2022 Census 2nd Release Household and Dwelling Characteristics

The Bahamas National Statistical Institute is pleased to release the second of several reports emanating from the 2022 Census of Population and Housing. The 2022 Census Preliminary results were released in April 2023 followed by the First Release in October 2024 which focused on the population count, population dynamics and other census topics such as religion, marital status and education. This second release presents data on the household and dwelling characteristics.

The planning and execution of the 2022 Census were carried out primarily by the staff of the Institute with assistance from various public and private partners. As a result of the introduction of new technology, technical assistance was received from the World Bank and Statistics Canada. As The Bahamas is a member of CARICOM, the planning followed guidelines that were established by the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (RCCC). Therefore, the concepts and definitions used in this and previous censuses allow for comparability at the regional and international levels as well as with earlier censuses.

The 2022 Census was conducted utilizing the hybrid method of data collection during the period of April 4 to October 31, 2022.

The three (3) methods of data collection used were:

1. Computer Assisted Web Interviews (CAWI) - online self-administered interviews;
2. Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI)
3. Computer Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI) - the traditional “face-to-face” interviews using handheld tablets.

The Housing component is a significant module of the 2022 Census of Population and Housing as it sought to obtain information on the dwelling and structural characteristics of the housing stock in the Bahamas. The graphs and tables presented in this report show data regarding dwelling characteristics mainly for All Bahamas and in a few instances, by specific Island, Age Group and Sex.

Due to decimal rounding and updating of figures, a few tables which were published in the First
Release have been revised. See Section 2022 Census Revised Tables.

2022 CENSUS OF HOUSING SECOND RELEASE – HOUSEHOLD AND DWELLING CHARACTERISTICS’ ANALYSIS

For Census purposes, living quarters consist of two (2) types of dwellings: - private and collective. Private dwellings (119,108) are defined as living quarters in which a family or other small group of individuals reside such as a single house, apartment unit or townhouse. On the other hand, collective dwellings (30) include group quarters such as children and old folks’ homes, the prison, hospitals, convents, and other similar dwellings where a fairly large number of unrelated persons reside.