Section 4.

Demographic Characteristics of the Site / District

Sabak Bernam consists of 5 subdistricts which are Bagan Nakhoda Omar, Pancang Bedena, Pasir
Panjang, Sabak and Sungai Panjang that covers 997 square kilometers. As of mid 2000, the total
population of this district was 119, 535. In mid 2010, however, the population size decreased to 105,
777.

The table below shows the population development of each subdistrict from year 2000 to 2010 for
each subdistrict.

District/ Subdistrict Population size

2000 2010
SABAK BERNAM 113,245 103,709
Bagan Nakhoda Omar 9,897 11,623
Pancang Bedena 40,708 39,055
Pasir Panjang 27,384 24,231
Sabak 26,482 20,232
Sungai Panjang 8,774 8,568

In 2010, the population was dominated by Malays and other indigenous group of people, followed
by Chinese, Indians and other ethnic groups as well as other nationalities. The pie chart below
represents the ethnic groups demography of Sabak Bernam(2010).

ETHNIC GROUP DEMOGRAPHICS 2010

Other
groups(Malaysians),
0.13% non Malaysians,
Indians, 3.83% 2.49%

Chinese, 19.35%

Malay, 74.19%
Gender distribution on the other hand was rather equal in 2010 with 52,444 males and 51,265
females.

The following table and bar chart shows the breakdown of Sabak Bernam population according to
their ages. More than 50% of the population consists of ages from 0 to 29. Slightly more than 10% of
the population were senior citizens.

Age range Population

0-9 17,983
10-19 24,009
20-29 14,045
30-39 11,399
40-49 13,531
50-59 10,452
60-69 7,301
70+ 4,989

Age Distribution 2010

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0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+

Age range

(https://www.citypopulation.de/php/malaysia-mukim-admin.php?adm1id=1006)

ECONOMY

Sabak Bernam is considered most rural among the 9 districts of Selangor State. Around 47 percent of
the 997km square kilometers of Sabak Bernam is under agriculture, 40.18 under forest whereas
urban settlements take up less than 5%. The main crops in Sabak Bernam are paddy, coconut and
palm oil. Despite being among the 5 main producers of rice for Malaysia, agriculture is now
sustaining a less economic value to Sabak Bernam. The total rice cultivation area in Sabak Bernam
continue to decrease from 26645 hectars in 2000 to 13375 hectars in 2013 in spite of government
policies and effort to maintain it. However, there is no denying that paddy is still considered a staple
food crop throughout Malaysia.

According to a survey done in Kampung Parit 1 Timur, a rice cultivation area of Sabak Bernam, the
results points out that non-farming activities contributed 80% to total monthly income, therefore
suggesting that people of Sabak Bernam are more dependent on nonfarm activities
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