2011 Housing & Population Census Socio economic profile of Rodriguans Thursday 04 July 2013 Presented by: Ms. N. Gujadhur Statistician 1

Overview Educational level and literacy Labour force, employment and unemployment Household and living arrangements Disability Marital status of Rodriguans 2 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Literacy A literate person=> can with understanding, both read and write a short sentence in his/her every life. Literacy rate for population 12+ has improved from 68% to 79% Women reported a higher literacy rate than men. Men are bridging the gap. 3 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Literacy Rate for population 12 years and over has improved from 68% to 79% Youth literacy rate => population years has improved from 82% to 95% Literacy rate for population 12 years + will increase more. 4 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Educational attainment Both men and women more qualified There has been a significant increase in the proportion of Rodriguans who hold a qualification at SC or higher. School Certificate or higher has doubled from 10% to 21% Tertiary level increased from 0.5% to 1.4% 5 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Employment From 2000 to 2011: (i) No. of person with a job increased from: 10,914 to 15,415 (ii) No. of Unemployed decreased from: 3,142 to 2,030 (iii) Inactive population increased from: 9, 519 to 10,261 of which Household duties:4,435 Studies:1,980 Retired:1,543 Disability:1,105 6 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Employment From 2000 to 2011, more workers are having job in the Tertiary Sector - In 2011, around 52% of employed persons were engaged in the tertiary sector, e.g. Hotels & restaurant; trade, transport & communication etc. The primary sector, i.e. Agriculture with 33% was almost the same. The secondary sector,e.g manufacturing sector decreased. 7 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Employment Four most common occupational group In 2011, more workers are employed in the agricultural, forestry & fishery sector and service and sales. 8 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Employment Women make up 40% of labour force but are over- represented among the unemployed In 2011, women made up 40 % of the Rodriguan labour force; 38% of all workers; and 56% of the unemployed. Among the professionals, most of them were engaged in : Business administration Teaching and Health 9 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Living arrangements The number of households increases but their average size decreases From 2000 to 2011:- (i) No. of Private Households increased from: 8,600 => 11,300 ~ increase of 30% (ii) Household size decreased from: 4.2 => 3.6 (iii) No. of female headed household increased from: 1,780 => 3,210 ~ increase of 80% 10 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Living arrangements of Rodriguans have changed HH comprising a couple +unmarried children =>51 % in 2000 is becoming less common in 2011 =>42% Persons living alone from 10 to 12% 11 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Living arrangements One member HH and Composite HH are more common in Rodrigues Extended HHs almost same in both islands 12 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Disability In 2011, the number of persons with a disability almost doubled: from: 1,150 to 2,112; In terms of proportion, the disabled went up from 3.2% to 5.2% Proportion of people with a disability by age group, Island of Rodrigues, 2000 and 2011 Censuses Highest increase among the elderly aged 60 years and over. 13 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Disability The most common types of disability reported at Census 2011 were: Walking or climbing stairs only - 30% Seeing even if wearing glasses-12% Walking/climbing stairs and manual activities -10% 14 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Marital condition deteriorates slightly Consensually married/ Divorved/Separated and unmarried parent increased from 2000 to Single – i.e. those who were never married decreased from 33% to 26% 15 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

Marital status in Rodrigues compared with Mauritius In Rodrigues, 13% were consensually married as compared to 2% in Mauritius. Unmarried parent were 4% as compared to 0.3% Divorced/Separated was higher in Rodrigues. 16 Census 2011: Key statistics for a better understanding of Rodrigues

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