South africa has conducted three censuses 1996, 2001 and 2011. South africas prohuman rights constitution, stable government, democratic institutions, independent judiciary, and strong economy mean it has. South africa has held three official censuses in its recent democratic history. A census is a count of all people in the country on a predetermined date called the reference date. South africas census 2011 recorded an undercount estimate of 14. The results of the community survey 2016 were handed over to minister jeff radebe on 30 june 2016. Abstract datafirst has been provided with additional gis data for cape town from the city of cape town municipality for. Version 1 of the south african census 2011 10% sample dataset was provided on cd to datafirst by statistics south africa in may 2014. North west was incorporated after the end of apartheid in 1994, and includes parts of the former transvaal province and cape province, as well as most of the former bantustan of bophuthatswana. Introduction this publication updates statistical release p1101, census of commercial agriculture 2007, and in many respects can be compared with report 110201, census of commercial agriculture 2002. The release last week of the census findings in england and wales has been an excellent opportunity to compare the way in which it was handled, against the launch of the south african census 2011 in october and, compared to the extent of the.
With over 58 million people, it is the worlds 24thmost populous nation and covers an area of 1,221,037 kilometres 758,717 mi. The censuses have revealed both a growing population from 41 million to 52 million and a significant shift in the countrys racial profile. Stats sa library cataloguinginpublication cip data. States and territories were divided on the basis of latitude into north, central, and south regions. Eu legislation on the 2021 population and housing censuses. In the 15 years between 1996 and 2011, the black population has increased by 9.
Libya is located in the north of africa between longitude 9o. In terms of population density, that equated to 41. The first is the process to align all census boundaries collection geographies to the most. Census 2011 census in brief statistics south africa. The latitude will always be a negative number between 20 and 35. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about south africas geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion and languages. For more information on the undercount and pes, see the publication, calculating the undercount in census 96, statistics south africa report no. Australia data for seasonal uv exposure 10,11 and vitamin d levels 8,11 in these regions were obtained and compared with tuberculosis notifications to.
South africa population and housing census 2011 ghdx. Libya is located in the north of africa between longitude. At the 2001 census, the final declared total for resident citizens in south africa was 44,819,778. The development of an overall strategy began in april 2003, initially for a planned national census in 2006 to meet the united nations global directive for a census every five years. The first is the process to align all census boundaries collection geographies to the most recent official administrative boundaries dissemination. Censuses are principal means of collecting basic population and housing statistics required for social and. Data the primary data utilised for this study is the full 2011 census data statistics south africa 2012. If you have the address of the school you need to convert it to longitude and latitude. This is a zipped folder containing shape files and geographic database files for cape town for the south african population census 2011.
This is the biggest exercise that stats sa undertakes outside of the census. Latitudes 18 and 27 degrees south and longitudes 20 and 29 degrees east. These innovations served the key objectives of the eu census. Itis bounded on the east by egypt, on the west by tunisia and algeria and on the south.
A community survey took the place of the 2006 census. While johannesburg is the largest city in south africa, with a population of around 4. Statistics south africas 2017 midyear population estimate puts the total at 56. Statistics south africa continues to breakdown the census. However, reports specify suggest that is an underestimation. It extends from the mediterranean coast in the north to the sahara desert in the south, with a total surface area of approximately 1. In 2011 south africa had the third census to be conducted since the post democratic elections in 1994 and a number of population and household attributes were measured and variety of indicators generated. The 2010 round of population and housing censuses in africa. Pdf should the next south african census be registerbased. It is south africas largest urban centre north of gauteng.
It was the scene of political violence in khutsong, merafong city local municipality in 2006 and 2007, after crossprovince municipalities were abolished and merafong municipality was. Working with spatial data in south africa open data. Statistics south africa stats sa s geography division is currently preparing the 2011 population census geography frame for south africa. In south africa, for the past three censuses which have been conducted since the first democratic elections 1996, 2001 and 2011, this reference date has been the night of 910 october 2011. The first flush of data from census 2011 released by statistics south africa stats sa on tuesday showed a number of differences between the races, especially white and black. Statistics south africa is the source of the basic data, while the information displayed results. Preparing the geography for the 2011 population census of. It undertook to enumerate every person present in south africa on the census night between 910 october 2001 at a cost of r987,000,000 it was organised and planned by statistics south africa in terms of the statistics act from the beginning of 1999, under. Afrigis embarked on a journey to create an informative online census portal with the release of statistics south africas statssa 2011 census results. The southernmost country in africa and the largest country in southern africa, south africa is an ecologically diverse and multicultural country, home to mountains, beaches, forests and lagoons. Approximately 12 000 contract field staff were appointed over a sixweek period to visit homes and collect data. In 1996 the postapartheid government conducted its first population census. Out of this arsenal of information we will know whether south africa is making progress.
After an application to the government, it was postponed to 2011 to improve strategies to reduce undercounting in gated communities, farmlands and rural areas. The next census was scheduled for 2006, but because statistics south africa was not in a position to conduct a successful census, this was rescheduled for 2011. South africa, officially the republic of south africa rsa, is the southernmost country in africa. We will also know what it is that needs to be done.
South africa population 2020 demographics, maps, graphs. The way south africa and the uk released their census data recently showed how far sa has to go to embrace open data, says ray joseph. Evidence from apartheid south africa harvard university. If thats not enough, click over to our collection of world maps and flags. Reciprocal seasonal variation in vitamin d status and tuberculosis notifications in cape town, south africa.
As of 2011 the country had a population of 51,770,560 people. Income data from the 2011 census was acquired from statistics south africa to correlate cycling patterns and quality of life. We obtained all notifications of tuberculosis to the national notifiable diseases surveillance system during january 2002december 2011. South africa census 2011 immigration south africa blog. The cancellation of the canadian census longform questionnaire in 2010 and its subsequent reinstatement in 2015 resulted in a vigorous international debate on the future of the mandatory census. Latitude tells you the yaxis northsouth position, longitude tells you the xaxis eastwest position. The real figure may be as high as five million, including some. Cowie seasonal variation in tuberculosis diagnoses recently has been reported in various populations. There is a wealth of demographic information in the 2011 census data which includes broadly, agesex, marital. Statistics south africa created on march 29, 2019 last modified march 29, 2019 page views 7590 download 3570 study website metadata ddixml json. Brand south africa according to census 2011 the countrys population is 51. The national census of 2001 was the 2nd comprehensive national census of the republic of south africa, or postapartheid south africa.
Statistics south africa census of commercial agriculture, report no. Mapping cycling patterns and trends using strava metro data in the. An estimated 10,7% of the people in south africa, through the course of the census process, were not enumerated. Pdf or denotes a file in adobes portable document format. The south africa 2011 census provides population numbers, household or family size and composition, and information on sex and age distribution. South africa south african census 2011, 10% sample. Transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis in south africa.
Census 2011 was the third census to be conducted in south africa, since the first democratic elections in 1994. Unusually, south africa actually has three separate. The 2011 south african census was the last held and the next will be in 2021 in 2011, statistics south africa counted 2. This was despite that census 2011 was better funded than south africas other previous censuses, and in particular census 1996 which had a lower undercount of 10. English economic commission for africa third meeting of the statistical commission for africa statcom africa iii 1823 january 2012 cape town, south africa the 2010 round of population and housing censuses in africa. Does elevation play a role in the transmission of pulmonary. Effect of latitude on seasonality of tuberculosis, australia, 20022011. Infoplease has everything you need to know about south africa.
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