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Johannesburg Statistics |
City of Johannesburg statistics
The statistics below are those provided by the Census 2001 report compiled by Stats SA.
• The population of Johannesburg is 3,2-million
• There are 1 006 930 households in Johannesburg.
• Black Africans account for 73 percent of the population, followed by Whites at 16 percent, Coloureds at 6 percent and Asians at 4 percent.
• Six percent of the population is over 60 years old
• 37 percent of the city residents are unemployed
• 91 percent of the unemployed are black
• Women comprise 43 percent of the working population
• 19 percent of economically active adults work in wholesale and retail sectors, 18 percent work in financial, real estate and business services, 17 percent in community, social and personal services and 12 percent are in manufacturing. Only 0,7 percent work in mining
• 34 percent of Joburg residents speak Nguni languages at home, 26 percent speak Sotho languages, 19 percent speak English and 8 percent speak Afrikaans
• 29 percent of adults have a matric qualification
• 14 percent have higher education (University or Technikon)
• 7 percent of residents are completely illiterate
• 15 percent have primary education
• 3 percent of joburgers are Muslim
• 1 percent practice Judaism
• 1 percent follow Hinduism |
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