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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

Kemari Town

4.33

71.82

28.88

SITE Town

5.26

67.07

32.86

0.08

Baldia Town

4.29

69.83

29.43

0.74

Orangi Town

7.51

63.54

36.25

0.21

Lyari Town

6.33

64.21

35.23

0.56

Saddar Town

6.92

69.98

29.45

0.57

Jamshed Town

7.05

61.17

37.09

1.74

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town

6.45

74.74

22.75

2.51

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

64.62

34.40

0.99

Landhi Town

6.84

68.25

31.52

0.23

Korangi Town

5.63

79.56

19.73

0.70

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

65.51

33.64

0.85

New Karachi Town

7.13

66.87

32.96

0.17

Gulberg Town

4.80

72.22

27.78

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

79.95

18.25

1.79

Malir Town

4.28

80.98

18.93

0.09

Bin Qasim Town

3.29

92.66

7.34

Gadap Town

2.97

72.21

25.66

2.13

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

Kemari Town

4.33

12.80

14.99

3.75

2.93

6.31

1.37

57.86

SITE Town

5.26

12.56

15.19

5.86

3.91

14.81

6.17

3.91

37.22

0.38

Baldia Town

4.29

13.84

20.20

9.59

6.00

9.41

6.73

4.06

29.52

0.65

Orangi Town

7.51

14.28

24.66

8.59

3.21

10.33

7.48

2.05

28.77

0.63

Lyari Town

6.33

11.87

12.93

8.93

5.87

12.30

6.50

6.00

35017

0.44

Saddar Town

6.92

20.18

4.57

4.46

18.01

2.00

1.66

41.91

0.29

Jamshed Town

7.05

13.36

16.89

9.43

6.17

12.79

6.57

3.76

30.70

0.34

Gulshan-e-Iqbal

6.45

7.60

11.96

10.06

13.86

17.26

12.02

10.06

16.43

0.74

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

11.21

17.69

11.76

5.05

11.76

6.37

3.41

32.31

0.44

Landhi Town

6.84

11.10

16.71

7.69

3.59

15.10

13.36

3.99

27.53

0.93

Korangi Town

5.63

4.35

4.85

6.81

15.31

20.29

8.85

16.99

21.91

0.63

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

16.50

14.52

7.51

4.67

15.65

6.61

2.55

32.01

0.42

New Karachi Town

7.13

23.47

21.31

8.60

4.22

9.43

4.00

1.00

27.58

0.39

Gulberg Town

4.80

8.33

15.66

6.76

3.71

18.71

5.28

3.30

38.17

0.08

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

13.00

13.80

4.58

3.40

8.91

4.33

3.90

47.77

0.31

Malir Town

4.28

12.93

19.21

6.28

2.68

29.27

5.91

2.22

21.24

0.28

Bin Qasim Town

3.29

4.33

11.43

4.81

12.64

26.59

9.87

9.39

20.82

0.12

Gadap Town

2.97

27.66

8.64

2.66

3.59

11.04

3.06

1.99

40.43

0.93

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)

