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Housing: Trends from Karachi Strategic Development 2020

 

 

 

 

HOUSE HOLD DISTRIBUTION OWNERSHIP

 

 

 

Percent House Ownership Distribution

S.No.

Town Name

Percent Households Interviewed

Percentage Households in Each Category

1-Own

2-Rent

3-Others

1

Kemari Town

4.33

71.82

28.88

-

2

SITE Town

5.26

67.07

32.86

0.08

3

Baldia Town

4.29

69.83

29.43

0.74

4

Orangi Town

7.51

63.54

36.25

0.21

5

Lyari Town

6.33

64.21

35.23

0.56

6

Saddar Town

6.92

69.98

29.45

0.57

7

Jamshed Town

7.05

61.17

37.09

1.74

8

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

6.45

74.74

22.75

2.51

9

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

64.62

34.40

0.99

10

Landhi Town

6.84

68.25

31.52

0.23

11

Korangi Town

5.63

79.56

19.73

0.70

12

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

65.51

33.64

0.85

13

New Karachi Town

7.13

66.87

32.96

0.17

14

Gulberg Town

4.80

72.22

27.78

-

15

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

79.95

18.25

1.79

16

Malir Town

4.28

80.98

18.93

0.09

17

Bin Qasim Town

3.29

92.66

7.34

-

18

Gadap Town

2.97

72.21

25.66

2.13

19

Cantonment Areas

1.34

63.91

9.76

26.33

 

Overall

100.00

70.41

28.49

1.10

Summary (City Level)

Average

5.26

-

-

-

Maximum

7.51

92.66

37.09

26.33

Minimum

1.34

61.17

7.34

0.08

S.D

1.689

7.822

8.686

6.406

 

(Source: Per Person Trip Study of Karachi by JICA – December 2005)

 

 

 

 

YEARS OF HOUSE OCCUPANCY

 

 

Town Wise Years of Ownership Distribution

S. No

Town Name

No. of Households Interviewed

Years of House Occupancy (Total Households in Each Category)

1 to 2 yrs

3 to 4 yrs

5 to 6 yrs

7 to 8  yrs

9 to 10 yrs

11 to 12 yrs

13 to 14 yrs

15+ yrs

Not

known

1

Kemari Town

4.33

12.80

14.99

3.75

2.93

6.31

1.37

-

57.86

-

2

SITE Town

5.26

12.56

15.19

5.86

3.91

14.81

6.17

3.91

37.22

0.38

3

Baldia Town

4.29

13.84

20.20

9.59

6.00

9.41

6.73

4.06

29.52

0.65

4

Orangi Town

7.51

14.28

24.66

8.59

3.21

10.33

7.48

2.05

28.77

0.63

5

Lyari Town

6.33

11.87

12.93

8.93

5.87

12.30

6.50

6.00

35017

0.44

6

Saddar Town

6.92

6.92

20.18

4.57

4.46

18.01

2.00

1.66

41.91

0.29

7

Jamshed Town

7.05

13.36

16.89

9.43

6.17

12.79

6.57

3.76

30.70

0.34

8

Gulshan-e-Iqbal

6.45

7.60

11.96

10.06

13.86

17.26

12.02

10.06

16.43

0.74

9

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

11.21

17.69

11.76

5.05

11.76

6.37

3.41

32.31

0.44

10

Landhi Town

6.84

11.10

16.71

7.69

3.59

15.10

13.36

3.99

27.53

0.93

11

Korangi Town

5.63

4.35

4.85

6.81

15.31

20.29

8.85

16.99

21.91

0.63

12

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

16.50

14.52

7.51

4.67

15.65

6.61

2.55

32.01

0.42

13

New Karachi Town

7.13

23.47

21.31

8.60

4.22

9.43

4.00

1.00

27.58

0.39

14

Gulberg Town

4.80

8.33

15.66

6.76

3.71

18.71

5.28

3.30

38.17

0.08

15

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

13.00

13.80

4.58

3.40

8.91

4.33

3.90

47.77

0.31

16

Malir Town

4.28

12.93

19.21

6.28

2.68

29.27

5.91

2.22

21.24

0.28

17

Bin Qasim Town

3.29

4.33

11.43

4.81

12.64

26.59

9.87

9.39

20.82

0.12

18

Gadap Town

2.97

27.66

8.64

2.66

3.59

11.04

3.06

1.99

40.43

0.93

19

Cantonment Areas

1.34

4.44

6.51

7.99

6.80

10.06

7.99

2.37

53.85

-

 

Total

25279

100.00

12.35

15.90

7.32

5.82

14.48

6.60

4.41

32.68

Summary (City Level)

Maximum

7.51

27.66

24.66

11.76

15.31

29.27

13.36

16.99

57.86

0.93

Minimum

1.34

4.33

4.85

2.66

2.68

6.31

1.37

1.00

16.43

0.08

S.D.

