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Buffalo City by numbers

Municipal Demarcation Board statistics

A Community Survey conducted by the Statistics South Africa in October 2007, estimates the total population of Buffalo City to be 724 306, a marked growth from 2001 census which put it at 701 895.

In the last census (2007) the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality population was as follows:

General
  • Number of households: 208 389
  • African residents: 616 833
  • Coloured residents: 52 212
  • Asian residents: 1 950
  • White residents: 53 311
  • Male residents: 354 106
  • Female residents: 370 200
Age breakdown
  • 0-14 years: 196 085
  • 15 – 64 years: 488 103
  • 65 years and older: 40 118
Employment
  • Employed: 82 000
  • Unemployed: at least 84 000
Education
  • No schooling: 12 696
  • Some primary education (below grade 7): 50 836
  • Complete primary education (grade7): 33 759
  • Some secondary education (below grade 12): 229 291
  • Complete secondary education (grade 12): 78 816
  • Further education (certificate or diploma): 49 606
  • Higher education (first degree and higher): 19 782
  • Other/unspecified: 14 177
Annual household income
  • Between R1 –R400: 18 677
  • R401 – R800: 26 181
  • R801 – R1 600: 62 514
  • R1 601 – R3 200: 29 461
  • R3 201 – R6 400: 25 179
  • R6 401 – R12 800: 20 605
  • R12 801 – R25 600: 7 520
  • R25 601 – R51 200: 2 613
  • R51 201 – R102 400: 1 054
  • R102 401 – R204 800: 609
  • R204 801 and more: 283
Area
  • King William’s Town and Surroundings: 184 246
  • East London: 204 862
  • Mdantsane: 168 284
  • Rural South: 63 967
  • Rural North: 80 536
The Eastern Cape:
the province by numbers

The Eastern Cape Provincial Government website has statistics and demographic information that help to give a complete picture of what life is like for those living in Buffalo City.

Basic statistics
Provincial capital: Bhisho
Principal languages:

  • IsiXhosa 83,8%
  • Afrikaans 9,6%
  • English 3,7%
  • SeSotho 2,2%
Population
Population: 6,3-million people
Percentage of national total: 15,5%
The population of the Eastern Cape was approximately 6,7 million in 1993, representing 16,4% of the total South African population. Population growth between 1985 and 1993 was 2,6%, slightly higher than the national average of 2,4%. Half of the population is between 15 and 65, compared with the national average of 58.3%. About 43% of the province's population is under the age of 15. 55% of the population is functionally urbanised but only a third live in official towns.

Area
Area: 69 580km2
Area as a percentage of total: 13,9%
The Eastern Cape is the second largest province in South Africa.

Economy
GDP (1995): R49,6634-million
Percentage of total: 13,3%
The Eastern Cape is the poorest province in terms of average on monthly expenditure, followed by Free State and the Northern Province according to the Statistics SA report: Measuring Poverty in South Africa. The wealthiest provinces were Gauteng, followed by the Western Cape.

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