dwelling Stock: Occupancy Status

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Unoccupied:71,080 (31.8%)

Occupied:152,770 (68.2%)

District # dwellings %Southern Harbour 29,107 19.1Northern Harbour 46,181 30.2South Eastern 22,279 14.6Western 19,584 12.8Northern 23,989 15.7Gozo and Comino 11,630 7.6

Dwelling Stock:223,850

Dwelling Stock: Occupancy Status

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Unoccupied:71,080 (31.8%)

Occupied:152,770 (68.2%)

District # dwellings %Southern Harbour 9,261 13.0Northern Harbour 17,206 24.2South Eastern 8,846 12.4Western 5,053 7.1Northern 17,274 24.3Gozo and Comino 13,440 18.9

Dwelling Stock:223,850

District # dwellings %Southern Harbour 29,107 19.1Northern Harbour 46,181 30.2South Eastern 22,279 14.6Western 19,584 12.8Northern 23,989 15.7Gozo and Comino 11,630 7.6

Dwelling Stock: Occupancy Status

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District Occupancy rateSouthern Harbour 75.9Northern Harbour 72.9South Eastern 71.6Western 79.5Northern 58.1Gozo and Comino 46.4

Dwelling Stock:223,850

• The highest occupancy rate was recorded in Santa Luċija (95.4%), followed by Pembroke (91.6%) and Mtarfa (90.1%)

• Żebbuġ [including Marsalforn] had the lowest occupancy rate (19.1%) followed by Munxar [including Xlendi] (27.1%) and St Paul’s Bay (42.0%)

Dwelling Stock: Occupancy Status

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Dwelling Stock: Type of dwellings

District # dwellings %

Terraced house/ Townhouse 71,120 31.8Semi-detached house 7,066 3.2Fully-detached house 4,243 1.9Maisonette/Ground floor tenement 55,163 24.6Flat/ Apartment/ Penthouse 82,595 36.9Semi-/Fully-detached farmhouse 2,070 0.9Other 1,593 0.7

Dwelling Stock:223,850

• Around three-fourths of dwellings in St Paul’s Bay (77.5%) and Żebbuġ (74.4%) were flats, apartments or penthouses

• In contrast, almost half the dwellings in Gozo and Comino (46.7%) were terraced or townhouses

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• In general, the state of repair of dwellings perceived by respondents was good

− Two out of three dwellings were in a good state

− 4.4% were in need of serious repairs or dilapidated

− 3.1% were in shell form

• Dwellings found in the Northern Harbour District were in the best state as opposed to those in the Southern Harbour District

− Pembroke had the highest proportion of dwellings in a good state of repair (78.8%)

− In contrast, Valletta had the lowest proportion of dwellings in a good state of repair (41.4%)

Dwelling Stock: State of Repair

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• Distribution of occupied dwellings varied significantly by region:

− In the Northern and Northern Harbour District the majority of dwellings were flats, apartments or penthouses (39.4% and 38.5% respectively)

− In the Southern Harbour District the largest share of occupied dwellings were maisonettes or ground floor tenements (35.4%)

− Terraced houses or townhouses prevailed in the other districts

− St Paul’s Bay ranked first with regard to flats, apartments or penthouses (73.2%), followed by Ta’ Xbiex (70.2%) and Valletta (63.8%)

Occupied Dwellings: Type of Dwellings

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Malta Gozo and Comino Total

Type No. % No. % No. %Terraced house/Townhouse 45,424 32.2 7,095 61.0 52,519 34.4

Semi-detached house 5,165 3.7 647 5.6 5,812 3.8Fully-detached house 2,990 2.1 393 3.4 3,383 2.2Maisonette/Ground floor tenement 42,571 30.2 1,574 13.5 44,145 28.9

Flat/Apartment/Penthouse 43,211 30.6 1,708 14.7 44,919 29.4Semi-/Fully detached farmhouse 1,128 0.8 178 1.5 1,306 0.9

