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Building statistics, 2003 Report No. 50-11-01 (2003) Building statistics, Report No. 50-11-01 (2003) Published by Statistics South Africa, Private Bag X44, Pretoria 0001 © Statistics South Africa, 20006 Users may apply or process this data, provided Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is acknowledged as the original source of the data; that it is specified that the application and/or analysis is the result of the user's independent processing of the data; and that neither the basic data nor any reprocessed version or application thereof may be sold or offered for sale in any form whatsoever without prior permission from Stats SA. Stats SA Library Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP) Data Building statistics, 2003 / Statistics South Africa. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2003 xi. 173 p. [Report No. 50-11-01 (2003)] ISBN 0-621-36453-3 1. Construction 2. Building I. Statistics South Africa II. Series III. (LCSH 16) A complete set of Stats SA publications is available at Stats SA Library and the following libraries: National Library of South Africa, Pretoria Division Eastern Cape Library Services, King William's Town National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Division Central Regional Library, Limpopo Library of Parliament, Cape Town Central Reference Library, Nelspruit Bloemfontein Public Library Central Reference Collection, Kimberley Natal Society Library, Pietermaritzburg Central Reference Library, Mmabatho Johannesburg Public Library This report is available on the Stats SA website: www.statssa.gov.za Copies are available from: Printing and Distribution, Statistics South Africa Tel: (012) 310 8619 or 3108161 Fax: (012) 321 7381 Email: [email protected] Building statistics, Report No. 50-11-01 (2003) Statistics South Africa i Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................ii Key findings ...........................................................................................................................................................iv List of detailed tables............................................................................................................................................. vi List of municipalities covered in the monthly and annual surveys ........................................................................xi Explanatory notes ................................................................................................................................................169 Glossary...............................................................................................................................................................172 Building statistics, Report No. 50-11-01 (2003) Statistics South Africa ii Introduction Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) conducts a monthly survey of metropolitan Table B - Subsidised low-cost dwelling-houses completed or under construction municipalities and large local municipalities on building plans passed and by province buildings completed for the private sector. An annual survey of the remaining municipalities is conducted regarding buildings completed. In Part 1 of this report Value Province Year Number 1 Square metres 2 information on provincial level is published for the monthly survey on buildings R’0002 completed by type of building for 2001, 2002 and 2003. Provincial data for the Western Cape 2001 16 908 459 729 146 157 monthly and annual surveys on buildings completed are published in Part 2 (2001, 2002 19 534 531 116 168 852 2002 and 2003). Detailed information on buildings completed for both surveys is 2003 16 926 507 780 247 187 published by province, municipality and type of building for 2003 in Part 3. Data for 2003 regarding building plans passed and buildings completed of the monthly Eastern Cape 2001 16 617 560 666 168 592 survey, were published in the annual statistical release P5041.3 – Selected 2002 46 700 1 575 675 473 806 building statistics of the private sector as reported by local government 2003 35 005 1 050 150 511 213 institutions, 2003 and can be accessed on Stats SA’s website, www.statssa.gov.za Northern Cape 2001 2 978 94 641 39 071 Table A – Value of buildings reported as completed to municipalities 2002 5 189 164 906 68 078 2003 4 354 130 620 63 586 Year Monthly survey Monthly and Percentage Free State 2001 9 276 375 111 165 893 annual surveys contribution 2002 8 617 348 492 154 121 of monthly survey 2003 14 848 445 440 216 840 to total of monthly KwaZulu-Natal 2001 17 921 678 489 191 008 and annual surveys 2002 21 958 831 349 234 041 R'000 R'000 2003 31 372 941 160 458 157 North West 2001 13 941 412 235 137 674 2001 12 590 750 14 105 710 89,3 2002 21 309 630 115 210 439 2002 14 034 387 15 265 056 91,9 2003 13 809 414 270 201 667 2003 16 616 738 18 491 574 89,9 Gauteng 2001 44 679 1 479 768 480 451 2002 29 939 991 571 321 943 As indicated in Table A, the value of buildings reported as completed to 2003 42 862 1 285 860 625 957 municipalities in the monthly survey, represents approximately 90 percent of the Mpumalanga 2001 15 053 500 036 192 239 total value of buildings completed in South Africa. 