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National Census Report 2001, St. Vincent and the Grenadinespercentage of dwellings built was most evident in 2001 where only 1.06 per cent (323) ofhouseholds had dwelling units built in that year.Table 6.4: Total and Percentage of Households by Year Dwelling was Built, 2001Year Built Number PercentTotal 30518 100.0Before 1970 5374 17.611970's 3499 11.471980's 5563 18.231990's 8436 27.642000 1102 3.612001 323 1.06Not Stated 6221 20.38Note: Adjusted figures as per Table 22, Basic Volume Tables – St.Vincent and the Grenadines6.6 Material of Outer WallsConcrete was the most common building material used for construction of houses in St. Vincentand the Grenadines in 2001. In that year, 21 833 or 71.54 per cent of households reported thatthe outer walls of their dwelling unit were built of concrete, (Table 6.5). The use of concrete asthe main building material has increased compared to 1991 when 14 883 or 55.1 per cent ofhouseholds used this material. Sandy Bay had the highest percentage dwelling units built withconcrete, with 81.19 per cent of those from Sandy Bay having concrete for their outer wall whileGeorgetown had the lowest percentage (62.57 per cent).Wood was the next most common source of building material for outer walls that was used with19.29 per cent of dwelling units. However, the use of wood as the choice of material used tobuild outer walls decreased by 31.04 per cent between 1991 and 2001, while the use of concreteincreased by 45.58 per cent over the same period. All the houses that were built during the 1990sas a part of the housing project to build houses that could withstand hurricanes and other naturaldisasters were made from concrete.78
National Census Report 2001, St. Vincent and the GrenadinesIn Georgetown, 30.56 per cent used wood as the main building material for outer walls, a higherrate compared to any other administrative division. Sandy Bay (11.74 per cent) was the leastlikely to have used wood.Table 6.5: Number and Percentage of Households by Type of Material of Outer Walls byAdministrative Division, 2001Administrative Division Total WoodConcreteBlocksWoodandConcreteStone/BrickAdobeMakeshift/ThatchedOtherTotal 30518 5886 21833 2333 111 91 209 55Kingstown 3983 768 2733 437 35 2 7 1Kingstown Suburbs 3378 576 2529 244 3 1 15 10Calliqua 6562 1107 4994 375 26 9 46 5Marriaqua 2206 485 1524 176 10 0 8 3Bridgetown 1849 322 1367 140 3 6 7 4Colonaire 1993 502 1361 118 0 2 7 3Georgetown 1921 587 1202 117 2 0 11 2Sandy Bay 622 73 505 33 0 0 10 1Layou 1861 409 1228 185 7 5 23 4Barrouallie 1577 288 1134 100 1 38 13 3Chateaubelair 1603 214 1220 73 1 28 53 14Northern Grenadines 1721 318 1101 274 19 0 5 4Southern Grenadines 1242 237 935 61 4 0 4 1PercentageKingstown 100.0 19.28 68.62 10.97 0.88 0.05 0.18 0.02Kingstown Suburbs 100.0 17.05 74.87 7.22 0.09 0.03 0.44 0.30Calliqua 100.0 16.87 76.10 5.71 0.40 0.14 0.70 0.08Marriaqua 100.0 21.99 69.08 7.98 0.45 0.00 0.36 0.14Bridgetown 100.0 17.41 73.93 7.57 0.17 0.32 0.38 0.22Colonaire 100.0 25.19 68.29 5.92 0.00 0.10 0.35 0.15Georgetown 100.0 30.56 62.57 6.09 0.10 0.00 0.57 0.11Sandy Bay 100.0 11.74 81.19 5.31 0.00 0.00 1.61 0.16Layou 100.0 21.98 65.99 9.94 0.38 0.27 1.24 0.21Barrouallie 100.0 18.26 71.91 6.34 0.06 2.41 0.82 0.19Chateaubelair 100.0 13.35 76.11 4.55 0.06 1.75 3.31 0.87Northern Grenadines 100.0 18.48 63.97 15.92 1.10 0.00 0.29 0.23Southern Grenadines 100.0 19.08 75.28 4.91 0.32 0.00 0.32 0.08Total 100.0 19.29 71.54 7.65 0.36 0.3 0.68 0.1879
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