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Elections

19 473 Number of registered voters
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Western Cape: 3 070 950
  • South Africa: 26 384 470
61% (11 871) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • a little less than the rate in Western Cape: 63.46% 1 948 844
  • a little higher than the rate in South Africa: 57.95% 15 290 820

Demographics

24 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Western Cape: 28
  • a little less than the figure in South Africa: 25

47 175 People
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Western Cape: 5,822,734L
  • South Africa: 51,770,560L

Afrikaans (29 492) Language most spoken at home
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Western Cape: 48.44 2,820,643
  • more than double the figure in South Africa: 20.51 11,587,374

97.7% (46 077) Born in South Africa
  • a little higher than the rate in Western Cape: 91.82% 5,346,463
  • a little higher than the rate in South Africa: 92.88% 48,086,817

98.3% (46 365) South African citizens
  • a little higher than the rate in Western Cape: 93.59% 5,449,294
  • a little higher than the rate in South Africa: 94.55% 48,950,607

Households

11 291 Households
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Western Cape: 1,703,528L
  • South Africa: 15,054,254L
9.6% (1 085) Households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about half the rate in Western Cape: 17.43% 296,950
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Africa: 13.04% 1,962,709

40.3% (4 554) Households fully owned or being paid off
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Western Cape: 50.29% 856,742
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Africa: 50.96% 7,672,084

44.7% (5 041) Households with women as their head
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Western Cape: 36.27% 617,926
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Africa: 40.98% 6,169,672
25 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Western Cape: 4,360
  • South Africa: 107,466

R29 400 Average annual household income
  • about the same as the amount in Western Cape: R29 400
  • about the same as the amount in South Africa: R29 400

Service delivery

98.6% (46 532) Are getting water from a regional or local service provider
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Western Cape: 91.15% 5,307,172
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Africa: 76.89% 39,807,757

93% (10 495) Have access to flush or chemical toilets
  • a little higher than the rate in Western Cape: 89.58% 1,527,900
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Africa: 62.52% 9,418,195
1.6% (180) Have no access to any toilets
  • about half the rate in Western Cape: 3.23% 55,162
  • about one-third of the rate in South Africa: 5.22% 785,859

99.5% (46 928) Are getting refuse disposal from a local authority or private company
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Western Cape: 90.59% 5,274,689
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Africa: 59.4% 30,752,724

Economics

39.7% (12 809) Employed
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Western Cape: 50.06% 2,010,697
  • about the same as the rate in South Africa: 38.87% 13,180,077

R30 000 Average annual income
  • about the same as the amount in Western Cape: R30 000
  • about the same as the amount in South Africa: R30 000

30.3% (3 420) Households with internet access
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Western Cape: 43.45% 741,180L
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Africa: 35.32% 5,320,758L

Education

66% (18 622) Completed Grade 9 or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Western Cape: 69.5% 2,695,770L
  • about the same as the rate in South Africa: 65.83% 20,846,052L
24.1% (6 797) Completed Matric or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Western Cape: 40.79% 1,582,043L
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Africa: 39.34% 12,458,724L

Children

16 910 Children
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Western Cape: 1,739,425
  • South Africa: 18,067,972

0.7% (97) Of children 14 and under have no living biological parents
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Western Cape: 0.78% 11,468
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Africa: 2.91% 439,085

85.8% (11 170) School-aged children (5 to 17 years old) are in school
  • about the same as the rate in Western Cape: 87.2% 1,174,624L
  • a little less than the rate in South Africa: 90.1% 12,382,518L

R7 500 Average annual income of employed children between 15 and 17
  • about half the amount in Western Cape: R15 000
  • more than double the amount in South Africa: R2 400
18.5% (491) Of children between 15 and 17 are in the labour force
  • a little higher than the rate in Western Cape: 17.87% 49,257
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Africa: 13.07% 387,964

Child-headed households

25 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Western Cape: 4,360L
  • South Africa: 107,466L
8% (2) Child-headed households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Western Cape: 21.03% 917
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Africa: 9.28% 9,974

28% (7) Child-headed households with women as their head
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Western Cape: 45.16% 1,969
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Africa: 44.81% 48,156

N/A Average annual child-headed household income

Census 2011

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