2002 19 883 660 505 253 931 2003 21 336 640 080 246 079 Purpose of the surveys Limpopo 2001 17 749 699 143 212 057 The results of these surveys are used in monitoring the state of economy and 2002 15 382 605 877 183 769 formulation of economic policy. Furthermore, the results are important inputs to 2003 15 596 467 880 227 764 estimation of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and are extensively used by the private sector. South Africa 2001 155 122 5 259 818 1 733 142 2002 188 511 6 339 606 2 068 980 Sudsidised low-cost dwelling-houses 2003 196 108 5 883 240 2 798 450 Source: Provincial Governments co-ordinated by the National Department of Housing The figures obtained from these surveys do not include the bulk of subsidised 1 As soon as building commences, dwelling-houses are recorded as completed or under construction. low-cost dwelling-houses. Data regarding subsidised low-cost dwelling-houses, 2 Estimates by the National Department of Housing. supplied by provincial governments and co-ordinated by the National Department of Housing, are shown in Table B. Building statistics, Report No. 50-11-01 (2003) Statistics South Africa iii Name and boundary changes Table C – Cross-border municipalities The boundaries and the names of local government institutions have changed as Municipalities overlapping Province in which municipality described in the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act No. 117 of provincial boundaries is included in this report 1998) and the Local Government Municipal Demarcation Bill (B36B-98). Further information may be found on the website of the South African Government, Mpumalanga/Limpopo www.gov.za, see section GOVZA: Government System; and the website of the Greater Marble Hall Municipality Mpumalanga Municipal Demarcation Board, www.demarcation.org.za. Greater Groblersdal Municipality Mpumalanga Stats SA used the following publications to update the names of municipalities: Greater Tubatse Municipality Limpopo • Local Government in South Africa, 2001/2002 (Official yearbook); Bushbuckridge Municipality Limpopo • Municipalities of the Republic of South Africa compiled by the Department of Provincial and Local Government; Gauteng/North West • Key municipal data – Statistics South Africa Census 2001; and Merafong City Municipality Gauteng • Municipal Demarcation Board. City of Tshwane Gauteng • Furthermore, municipalities also informed Stats SA of name changes. Gauteng/Mpumalanga Cross-border municipalities Kungwini Local Municipality Gauteng In some cases borders of municipalities extend over two provinces. Table C lists the Northern Cape/North West cross-border municipalities and the provinces in which the municipalities are included Ga-Segonyana Municipality Northern Cape in this report. Phokwane Municipality Northern Cape Moshaweng Municipality Northern Cape Building statistics, Report No. 50-11-01 (2003) Statistics South Africa iv Key findings Table D – Selected key figures regarding buildings reported as completed to Figure 1 – Value of buildings reported as completed to municipalities in the municipalities in the monthly and annual surveys at current prices for 2002 and 2003 monthly and annual surveys for 2003 by province Percentage Difference R'000 change in the value 8 000 000 7 433 994 Estimates at 2002 2003 in the value of buildings current prices of buildings completed 7 000 000 completed between 6 000 000 4 922 129 between 2002 5 000 000 2002 and and 2003 4 000 000 2003 R'000 R'000 R'000 3 000 000 2 473 772 Residential buildings 9 273 325 11 481 842 + 23,8 +2 208 517 2 000 000 884 446 617 642 609 977 666 375 670 627 1 000 000 Dwelling-houses 6 746 482 7 996 416 + 18,5 +1 249 934 212 612 Flats and townhouses 1 966 075 2 622 004 + 33,4 +655 929 0 Other residential buildings 560 768 863 422 + 54,0 +302 654 Western Cape Eastern Cape Northern Cape Free State KwaZulu-Natal North West Gauteng Mpumalanga Limpopo Non-residential buildings 2 797 165 3 320 791 + 18,7 +523 626 Value of buildings reported as completed to municipalities in the monthly and annual surveys for 2003 by province Additions and alterations 3 194 566 3 688 941 + 15,5 +494 375 The major contributor to the value of buildings reported as completed, aggregated to Total 15 265 056 18 491 574 + 21,1 +3 226 518 provincial level, was recorded for Gauteng (contributing 40,2% of total of South Africa or R7 434,0 million), followed by Western Cape (26,6% or R4 922,1 million) and As indicated in Table D, the value of buildings reported as completed to municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal (13,4% or R2 473,8 million) (see Figure 1). Table E (page v) lists the the monthly and annual surveys increased by 21,1% from R15 265,1 million in 2002 to largest municipal contributors to the value of buildings reported as completed for 2003 R18 491,6 million in 2003. Large increases were reported for residential (+23,8% or by province. R2 208,5 million), non-residential buildings (+18,7% or R523,6 million) and additions and alterations (+15,5% or R494,4 million).