Statistical release P5041.3 Building statistics 2001 Co-operation between Statistics South Africa (Stats Embargo: 11:00 SA), the citizens of the country, the private sector and government institutions is essential for a Date: 2 September 2002 successful statistical system. Without continued co- operation and goodwill, the timely release of relevant and reliable official statistics will not be possible. Stats SA publishes approximately three hundred different releases each year. It is not economically viable to produce them in more than one of South Africa’s eleven official languages. Since the releases are used extensively, not only locally, but also by international economic and social-scientific communities, Stats SA releases are published in English only. 1 P5041.3 Key findings regarding building plans passed for the year ended 2001 Provincial statistics regarding building plans passed according to type of building The total value of building plans passed during 2001 for the private sector amounted to R19 582,2 million. The highest contribution to the total value of building plans passed was reported for residential buildings (54,3% or R10 625,7 million), followed by additions and alterations (28,2% or R5 520,4 million) and non-residential buildings (17,5% or R3 436,1 million). The largest provincial contributor to the total value of building plans passed was Gauteng (contributing 41,2% or R8 066,4 million to the total value of building plans passed), followed by Western Cape (28,9% or R5 658,4 million) and KwaZulu-Natal (12,2% or R2 386,2 million) (cf. table A). The total value of building plans passed as reported by the other six provinces amounted to R3 471,3 million, therefore contributing only 17,7% to the total value of building plans passed during 2001. Table A - Provincial percentage contribution to the value of building plans passed during 2001 according to type of building Residential building plans Non-residential building plans Building plans passed for Total building plans passed passed passed additions and alterations Value of Percentage Value of Percentage Value of Percentage Total value Percentage residential contribution to non-residential contribution to building contribution to of building contribution to Province building plans the total value building plans the total value plans passed the total value plans passed the total value passed of residential passed of non-residential for additions of building of building plans building plans building plans and plans passed passed passed passed alterations for additions and alterations R' 000 % R' 000 % % R' 000 % Gauteng 4 613 538 43,4 1 493 146 43,5 1 959 683 35,5 8 066 367 41,2 Western Cape 3 042 439 28,6 952 575 27,7 1 663 349 30,1 5 658 363 28,9 KwaZulu-Natal 914 178 8,6 625 319 18,2 846 727 15,3 2 386 224 12,2 Eastern Cape 552 528 5,2 119 755 3,5 446 773 8,1 1 119 056 5,7 Mpumalanga 430 805 4,1 67 580 2,0 172 164 3,1 670 549 3,4 North West 376 821 3,5 68 958 2,0 122 413 2,2 568 192 2,9 Limpopo 372 964 3,5 30 922 0,9 100 782 1,8 504 668 2,6 Free State 271 182 2,6 59 480 1,7 134 568 2,5 465 230 2,4 Northern Cape 51 293 0,5 18 320 0,5 73 981 1,4 143 594 0,7 Total 10 625 748 100,0 3 436 055 100,0 5 520 440 100,0 19 582 243 100,0 The largest contributors to the total value of building plans passed in Gauteng during 2001 were City of Johannesburg (36,8% or R2 967,0 million), City of Tshwane – City Council of Pretoria (17,3% or R1 399,1 million) and Centurion Town Council (13,0% or R1 051,3 million) (cf. table 57, p.96). In Western Cape the highest contribution to the total value of building plans passed was reported by City of Cape Town – Cape Town Administration (14,0% or R793,6 million), Blaauwberg Administration (13,3% or R751,3 million) and South Peninsula Administration – Plumstead Area (8,2% or R463,9 million) (cf. table 9, p.32). In KwaZulu-Natal the highest contribution to the total value of building plans passed as reported by Durban (21,9% or R521,8 million), followed by North Operational Entity – Umhlanga Rocks (21,8% or R519,2 million) and Msunduzi Municipality –Pietermaritzburg Area (9,4% or R224,0 million) (cf. table 41, p.72). 