Indicators

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Indicators

The socio-economic and access to service indicators provided below were calculated using the 2001 and 1996 population census data. To measure socio-economic status specifically, the following indicators relating to income, education and occupational status were used:

Percentage of households earning less than the annual household subsistence level
Percentage of adults with highest education level (less than matric)
Percentage of the economically active population that is unemployed
Percentage of the labour force employed in elementary/unskilled occupations

These indicators were combined into a composite indicator by calculating the arithmetic averages of the four indicators. (Background on Socio-Economic (SES) Indicators)

The following SES indicator reports are available for download:

The following access to services (electricity, water, sanitation and refuse removal) indicator reports are available for download:

SA Cities Network Urban Indicators Project