Other 651 0.5 35 0.3 686 0.4

• The majority of occupied dwellings were terraced or townhouses, followed by flats, apartments or penthouses

Occupied Dwellings: Type of Dwellings

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• Nearly three-fourths (74.5%) of occupied dwellings were perceived to be in a good state of repair

• Ħal Kirkop, Ħal Għargħur, Ħad-Dingli ranked first with regard to the proportion of occupied dwellings in good state of repair

• Mdina, Valletta and Floriana ranked first with regard to the proportion of dwellings in need of serious repairs

• Flats, apartments or penthouses (79.0%) ranked first in terms of the highest proportion of occupied dwellings in a good state of repair, followed by semi-detached houses (78.0%) and maisonettes or ground floor tenements (73.0%)

• State of repair was highly related to the year of construction, and the geographical location of dwellings

Occupied Dwellings: State of Repair

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• 19 per cent of occupied dwellings were constructed prior to 1946, of which 10.3% were built before 1919

• The majority of occupied dwellings constructed before 1991 were terraced houses or townhouses (41.3%)

• Flats, apartments and penthouses built after 1990 amounted to 47.9% of the occupied dwellings

• Dwellings in the Northern District were relatively new compared to those in other districts, with those in the Southern Harbour and Northern Harbour Districts being the oldest

• Nearly two-thirds of occupied dwellings constructed after 2001 were flats, apartments or penthouses

Occupied Dwellings: Period of Construction

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• The number of rooms was directly linked to the type of dwelling as well as the period of construction

• Nearly 50% of occupied dwellings had either five or six rooms

• The majority of dwellings were composed of two members (27.9%), followed by one member (22.6%) and three members (21.4%)

− Average number of members in private households stood at 2.7

• Younger reference persons were more likely to reside in flats, apartments, penthouses, maisonettes or ground floor tenements

Occupied Dwellings: Rooms and members

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1946-1970: 29,505 (19.3%)

1945 or earlier: 29,085 (19.0%)

1971-1990: 51,371 (33.6%)

2001-2011: 19,423 (12.7%)

1991-2000: 23,386 (15.3%)

Occupied dwellings:152,770

Occupied Dwellings: Period of Construction

• 19 per cent of occupied dwellings were constructed prior to 1946, of which 10.3% were built before 1919

• The majority of occupied dwellings constructed before 1991 were terraced houses or townhouses (41.3%)

• Flats, apartments and penthouses built after 1990 amounted to 47.9%

• Dwellings in the Northern District were relatively new compared to those in other districts, with those in the Southern Harbour and Northern Harbour Districts being the oldest

• Nearly two-thirds of occupied dwellings constructed after 2001 were flats, apartments or penthouses

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• 85.4% of the occupied dwellings in Gozo and Comino were owned freehold; this stood at 50.1% in the Southern Harbour District

• Almost a third of dwellings located in the Southern Harbour District were rented, compared to 23.4% in the Northern Harbour District and 6.8% in Gozo and Comino

• Dwellings used free-of-charge in Gozo and Comino amounted to 4.4% while in Malta this was equal to 2.6%

Occupied Dwellings: Tenure Status

• More than three-fourths of occupied dwellings were either owned freehold or with ground rent (76.4%)

District level

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Occupied Dwellings: Tenure Status

Locality level

• Ta’ Kerċem (90.6%), Ta’ Sannat (89.5%) and Xewkija (89.5%) ranked first with owned freehold occupied dwellings

• More than a third (34.8%) of occupied dwellings in Fgura were owned with ground rent

• Valletta (66.8%), Cospicua (62.8%) and Ħal Tarxien (61.5%) had the highest proportion of rented unfurnished dwellings

• Nearly a quarter (24.5%) of occupied dwellings in St Paul’s Bay were rented furnished

• Żebbuġ had the highest proportion of used free-of-charge (9.8%)

