Demographics
Gauteng Province is home to 12.2 million people (2011 South African National Census), almost 25% of the total South African population. Gauteng Province is also the fastest growing province, experiencing a population growth of over 33% between the 1996 and 2011 censuses, thus Gauteng now has the largest population of any province in South Africa, though the smallest area.
As of the census of 2011, there are 12,272,263 people and 3,909,022 households residing in Gauteng. The population density is 680/km². The density of households is 155.86/km².
About 22.1% of all households are made up of individuals. The average household size is 3.33.
The province's age distribution was 23.6% under the age of 15, 19.6% from 15 to 24, 37.9% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 27 years. For every 100 females there are 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.3 males.
In the province, 14.4% of residents speak Afrikaans at home, 12.5% speak English, 1.5% speak IsiNdebele, 7.3% speak IsiXhosa, 20.5% speak IsiZulu, 10.7% speak Sepedi, 13.1% speak Sesotho, 8.4% speak Setswana, 1.2% speak SiSwati, 4.2% speak Tshivenda, and 5.1% speak Xitsonga. 1.0% of the population speaks a non-official language at home.
76.0% of residents are Christian, 18.4% have no religion, 1.7% are Muslim, 0.5% are Jewish, and 0.8% are Hindu. 2.6% have other or undetermined beliefs.
8.4% of residents aged 20 and over have received no schooling, 11.2% have had some primary, 5.5% have completed only primary school, 34.3% have had some high education, 28.0% have finished only high school, and 12.6% have an education higher than the high school level. Overall, 40.6% of residents have completed high school.
56.1% of housing units have a telephone and/or mobile phone in the dwelling, 41.5% have access to a phone nearby, and 2.3% have access that is not nearby or no access. 82.8% of households have a flush or chemical toilet. 84.2% have refuse removed by the municipality at least once a week and 2.6% have no rubbish disposal. 47.2% have running water inside their dwelling, 83.6% have running water on their property, and 97.5% have access to running water. 73.2% of households use electricity for cooking, 70.4% for heating, and 80.8% for lighting. 77.4% of households have a radio, 65.7% have a television, 15.1% own a computer, 62.1% have a refrigerator, and 45.1% have a mobile phone.
25.8% of the population aged 15–65 is unemployed.
The median annual income of working adults aged 15–65 is R 23 539 ($3,483). Males have a median annual income of R 24 977 ($3,696) versus R 20 838 ($3,083) for females.
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| No income | 2.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R 12 – R 4 800 ($2 – $721) | 6.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R 4 812 – R 9 600 ($723 – $1,443) | 13.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R 9 612 – R 19 200 ($1,445 – $2,886) | 24.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R 19 212 – R 38 400 ($2,888 – $5,772) | 20.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R 38 412 – R 76 800 ($5,774 – $11,543) | 15.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R 76 812 – R 153 600 ($11,545 – $23,087) | 10.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R 153 612 – R 307 200 ($23,089 – $46,174) | 5.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R 307 212 – R 614 400 ($46,176 – $92,348) | 1.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R 614 412 or more ($92,350+) | 1.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics South Africa Census 2001
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