- Development Area: Darliston
- Constituency: Eastern Westmoerland
- Districts: 4
Community Borders:
- North: Carmel
- West: Dillion Bigwoods
- South: Endfield
- East: Dillion Bigwood
Community Representation:
- Member of Parlaiment: Hon. Luther Buchanan
- Councillor: Mr. Trevor Jemeison
- Mayor:
COMMUNITY PRIORITY ISSUES
- Poor roads
- High levels of unemployment and youth unemployment
- Low skills levels
- Poor parenting
- Poor representation by elected political leaders
Number of Active Community Based Organizations: 2
Demographic Data | |
Estimated Population Size | 2052 |
Estimated Number of Households | 513 |
Average Households Size | 3.5 |
% Households headed by males | 61.3 |
% Households headed w/o academic qualification | 73.9 |
% Households headed by unemployed persons | 32.4 |
Age sex distribution of population
Age Cohort | Male | Female | Average |
0-14 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 14.55 |
15 - 24 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.9 |
25 - 29 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3 |
30 - 64 | 19.1 | 17.5 | 18.3 |
65+ | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.25 |
TOTAL | 51.4 | 48.6 | 50 |
Social and physical ameneties
Housing |
42.3% of houses were made from board, while 36.3% were made from blocks 85.2%of the houses were owned by occupants and 72.7 owned the land on which they lived. |
Utilities |
95.7% of the households received water from private catchment. Approximately 84.8% of residents used electricity for lighting |
Communication |
Telephone services utilized by 94.5%of the residents; of those with telephone services, 96.3% utilized cellular phones and 3.7% utilized both cellular and cable telephones. |
Sanitation |
Burning (66.8%) was the most common method of garbage disposal. 75% of households utilized pit latrine, while 22.3% used water closet linked to sewer. |