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Merafong City

Municipality in West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa

197 521 Population
1 633.5 square kilometres 120.9 people per square kilometre

Census data: 2011 with 2016 boundaries

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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

28 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in West Rand: 28
  • about the same as the figure in Gauteng: 28

197 521 People
  • about one-quarter of the figure in West Rand: 820 994
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 12 272 263

IsiXhosa (46 772) Language most spoken at home
  • about the same as the figure in West Rand: 23.79 218,995
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Gauteng: 17.24 2,390,036

83.2% (164 266) Born in South Africa
  • a little less than the rate in West Rand: 87.01% 714,377
  • a little less than the rate in Gauteng: 88% 10,799,364

85.6% (168 976) South African citizens
  • a little less than the rate in West Rand: 89.17% 732,042
  • a little less than the rate in Gauteng: 90.36% 11,088,884

Households

70 336 Households
  • about one-quarter of the figure in West Rand: 288 119
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 4 162 488
20.2% (14 176) Households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Rand: 23.51% 67,737
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Gauteng: 17.77% 739,747

28.2% (19 821) Households fully owned or being paid off
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Rand: 33.4% 96,221
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Gauteng: 41.59% 1,731,019

29.5% (20 752) Households with women as their head
  • a little less than the rate in West Rand: 30.41% 87,604
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 34.15% 1,421,631
266 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • about one-third of the figure in West Rand: 877
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 12,668

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

92.6% (182 986) Are getting water from a regional or local service provider
  • a little higher than the rate in West Rand: 89.48% 734,634
  • about the same as the rate in Gauteng: 93.52% 11,477,568

81% (56 996) Have access to flush or chemical toilets
  • about the same as the rate in West Rand: 81.39% 234,631
  • a little less than the rate in Gauteng: 85.69% 3,568,711
1.2% (811) Have no access to any toilets
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Rand: 1.97% 5,683
  • a little less than the rate in Gauteng: 1.19% 49,631

80.5% (159 022) Are getting refuse disposal from a local authority or private company
  • about the same as the rate in West Rand: 81.39% 668,192
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 89.9% 11,032,480

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

28.2% (19 862) Households with internet access
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Rand: 33.77% 97 367
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Gauteng: 45.97% 1 914 320

Education

60.5% (81 623) Completed Grade 9 or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Rand: 68.12% 381,757
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 77.27% 6,520,850
30.7% (41 470) Completed Matric or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Rand: 39.17% 219,527
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Gauteng: 50.82% 4,288,753

Children

56 224 Children
  • about one-quarter of the figure in West Rand: 233,930
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 3,423,211

3.4% (1 629) Of children 14 and under have no living biological parents
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Rand: 2.4% 4,750
  • nearly double the rate in Gauteng: 1.89% 55,114

89.1% (37 105) School-aged children (5 to 17 years old) are in school
  • about the same as the rate in West Rand: 89.76% 155 645
  • about the same as the rate in Gauteng: 90.35% 2 231 789

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

266 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • about one-third of the figure in West Rand: 877
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Gauteng: 12 668
35.3% (94) Child-headed households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about the same as the rate in West Rand: 35.69% 313
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Gauteng: 21.8% 2,762

37.6% (100) Child-headed households with women as their head
  • a little less than the rate in West Rand: 39.34% 345
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 42.51% 5,385

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