 Geographical distribution of home languages in the province.
Geographical distribution of home languages in the province.
As of the census of 2001, there are 4,524,336 people and 1,173,302 households residing in the Western Cape. The population density is 34.97/km˛. The household density is 9.07/km˛. The racial makeup of the Western Cape is Black African 26.68%, Coloured 53.91%, Indian/Asian 1.00%, and White 18.41%.
15.6% of all households are made up of individuals. The average household size is 3.86.
In the province the population is spread out with 27.3% under the age of 15, 19.4% from 15 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 26 years. For every 100 females there are 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.3 males.
In the province 55.3% of residents speak Afrikaans at home, 19.3% speak English, 0.0% speak IsiNdebele, 23.7% speak IsiXhosa, 0.2% speak IsiZulu, 0.0% speak Sepedi, 0.7% speak Sesotho, 0.1% speak Setswana, 0.0% speak SiSwati, 0.0% speak Tshivenda, and 0.0% speak Xitsonga. 0.4% of the population speaks a non-official language at home.
81.8% of residents are Christian, 9.0% have no religion, 6.5% are Muslim, 0.4% are Jewish, and 0.2% are Hindu. 2.1% have other or undetermined beliefs.
5.7% of residents aged 20 and over have received no schooling, 15.2% have had some primary school, 7.9% have completed only primary school, 36.5% have had some high school education, 23.4% have finished only high school, and 11.2% have an education higher than the high school level. Overall, 34.6% of residents have completed high school.
63.1% of housing units have a telephone and/or cell-phone in the dwelling, 34.2% have access to a phone nearby, and 2.7% have access that is not nearby or no access. 86.5% of households have a flush or chemical toilet. 87.8% have refuse removed by the municipality at least once a week and 1.4% have no rubbish disposal. 67.5% have running water inside their dwelling, 85.2% have running water on their property, and 98.3% have access to running water. 78.8% of households use electricity for cooking, 73.4% for heating, and 88.0% for lighting. 79.1% of households have a radio, 74.1% have a television, 18.2% own a computer, 73.5% have a refrigerator, and 41.4% have a cell-phone.
17.1% of the population aged 15-65 is unemployed. Of the unemployed persons, 53.4% are Black African, 43.0% are Coloured, 0.4% are Indian/Asian, and 3.2% are White. 23.3% of Black Africans are unemployed, 9.3% of Coloureds, 5.0% of Indians/Asians, and 2.0% of Whites.
The median annual income of working adults aged 15-65 in the Western Cape is R 18,703 ($2,811). Males have a median annual income of R 21,048 ($3,164) versus R 17,035 ($2,560) for females. The median annual income by race is R 12,213 ($1,836) for Black Africans, R 16,354 ($2,458) for Coloureds, R 42,803 ($6,434) for Indians/Asian), and R 64,968 ($9,765) for Whites. The annual income distribution is:
No income 2.0%
R 12 – R 4,800 ($2 - $721) 6.5%
R 4,812 – R 9,600 ($723 - $1,443) 17.7%
R 9,612 – R 19,200 ($1,445 – $2,886) 25.1%
R 19,212 – R 38,400 ($2,888 - $5,772) 20.1%
R 38,412 – R 76,800 ($5,774 - $11,543) 15.2%
R 76,812 – R 153,600 ($11,545 - $23,087) 8.3%
R 153,612 – R 307,200 ($23,089 - $46,174) 3.3%
R 307,212 – R 614,400 ($46,176 - $92,348) 1.1%
R 614,412 or more ($92,350+) 0.7%
South Africa Census 2001
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