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Elections

227 407 Number of registered voters
  • less than a fifth of the figure in North West: 1 718 411
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in South Africa: 26 384 470
55.9% (127 183) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • a little higher than the rate in North West: 53.63% 921 519
  • a little less than the rate in South Africa: 57.95% 15 290 820

219 754 Number of registered voters
  • less than a fifth of the figure in North West: 1 669 349
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in South Africa: 25 388 082
65.8% (144 582) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • a little less than the rate in North West: 68.76% 1 147 786
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Africa: 73.48% 18 654 771

219 754 Number of registered voters
  • less than a fifth of the figure in North West: 1 669 349
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in South Africa: 25 381 293
63.9% (140 495) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • a little less than the rate in North West: 66.32% 1 107 079
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Africa: 71.18% 18 066 575

212 793 Number of registered voters
  • less than a fifth of the figure in North West: 1 580 355
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in South Africa: 23 709 002
55.1% (117 183) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • a little higher than the rate in North West: 53.47% 845 093
  • a little less than the rate in South Africa: 57.64% 13 664 914

Demographics

22 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North West: 25
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Africa: 25

459 358 People
  • about 10 percent of the figure in North West: 3,748,435L
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in South Africa: 55,653,654L

Setswana (397 668) Language most spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North West: 69.96 2,622,334
  • more than double the figure in South Africa: 20.87 13,414,612

99.3% (456 237) Born in South Africa
  • a little higher than the rate in North West: 96.65% 3,622,920
  • about the same as the rate in South Africa: 97.05% 54,009,271

99.4% (456 724) South African citizens
  • about the same as the rate in North West: 97.52% 3,655,559
  • about the same as the rate in South Africa: 97.81% 54,432,740

Households

127 105 Households
  • about 10 percent of the figure in North West: 1,248,765L
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in South Africa: 16,923,307L
7.4% (9 360) Households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North West: 18.38% 229,544
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Africa: 12.96% 2,193,968

72.6% (92 228) Households fully owned or being paid off
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North West: 64.06% 800,000
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Africa: 64.97% 10,995,587

43.5% (55 345) Households with women as their head
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North West: 35.2% 439,546
  • a little higher than the rate in South Africa: 41.32% 6,992,274
1 323 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • about one-fifth of the figure in North West: 7,521
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in South Africa: 111,471

R14 600 Average annual household income
  • about half the amount in North West: R29 400
  • about half the amount in South Africa: R29 400

Service delivery

84.3% (387 090) Are getting water from a regional or local service provider
  • about the same as the rate in North West: 83.39% 3,125,776
  • about the same as the rate in South Africa: 86.2% 47,972,825

7.9% (36 204) Have no access to electricity
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North West: 7.01% 262,842
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Africa: 7.29% 4,055,298

39.9% (183 370) Have access to flush or chemical toilets
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North West: 47.96% 1,797,629
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Africa: 63.53% 35,354,254
3.5% (15 851) Have no access to any toilets
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North West: 2.95% 110,536
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Africa: 2.39% 1,332,582

35.6% (163 409) Are getting refuse disposal from a local authority, private company or community members
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North West: 57.93% 2,171,446
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Africa: 59.37% 33,038,861

Economics

26.5% (71 778) Employed
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North West: 37.12% 843,369
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Africa: 38.87% 13,180,077

R15 000 Average annual income
  • about half the amount in North West: R30 000
  • about half the amount in South Africa: R30 000

Education

53.6% (135 631) Completed Grade 9 or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North West: 64.24% 1,467,619L
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Africa: 71.77% 24,232,255L
27.1% (68 509) Completed Matric or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North West: 36.23% 827,672L
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Africa: 43.37% 14,644,033L

Children

196 731 Children
  • less than a fifth of the figure in North West: 1,394,544
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in South Africa: 20,874,659

1.3% (1 937) Of children 14 and under have no living biological parents
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North West: 1.12% 12,467
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Africa: 1.08% 180,951

94.2% (132 183) School-aged children (5 to 17 years old) are in school
  • about the same as the rate in North West: 94.8% 921,026L
  • about the same as the rate in South Africa: 94.9% 13,886,616L

R2 400 Average annual income of employed children between 15 and 17
  • about the same as the amount in North West: R2 400
  • about the same as the amount in South Africa: R2 400
11.7% (3 490) Of children between 15 and 17 are in the labour force
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North West: 12.72% 24,007
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Africa: 13.07% 387,964

Child-headed households

1 323 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • about one-fifth of the figure in North West: 7,521L
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in South Africa: 111,471L
15.4% (204) Child-headed households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North West: 19.84% 1,492
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Africa: 11.01% 12,268

27.6% (365) Child-headed households with women as their head
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North West: 33.07% 2,487
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Africa: 38.18% 42,565

R2 400 Average annual child-headed household income
  • about the same as the amount in North West: R2 400
  • about the same as the amount in South Africa: R2 400

Community Survey 2016

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