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Elections

17 947 Number of registered voters
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Western Cape: 3 070 950
  • South Africa: 26 384 470
66.1% (11 855) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • a little higher than the rate in Western Cape: 63.46% 1 948 844
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Africa: 57.95% 15 290 820

Demographics

32 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Western Cape: 28
  • about 1.3 times the figure in South Africa: 25

22 301 People
  • Western Cape: 5,822,734L
  • South Africa: 51,770,560L

English (13 198) Language most spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Western Cape: 37.64 2,820,643
  • more than double the figure in South Africa: 19.82 11,587,374

73.1% (16 302) Born in South Africa
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Western Cape: 91.82% 5,346,463
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Africa: 92.88% 48,086,817

80.4% (17 933) South African citizens
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Western Cape: 93.59% 5,449,294
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Africa: 94.55% 48,950,607

Households

10 015 Households
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Western Cape: 1,703,528L
  • South Africa: 15,054,254L
0.2% (21) Households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Western Cape: 17.43% 296,950
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in South Africa: 13.04% 1,962,709

42.1% (4 214) 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

44.4% (4 444) 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
15 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • Western Cape: 4,360
  • South Africa: 107,466

R230 700 Average annual household income
  • more than double the amount in Western Cape: R29 400
  • more than double the amount in South Africa: R29 400

Service delivery

97.8% (21 815) 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 25 percent higher than the rate in South Africa: 76.89% 39,807,757

99.1% (9 964) Have access to flush or chemical toilets
  • about 10 percent 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
0.2% (15) Have no access to any toilets
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Western Cape: 3.23% 55,162
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in South Africa: 5.22% 785,859

98.6% (21 979) 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

64.8% (11 170) Employed
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Western Cape: 50.06% 2,010,697
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Africa: 38.87% 13,180,077

R225 000 Average annual income
  • more than double the amount in Western Cape: R30 000
  • more than double the amount in South Africa: R30 000

81.7% (8 219) Households with internet access
  • nearly double the rate in Western Cape: 43.45% 741,180L
  • more than double the rate in South Africa: 35.32% 5,320,758L

Education

84% (15 424) Completed Grade 9 or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Western Cape: 69.5% 2,695,770L
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Africa: 65.83% 20,846,052L
75.4% (13 844) Completed Matric or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Western Cape: 40.79% 1,582,043L
  • nearly double the rate in South Africa: 39.34% 12,458,724L

Children

3 270 Children
  • Western Cape: 1,739,425
  • South Africa: 18,067,972

0.3% (7) Of children 14 and under have no living biological parents
  • about one-third of the rate in Western Cape: 0.78% 11,468
  • about 10 percent of the rate in South Africa: 2.91% 439,085

91.4% (2 185) School-aged children (5 to 17 years old) are in school
  • a little higher than the rate in Western Cape: 87.2% 1,174,624L
  • about the same as the rate in South Africa: 90.1% 12,382,518L

R117 000 Average annual income of employed children between 15 and 17
  • more than double the amount in Western Cape: R15 000
  • more than double the amount in South Africa: R2 400
14.4% (73) Of children between 15 and 17 are in the labour force
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Western Cape: 17.87% 49,257
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Africa: 13.07% 387,964

Child-headed households

15 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • Western Cape: 4,360L
  • South Africa: 107,466L
N/A Child-headed households that are informal dwellings (shacks)

46.7% (7) Child-headed households with women as their head
  • a little higher than the rate in Western Cape: 45.16% 1,969
  • a little higher than the rate in South Africa: 44.81% 48,156

R115 100 Average annual child-headed household income
  • more than double the amount in Western Cape: R2 400
  • more than double the amount in South Africa: R2 400

Census 2011

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