1.689

5.98

5.068

2.385

3.78

6.017

3.064

3.937

11.116

0.24

 

(Source: Per Person Trip Study of Karachi by JICA – December 2005)

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

 

 

Percent Distribution of Average House Size in Sq. Yards

S.No.

Town Name

Percent Households Interviewed

Average House Size in Sq. Yd. (Total Households in Each Category)

1

<100 yds

2

100-200 yds

3

121-240 yds

4

241-400 yds

5

> 400 yds

5

Not Known

1

Kemari Town

4.33

96.25

3.38

0.18

-

0.09

0.09

2

SITE Town

5.26

76.84

20.53

2.18

0.30

-

0.15

3

Baldia Town

4.29

64.02

32.93

1.29

0.28

0.37

1.11

4

Orangi Town

7.51

73.13

23.76

1.32

0.05

0.42

1.32

5

Lyari Town

6.33

77.26

18.68

2.50

0.50

0.12

0.94

6

Saddar Town

6.92

92.57

4.86

1.89

0.06

0.17

0.46

7

Jamshed Town

7.05

76.49

19.30

1.80

0.28

0.39

1.74

8

Gulshan-e-Iqbal

6.45

60.09

32.86

4.17

0.25

0.06

2.58

9

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

45.71

43.30

8.90

0.22

0.22

1.65

10

Landhi Town

6.84

76.46

21.23

1.56

0.06

-

0.69

11

Korangi Town

5.63

71.21

22.26

3.86

2.18

-

0.49

12

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

61.54

33.57

3.47

0.42

-

0.99

13

New Karachi Town

7.13

74.53

21.42

2.66

0.11

0.17

1.11

14

Gulberg Town

4.80

44.93

49.88

4.20

0.08

0.16

0.74

15

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

84.59

13.12

1.18

-

0.06

1.05

16

Malir Town

4.28

63.80

28.62

6.65

0.83

-

0.09

17

Bin Qasim Town

3.29

46.93

48.98

3.49

0.60

-

-

18

Gadap Town

2.97

66.76

27.53

4.12

0.80

-

0.80

19

Cantonment Areas

1.34

63.02

22.19

4.44

0.80

-

0.30

 

Overall

100.00

71.32

24.27

2.85

0.37

0.25

0.94

Summary (City Level)

Average

5.26

-

-

-

-

-

-

Maximum

7.51

96.25

49.88

8.90

2.18

8.58

2.58

Minimum

1.34

44.93

3.38

0.18

0.05

0.06

0.09

S.D.

1.689

14.279

12.665

2.080

0.569

2.421

0.643

 

(Source: Per Person Trip Study of Karachi by JICA – December 2005)

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME LEVEL

 

 

Percent Distribution of Average Monthly Income Levels of Families

 

 

S. No

 

 

 

Town Name

 

 

Percent Households Interviewed

Average Monthly Income Levels of Families

(Percent Households in Each Category)

 

<5000

 

5,000 – 7,000

7,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 15,000

15,001 – 20,000

20,001 – 30,000

30,001 – 40,000

40,001 – 50,000

50,001 – 60,000

> 60,000

Not known

1

Kemari Town

4.33

26.23

46.07

15.63

7.77

3.66

0.5

-

-

-

-

0.09

2

SITE Town

5.26

10.15

42.86

27.59

12.86

2.71

0.6

-

-

-

-

3.16

3

Baldia Town

4.29

21.13

34.04

19.74

7.10

1.20

0.0

0.18

-

-

-

16.51

4

Orangi Town

7.51

29.72

30.87

23.02

8.59

1.79

0.3

0.11

0.05

-

-

5.48

5

Lyari Town

6.33

20.86

41.22

21.05

10.74

2.69

0.6

-

-

-

-

2.75

6

Saddar Town

6.92

5.83

41.28

24.24

15.27

8.75

3.0

0.29

-

-

-

1.26

7

Jamshed Town

7.05

13.75

31.43

20.82

6.34

3.20

0.5

0.11

0.06

-

-

23.79

8

Gulshan-e-Iqbal

6.45

9.87

31.76

32.74

11.10

9.56

2.4

0.12

-

-

-

2.39

9

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

4.07

17.58

32.09

18.68

8.02

1.5

0.33

0.22

0.11

-

17.36

10

Landhi Town

6.84

17.81

35.34

23.94

8.96

1.68

0.2

-

-

-

-

11.97

11

Korangi Town

5.63

1.05

32.87

36.38

16.64

1.33

0.0

-

-

-

-

11.66

12

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

15.37

36.83

19.69

13.88

6.80

1.9

0.35

0.07

-

-

5.30

13

New Karachi Town

7.13

30.91

34.41

21.48

8.77

2.00

0.3

0.06

-

-

-

2.00

14

Gulberg Town

4.80

5.52

37.92

29.60

13.36

7.09

4.7

0.16

-

-

-

1.65

15

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

9.59

35.58

29.76

15.90

5.88

0.8

0.06

0.06