<100 yds

100-200 yds

121-240 yds

241-400 yds

> 400 yds

Not Known

Kemari Town

4.33

96.25

3.38

0.18

0.09

SITE Town

5.26

76.84

20.53

2.18

0.30

0.15

Baldia Town

4.29

64.02

32.93

1.29

0.28

0.37

1.11

Orangi Town

7.51

73.13

23.76

1.32

0.05

0.42

1.32

Lyari Town

6.33

77.26

18.68

2.50

0.50

0.12

0.94

Saddar Town

6.92

92.57

4.86

1.89

0.06

0.17

0.46

Jamshed Town

7.05

76.49

19.30

1.80

0.28

0.39

1.74

Gulshan-e-Iqbal

6.45

60.09

32.86

4.17

0.25

0.06

2.58

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

45.71

43.30

8.90

0.22

1.65

Landhi Town

6.84

76.46

21.23

1.56

0.06

0.69

Korangi Town

5.63

71.21

22.26

3.86

2.18

0.49

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

61.54

33.57

3.47

0.42

0.99

New Karachi Town

7.13

74.53

21.42

2.66

0.11

0.17

1.11

Gulberg Town

4.80

44.93

49.88

4.20

0.08

0.16

0.74

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

84.59

13.12

1.18

0.06

1.05

Malir Town

4.28

63.80

28.62

6.65

0.83

0.09

Bin Qasim Town

3.29

46.93

48.98

3.49

0.60

Gadap Town

2.97

66.76

27.53

4.12

0.80

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)
S. No	Town Name	Percent Households Interviewed	<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	-	-	2.35
16	Malir Town	4.28	11.17	28.62	32.32	20.87	4.43	0.4	-	-	-	-	2.22
17	Bin Qasim Town	3.29	5.90	19.61	50.54	16.25	2.65	3.7	0.60	0.12	-	-	0.60
18	Gadap Town	2.97	18.75	35.64	22.61	14.49	6.12	1.3	0.27	0.13	-	-	0.66
19	Cantonment Areas	1.34	2.66	24.85	27.81	24.56	14.7	4.7	-	-	0.30	-	0.30
	Overall	100.00	14.77	34.53	26.18	12.33	4.47	1.2	0.13	0.03	0.01	0.0	6.27
Summary (City Level)
Average		5.26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maximum		7.51	30.91	46.07	50.54	24.56	14.7	4.7	0.60	0.22	0.30	0.00	23.79
Minimum		1.34	1.05	17.58	15.63	6.34	1.20	0.0	0.06	0.05	0.11	0.00	0.09
S.D		1.689	9.056	7.337	7.944	4.920	3.570	1.530	0.157	.061	0.13	0.00	6.938

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

HOUSE TYPE

Percent House Type Distribution

S.No.

Town Name

Percent House holds Interviewed

House Type (Total House in Each Category)

1-House

2-Flat

3-Not known

Kemari Town

4.33

98.99

1.01

SITE Town

5.26

93.98

5.79

0.23

Baldia Town

4.29

97.32

1.75

0.92

Orangi Town

7.51

97.84

1.32

0.84

Lyari Town

6.33

92.82

7.12

0.06

Saddar Town

6.92

68.44

31.05

0.51

Jamshed Town

7.05

93.94

4.83

1.23

Gulshan-e-Iqbal

6.45

71.92

27.35

0.74

Shah Faisal Town

3.60

87.91

10.44

1.65

Landhi Town

6.84

97.17

2.31

0.52

Korangi Town

5.63

99.23

0.21

0.56

N. Nazimabad Town

5.59

80.17

18.91

0.92

New Karachi Town

7.13

94.17

4.94

0.89

Gulberg Town

4.80

80.54

18.71

0.74

Liaqbatabad Town

6.39

87.00

11.14

1.86

Malir Town

4.28

99.35

0.37

0.28

Bin Qasim Town

3.29

98.80

1.20

Gadap Town

2.97

90.82

7.58

1.60

Cantonment Areas

1.34

81.36

18.64

Overall

100.00

81.36

9.32

0.74

Summary (City Level)

Average

5.26

Maximum

7.51

99.35

31.05

1.86

Minimum

1.34

68.44

0.21

0.06

S.D.

1.689

9.488

9.418

0.519

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

LAND USE AND HOUSING

Areas and Percentages of Various Land Use Type in the Karachi Urbanised Area and Karachi Master Plan 2020 Study Area

Land Use	Urbanised Area 2006 (acres)	% of Toal Urbanised Area	KMP 2020 Plan Area (acres)	% of Total Plan Area
Formal Residential	35,206	27.0%	69,369	12.0%
Informal Residential	10,558	8.1%	10,998	1.9%
Goth (villages = residential)	2,043	1.6%	13,126	2.3%
Commercial	2,921	2.2%	3,386	0.6%
Health	685	0.5%	729	0.1%
Educational	3,320	2.6%	3,495	0.6%
Government	3,036	2.3%	69,712	12.1%
Other Institutional	1,218	0.9%	1,450	0.3%
Industries	9,285	7.1%	26,919	4.7%
Cottage Industries	28	0.0%	28	0.0%
Transport	723	0.6%	4,296	0.7%
Warehouse	563	0.4%	2,670	0.5%
Mining	166	0.1%	167	0.0%
Vacant Land	9,541	7.3%	216,198	37.5%
Open Space	13,439	10.6%	26,655	4.6%
Agriculture	7,296	5.6%	56,256	9.8%
Water	2,392	1.8%	11,353	2.0%
Road Space	23,089	17.7%	54,036	9.4%
Other Land Uses	4,660	3.6%	5,003	0.9%
Total	130,169	100.00%	575,845	100.00%

