Background •During October 2001, the people of South Africa described their life circumstances and living conditions to Stats SA enumerators, focusing on census night, i.e. the night of 9-10 October 2001. •More than 100 000 people were employed to collect this information. •Prior to the count, the country was divided into more than 80 000 parcels of land called enumeration areas (EAs). •Questionnaires were made available in all 11 official languages. •The information collected was processed using cutting-edge scanning technology. •The captured data were then edited and made accessible for analysis. The Enumeration Area Unique Numbers Clear Boundaries 2220034 Individuals The South African population in October 1996 and October 2001, by province Census 1996 Census 2001 Province N % N % Eastern Cape 6 302 526 15.5 6 436 763 14.4 Free State 2 633 504 6.5 2 706 775 6.0 Gauteng 7 348 422 18.1 8 837 178 19.7 KwaZulu-Natal 8 417 021 20.7 9 426 017 21.0 Limpopo 4 929 368 12.1 5 273 642 11.8 Mpumalanga 2 800 712 6.9 3 122 990 7.0 Northern Cape 840 321 2.1 822 727 1.8 North West 3 354 825 8.3 3 669 349 8.2 Western Cape 3 956 875 9.7 4 524 335 10.1 South Africa 40 583 574 100.0 44 819 778 100.0 Population in thousands by District Municipality; October 2001 Johannesburg 3226 Ethekwini 3090 Cape Town 2893 Ekurhuleni 2480 Tshwane 1986 Amatole 1664 O.R.Tambo 1676 Vhembe 1200 Bojanala 1185 Capricorn 1155 Nkangala 1021 Nelson Mandela 1006 Sekhukhune 967 Mopani 964 Ehlanzeni 945 Umzinyathi 928 Govan Mbeki 900 Uthungulu 886 Chris Hani 810 Zululand 804 Sedibeng 795 Central 763 West Rand 744 Motheo 728 Thabo Mofutsanyane 726 Ugu 704 Lejweleputswa 657 Uthukela 657 Boland 629 Waterberg 614 Southern 600 Bohlabela 598 Umkhanyakude 573 iLembe 560 Alfred Nzo 550 Amajuba 468 Northern Free State 460 Umzinyathi 456 Eden 455 Bophirima 440 Cacadu 388 Ukhahlamba 341 Frances Baard 325 Sisonke 298 West Coast 283 Overberg 204 Siyanda 210 Kgalagadi 177 Karoo 165 Metsweding 160 Xhariep 135 Namakwa 108 Central Karoo 60 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 Distribution of the population in South Africa by population group October 1996 and October 2001 Black African Black African 76.7% 79.0% Other 0.9% White 9.6% White 10.9% Indian/Asian Indian/Asian 2.5% 2.6% Coloured Coloured 8.9% 8.9% Source: Census 1996 and Census 2001 Black Africans constitute more than three quarters of the total population of South Africa Net loss or gain of people in each province through inter-provincial migration over the five years preceding October 2001 Thousands 600.000 403.309 400.000 184.971 200.000 0.000 -11.022 -9.113 -43.814 -38.328 -37.482 -200.000 -156.761 -291.760 -400.000 -600.000 EC LP FS KZN MP NC NW WC GP Source: Census 2001 Excluding unspecified Among those who had moved between provinces between October 1996 and October 2001, province into which they moved MOVED OUT EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC EC - 6.8 10.0 8.3 1.1 2.1 5.0 2.5 28.7 FS 4.3 - 8.6 4.1 1.7 3.7 12.8 6.1 5.6 GP 23.2 46.9 - 60.3 69.0 57.0 18.5 64.0 35.1 MOVED KZN 24.9 6.7 15.4 - 2.1 7.2 3.1 2.6 10.0 INTO LP 1.6 3.4 13.6 3.2 - 11.6 2.9 6.8 2.7 MP 2.6 5.5 11.9 8.5 15.0 - 2.4 3.7 3.4 NC 1.1 4.7 2.3 0.8 0.6 0.9 - 10.1 10.4 NW 5.5 15.8 18.3 3.6 8.6 13.7 19.4 - 4.1 WC 36.7 10.2 19.9 11.2 2.1 3.9 35.9 4.1 - 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Percentage of the total South African population in each five-year age group by sex October 2001 Age category 85+ 0.2 0.3 80-84 0.2 0.4 75-79 0.3 0.5 70-74 0.5 0.9 65-69 0.7 1.1 60-64 1.0 1.4 55-59 1.2 1.5 50-54 1.7 1.9 45-49 2.2 2.5 40-44 2.7 3.1 35-39 3.2 3.6 30-34 3.5 3.9 25-29 4.2 4.5 20-24 4.7 4.9 15-19 5.5 5.6 10-14 5.6 5.7 5-09 5.4 5.4 00-4 5.0 5.