Administration of Norfolk Island
Census of Population and Housing
6 August 1996

TABLE N1 : OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS : TYPE OF DWELLING AND TOTAL NUMBER OF ROOMS AND BEDROOMS

Type       Number of Rooms          
of Dwelling 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 or Not Total
                  More Stated  
  NUMBER OF DWELLINGS WITH STATED NUMBER OF BEDROOMS      
House 30 214 336 137 20 6 2 - - 1 746
Flat 23 16 2 - - - - - - 1 42
Other 11 - - - - - - - - 2 13
Not Stated - - - - - - - - - 1 1
Total 64 230 338 137 20 6 2 0 0 5 802
                       
  NUMBER OF DWELLINGS WITH STATED NUMBER OF ROOMS      
House - 1 7 18 110 148 171 119 171 1 746
Flat - - 9 14 11 6 1   - 1 42
Other 2 8 1 1 - - - - - 1 13
Not Stated - - - - - - - - - 1 1
Total 2 9 17 33 121 154 172 119 171 4 802

TABLE N2 : OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS : NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS AND OCCUPANCY RATE

Number of   Number Of Persons in Occupied Number of Persons
Private Occupied   Private Dwellings Per Occupied
Dwellings Males Females Persons Private Dwelling
           
1996 802 882 912 1794 2.2
           
           
1991 793 955 964 1919 2.4
           
           
1986 787 985 958 1943 2.5



TABLE N3 : OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS : HOLDINGS USED FOR AGRICULTURAL OR PASTORAL PURPOSES AND SIZE OF HOLDINGS

Number Of Dwellings on Holdings Used for   Number of Not Stated  
Agricultural or Pastoral Purposes     Dwellings Not if Dwelling Total
        on Holdings on Holding  
Holdings Holdings Size of Total Used for Used for  
of one of More Holding   Agricultural Agricultural  
Acre or than one Not   or Pastoral or Pastoral  
Less Acre Stated   Purposes Purposes  
             
23 143 7 173 616 13 802
             



TABLE N4 : OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS : NATURE OF OCCUPANCY

  Rented     Owned or being Purchased Other Not Total
Furnished Un- Not Mortgaged Not Not Nature of Stated  
  Furnished Stated   Mortgaged Stated Occupancy    
196 18 7 201 274 39 51 16 802

TABLE N5 : OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS : RENTAL BASIS AND RANGE OF WEEKLY RENTS

          Range of Weekly Rent Payable    
$0 $31 $61 $91 $121 $151 $181 $211 $241 Not Total
to to to to to to to to or Stated  
$30 $61 $90 $120 $150 $180 $210 $240 More    
          Furnished Rented Dwellings      
2 44 56 54 23 2 4 - 1 10 196
          Un-Furnished Rented Dwellings    
- 4 7 7 - - - - - - 18

TABLE N6 : OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS : PURCHASED AND MORTGAGED, RANGE OF MONTHLY PAYMENTS

        Number of Dwellings by Range of Monthly Repayments      
$1 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1,000 $1,200 $1,400 $1,600    
to to to to to to to to or Not Total
$199 $399 $599 $799 $999 $1,199 $1,399 $1,599 More Stated  
11 18 31 35 27 20 16 11 14 18 201



TABLE N7 : OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS : METHOD OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL

  Census, 6 August 1996 Census, 6 August 1991
Method Number of Percentage Number of Percentage
  Dwellings Of Total Dwellings Of Total
Septic Tank/ Effluent Trench 531 66.2 543 68.5
Septic Tank/ Holding Tank 181 22.6 185 23.3
Water Assurance Scheme 73 9.1 26 3.3
Other 2 0.2 4 0.5
Not Stated 15 1.9 35 4.4
Total 802 100.0 793 100.0

TABLE N8 : OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS : MAIN SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY

  Census, 6 August 1996 Census, 6 August 1991
Source of Number of Percentage Number of Percentage
Water Supply Dwellings Of Total Dwellings Of Total
Own Rainwater 758 94.5 715 90.2
Own Ground Water 39 4.9 52 6.6
Purchased Water 2 0.2 6 0.8
Not Stated 3 0.4 20 2.5
Total 802 100.0 793 100.0

TABLE N8 : OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS : FUEL OR POWER USED FOR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES

And Use Electricity Gas Wood Solar Other Stated Total
Cooking              
Primary 13 757 28 - - 4 802
Secondary 98 20 44 - - 640 802
Lighting              
Primary 801 1 - - - - 802
Secondary - - 1 - - 801 802
Room Heating              
Primary 14 163 289 3 27 306 802
Secondary 1 18 7 - - 776 802
Water Heating              
Primary 15 175 121 478 3 10 802
Secondary 107 45 41 17 - 592 802

 

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