2006 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

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    1.0 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

    Households and Population Counts

    Location Households Population % Total Population Average HH Size
    Torba
    Sanma
    Penama
    Malampa
    Shefa
    Tafea
    Total Rural    		 1,798
    5,914
    6,447
    7,348
    5,643
    6,577
    33,727    		 9,139
    26,263
    3,149
    31,163
    27,639
    33,515
    159,178    		 4.2
    13.7
    14.9
    17.0
    13.0
    15.2
    77.9    		 5.1
    4.4
    4.9
    4.2
    4.9
    5.1
    4.7
    Luganville
    Port Vila
    Total Urban    		 2,358
    7,227
    9,585    		 10,896
    33,155
    44,051    		 5.4
    16.7
    22.1    		 4.6
    4.6
    4.6
    Total 43,312 203,229 100.0 4.7

    2.0 HOUSEHOLD INCOME

    Total and Average Household Annual Income and Number of Households by source of Income

    Source of Income Annual
    Income (MVT)    		 Average Annual
    Income (VT)    		 Average Annual
    Income (VT)    		 Number
    Households
    Wages and Salaries
    Own Account Production
    Agriculture, Fish, and Handicrafts
    Other cash Income
    Net Income in-kind
    Gifts received    		 11,074
    8,753
    8,277
    1,941
    988
    522    		 255,672
    202,089
    191,104
    44,805
    22,808
    12,058    		 703,366
    233,437
    289,582
    161,143
    126,703
    51,570    		 15,760
    37,342
    28,583
    12,043
    7,790
    9,328
    Total 31,554 728,536 797,125 43,312

    3.0 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE

    Total and Average Household Annual Household Expenditure by Expenditure Group

    Expenditure Group Total (MVT) Average (VT)
    Own Account Production
    Food
    Household Operation
    Miscellaneous
    Household Items
    Transport
    Household Income in-kind
    Tobacco & Alcohol
    Other    		 8,753
    6,376
    2,407
    2,332
    1,694
    1,540
    988
    754
    1,660    		 202,089
    147,201
    55,569
    53,832
    39,101
    35,558
    22,808
    17,404
    38,334
    Gifts given
    Gifts of Goods received
    Clothing    		 706
    522
    432    		 16,307
    12,058
    9,969
    Consumption Expenditure
    Non Consumption Expenditure    		 26,502
    1,452    		 611,896
    33,529
    Total Expenditure 27,955 645,425