Statistics Mauritius 4 July 2013. In 2011, in Rodrigues only 3% of the total households were overcrowded. Proportion decreased from 5.4% in 2000 to.

Statistics Mauritius 4 July 2013

Dist. (%) of houses by construction material, island of Rodrigues, 2000 & 2011

69.5

1.7

27.8

1.0

73.1

10.915.8

0.10.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

Concrete walls & roof Concrete walls &iron/tin roof

Iron/tin walls & roof Other

% h

ou

ses

2000 2011

2000 2011 2000 2011

Owner occupied/supplied free by parents, relatives and others

8,470 10,760 97.9 97.9

Rented 181 218 2.1 2.0

Other 0 10 0.0 0.1

Total 8,651 10,988 100.0 100.0

Tenure Number %

In 2011, in Rodrigues only 3% of the total households were overcrowded .

Proportion decreased from 5.4% in 2000 to 3% in 2012

Access to safe drinking water – 95% Access to an improved water source – 96% Owning a house – 94% Using LPG as principal cooking fuel – 78% Overcrowding – 3% Access to ICT devices

◦ Mobile phone – 84%◦ Fixed telephone – 45%

Improvement in living standard from 2000 to 2011

Improvement with respect to UN Millennium Development Indicators

Areas to improve housing and living conditions◦ Houses of iron/tin – 16% , 1900 ◦ No flush toilet – 49%, 5400◦ No running water in bathroom – 53%, 5800◦ Woo as principal cooking fuel – 21%, 2300◦ Overcrowding households – 3%, 400