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Demographics
Geographical distribution of home languages in Johannesburg.According to the
2001 South African National Census, the population of Johannesburg is 3,225,812
people, though including the East Rand and other suburban areas it's around 7
million, consisting of people who live in 1,006,930 formal households, of which
86% have a flush or chemical toilet, and 91% have refuse removed by the
municipality at least once a week. 81% of households have access to running
water, and 80% use electricity as the main source of energy. 22% of Johannesburg
residents stay in informal dwellings. 66% of households are headed by one
person.
Black Africans account for 73% of the population, followed by whites at 16%,
coloureds at 6% and Asians at 4%. 42% of the population is under the age of 24,
while 6% of the population is over 60 years of age. 37% of city residents are
unemployed. 91% of the unemployed are black. Women comprise 43% of the working
population. 19% of economically active adults work in wholesale and retail
sectors, 18% in financial, real estate and business services, 17% in community,
social and personal services and 12% are in manufacturing. Only 0.7% work in
mining.
34% of Johannesburg residents speak Nguni languages at home, 26% speak Sotho
languages, 19% speak English, and 8% speak Afrikaans. 29% of adults have
graduated from high school. 14% have higher education (University or Technical
school). 7% of residents are completely illiterate. 15% have primary education.
34% use public transportation to commute to work or school. 32% walk to work or
school. 34% use private transportation to travel to work or school.
53% belong to mainstream Christian churches, 24% are not affiliated with any
organized religion, 14% are members of African Independent Churches, 3% are
Muslim, 1% are Jewish and 1% are Hindu.
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