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Elections

100 023 Number of registered voters
  • about one-quarter of the figure in West Rand: 429 633
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 6 248 106
53.9% (53 925) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Rand: 58.56% 251 593
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 57.91% 3 618 214

98 695 Number of registered voters
  • about one-quarter of the figure in West Rand: 417 469
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 6 063 739
71.7% (70 749) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • a little less than the rate in West Rand: 74.3% 310 186
  • a little less than the rate in Gauteng: 76.5% 4 638 981

98 695 Number of registered voters
  • about one-quarter of the figure in West Rand: 417 469
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 6 063 739
68% (67 102) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • a little less than the rate in West Rand: 71.69% 299 273
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 72.97% 4 424 424

94 676 Number of registered voters
  • about one-quarter of the figure in West Rand: 397 390
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 5 608 042
55.3% (52 362) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • a little less than the rate in West Rand: 57.36% 227 954
  • about the same as the rate in Gauteng: 55.77% 3 127 671

Demographics

30 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in West Rand: 30
  • a little higher than the figure in Gauteng: 29

188 843 People
  • about one-quarter of the figure in West Rand: 838 594
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 13 399 724

Setswana (46 966) Language most spoken at home
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Rand: 31.61 265,100
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Gauteng: 20.18 3,022,844

91% (171 870) Born in South Africa
  • about the same as the rate in West Rand: 92.22% 773,359
  • a little less than the rate in Gauteng: 93.88% 12,579,698

93.9% (177 225) South African citizens
  • about the same as the rate in West Rand: 94.64% 793,618
  • about the same as the rate in Gauteng: 95.52% 12,800,056

Households

79 833 Households
  • about one-quarter of the figure in West Rand: 330 573
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 4 951 135
17.2% (13 759) Households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Rand: 22.55% 74,533
  • a little less than the rate in Gauteng: 17.74% 878,246

36.9% (29 466) Households fully owned or being paid off
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Rand: 42.97% 142,056
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Gauteng: 54.61% 2,704,032

29.2% (23 302) Households with women as their head
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Rand: 31.69% 104,760
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 35.86% 1,775,646
478 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • about one-third of the figure in West Rand: 1,481
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 15,241

R29 400 Average annual household income
  • about the same as the amount in West Rand: R29 400
  • about the same as the amount in Gauteng: R29 400

Service delivery

94% (177 533) Are getting water from a regional or local service provider
  • about the same as the rate in West Rand: 91.89% 770,600
  • a little less than the rate in Gauteng: 96.8% 12,971,001

10.8% (20 459) Have no access to electricity
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Rand: 13.66% 114,521
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Gauteng: 7.36% 986,533

89.9% (169 729) Have access to flush or chemical toilets
  • a little higher than the rate in West Rand: 87.06% 730,073
  • about the same as the rate in Gauteng: 89.04% 11,931,323
0.6% (1 160) Have no access to any toilets
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Rand: 0.74% 6,202
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Gauteng: 0.4% 53,511

77.4% (146 155) Are getting refuse disposal from a local authority, private company or community members
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Rand: 83.06% 696,568
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 88.07% 11,801,665

Economics

46.5% (66 635) Employed
  • a little less than the rate in West Rand: 49.72% 293,335
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 50.59% 4,467,370

R57 500 Average annual income
  • about the same as the amount in West Rand: R57 500
  • about the same as the amount in Gauteng: R57 500

Education

70.7% (92 920) Completed Grade 9 or higher
  • a little less than the rate in West Rand: 73.54% 428 657
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 78.66% 7 214 316
37.5% (49 300) Completed Matric or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Rand: 44.14% 257 310
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Gauteng: 52.43% 4 808 764

Children

54 661 Children
  • about one-fifth of the figure in West Rand: 243,221
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 4,033,880

0.9% (394) Of children 14 and under have no living biological parents
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Rand: 0.78% 1,505
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Gauteng: 0.76% 25,043

96.3% (35 774) School-aged children (5 to 17 years old) are in school
  • about the same as the rate in West Rand: 94.58% 159 034
  • about the same as the rate in Gauteng: 95.31% 2 607 852

R2 400 Average annual income of employed children between 15 and 17
  • about the same as the amount in West Rand: R2 400
  • about the same as the amount in Gauteng: R2 400
15.6% (1 346) Of children between 15 and 17 are in the labour force
  • about the same as the rate in West Rand: 15.84% 5,669
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 16.86% 86,684

Child-headed households

478 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • about one-third of the figure in West Rand: 1 481
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 15 241
29.9% (143) Child-headed households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Rand: 38.49% 570
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Gauteng: 25.92% 3,951

29.7% (142) Child-headed households with women as their head
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Rand: 37.07% 549
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Gauteng: 40.93% 6,238

R2 400 Average annual child-headed household income
  • about the same as the amount in West Rand: R2 400
  • about the same as the amount in Gauteng: R2 400

Community Survey 2016

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