Cape Town

Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad; Xhosa: eKapa or SaseKapa) is the third most populous city in South Africa. It is the legislative capital of South Africa, as well as capital of the Western Cape province. Cape Town is famous for its natural harbour, as well as its location near the Cape of Good Hope. Its central area is dominated by Table Mountain, so named after its flat top. Cape Town is located at {{coor dm|33|55|S|18|27|E|}}.

Demographics

As of the census of 2001, there are 2,893,251 people and 759,767 households residing in the city. The population density is 1,158/km². The household density is 304/km². The racial makeup of the city is 31.68% Black African, 48.13% Coloured, 1.43% Indian/Asian, and 18.75% White.

Related Topics:
Census - 2001 - Population density - Black African - Coloured - Indian - Asian - White

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16.0% of all households are made up of individuals. The average household size is 3.81.

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In the city the population is spread out with 26.6% under the age of 15, 20.0% from 15 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 26 years. For every 100 females there are 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.3 males.

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In the city 41.4% of residents speak Afrikaans at home, 27.9% speak English, 0.0% speak Ndebele, 28.7% speak Xhosa, 0.3% speak Zulu, 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. 0.7% of the population speaks a non-official language at home.

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Afrikaans - English - Ndebele - Xhosa - Zulu - Sepedi - Sesotho - Setswana - SiSwati - Tshivenda - Xitsonga

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76.6% of residents are Christian, 10.7% have no religion, 9.7% are Muslim, 0.5% are Jewish, and 0.2% are Hindu. 2.3% have other or undetermined beliefs.

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Christian - No religion - Muslim - Jewish - Hindu

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4.2% of residents aged 20 and over have received no schooling, 11.8% have had some primary school, 7.1% have completed only primary school, 38.9% have had some high school education, 25.4% have finished only high school, and 12.6% have an education higher than the high school level. Overall, 38.0% of residents have completed high school.

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Primary school - High school

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68.6% of housing units have a telephone and/or cell-phone in the dwelling, 29.5% have access to a phone nearby, and 1.9% have access that is not nearby or no access. 87.4% of households have a flush or chemical toilet. 94.4% have refuse removed by the municipality at least once a week and 1.4% have no rubbish disposal. 69.3% have running water inside their dwelling, 84.4% have running water on their property, and 98.7% have access to running water. 80.1% of households use electricity for cooking, 75.0% for heating, and 88.8% for lighting. 80.7% of households have a radio, 77.0% have a television, 21.3% own a computer, 76.4% have a refrigerator, and 45.5% have a cell-phone.

Related Topics:
Telephone - Cell-phone - Toilet - Refuse - Electricity - Radio - Television - Computer - Refrigerator

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19.4% of the population aged 15-65 is unemployed. Of the unemployed persons, 58.3% are Black African, 38.1% are Coloured, 0.5% are Indian/Asian, and 3.1% are White. 34.8% of Black Africans are unemployed, 15.8% of Coloureds, 7.1% of Indians/Asians, and 3.1% of Whites.

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The median annual income of working adults aged 15-65 is R 25,774 ($3,874). Males have a median annual income of R 28,406 ($4,270) versus R 22,265 ($3,347) for females. The median annual income by race is R 13,471 ($2,025) for Black Africans, R 23,012 ($3,459) for Coloureds, R 44,233 ($6,648) for Indians/Asians, and R 70,380 ($10,579) for Whites. The annual income distribution in Cape Town is:

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• No income 2.0%
• R 12 – R 4,800 ($2 - $721) 4.4%
• R 4,812 – R 9,600 ($723 - $1,443) 10.0%
• R 9,612 – R 19,200 ($1,445 – $2,886) 25.7%
• R 19,212 – R 38,400 ($2,888 - $5,772) 23.1%
• R 38,412 – R 76,800 ($5,774 - $11,543) 18.1%
• R 76,812 – R 153,600 ($11,545 - $23,087) 10.1%
• R 153,612 – R 307,200 ($23,089 - $46,174) 4.4%
• R 307,212 – R 614,400 ($46,176 - $92,348) 1.4%
• R 614,412 or more ($92,350+) 0.8%

Statistics South Africa Census 2001

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