Durban

Durban is a vibrant cosmopolitian city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It is also known by the Zulu word , (the meaning of which is unclear, but most likely is "lagoon" from the word itheku, or "at the harbour", although other shadier theories have been put forward). Since 2000, a number of towns, including Durban, have been part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.

Demographics

As of the census of 2001, there are 3,090,117 people and 786,745 households residing in Durban. The racial makeup of the city is Black African 68.30%, Coloured 2.82%, Indian/Asian 19.90%, and White 8.98%.

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

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21.3% of all households are made up of individuals. The average household size is 3.93.

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In the city the population is spread out with 27.7% under the age of 15, 21.2% from 15 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 25 years. For every 100 females there are 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.5 males.

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In the city 1.4% of residents speak Afrikaans at home, 30.0% speak English, 0.2% speak IsiNdebele, 3.4% speak IsiXhosa, 63.0% speak IsiZulu, 0.1% speak Sepedi, 0.7% speak Sesotho, 0.0% speak Setswana, 0.0% speak SiSwati, 0.0% speak Tshivenda, and 0.0% speak Xitsonga. 0.9% of the population speaks a non-official language at home.

Related Topics:
Afrikaans - English - IsiNdebele - IsiXhosa - IsiZulu - Sepedi - Sesotho - Setswana - SiSwati - Tshivenda - Xitsonga

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68.0% of residents are Christian, 15.5% have no religion, 3.2% are Muslim, 0.1% are Jewish, and 11.3% are Hindu. 1.9% have other or undetermined beliefs.

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Christian - No religion - Muslim - Jewish - Hindu

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10.0% of residents aged 20 and over have received no schooling, 13.3% have had some primary school, 5.7% have completed only primary school, 34.6% have had some high school education, 26.8% have finished only high school, and 9.6% have an education higher than the high school level. Overall, 36.4% of residents have completed high school.

Related Topics:
Primary school - High school

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53.9% of housing units have a telephone and/or cell-phone in the dwelling, 41.2% have access to a phone nearby, and 4.9% have access that is not nearby or no access. 68.9% of households have a flush or chemical toilet. 85.4% have refuse removed by the municipality at least once a week and 1.8% have no rubbish disposal. 50.5% have running water inside their dwelling, 69.7% have running water on their property, and 99.9% have access to running water. 72.0% of households use electricity for cooking, 71.5% for heating, and 79.7% for lighting. 75.9% of households have a radio, 62.3% have a television, 12.3% own a computer, 63.1% have a refrigerator, and 37.5% have a cell-phone.

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

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27.9% of the population aged 15-65 is unemployed. Of the unemployed persons, 88.6% are Black African, 1.8% are Coloured, 8.2% are Indian/Asian, and 1.4% are White. 36.8% of Black Africans are unemployed, 18.3% of Coloureds, 10.9% of Indians/Asians, and 4.4% of Whites.

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The median annual income of working adults aged 15-65 in the city is R 20,695 ($3,111). Males have a median annual income of R 24,851 ($3,735) versus R 16,927 ($2,544) for females. The median annual income by race is R 13,460 ($2,023) for Black Africans, R 33,137 ($4,981) for Coloureds, R 30,258 ($4,548) for Indians/Asians, and R 68,649 ($10,318) for Whites. The annual income distribution in Durban is:

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• No income 2.2%
• R 12 ? R 4,800 ($2 - $721) 7.9%
• R 4,812 ? R 9,600 ($723 - $1,443) 14.1%
• R 9,612 ? R 19,200 ($1,445 ? $2,886) 24.1%
• R 19,212 ? R 38,400 ($2,888 - $5,772) 22.0%
• R 38,412 ? R 76,800 ($5,774 - $11,543) 16.6%
• R 76,812 ? R 153,600 ($11,545 - $23,087) 8.6%
• R 153,612 ? R 307,200 ($23,089 - $46,174) 3.0%
• R 307,212 ? R 614,400 ($46,176 - $92,348) 0.9%
• R 614,412 or more ($92,350+) 0.6%

Statistics South Africa Census 2001

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