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Census 2011: Final Results
Michael Pace Ross
Silvan Zammit
20 May 2014
Results:
Persons and Households
Population growth
• Total population in 2011 stood at 417,432
417,432
345,418
314,216
319,620
241,621
212,258
184,742
165,037
141,775
50,000
134,055
100,000
123,496
150,000
149,782
200,000
211,564
250,000
305,991
300,000
114,499
population count
350,000
378,132
400,000
404,962
450,000
0
1842 1851 1861 1971 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1948 1957 1967 1985 1995 2005 2011
year
Immigration
• 4,178 persons were residing abroad one year prior to the
Census
• The vast majority were Maltese and British
Citizenship
Maltese
British
Somali
Eritrean
Italian
German
Nigerian
Bulgarian
Swedish
Count
1,539
642
256
210
118
113
89
85
84
%
36.8
15.4
6.1
5.0
2.8
2.7
2.1
2.0
2.0
Population by Citizenship
Total Population:
417,432
Maltese:
397,143 (95.1%)
Non-Maltese:
20,289 (4.9%)
EU:
8,074 (39.8%)
Non-EU:
12,215 (60.2%)
Population by Citizenship
Total Population:
417,432
Maltese:
397,143 (95.1%)
Non-Maltese:
20,289 (4.9%)
Citizenship
British
Somali
Italian
Bulgarian
German
Russian
Eritrean
Serbian
Swedish
Libyan
Count
6,652
1,041
947
850
736
603
548
541
447
403
%
32.8
5.1
4.7
4.2
3.6
3.0
2.7
2.7
2.2
2.0
Internal migration
• 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
Population by District
Total Population:
417,432
District
Southern Harbour
Northern Harbour
South Eastern
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
Population
79,438
120,449
64,276
58,129
63,765
31,375
%
19.0
28.9
15.4
13.9
15.3
7.5
Population by District
• 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
Total Population:
417,432
District
Southern Harbour
Northern Harbour
South Eastern
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
Locality
Ħaż-Żabbar
Fgura
Ħal Tarxien
Paola
Ħal Luqa
Population
14,916
11,449
8,380
8,267
5,911
% Pop
3.6
2.7
2.0
2.0
1.4
Population by District
Total Population:
417,432
District
Southern Harbour
Northern Harbour
South Eastern
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
Locality
Birkirkara
Ħal Qormi
Tas-Sliema
San Ġwann
Ħamrun
Population
21,749
16,394
13,621
12,152
9,043
% Pop
5.2
3.9
3.3
2.9
2.2
Population by District
Total Population:
417,432
District
Southern Harbour
Northern Harbour
South Eastern
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
Locality
Żejtun
Marsaskala
Birżebbuġa
Żurrieq
Ħal Għaxaq
Population
11,334
11,059
10,412
10,287
4,577
% Pop
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.5
1.1
Population by District
Total Population:
417,432
District
Southern Harbour
Northern Harbour
South Eastern
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
Locality
Ħaż-Żebbuġ
Rabat
Ħ'Attard
Siġġiewi
Ħal Balzan
Population
11,580
11,212
10,553
8,202
4,101
% Pop
2.8
2.7
2.5
2.0
1.0
Population by District
Total Population:
417,432
District
Southern Harbour
Northern Harbour
South Eastern
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
Locality
Mosta
St Paul's Bay
Naxxar
Mellieħa
Mġarr
Population
19,750
16,395
12,875
8,661
3,479
% Pop
4.7
3.9
3.1
2.1
0.8
Population by District
Total Population:
417,432
District
Southern Harbour
Northern Harbour
South Eastern
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
Locality
Victoria
Nadur
Xagħra
Xewkija
Għajnsielem
Population
6,252
3,973
3,968
3,143
2,645
% Pop
1.5
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
country
Population density
Malta
Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Czech Republic
Denmark
Poland
EU (27 countries)
Portugal
Slovakia
Hungary
France
Austria
Slovenia
Romania
Cyprus
Spain
Greece
Croatia
Bulgaria
Ireland
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Sweden
Finland
0
200
400
600
800
population per km2
1,000
1,200
1,400
Population density
• 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.
