The
Study Area comprises the entire Port of Spain administrative area and parts
of Diego Martin and St. Anns. The
distribution of population between these areas is shown in Table 3.1. The data presented relates to 1980 and 1990.
Early results from the 2000 census are expected imminently but were
not available at the time of writing.
Table 3.1 Distribution of Greater Port of Spain Population between Administrative
Areas
Administrative
Area Population Annual Growth
Rate Population Distribution 1980 1990 % of Study Area % Of Admin. Area Port
of Spain 55800 45915 -1.9% 36% 100% Diego Martin (part) 22296 21293 -0.5% 16% 23% St. Anns (part) 64979 60818 -0.7% 48% 41% Greater
Port Of Spain 143075 128026 -1.1% 100% Source: 1980
and 1990 Censuses.
The
total population of Greater Port of Spain (GPoS) in 1990 was around 128,000.
Nearly half this population was located in St. Anns, almost entirely
in the Laventille/Morvant districts. Port
of Spain itself constitutes just over 1/3rd of the GPoS population.
The
Diego Martin component comes from the Fort George, Upper St. James and Ellerslie/
Maraval areas. Over 40% of the total
population of St. Anns reside within GPoS.
The
population of GPoS decreased by over 10% between 1980 and 1990. A decrease occurred in every area but was particularly
marked in Port of Spain. There are
three principal reasons:
·
Nationals
trends of decreasing fertility and household size
·
Very
limited availability of developable land leading to out-migration to, principally,
Diego Martin, the Eastern corridor and Chaguanas
·
The
spread of commercial development to previously residential areas like Woodbrook,
St. Clair and Newtown.
The
following sections examine growth trends in more detail and provide estimates
of the current (2000) population.
Table 3.2 presents
population and household data and growth rates for constituent parts of the
Study Area. It is envisaged that these
districts, with some amendment, will provide the basis for the formulation
of the Master Plan. As before, no
recent data is available
Table 3.2 Population and Households – Distribution and Growth (1980-1990)
(i) AREA |
Population |
% of 1990 Pop.
|
Households |
Growth Rate 1980-90 |
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|
District |
Sub-district |
1980 |
1990 |
1980 |
1990 |
Pop. |
H’holds |
|
|
Port
of Spain |
55800 |
45915 |
36% |
15083 |
14460 |
-1.9% |
-0.4% |
|
|
West Outer |
Cocorite/St James |
11021 |
9259 |
7% |
2804 |
2534 |
-1.7% |
-1.0% |
|
West Inner |
Woodbrook/ St.
Clair/Newtown |
8581 |
6427 |
5% |
2472 |
2281 |
-2.8% |
-0.8% |
|
Central |
(inc. Sealots) |
6933 |
5754 |
4% |
1854 |
1851 |
-1.8% |
0.0% |
|
East |
Belmont/Gonzales/E.Dry
River |
29265 |
24475 |
19% |
7953 |
7794 |
-1.8% |
-0.2% |
(b)
Diego Martin
|
22296 |
21293 |
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