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Elections

3 452 Number of registered voters
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in West Rand: 429 633
  • Gauteng: 6 248 106
43.8% (1 512) Of registered voters cast their vote
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Rand: 58.56% 251 593
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Gauteng: 57.91% 3 618 214

Demographics

29 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in West Rand: 28
  • a little higher than the figure in Gauteng: 28

9 508 People
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in West Rand: 820,994L
  • Gauteng: 12,272,263L

IsiXhosa (2 830) Language most spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in West Rand: 23.79 218,995
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Gauteng: 17.24 2,390,036

69% (6 559) Born in South Africa
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Rand: 87.01% 714,377
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 88% 10,799,364

71.3% (6 778) South African citizens
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Rand: 89.17% 732,042
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 90.36% 11,088,884

Households

5 130 Households
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in West Rand: 288,117L
  • Gauteng: 4,162,491L
29.7% (1 523) Households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Rand: 23.51% 67,737
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Gauteng: 17.77% 739,747

2.5% (129) Households fully owned or being paid off
  • about 10 percent of the rate in West Rand: 33.4% 96,221
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 41.59% 1,731,019

21.2% (1 088) Households with women as their head
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Rand: 30.41% 87,605
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Gauteng: 34.15% 1,421,631
12 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in West Rand: 877
  • Gauteng: 12,668

R57 300 Average annual household income
  • about double the amount in West Rand: R29 400
  • about double the amount in Gauteng: R29 400

Service delivery

77% (7 323) Are getting water from a regional or local service provider
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Rand: 89.48% 734,634
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 93.52% 11,477,568

39.8% (2 045) Have access to flush or chemical toilets
  • about half the rate in West Rand: 81.39% 234,631
  • about half the rate in Gauteng: 85.69% 3,568,711
2.3% (116) Have no access to any toilets
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Rand: 1.97% 5,683
  • nearly double the rate in Gauteng: 1.19% 49,631

58.4% (5 551) Are getting refuse disposal from a local authority or private company
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Rand: 81.39% 668,192
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Gauteng: 89.9% 11,032,480

Economics

57% (4 387) Employed
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Rand: 49.72% 293,335
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

13.9% (715) Households with internet access
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Rand: 33.77% 97,367L
  • about one-third of the rate in Gauteng: 45.97% 1,914,320L

Education

63.2% (4 678) Completed Grade 9 or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Rand: 68.12% 381,757L
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 77.27% 6,520,850L
28.7% (2 126) Completed Matric or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Rand: 39.17% 219,527L
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Gauteng: 50.82% 4,288,753L

Children

1 909 Children
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in West Rand: 233,930
  • Gauteng: 3,423,211

0.6% (10) Of children 14 and under have no living biological parents
  • about one-quarter of the rate in West Rand: 2.4% 4,750
  • about one-third of the rate in Gauteng: 1.89% 55,114

78% (883) School-aged children (5 to 17 years old) are in school
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Rand: 89.76% 155,645L
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 90.35% 2,231,789L

R30 000 Average annual income of employed children between 15 and 17
  • more than double the amount in West Rand: R2 400
  • more than double the amount in Gauteng: R2 400
20% (32) Of children between 15 and 17 are in the labour force
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Rand: 15.84% 5,669
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Gauteng: 16.86% 86,684

Child-headed households

12 Households with heads under 18 years old
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in West Rand: 877L
  • Gauteng: 12,668L
50% (6) Child-headed households that are informal dwellings (shacks)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Rand: 35.69% 313
  • more than double the rate in Gauteng: 21.8% 2,762

33.3% (4) Child-headed households with women as their head
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Rand: 39.34% 345
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Gauteng: 42.51% 5,385

N/A Average annual child-headed household income

Census 2011

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