Socio-Economic & Demographic Profile:
Cacadu District Municipality
Background:
Cacadu District Municipality consists of areas that have been
previously under Cape Provincial Administration. The District
incorporates the former magisterial districts of Bathurst,
Alexandria, Somerset East, Pearston, Jansenville, Steytlerville,
Humansdorp, Hankey, Albany, Willowmore, Joubertina, Aberdeen,
Graaff-Reinet and Kirkwood. The District consists of Camdeboo, Blue
Care, Ikhwezi, Makana, Ndlambe, Sundays River Valley, Baviaans,
Kouga and Kou-Kammas municipalities.
Cacadu district municipality has the lowest population density
which is 7 people in one square kilometre. The low population
density is mainly due to farms, game parks and semi arid areas in
this district. Baviaans and Ikhwezi municipalities have the smallest
population in this district.
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The poverty indicators of Cacadu district and Nelson Mandela
Metropole are not alarming as in case of districts such as O.R.
Tambo, Alfred Nzo, Amatole, Chris Hani and Ukhahlamba districts.
This district has the second highest HDI (0.56), second lowest
number of people living in poverty (59.8%) and second lowest poverty
gap.
The Cacadu municipality and Nelson Mandela Metropole show diversity
of population. The African population dominates in Cacadu as like
other districts. Coloured population is the second highest
population (36.3%) in this district.
Proportionate age distribution can be noticed in the population
pyramid by having considerably low young population. High proportion
of economically active population can be noticed in this district in
comparison with other districts.
Women outnumber men in the Cacadu district :48% of the population
are males and 52% are females.
Population Pyramid:
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Area Information:
Square km 58,242
Total Population - 388,210
Male - 185,911 (47.9%)
Female 202,273 (52.1%)
Africans - 202,295 (52.1%)
Coloured - 141,082 (36.3%)
Indian - 692 (0.2%)
White - 44,115 (11.4%)
0-4 Years - 33,166 (8.5%)
0-9 Years - 69,909 (18%)
0-14 years 110,720 (28.5%)
0-19 Years 151,778 (39.1%)
15-34 Years 136,309 (35%)
35-59 Years -102,289 (26.4%)
Females 60+ - 22,449
Males 65+ - 10,614
Number of disabled (Estimate) 23,604 (5.8%)
Human Development Index (HDI) 0.56
Persons in poverty - 46.3%
Poverty Gap - R226 million
Literacy rate 59.8%
HIV/AID Prevalence N/A
Prominent occupation Elementary (45.2%)
Biggest Employer - Agriculture (32.4%)
Unemployment rate 35.4%
Not economically active 42.1%
Number of households 100,315
Annual Household Income 0-R6000 35.6 %
Annual Household Income 0-R18000 69.2%
Annual Household Income 0-R42000 84.6%
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