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Elections

46 697 Number of registered voters
  • about one-fifth of the figure in Sarah Baartman: 245 120
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 3 346 711
52.3% (24 440) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Sarah Baartman: 60.67% 148 726
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Eastern Cape: 56.43% 1 888 500

46 385 Number of registered voters
  • about one-fifth of the figure in Sarah Baartman: 238 057
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 3 240 059
72.4% (33 580) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • about the same as the rate in Sarah Baartman: 72.17% 171 806
  • a little higher than the rate in Eastern Cape: 70.32% 2 278 555

46 385 Number of registered voters
  • about one-fifth of the figure in Sarah Baartman: 238 057
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 3 240 059
71.7% (33 236) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • about the same as the rate in Sarah Baartman: 71.05% 169 141
  • a little higher than the rate in Eastern Cape: 68.3% 2 213 121

44 932 Number of registered voters
  • about one-fifth of the figure in Sarah Baartman: 228 697
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 3 118 881
55.9% (25 129) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Sarah Baartman: 63.12% 144 343
  • a little less than the rate in Eastern Cape: 58.16% 1 813 802

Demographics

26 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Sarah Baartman: 26
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Eastern Cape: 21

82 060 People
  • about one-fifth of the figure in Sarah Baartman: 479 922
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 6 996 976

Isixhosa (63 887) Language most spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Sarah Baartman: 49.96 239,789
  • a little less than the figure in Eastern Cape: 80.99 5,666,891

99.2% (81 426) Born in South Africa
  • about the same as the rate in Sarah Baartman: 99.01% 475,160
  • about the same as the rate in Eastern Cape: 99.16% 6,938,197

99.4% (81 558) South African citizens
  • about the same as the rate in Sarah Baartman: 99.2% 476,099
  • about the same as the rate in Eastern Cape: 99.31% 6,948,765

Households

22 700 Households
  • less than a fifth of the figure in Sarah Baartman: 138 181
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 1 773 396
4.1% (934) Households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Sarah Baartman: 9.38% 12,966
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Eastern Cape: 7.38% 130,885

56.2% (12 745) Households fully owned or being paid off
  • a little higher than the rate in Sarah Baartman: 53.79% 74,328
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Eastern Cape: 69.17% 1,226,574

45.3% (10 271) Households with women as their head
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Sarah Baartman: 39.99% 55,253
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Eastern Cape: 49.1% 870,698
57 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • about 10 percent of the figure in Sarah Baartman: 497
  • Eastern Cape: 23,143

R29 400 Average annual household income
  • about the same as the amount in Sarah Baartman: R29 400
  • about double the amount in Eastern Cape: R14 600

Service delivery

94.9% (77 875) Are getting water from a regional or local service provider
  • a little higher than the rate in Sarah Baartman: 90.45% 434,092
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Eastern Cape: 68.54% 4,795,692

2% (1 614) Have no access to electricity
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Sarah Baartman: 5.36% 25,706
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Eastern Cape: 10.93% 764,884

86.5% (70 943) Have access to flush or chemical toilets
  • about the same as the rate in Sarah Baartman: 84.57% 405,890
  • nearly double the rate in Eastern Cape: 47.29% 3,309,089
1.7% (1 412) Have no access to any toilets
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Sarah Baartman: 2.28% 10,931
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Eastern Cape: 6.03% 422,004

92.2% (75 690) Are getting refuse disposal from a local authority, private company or community members
  • a little higher than the rate in Sarah Baartman: 87.4% 419,446
  • more than double the rate in Eastern Cape: 38.61% 2,701,783

Economics

34.5% (19 234) Employed
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Sarah Baartman: 41.18% 122,074
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Eastern Cape: 26.03% 1,028,964

R30 000 Average annual income
  • about double the amount in Sarah Baartman: R15 000
  • about the same as the amount in Eastern Cape: R30 000

Education

72.5% (38 173) Completed Grade 9 or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Sarah Baartman: 63.03% 184 397
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Eastern Cape: 64.66% 2 423 458
39.9% (21 012) Completed Matric or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Sarah Baartman: 30.84% 90 219
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Eastern Cape: 32% 1 199 232

Children

27 899 Children
  • less than a fifth of the figure in Sarah Baartman: 179,375
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 3,095,475

1.2% (258) Of children 14 and under have no living biological parents
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Sarah Baartman: 1.31% 1,888
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Eastern Cape: 1.33% 32,796

95% (19 109) School-aged children (5 to 17 years old) are in school
  • about the same as the rate in Sarah Baartman: 93.71% 122 430
  • about the same as the rate in Eastern Cape: 94.94% 2 123 149

R2 400 Average annual income of employed children between 15 and 17
  • about one-third of the amount in Sarah Baartman: R7 500
  • about the same as the amount in Eastern Cape: R2 400
15.6% (632) Of children between 15 and 17 are in the labour force
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Sarah Baartman: 17.41% 3,930
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Eastern Cape: 11.34% 51,717

Child-headed households

57 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • about 10 percent of the figure in Sarah Baartman: 497
  • Eastern Cape: 23 143
N/A Child-headed households that are informal dwellings (shacks)

50.9% (29) Child-headed households with women as their head
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Sarah Baartman: 57.95% 288
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Eastern Cape: 37.49% 8,676

R2 400 Average annual child-headed household income
  • about the same as the amount in Sarah Baartman: R2 400
  • about the same as the amount in Eastern Cape: R2 400

Community Survey 2016

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