City of
|
Demographics |
|
Year |
|
Total area |
2,461 km² |
2007 |
|
Population (total) |
3,4 million |
2007 |
|
Number of households |
904,000 (estimated) |
2007 |
|
Total length of coastline |
294km |
2006 |
|
Economy |
|
|
|
R 130 Billion |
2007 | |
|
16.9 |
2007 | |
|
Education |
|
|
|
Literacy - % of people aged 20+ with grade 5 education or less |
8.4% |
2007 |
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Highest level of education for people aged 20+ |
Below Matric: 58.3% Matric: 23.6% Post Matric: 16.8% |
2007 |
|
Number of libraries |
108 |
2008 |
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Health |
|
|
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The prevalence of HIV as per Antenatal Survey |
18.2% |
2006 |
|
The
incidence of TB in |
Cases: 26,754 Deaths: 2,122 |
2005 |
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Living conditions |
|
|
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Number of informal dwellings serviced by the City |
108,899 |
2007 |
|
% of households living below the poverty line (<R1600 per month) |
38.8% |
2005 |
|
% of households with no access to safe drinking water on site |
6.7% |
2007 |
|
% of households with no access to adequate sanitation |
5.8% |
2007 |
|
% of households with no access to electricity for lighting |
2.8% |
2007 |
|
% of households with no access to at least weekly refuse removal |
4.4% |
2007 |
|
Number of parks and reserves |
144 |
2006 |
|
Indigent population |
201,867 households |
2008 |
|
Safety and Security |
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|
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Number of murders reported per 100,000 population per year |
60 |
2008 |
|
Number of reported rape cases per 100,000 population per year |
73 (April to December 2007) |
2007 |
|
Number of reported drug related crime per 100,000 population per year |
830 |
2008 |
|
Number of commercial and/or industrial crime reported per 100,000 population per year |
464 |
2008 |
|
Number of
police stations |
62 |
2006 |
|
Number of fire stations |
29 |
2006 |
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Transport |
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|
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Public and Private Transport into the |
Buses: 4% Minibus Taxis: 11% Metered Taxis: 1% Rail: 17% Cars: 67% |
2004/5 |
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Environment |
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Number of days having particulate matter (PM10) exceedances |
City Centre: 7 (only Sept to
Dec) Goodwood: 25 Khayelitsha: 86 |
2007 |
|
2,621 (125 endemic & 262 Red Data) |
2006 | |
|
Tourism |
|
|
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Number of international
and domestic tourists ( |
International:
1,763,631 Domestic: 5.5
Million |
2007 2006 |
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Compiled
by: Strategic Information,
Strategic Development Information and GIS
Department
Updated:
2008/12/03 | ||