• 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 inline with the overall EU average
Population by Household characteristics
Total Population:
417,432
Private households
[152,980]:
408,783 (97.9%)
Institutions [250]:
8,649 (2.1%)
District
Number
Southern Harbour
29,139
Northern Harbour
46,256
South Eastern
22,315
Western
19,617
Northern
24,012
Gozo and Comino
11,641
%
19.0
30.2
14.6
12.8
15.7
7.6
Population by Household characteristics
Total Population:
417,432
Household size
Private households
[152,980]:
408,783 (97.9%)
Institutions [250]:
8,649 (2.1%)
1
2
3
4
5+
Number
34,637
42,651
32,741
29,535
13,416
%
22.6
27.9
21.4
19.3
8.8
Population by Household characteristics
Household composition
Total Population:
417,432
Private households
[152,980]:
408,783 (97.9%)
Institutions [250]:
8,649 (2.1%)
Number
%
2,632
1.7
One-person household, 30-64 years old
17,533
11.5
One-person household, 65+
14,472
9.5
19,772
12.9
19,786
12.9
25,293
16.5
5,456
3.6
Two adults, one dependent child
14,880
9.7
Two adults, two dependent children
15,568
10.2
4,303
2.8
13,285
8.7
One-person household, under 30
Two adults, no dependent children both adults under 65 years old
Two adults, no dependent children at least one of the adults 65+
Other households without dependent
children
Single-parent household, one or more
dependent children
Two adults, three or more dependent
children
Other households with dependent
children
Population by Household characteristics
Total Population:
417,432
Private households
[152,980]:
408,783 (97.9%)
Institutions [250]:
8,649 (2.1%)
Type
Homes for the elderly
Open centres/
Refugee homes
Convents
Rehabilitation centres
Hospitals
Establishments for
the disabled
Number
%
3,562
41.2
1,810
1,642
620
547
20.9
19.0
7.2
6.3
227
2.6
Gender distribution
• 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
70,000
All persons
number of persons
60,000
50,000
males
40,000
females
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
Southern Harbour Northern Harbour
South Eastern
district
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
Age distribution
• 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
• 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: Malta within the EU
• 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
country
Old-age dependency ratio by country
Italy
Germany
Greece
Sweden
Portugal
Bulgaria
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
EU (27 countries)
Denmark
France
Belgium
Estonia
Austria
Spain
United Kingdom
Hungary
Netherlands
Slovenia
Romania
Malta
Czech Republic
Luxembourg
Poland
Cyprus
Ireland
Slovakia
16
18
20
22
24
%
26
28
30
32
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
Marital status and fertility
Average age at first marriage and first live birth for females by level of education
29
28
average age
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
No schooling
Primary
Lower
Secondary
Upper
Secondary
Post-Secondary
Non-Tertiary
level of education
average age at first marriage for males
average age at first live birth for females
average age at first marriage for females
Tertiary
Health
• 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.
Persons suffering from a long-term illness, disease
and/or chronic condition by age group
65.4
65+
49.7
54.7
Age group
55-64
33.7
42.7
45-54
19.5
22.4
35-44
10.5
12.8
25-34
6.2
8.3
15-24
5.7
Institution
7.3
6.6
0-14
0
Private
10
20
30
%
40
50
60
70
Health
• 30,183 persons, or 7.3% of the population, have some form
of disability or difficulty
- Of these, 2,851 resided in institutions
Persons having some form of disability or difficulty by age group
47.3
65+
16.5
39.7
Age group
55-64
9.0
35.9
45-54
6.3
17.1
35-44
3.8
7.3
25-34
2.6
6.3
15-24
0-14
0
3.3
Institution
3.6
4.0
Private
5
10
15
20
25
%
30
35
40
45
50
Health
• 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
Type of disability
Physical disability
32.0
Blindness or partial sight loss
23.6
Mental health condition
23.3
Deafness or partial hearing loss
18.8
Specific learning difficulty
11.6
Intellectual disability
5.1
Development disorder
3.4
Other disability
0.4
0
5
10
15
20
%
25
30
35
Education
• 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
Literacy rate by age group
10-14
98.8
15-24
98.9
Age group
25-34
97.7
35-44
96.6
45-54
92.4
55-64
90.1
65+
85.8
75
80
85
90
%
95
100
Education
Literacy rate and average age by district
100
94.4
90.7
94.3
92.8
96.0
93.8
90
%
80
70
Literacy rate
Average age
60
50
45.5
45.2
43.8
42.8
Western
Northern
42.2
45.3
40
Southern
Harbour
Northern
Harbour
South Eastern
District
Gozo and
Comino
Education
• 14.1% of persons aged 15 and over have a Tertiary level of
education, while another 5.3% have a Post-Secondary NonTertiary 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
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 agegroup with almost similar percentages (42-44%) being
observed for persons aged 15-24 who are gainfully occupied
Labour
90
89.2
87.6
80
70
Gainfully occupied by age
85.8
71.3
per cent
60
57.0
50
40
Males
50.8
44.7 42.3
Females
41.7
30
20
17.8
10
6.8
0
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
1.2
65+
age group
• 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%)
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
18000
Location of place of work
17,421
16000
14000
5,539
5,925
6,123
6,481
5,206
2000
649
4000
7,148
6000
8,206
