Vanuatu Census

Vanuatu

Research use: Quickly identifies family groups and individual birth year.

Record type: Population enumerations compiled by the government.

General: In Fiji and New Caledonia censuses were conducted for the non-indigenous population at first and for the native population later. Further investigation is need to better identify the extent, location and availability of census lists.

Time period: 1874-present. First census years by country/territory: 1874 (Fiji), 1887 (New Caledonia), 1946 (Vanuatu), 1959 (Solomon Islands).

Contents: Names and ages of family members, family relationships, religion, residence; other details may vary.

Location: Census administrative offices and archives (exception: the 1967 census lists of Vanuatu is at the Australian National University in Canberra).

Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population.

Reliability: High.