2 P5041.3 Residential building plans passed The total value of residential building plans passed during 2001 amounted to R10 625,7 million, which represents 54,3% of the total value of building plans passed (R19 582,2 million). The largest provincial contributors to the total value of residential building plans passed were Gauteng (43,4% or R4 613,5 million) and Western Cape (28,6% or R3 042,4 million) (cf. table B). The highest contribution regarding the value of type of building to the total value of residential building plans passed was reported for dwelling-houses (75,4% or R8 014,2 million), followed by flats and townhouses (19,9% or R2 117,3 million) and ‘other’ residential buildings (4,7% or R494,2 million). Table B - Provincial percentage contribution to the value of residential building plans passed during 2001 according to type of building Residential buiding plans passed Dwelling-house Flat and townhouse Other residential building Total residential building plans passed plans passed plans passed plans passed Value of Percentage Value of Percentage Value of Percentage Total value Percentage Province dwelling-house contribution to flats and townhouse contribution to plans passed contribution to of residential contribution to plans passed the total value of plans passed the total value of for other residential the total value of building the total value dwelling-house flat and townhouse buildings other residential plans passed of residential plans passed plans passed building plans building plans passed R' 000 % R' 000 % R' 000 % R' 000 % Gauteng 3 412 765 42,6 1 178 741 55,7 22 032 4,5 4 613 538 43,4 Western Cape 2 531 913 31,6 425 577 20,1 84 949 17,2 3 042 439 28,6 KwaZulu-Natal 627 417 7,8 204 203 9,6 82 558 16,7 914 178 8,6 Eastern Cape 422 187 5,3 51 663 2,4 78 678 15,9 552 528 5,2 Mpumalanga 315 704 4,0 110 142 5,2 4 959 1,0 430 805 4,1 North West 307 243 3,8 66 988 3,2 2 590 0,5 376 821 3,5 Limpopo 155 276 1,9 10 086 0,5 207 602 42,0 372 964 3,5 Free State 194 162 2,4 66 156 3,1 10 864 2,2 271 182 2,6 Northern Cape 47 566 0,6 3 727 0,2 0 0,0 51 293 0,5 Total 8 014 233 100,0 2 117 283 100,0 494 232 100,0 10 625 748 100,0 Dwelling-house plans passed During 2001, 57 977 dwelling-house plans to the value of R8 014,2 million were approved. Large provincial contributors to the total value of dwelling-house plans passed were Gauteng (42,6% or R3 412,8 million) and Western Cape (31,6% or R2 531,9 million) (cf. table B). The largest value regarding dwelling-house plans passed in Gauteng was reported by City of Johannesburg (R1 162,0 million), followed by City of Tshwane – City Council of Pretoria (R563,6 million) and City of Tshwane – Centurion Town Council (R416,9 million) (cf. table 59, p. 100). The largest contributors to the total value of dwelling-house plans passed in Western Cape were City of Cape Town – Blaauwberg Administration (R424,7 million), City of Cape Town - Helderberg Administration (R221,9 million), Mossel Bay Municipality (R182,3 million) and South Peninsula Administration – Plumstead Area (R177,9 million) (cf. table 11, p.36). 3 P5041.3 Building plans passed for flats and townhouses The total value of building plans passed for flats and townhouses during 2001 amounted to R2 117,3 million. The largest provincial contributor to the total value of building plans passed for flats and townhouses was Gauteng (55,7% or R1 178,7 million), Western Cape (20,1% or R425,6 million) and KwaZulu-Natal (9,6% or R204,2 million) (cf. table B). The highest values regarding building plans passed for flats and townhouses in Gauteng were reported by City of Johannesburg (R458,5 million), City of Tshwane – City Council of Pretoria (R318,7 million) and Centurion Town Council (R261,3 million) (cf. table 60, p.102). The largest contributor to the total value of building plans passed for flats and townhouses in Western Cape was City of Cape Town – Durbanville Administration (R161,0 million), followed by Oostenberg Administration – Brackenfell (R53,8 million) and Blaauwberg Administration (R34,9 million) (cf. table 12, p.38). ‘Other’ residential building plans passed The total value of ‘other’ residential building plans passed during 2001 amounted to R494,2 million. The largest provincial contributor to the total value of ‘other’ residential building plans passed was Limpopo (42,0% or R207,6 million), mainly due to the approval of building plans for a hotel and casino by Polokwane Municipality (R207,5 million) (cf.table 77, p.124), followed by Western Cape (17,2% or R84,9 million), KwaZulu-Natal (16,7% or R82,6 million) and Eastern Cape (15,9% or R78,7 million) (cf.table B).