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 % % Male Female Source: Census 2001 Percentage of the Gauteng population in each five-year age group by sex October 2001 Age category 85+ 0.1 0.2 80-84 0.2 0.3 75-79 0.3 0.4 70-74 0.4 0.6 65-69 0.6 0.8 60-64 1.0 1.2 55-59 1.4 1.5 50-54 2.1 2.1 45-49 2.8 2.8 40-44 3.8 3.6 35-39 4.5 4.3 30-34 5.2 4.7 25-29 6.3 5.6 20-24 5.7 5.3 15-19 4.2 4.3 10-14 3.8 3.9 5-09 3.8 3.9 00-4 4.1 4.1 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 % % Male Female Source: Census 2001 Percentage of the Eastern Cape population in each five-year age group by sex October 2001 Age category 85+ 0.1 0.3 80-84 0.3 0.5 75-79 0.4 0.6 70-74 0.7 0.6 65-69 0.8 1.4 60-64 1.1 1.8 55-59 1.1 1.5 50-54 1.5 1.9 45-49 1.8 2.4 40-44 2.1 3.0 35-39 2.3 3.2 30-34 2.4 3.2 25-29 3.0 3.6 20-24 4.0 4.4 15-19 6.2 6.4 10-14 6.9 6.9 5-09 6.4 6.4 00-4 5.1 5.1 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 % % Male Female Source: Census 2001 Distribution of the population of Capricorn by age group and sex October 2001 Age in five year categories 85+ 0.2 0.4 80-84 0.3 0.6 75-79 0.3 0.6 70-74 0.5 1.2 65-69 0.7 1.2 60-64 0.9 1.5 55-59 1.0 1.4 50-54 1.3 1.7 45-49 1.5 2.1 40-44 1.8 2.5 35-39 2.1 3.1 30-34 2.3 3.2 25-29 2.7 3.8 20-24 4.0 4.6 15-19 6.6 6.7 10-14 7.1 7.2 5-9 6.8 6.8 0-4 5.6 5.7 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 % of all Indian or Asian people in each age category Male Female Source: Census 2001 Distribution of the population of Blouberg by age group and sex October 2001 Age in five year categories 85+ 0.2 0.4 80-84 0.3 0.7 75-79 0.3 0.6 70-74 0.6 1.2 65-69 0.7 1.3 60-64 0.7 1.6 55-59 0.8 1.3 50-54 1.0 1.6 45-49 1.0 1.7 40-44 1.2 2.0 35-39 1.3 2.8 30-34 1.5 2.7 25-29 1.8 3.2 20-24 3.6 4.5 15-19 7.1 7.3 10-14 8.1 8.2 5-9 7.7 7.8 0-4 6.5 6.5 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 % of all Indian or Asian people in each age category Male Female Source: Census 2001 % of Persons under the age of 4 for Capricorn DM and associated Municipalities The Capricorn District Municipality: Number of people aged 65 + in each municipality Education 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 2001 1996 post-school qualifications Almost one ineveryfiveSouthAfricans aged20yearsor more havereceivedno formaleducation,while 7%have Source: Census 1996andCensus 2001 0.0 5.0 % 17.9 19.3 None Distribution ofthepopulationaged 20yearsormore by highestlevelofeducationcompleted 16.0 16.7 Some primary October 1996and2001 6.4 7.5 Complete primary 30.8 33.9 Some secondary 20.4 16.4 Grade 12 8.4 6.2 Higher Percentage of the population aged 20 years or more with no education by province October 2001 % with no education 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 LP MP EC KZN NW NC FS GP WC SA 1996 36.9 29.4 22.9 22.7 21.7 20.9 16.1 9.5 6.7 19.3 2001 33.4 27.5 22.8 21.9 19.9 18.2 16.0 8.4 5.7 17.9 Province Source: Census 2001 Key: EC = Eastern Cape; FS = Free State; GP = Gauteng; KZN = KwaZulu-Natal; MP = Mpumalanga; NC = Northern Cape; LP = Limpopo; NW = North West; WC = Western Cape; SA = South Africa In Limpopo province more than a third of people aged 20 years of more had not received any education.