10,013
8000
10,708
11,621
10000
1,646
count
12000
0
Work at
home
No fixed
place
Work
abroad
Ħal Qormi Valletta
Msida
Marsa
district and locality
Ħal Luqa Tas-Sliema St Julian's Birżebbuġa Floriana
Birkirkara
Characteristics of Non-Maltese nationals
• 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
Results:
Dwellings
Dwelling Stock
• Stock of dwellings in 2011 stood at 223,850
250
dwelling stock ('000)
200
150
100
50
0
1911
1921
1931
1948
1957
1967
year
1985
1995
2005
2011
Dwelling Stock: Distribution by District
District
Dwelling Stock:
223,850
Southern Harbour
Northern Harbour
South Eastern
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
%
17.1
28.3
13.9
11.0
18.4
11.2
• 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
Dwelling Stock: Occupancy Status
Dwelling Stock:
223,850
Occupied:
152,770 (68.2%)
Unoccupied:
71,080 (31.8%)
Seasonal or secondary use:
29,848 (42.0%)
Completely vacant:
41,232 (58.0%)
Dwelling Stock: Occupancy Status
District
Dwelling Stock:
223,850
Occupied:
152,770 (68.2%)
Unoccupied:
71,080 (31.8%)
Southern Harbour
Northern Harbour
South Eastern
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
# dwellings
29,107
46,181
22,279
19,584
23,989
11,630
%
19.1
30.2
14.6
12.8
15.7
7.6
Dwelling Stock: Occupancy Status
District
Dwelling Stock:
223,850
Occupied:
152,770 (68.2%)
Unoccupied:
71,080 (31.8%)
Southern Harbour
Northern Harbour
South Eastern
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
District
Southern Harbour
Northern Harbour
South Eastern
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
# dwellings
29,107
46,181
22,279
19,584
23,989
11,630
# dwellings
9,261
17,206
8,846
5,053
17,274
13,440
%
19.1
30.2
14.6
12.8
15.7
7.6
%
13.0
24.2
12.4
7.1
24.3
18.9
Dwelling Stock: Occupancy Status
District
Dwelling Stock:
223,850
Southern Harbour
Northern Harbour
South Eastern
Western
Northern
Gozo and Comino
Occupancy rate
75.9
72.9
71.6
79.5
58.1
46.4
• 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: Type of dwellings
District
Dwelling Stock:
223,850
Terraced house/ Townhouse
Semi-detached house
Fully-detached house
Maisonette/Ground floor
tenement
Flat/ Apartment/ Penthouse
Semi-/Fully-detached
farmhouse
Other
# dwellings
%
71,120 31.8
7,066 3.2
4,243 1.9
55,163 24.6
82,595 36.9
2,070
1,593
• 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
0.9
0.7
Dwelling Stock: State of Repair
• 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%)
Occupied Dwellings: Type of Dwellings
• 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
• The majority of occupied dwellings were terraced or
townhouses, followed by flats, apartments or penthouses
Gozo and
Comino
Malta
No.
Type
Terraced
45,424
house/Townhouse
Semi-detached house
5,165
Fully-detached house
2,990
Maisonette/
42,571
Ground floor tenement
Flat/Apartment/Penthouse 43,211
Semi-/Fully detached
1,128
farmhouse
Other
651
%
No.
32.2
7,095
3.7
2.1
647
393
30.2
Total
%
No.
%
61.0 52,519
34.4
5,812
3,383
3.8
2.2
1,574
13.5 44,145
28.9
30.6
1,708
14.7 44,919
29.4
0.8
178
1.5
1,306
0.9
0.5
35
0.3
686
0.4
5.6
3.4
Occupied Dwellings: State of Repair
• 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: 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% 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: Rooms and members
• 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: Period of Construction
Occupied dwellings:
152,770
1945
or earlier: 29,085 (19.0%)
1946-1970: 29,505 (19.3%)
1971-1990: 51,371 (33.6%)
1991-2000: 23,386 (15.3%)
2001-2011: 19,423 (12.7%)
• 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
Occupied Dwellings: Tenure Status
• More than three-fourths of occupied dwellings were either
owned freehold or with ground rent (76.4%)
District level
• 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
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%)
Rented Occupied Dwellings: Tenure Status
• 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
Rented unfurnished
Rented furnished
Held by emphyteusis
35
46
41
56
56
47
185
193
186
185
400
200
2,103
4,200
3,000
3,600
3,600
2,520
58
60
35
35
59
80
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
Availability of Amenities
• 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 Household Appliances
Fridge/Fridge-freezer
Cooker
Television
Washing machine
type of appliance/commodity
Water heater
Computer/Laptop
Internet
Heater
Air conditioning
Freezer
Well
Dishwasher
Fireplace
Malta
Roof insulation
Solar water heater
Gozo and
Comino
Photovoltaic (PV) panels
0
20
40
%
60
80
100
Owned and Rented Garages
• Members residing in 56,713 dwelling (37.1%) owned at least
one garage, while 13,593 (8.9%) rented at least one garage
100
80
10.7
26.8
33.9
38.1
38.5
51.5
8.6
8.8
11.8
7.6
2.8
47.0
%
60
40
89.3
73.2
66.1
61.9
61.5
48.5
53.0
Western
Northern Gozo and Southern
Comino
Harbour
20
91.4
88.2
91.2
Northern
Harbour
South
Eastern
Western
92.4
97.2
0
Southern
Harbour
Northern
Harbour
South
Eastern
owned
Northern Gozo and
Comino
rented
tenure status and district
• Of those who rented one garage, 68.7 per cent lived in
maisonettes, ground floor tenements, flats, apartments or
penthouses
1 or
more
none
Holiday dwellings
• 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
Unoccupied dwellings
• 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
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