Housing conditions

Housing conditions by district: tenure, walls, water, sanitation, lighting. %, annual and irregular, 2012–2019.
Published by the Department of Census and Statistics; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.
Frequency
Urban - wall type - permanent97.9–
Rural - wall type - permanent98.6–
Estate - wall type - permanent98.9–
All island - wall type - permanent98.5–
Urban - wall type - semi permanent2.1–
Rural - wall type - semi permanent1.4–
Estate - wall type - semi permanent1.1–
All island - wall type - semi permanent1.5–
Urban - floor type - permanent99.3–
Rural - floor type - permanent96.8–
Estate - floor type - permanent93.7–
All island - floor type - permanent97.1–
Urban - floor type - semi permanent0.7–
Rural - floor type - semi permanent3.2–
Estate - floor type - semi permanent6.3–
All island - floor type - semi permanent2.9–
Urban - roof type - permanent97.7–
Rural - roof type - permanent95.9–
Estate - roof type - permanent51.4–
All island - roof type - permanent94.3–
Urban - roof type - semi permanent2.3–
Rural - roof type - semi permanent4.1–
Estate - roof type - semi permanent48.6–
All island - roof type - semi permanent5.7–
Urban - main source of drinking water - safe99.1–
Rural - main source of drinking water - safe89.2–
Estate - main source of drinking water - safe33.2–
All island - main source of drinking water - safe88.5–
Urban - main source of drinking water - not safe0.9–
Rural - main source of drinking water - not safe10.8–
Estate - main source of drinking water - not safe66.8–
All island - main source of drinking water - not safe11.5–
Urban - toilet facilities - exclusive for the household93.4–
Rural - toilet facilities - exclusive for the household93.3–
Estate - toilet facilities - exclusive for the household79.3–
All island - toilet facilities - exclusive for the household92.8–
Urban - toilet facilities - sharing with another household5.2–
Rural - toilet facilities - sharing with another household6.3–
Estate - toilet facilities - sharing with another household18.0–
All island - toilet facilities - sharing with another household6.6–
Urban - toilet facilities - public toilet facilities1.3–
Rural - toilet facilities - public toilet facilities0.1–
Estate - toilet facilities - public toilet facilities2.7–
All island - toilet facilities - public toilet facilities0.4–
Urban - toilet facilities - no toilet facilities0.0–
Rural - toilet facilities - no toilet facilities0.3–
Estate - toilet facilities - no toilet facilities0.1–
All island - toilet facilities - no toilet facilities0.2–
Urban - lighting - electricity98.9–
Rural - lighting - electricity98.8–
Estate - lighting - electricity97.2–
All island - lighting - electricity98.8–
Urban - lighting - kerosene0.6–
Rural - lighting - kerosene1.0–
Estate - lighting - kerosene2.3–
All island - lighting - kerosene1.0–
Urban - lighting - solar energy0.4–
Rural - lighting - solar energy0.1–
Estate - lighting - solar energy0.5–
All island - lighting - solar energy0.1–
Urban - lighting - other0.1–
Rural - lighting - other0.1–
Estate - lighting - other0.2–
All island - lighting - other0.1–
Urban - cooking fuel - firewood17.0–
Rural - cooking fuel - firewood65.0–
Estate - cooking fuel - firewood81.1–
All island - cooking fuel - firewood57.7–
Urban - cooking fuel - gas76.9–
Rural - cooking fuel - gas33.2–
Estate - cooking fuel - gas18.3–
All island - cooking fuel - gas39.9–
Urban - cooking fuel - kerosene4.4–
Rural - cooking fuel - kerosene0.8–
Estate - cooking fuel - kerosene0.5–
All island - cooking fuel - kerosene1.4–
Urban - cooking fuel - other1.7–
Rural - cooking fuel - other1.0–
Estate - cooking fuel - other0.1–
All island - cooking fuel - other1.0–
Urban - garbage disposal - collected by local authorities78.9–
Rural - garbage disposal - collected by local authorities11.0–
Estate - garbage disposal - collected by local authorities4.4–
All island - garbage disposal - collected by local authorities22.0–
Urban - garbage disposal - buried / burned13.3–
Rural - garbage disposal - buried / burned50.3–
Estate - garbage disposal - buried / burned53.2–
All island - garbage disposal - buried / burned44.2–
Urban - garbage disposal - process for fertiliser2.1–
Rural - garbage disposal - process for fertiliser4.7–
Estate - garbage disposal - process for fertiliser3.8–
All island - garbage disposal - process for fertiliser4.2–
Urban - garbage disposal - dumped within premises5.1–
Rural - garbage disposal - dumped within premises33.2–
Estate - garbage disposal - dumped within premises34.0–
All island - garbage disposal - dumped within premises28.6–
Urban - garbage disposal - thrown away outside premises0.4–
Rural - garbage disposal - thrown away outside premises0.5–
Estate - garbage disposal - thrown away outside premises3.0–
All island - garbage disposal - thrown away outside premises0.6–
Urban - garbage disposal - other0.1–
Rural - garbage disposal - other0.3–
Estate - garbage disposal - other1.6–
All island - garbage disposal - other0.3–
Urban - telecommunication facilities - fixed telephone lines only1.7–