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• 56,296 dwellings paid some form of rent or emphtyeusis to a landlord

− Of these, 71.2% paid a private landlord, 26.2% the government and 2.6% the church

Tenure Status Southern Harbour

Northern Harbour

South Eastern Western Northern Gozo and

Comino€

Ground rent 35 46 41 56 56 47

Rented unfurnished 185 193 186 185 400 200

Rented furnished 2,103 4,200 3,000 3,600 3,600 2,520

Held by emphyteusis 58 60 35 35 59 80

Rented Occupied Dwellings: Tenure Status

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Rented Occupied Dwellings: Tenure Status

• Rent varied significantly by locality, with the largest rents for unfurnished dwellings in Malta being observed in Swieqi (€3,600), St Paul’s Bay (€2,400) and Marsascala (€1,062)

• Highest rates for furnished property were recorded in Swieqi and Ħal Lija (€6,000) and St Julian’s (€5,741)

• In Gozo and Comino, the highest rates for furnished and unfurnished dwellings were recorded in Ta’ Kercem (€3,592) and Qala (€4,752) respectively

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• On a national level, nearly all occupied dwellings (over 99%) had most basic amenities, including: kitchen/kitchenette, bath/shower, toilet facilities, water supply system

− 536 dwellings had no kitchen/kitchenette while 564 had no bath/shower (highest proportions observed in the Southern Harbour District)

− Another 103 dwellings did not have any toilet facilities (the majority being observed in Gozo and Comino)

− 38 dwellings did not have any connection to a public or private water source

− The availability of such amenities was related to the number of members residing in the dwelling, the age of reference person and the type of dwelling

Availability of Amenities

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Availability of Household Appliances

Photovoltaic (PV) panels

Solar water heater

Roof insulation

Fireplace

Dishwasher

Well

Freezer

Air conditioning

Heater

Internet

Computer/Laptop

Water heater

Washing machine

Television

Cooker

Fridge/Fridge-freezer

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

MaltaGozo and Comino

%

type

of a

pplia

nce/

com

mod

ity

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• Members residing in 56,713 dwelling (37.1%) owned at least one garage, while 13,593 (8.9%) rented at least one garage

• Of those who rented one garage, 68.7 per cent lived in maisonettes, ground floor tenements, flats, apartments or penthouses

Owned and Rented Garages

Southern Harbour

Northern Harbour

South Eastern

Western Northern Gozo and Comino

Southern Harbour

Northern Harbour

South Eastern

Western Northern Gozo and Comino

owned rented

0

20

40

60

80

100

73.2 66.1 61.548.5

61.953.0

89.3 91.4 88.2 91.2 92.4 97.2

26.8 33.9 38.551.5

38.147.0

10.7 8.6 11.8 8.8 7.6 2.8

1 or more

none

tenure status and district

%

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• 12,450 holiday dwellings were enumerated, of which more than half were located in the Northern District (52.3%) and Gozo and Comino (25.6%)

• Another 283 dwellings, or 2.3%, were located overseas

• The largest proportion of holiday dwellings were flats or apartments or penthouses, with 8,052 units or 54.7%

• Maisonettes or ground floor tenements and garages or boathouses followed with 1,625 and 1,143 respectively

• 92.5% of such dwellings were either owned freehold or with ground rent, while 3.7% were rented

Holiday dwellings

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• Out of 71,080 unoccupied dwellings, more than half (53.0%) consisted of flats, apartments or penthouses

• Terraced houses, townhouses, maisonettes or ground floor tenements followed with 26.2% and 15.5% respectively

• The majority of vacant dwellings were found in St Paul’s Bay (10,196), Tas-Sliema (4,353) and (3,376) Żebbuġ

• More than two out of every three vacant dwellings were in a good state of repair or needed minor repair

• Less than 10.0% were in a dilapidated state or needed serious repairs

Unoccupied dwellings

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