Extract from the publication ‘Census of Population and Housing 2021 – Volume 2 and Volume 3‘ published by the Malta National Statistics Office
Residential dwellings in Kalkara
Kalkara is in the nineteenth place among the villages and towns with the lowest dwellings in Malta and Gozo.
Residential dwellings | Main residential dwellings | Secondary, seasonally used or vacant dwellings | Total |
Amount | 1,230 (75.4%) | 401 (24.6%) | 1,631 (100%) |
Out of the main residential dwellings, the citizenship of those that live in them, 1,060 are Maltese, 136 are non-Maltese while 34 are both Maltese and non-Maltese. These are the number of dwellings constructed along the years:
Main residential dwellings | 1918 or before | 1919-1945 | 1946-1960 | 1961-1980 | 1981-2000 | 2001-2010 | 2011-2015 | 2016 pr after | Total |
Amount | 83 | 95 | 107 | 150 | 345 | 148 | 117 | 185 | 1230 |
The status of main residential dwellings in Kalkara
Out of the main residential dwellings, the majority are those owned freehold which amounts to 828, those with ground rent or held by emphyteusis amount to 90. Those rented un furnished amount to 195 while those rented furnished amount to 107. Those used free of charge amount to 10 dwellings.
Out of the main residential dwellings, 83.3% (1,024) are equipped with air conditioning while only 1.2% (15) make use of central heating. 13.3% (164) make use of PV panels and 7.2% (88) make use of Solar water heater. 39.1% (481) of the main residential dwellings have a well and 9.1% (112) make use of water reverse osmosis. 85.8% (1,055) have internet.
The type and amount of Residential dwellings in Kalkara, including both main residential dwellings and secondary or vacant:
Residential dwellings | Terraced house | Semi/Fully‐detached house | Maisonette | Flat/Penthouse | Other |
Amount | 443 | 62 | 399 | 679 | 48 |
The condition of Residential dwellings in Kalkara, including both main residential dwellings and secondary or vacant::
State | Good State | Needs minor repairs | Needs moderate repairs | Needs serious repairs/ Dilapidated | Shell form |
Amount | 1,164 | 278 | 128 | 46 | 15 |
Education, literacy and employment
The population of Kalkara from age 5 and over according to the main language spoken from early childhood:
Maltese | English | Italian | German | French | Arabic | Other | Total |
2,602 | 91 | 3 | 2 | nil | 1 | 2 | 2,701 |
Literacy and illiteracy among the population of Kalkara aged 10 and over:
Even though Kalkara has 0.4% of literacy below the average of Malta, Kalkara has the forth highest literacy and 2% literacy higher than the average of the Southern Harbour District.
Literate | Illiterate | Total |
2,744 (95.3%) | 135 (4.7%) | 2,879 (100%) |
The population of Kalkara aged 15 and over by labour status:
Employed | Unemployed | Inactive | Total |
1,640 | 38 | 1,062 | 2,740 |
Out of those employed, the people of Kalkara work in the following locations:
Southern Harbour | Northern Harbour | South Eastern | Western | Northern | Gozo/ Comino | Work from home | No fixed place | Abroad | Total |
577 | 446 | 201 | 58 | 91 | nil | 64 | 199 | 4 | 1640 |