Rural - telecommunication facilities - fixed telephone lines only1.8–
Estate - telecommunication facilities - fixed telephone lines only3.7–
All island - telecommunication facilities - fixed telephone lines only1.9–
Urban - telecommunication facilities - mobile only59.9–
Rural - telecommunication facilities - mobile only73.6–
Estate - telecommunication facilities - mobile only69.7–
All island - telecommunication facilities - mobile only71.1–
Urban - telecommunication facilities - fixed and mobile connections35.4–
Rural - telecommunication facilities - fixed and mobile connections18.6–
Estate - telecommunication facilities - fixed and mobile connections15.3–
All island - telecommunication facilities - fixed and mobile connections21.3–
Urban - telecommunication facilities - no telephone facilities3.1–
Rural - telecommunication facilities - no telephone facilities6.0–
Estate - telecommunication facilities - no telephone facilities11.4–
All island - telecommunication facilities - no telephone facilities5.8–
Urban - household equipment - radio / cassette players60.2–
Rural - household equipment - radio / cassette players60.9–
Estate - household equipment - radio / cassette players70.2–
All island - household equipment - radio / cassette players61.2–
Urban - household equipment - televisions90.5–
Rural - household equipment - televisions87.9–
Estate - household equipment - televisions89.4–
All island - household equipment - televisions88.4–
Urban - household equipment - VCD / DVD players34.3–
Rural - household equipment - VCD / DVD players28.5–
Estate - household equipment - VCD / DVD players41.2–
All island - household equipment - VCD / DVD players30.0–
Urban - household equipment - personal computers28.6–
Rural - household equipment - personal computers15.1–
Estate - household equipment - personal computers3.9–
All island - household equipment - personal computers16.9–
Urban - household equipment - not using any of these4.2–
Rural - household equipment - not using any of these6.2–
Estate - household equipment - not using any of these5.4–
All island - household equipment - not using any of these5.8–
Urban - domestic electrical items - sewing machines44.2–
Rural - domestic electrical items - sewing machines36.7–
Estate - domestic electrical items - sewing machines15.1–
All island - domestic electrical items - sewing machines37.1–
Urban - domestic electrical items - washing machines46.6–
Rural - domestic electrical items - washing machines22.6–
Estate - domestic electrical items - washing machines4.5–
All island - domestic electrical items - washing machines25.9–
Urban - domestic electrical items - refrigerators74.0–
Rural - domestic electrical items - refrigerators59.7–
Estate - domestic electrical items - refrigerators25.7–
All island - domestic electrical items - refrigerators60.7–
Urban - domestic electrical items - cookers (gas / electric / kerosene)88.5–
Rural - domestic electrical items - cookers (gas / electric / kerosene)64.6–
Estate - domestic electrical items - cookers (gas / electric / kerosene)46.7–
All island - domestic electrical items - cookers (gas / electric / kerosene)67.8–
Urban - domestic electrical items - electric fans87.3–
Rural - domestic electrical items - electric fans64.9–
Estate - domestic electrical items - electric fans19.9–
All island - domestic electrical items - electric fans66.7–
Urban - domestic electrical items - not using any of these3.7–
Rural - domestic electrical items - not using any of these15.1–
Estate - domestic electrical items - not using any of these41.8–
All island - domestic electrical items - not using any of these14.3–
Urban - vehicle ownership - bicycle23.3–
Rural - vehicle ownership - bicycle31.3–
Estate - vehicle ownership - bicycle5.4–
All island - vehicle ownership - bicycle28.9–
Urban - vehicle ownership - motor cycles / scooters35.3–
Rural - vehicle ownership - motor cycles / scooters45.7–
Estate - vehicle ownership - motor cycles / scooters8.3–
All island - vehicle ownership - motor cycles / scooters42.4–
Urban - vehicle ownership - three wheelers14.6–
Rural - vehicle ownership - three wheelers15.0–
Estate - vehicle ownership - three wheelers8.7–
All island - vehicle ownership - three wheelers14.6–
Urban - vehicle ownership - motor cars / vans20.3–
Rural - vehicle ownership - motor cars / vans9.3–
Estate - vehicle ownership - motor cars / vans0.7–
All island - vehicle ownership - motor cars / vans10.8–
Urban - vehicle ownership - buses / lorries1.9–
Rural - vehicle ownership - buses / lorries3.2–
Estate - vehicle ownership - buses / lorries0.9–
All island - vehicle ownership - buses / lorries2.9–
Urban - vehicle ownership - no vehicle32.3–
Rural - vehicle ownership - no vehicle30.7–
Estate - vehicle ownership - no vehicle81.4–
All island - vehicle ownership - no vehicle33.1–
Urban - wall type - permanent

%, irregular. 1 Jan 2019: 97.9
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Published by the Department of Census and Statistics; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.
* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.