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Elections

131 843 Number of registered voters
  • about one-third of the figure in Alfred Nzo: 397 729
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 3 346 711
56.8% (74 864) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • about the same as the rate in Alfred Nzo: 56.35% 224 129
  • about the same as the rate in Eastern Cape: 56.43% 1 888 500

124 161 Number of registered voters
  • about one-third of the figure in Alfred Nzo: 377 229
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 3 240 059
66.2% (82 239) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • about the same as the rate in Alfred Nzo: 66.78% 251 910
  • a little less than the rate in Eastern Cape: 70.32% 2 278 555

124 161 Number of registered voters
  • about one-third of the figure in Alfred Nzo: 377 229
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 3 240 059
63.9% (79 284) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • about the same as the rate in Alfred Nzo: 64.2% 242 190
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Eastern Cape: 68.3% 2 213 121

116 976 Number of registered voters
  • about one-third of the figure in Alfred Nzo: 359 483
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 3 118 881
57.6% (67 341) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • about the same as the rate in Alfred Nzo: 57.02% 204 990
  • about the same as the rate in Eastern Cape: 58.16% 1 813 802

Demographics

17 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Alfred Nzo: 18
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 21

319 948 People
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Alfred Nzo: 867,864L
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 6,996,976L

Isixhosa (308 383) Language most spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Alfred Nzo: 86.67 752,214
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Eastern Cape: 80.99 5,666,891

99.9% (319 489) Born in South Africa
  • about the same as the rate in Alfred Nzo: 99.4% 862,670
  • about the same as the rate in Eastern Cape: 99.16% 6,938,197

99.9% (319 556) South African citizens
  • about the same as the rate in Alfred Nzo: 99.52% 863,675
  • about the same as the rate in Eastern Cape: 99.31% 6,948,765

Households

61 383 Households
  • about one-third of the figure in Alfred Nzo: 195,975L
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 1,773,396L
3% (1 859) Households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alfred Nzo: 2.27% 4,446
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Eastern Cape: 7.38% 130,885

83.1% (51 035) Households fully owned or being paid off
  • about the same as the rate in Alfred Nzo: 81.86% 160,422
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Eastern Cape: 69.17% 1,226,574

60.2% (36 956) Households with women as their head
  • a little higher than the rate in Alfred Nzo: 57% 111,709
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Eastern Cape: 49.1% 870,698
1 480 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • about one-third of the figure in Alfred Nzo: 4,829
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 23,143

R14 600 Average annual household income
  • about the same as the amount in Alfred Nzo: R14 600
  • about the same as the amount in Eastern Cape: R14 600

Service delivery

19.7% (62 996) Are getting water from a regional or local service provider
  • about half the rate in Alfred Nzo: 39.34% 341,409
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Eastern Cape: 68.54% 4,795,692

18.1% (57 859) Have no access to electricity
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Alfred Nzo: 26.6% 230,860
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Eastern Cape: 10.93% 764,884

0.8% (2 645) Have access to flush or chemical toilets
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Alfred Nzo: 8.06% 69,918
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Eastern Cape: 47.29% 3,309,089
5.2% (16 767) Have no access to any toilets
  • a little less than the rate in Alfred Nzo: 5.39% 46,768
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Eastern Cape: 6.03% 422,004

1% (3 061) Are getting refuse disposal from a local authority, private company or community members
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Alfred Nzo: 4.79% 41,542
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Eastern Cape: 38.61% 2,701,783

Economics

13.6% (19 338) Employed
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alfred Nzo: 16.2% 68,709
  • about half the rate in Eastern Cape: 26.03% 1,028,964

R15 000 Average annual income
  • about the same as the amount in Alfred Nzo: R15 000
  • about half the amount in Eastern Cape: R30 000

Education

53.8% (73 076) Completed Grade 9 or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Alfred Nzo: 55.82% 224,961L
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Eastern Cape: 64.66% 2,423,458L
21.1% (28 702) Completed Matric or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Alfred Nzo: 21.83% 87,989L
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Eastern Cape: 32% 1,199,232L

Children

175 746 Children
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Alfred Nzo: 442,412
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 3,095,475

2.3% (3 225) Of children 14 and under have no living biological parents
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alfred Nzo: 2.18% 7,549
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Eastern Cape: 1.33% 32,796

96.3% (119 483) School-aged children (5 to 17 years old) are in school
  • about the same as the rate in Alfred Nzo: 96.27% 302,378L
  • about the same as the rate in Eastern Cape: 94.94% 2,123,149L

R2 400 Average annual income of employed children between 15 and 17
  • about the same as the amount in Alfred Nzo: R2 400
  • about the same as the amount in Eastern Cape: R2 400
10% (2 546) Of children between 15 and 17 are in the labour force
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alfred Nzo: 10.8% 7,363
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Eastern Cape: 11.34% 51,717

Child-headed households

1 480 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • about one-third of the figure in Alfred Nzo: 4,829L
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Eastern Cape: 23,143L
4.3% (64) Child-headed households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • nearly double the rate in Alfred Nzo: 2.28% 110
  • about the same as the rate in Eastern Cape: 4.42% 1,023

29.5% (436) Child-headed households with women as their head
  • about the same as the rate in Alfred Nzo: 29.43% 1,421
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Eastern Cape: 37.49% 8,676

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

Community Survey 2016

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