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Elections

20 149 Number of registered voters
  • KwaZulu-Natal: 5 421 987
  • South Africa: 26 384 470
61.3% (12 357) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • about the same as the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 61.48% 3 333 298
  • a little higher than the rate in South Africa: 57.95% 15 290 820

Demographics

31 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in KwaZulu-Natal: 23
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in South Africa: 25

36 319 People
  • KwaZulu-Natal: 10 267 300
  • South Africa: 51 770 560

English (31 791) Language most spoken at home
  • nearly double the figure in KwaZulu-Natal: 46.95 7,901,932
  • more than double the figure in South Africa: 19.82 11,587,374

96.7% (35 113) Born in South Africa
  • about the same as the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 95.2% 9,774,810
  • a little higher than the rate in South Africa: 92.88% 48,086,817

97.7% (35 464) South African citizens
  • about the same as the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 97.03% 9,962,563
  • a little higher than the rate in South Africa: 94.55% 48,950,607

Households

8 969 Households
  • KwaZulu-Natal: 2 634 122
  • South Africa: 15 054 254
0.5% (42) Households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 8.03% 211,540
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in South Africa: 13.04% 1,962,709

79.3% (7 110) Households fully owned or being paid off
  • about 1.5 times the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 53.1% 1,398,620
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Africa: 50.96% 7,672,084

30.1% (2 701) Households with women as their head
  • about two-thirds of the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 46.45% 1,223,624
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Africa: 40.98% 6,169,672
21 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • KwaZulu-Natal: 27,505
  • South Africa: 107,466

R57 300 Average annual household income
  • about double the amount in KwaZulu-Natal: R29 400
  • about double the amount in South Africa: R29 400

Service delivery

97.8% (35 512) Are getting water from a regional or local service provider
  • about 1.5 times the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 67.25% 6,904,419
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Africa: 76.89% 39,807,757

98.8% (8 861) Have access to flush or chemical toilets
  • nearly double the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 53.26% 1,403,745
  • 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 KwaZulu-Natal: 6.23% 164,307
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in South Africa: 5.22% 785,859

99% (35 950) Are getting refuse disposal from a local authority or private company
  • more than double the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 45.79% 4,701,023
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Africa: 59.4% 30,752,724

Economics

44.3% (12 031) Employed
  • about 1.4 times the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 31.51% 2,041,581
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Africa: 38.87% 13,180,077

R57 500 Average annual income
  • nearly double the amount in KwaZulu-Natal: R30 000
  • nearly double the amount in South Africa: R30 000

41.3% (3 707) Households with internet access
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 33.91% 893 795
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Africa: 35.32% 5 320 758

Education

73.4% (19 020) Completed Grade 9 or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 64.25% 3 770 328
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Africa: 65.83% 20 846 052
47% (12 167) Completed Matric or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 39.31% 2 306 985
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Africa: 39.34% 12 458 724

Children

9 171 Children
  • KwaZulu-Natal: 3,956,728
  • South Africa: 18,067,972

1% (77) Of children 14 and under have no living biological parents
  • about one-quarter of the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 4.4% 144,436
  • about one-third of the rate in South Africa: 2.91% 439,085

79.5% (6 476) School-aged children (5 to 17 years old) are in school
  • about 90 percent of the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 87.7% 2 758 594
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Africa: 90.1% 12 382 518

N/A Average annual income of employed children between 15 and 17
13.3% (232) Of children between 15 and 17 are in the labour force
  • a little higher than the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 12.86% 87,075
  • about the same as the rate in South Africa: 13.07% 387,964

Child-headed households

21 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • KwaZulu-Natal: 27 505
  • South Africa: 107 466
N/A Child-headed households that are informal dwellings (shacks)

33.3% (7) Child-headed households with women as their head
  • about three-quarters of the rate in KwaZulu-Natal: 46.05% 12,665
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Africa: 44.81% 48,156

N/A Average annual child-headed household income

Census 2011

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