MALAMPA PROVINCE
KEY - FACTS
The 2016 Post Pam mini census was carried out to update statistics on the population and socio-economic development, after the Tropical cyclone (TC) Pam, throughout all the provinces of Vanuatu. Population characteristic is vital information about Vanuatu and individual provinces.
Malampa province fact-sheet is a booklet that summarizes all information for malampa province in eleven (11) key topics. The topics are being summarize and presented in a form of key findings.
The key findings are from the population information, housing information, education, information on labor, agriculture and forestry, livestock and fisheries, communication and energy, water and sanitation, disaster and lastly the information on registration.
KEY RESULT
1. POPULATION
More than 40% of the population of Malampa province was made up of young people under the age of 15 years 16,443 (41%). However, the population decreased as the age increased. The results showed a decrease within the age group of 15-29 years old with a total of 8,786 (22%) people and the age group of 30-49 years with a total of 8,828 (22%) people. The least population was from the age group of 50+ years with a total population of 5,940 people.
Age group by sex showed that in Malampa, there was about equal size of males compared to females at almost all age groups. However, there was only a slightly higher number of females in the age group of 15-29 and 30-49 years whereas males, on the other hand, were higher in the 0-14 age group and in the age group of 50+ .
Majority of the population in Malampa province were from North east Malekula area council with over 7,000 people. The least population on the other hand, was found in Paama and South east Ambrym area council with less than 2,000 people.
2. HOUSING
Housing or dwelling is defined as a structural building or shelter that houses a nuclear or an extended family. Most of the housing materials in Vanuatu takes the form of a traditional, modern or a makeshift style. Out of the total private households in Vanuatu, 16.1% (8,896) are counted in Malampa province.
The statistical definition of a ‘household (HH)’ in a census is “a family that live together and share the cost and work of preparing a meal”.
The most populated area council in Malampa is North East Malekula with 99.94% of the total private household. Paama on the other hand accomodates only 390 of the total private households of Malampa.
The size of a household refers to the number of family members living together. This can be calculated as total number of population counted divided by the total number of households counted. For Example: In Malampa the total population (in private households) is 39,997 and the total private households is 8,896.
3. EDUCATION
The 2016 Mini Census questionnaire includes questions pertaining to School Attendance. This applies to any person living in the household who had attended school. A person is considered to be involved in education if, during the survey week they attended any form of education either full time or part time.
Figure 1 shows that majority of school attendance were from the age group of 4 to 8 year olds. Overall as the age increased, the number of population that attended school decreased.
The sex ratio is simply the ratio of males to females in a population. This sex ratio calculation is based on students currently attending school. In Malampa Province, more males attended school than females.
4. LABOUR FORCE
'Labour force' are the working-age population who during the survey reference week are classified as 'employed' and 'unemployed'. Figure 1 shows that 22,450 (15%) of the Labor force are in Malampa.
MAIN ACTIVITY IN THE LAST 7 DAYS
The Mini Census asked for the main activity during the last seven days. Main activity was asked to population aged 15 years and over under the following type of activity;
1. Employed includes Employer, Self employed, employee public/private sector.
2. Producing goods included producing goods for own consumption and sale.
3. Unpaid family work includes family business and household duties.
4. Volunteer work includes community and church services.
5. Economically inactive are the population not involved in any work during the survey period but are in the working age group. This does not include Retired, Disabled and full time students.
