DEMOGRAPHIC
PERSPECTIVE
DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS |
|
Population |
2 521 000 |
Population as
Percentage of Gauteng |
48% |
Percentage of
population under 19 years |
31,54% |
Percentage of
population over 19 years |
68,46% |
Total area |
1 384,121 km2 |
Population
density |
2 505
persons/km |
Urbanization
rate |
96% |
Race
Distribution |
Asian: 3,01%
Black: 68,87%
Coloured: 5,76%
White: 22,36% |
Number of
informal settlements |
65 |
Informal
population |
640 000 |
Greater
Johannesburg’s % contribution of informal settlements in Gauteng |
36,1% |
Johannesburg’s
GDP |
R45 872 701 000 |
Johannesburg’s
contribution to Gauteng’s GDP |
38% |
Johannesburg’s
contribution to national GDP |
12% |
Source: Stats SA, 1996. |
|
LEVEL OF SCHOOLING |
PERCENTAGE |
Illiterate |
19,6 % |
Grade 1- Grade
7 (Std 5) |
29,6 % |
Grade 8- Grade
10 (Std 8) |
34,9 % |
Grade 11-
Grade 12 (Matric) |
26,0 % |
Post-Matric |
9,5 % |
Source: LDO, Northern Metropolitan
Local Council, 1997.
POPULATION IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT IN
GREATER JOHANNESBURG
Metropolitan
Local Council |
Informal
Settlements |
Eastern |
53,602 |
Northern |
37,368 |
Southern |
276,747 |
Western |
8,657 |
GJMC |
376,374 |
| Cause: ICD codes |
Mortality rate:1992/1993 |
| Disease of the circulatory system |
(1040) 26,5% |
| Accidents, Poisoning
and Violence |
(613)
15,6% |
| Symptoms, signs and
ill defined conditions |
(232)
5,9% |
| Neoplasms |
(605 ) 15,4% |
| Diseases of the respiratory
system |
(305) 7,8% |
| Diseases of the digestive system |
(105) 2,7% |
| Diseases of the Genito-urinary
system |
(101) 2,6% |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases |
(89) 2,3% |
| Endocrine, nutritional and
metabolic diseases and immunity disorders |
(142) 3,6% |
| Other causes |
699 |
| TOTAL DEATHS |
3931 |
Source: Statistical Report: Health,
Housing and Urbanization Directorate
July 1987 to June 1993
| INDICATOR |
NUMBER |
RATE |
Infant
mortality rate
Per 1000 live births |
219 |
14,1 |
Deaths
per 1000 population |
4741 |
5,1 |
Gross
fertility rate per 1000 females 15-44 |
|
64,8 |
Live births
per 1000 population |
15580 |
16,9 |
Source: Annual Report of the medical
officer of health, 1989/1990
| Indicator |
Sample |
Victims |
Non-victims |
Gender
Male
Female |
602
664 |
412
395 |
190
269 |
Race
African
White
Asian
Coloured |
662
286
165
153 |
392
198
118
99 |
270
88
47
54 |
Age
15-24
25-39
40-59
60+ |
381
368
255
262 |
253
205
148
201 |
128
163
107
61 |
Crime in Jhb (Louw et.al., 1998)
POPULATION COMPOSITION BY AGE: Greater
Johannesburg
.AGE |
% POPULATION |
0 – 9 |
16,2 |
10 – 19 |
15,2 |
20 – 34 |
30,3 |
35 – 54 |
25,9 |
55 – 64 |
6,6 |
Among the urban households in Gauteng
- 85% of households live in formal houses,
- 7% in hostels,
- 3% in backyard shacks,
- 5% in shacks, and
- 0% in traditional houses.
For the rural households in Gauteng
- 62% live in formal houses,
- 24% in hostels,
- 4% in backyard shacks,
- 4% in shacks, and
- 6% in traditional houses
The table below illustrates figures of the
degree of homelessness in the inner city. The high population densities within residential
areas are an indication that there is a shortage of shelter.
NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS FOR 1995
MLC |
INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS |
HOMELESSNESS IN INNER CITY |
RECEPTION AREA |
BACKYARD SHACKS |
TOTAL |
EMLC |
53,602 |
2,367 |
0 |
51,080 |
107,049 |
NMLC |
37,368 |
1,100 |
2,613 |
55,223 |
96,304 |
SMLC |
267,747 |
992 |
18,478 |
81,702 |
377,919 |
WMLC |
8,657 |
0 |
0 |
49,549 |
58,206 |
GJMC |
376,374 |
4,459 |
21,091 |
237,554 |
639,478 |
MLC |
NUMBER OF
HOUSES |
NUMBER OF
TOWNHOUSES & FLATS |
NUMBER OF
HOSTEL BEDS |
NUMBER OF
INFORMAL UNITS |
TOTAL |
EMLC |
78468 |
63935 |
10043 |
21142 |
173588 |
NMLC |
75798 |
28920 |
12694 |
29621 |
147033 |
SMLC |
111494 |
66515 |
38775 |
93780 |
310564 |
WMLC |
48314 |
27156 |
21261 |
24407 |
121138 |
TOTAL |
314074 |
186526 |
82773 |
168950 |
752323 |
Source: Metro Net
Different Income levels in Greater
Johannesburg:
INCOME
LEVEL |
%
POPULATION |
None |
48,6 |
1 – 9999 |
51,8 |
10 000 –
29 999 |
28,6 |
30 000 –
999 999 |
16,3 |
100 000 –
299 999 |
3,1 |
300 000+ |
0,3 |
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