(Source: Karachi Strategic Development Plan 2020: CDGK – 2007 )

Densification Analysis of 15 Existing Urbanised Towns in CDGK

Town	Population 2005	Households 2005	Horizontal Densification Factor	Vertical Densification Factor	Densification households 2020	Total Households 2020
SITE	709,994	101,421	0%	0%	-	101,421
Baldia	616,722	88,103	4%	10%	12,334	100,437
Orangi	1,098,859	156,980	3%	5%	12,558	169,538
Lyari	923,176	131,882	0%	5%	6,594	138,476
Saddar	935,566	133,652	0%	10%	13,365	147,017
Jamshed	1,114,235	159,176	0%	10%	15,918	175,094
Gulshan-e-Iqbal	949,351	135,622	5%	8%	17,631	153,253
Shah Faisal	509,915	72,845	0%	6%	3,542	76,487
Landhi	1,012,391	144,627	0%	5%	7,231	151,858
Korangi	829,813	118,545	0%	10%	11,855	130,400
North Nazimabad	753,423	107,632	3%	10%	13,992	121,624
New Karachi	1,038,865	148,409	2%	10%	17,809	166,218
Gulberg	688,580	98,369	0%	5%	4,918	103,287
Liaquatabad	985,581	140,797	0%	5%	7,040	147,837
Malir	604,763	86,395	5%	5%	8,640	95,035
Subtotal	12,771,184	1,824,455	-	-	153,528	1,977,983
Cantonment	464,882	66,412	0%	5%	3,321	69,733
Defence	379,596	54,228	0%	5%	2,711	56,939
Total	13,615,662	1,945,095	-	-	159,560	2,104,655

(Source: Karachi Strategic Development Plan 2020: CDGK – 2007)

LAND REQUIREMENTS

Calculation of Future Urban Expansion Area

Phase 1: 2005-2010

Household Category	% Total	No. HHs	Avg. Plot Size (yd2)	Net Area (acres)
Low Income	64%	310,921	120	7,709
Middle Income	30%	145,744	240	7,227
High Income	6%	29,149	500	3,011
Total	100%	485,813	-	17,947

Phase 2: 2010-2015

Household Category	% Total	No. HHs	Avg. Plot Size (yd2)	Net Area (acres)
Low Income	62%	342,124	120	8,482
Middle Income	31%	171,062	240	8,482
High Income	7%	38,627	500	3,990
Total	100%	551,813	-	20,954

Phase 3: 2015-2020

Household Category	% Total	No. HHs	Avg. Plot Size (yd2)	Net Area (acres)
Low Income	60%	347,288	120	8,610
Middle Income	32%	185,220	240	9,184
High Income	8%	46,305	500	4,784
Total	100%	578,813	-	22,578

All Phases: 2005-2020

Household Category	% Total	No. HHs	Avg. Plot Size (yd2)	Net Area (acres)
Low Income	62%	1,000,333	120	24,801
Middle Income	31%	502,026	240	24,893
High Income	7%	114,081	500	11,785
Total	100%	1,616,440	-	61,479

Total Future Urban Land Requirements

Land Use	% Total Local	Acres
Local Mixed Use
Residential	60%	61,479
Commercial	5%	5,123
Institutional	10%	10,247
Open Space	5%	5,123
Circulation	20%	20,493
Total Local Mixed Use	100%	102,465
Regional Commercial		25,451
Industrial		16,951
Total		144,867

(Source: Karachi Strategic Development Plan 2020: CDGK – 2007)