DataFirst 2026-04-16 NADA Version 6 South African Census 1991 Census 1991 zaf-css-census-1991-v1.2 Central Statistical Service MetadataEditor DataFirst Helpdesk Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen] Version 1.2: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution. housing family life and marriage gender and gender roles censuses migration religion and values employment unemployment Education South Africa The South African Census 1991 covered the whole of South Africa. The "homelands" of Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei were enumerated separately and the dataset contains data files for Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei. The dataset does not include a data file for the Transkei as this was never provided by Statistics South Africa. The lowest geographic level in the population census 1991 is enumerator area. Census enumeration data Central Statistical Service As a result of the unplanned and unstructured nature of certain residential areas, as well as the inaccessibility of certain areas during the preparations for the enumeration of census, comprehensive door-to-door surveys were not possible. The Human Sciences Research Council had to enumerate these areas by means of sample surveys. 88 areas country-wide were enumerated on this basis. Face-to-face [f2f] DataFirst SA Census 1991 Bop_v1 0 105 SA Census 1991 Ciskei_v1 0 66 SA Census 1991 Venda_v1 0 31 SA Census 1991 PP_v1 0 35 Household Number-District Odi 1 Moretele 2 Tlhaping-Tlharo 3 Ditsobotla 4 Molopo 5 Mankwe 7 Bafokeng 8 Taung 9 Thaba-Nchu 10 Lehurutshe 11 Madikwe 12 Ganyesa Household Number-Farm Household Number-Village Household Number-Division Return Number Serial Number Year of Census 91 1991 Month of Census 3 March Father Alive 1 Yes 2 No 9 Unspecified Mother Alive 1 Yes 2 No 9 Unspecified Relationship to HOH 1 Head 2 Husband 3 Wife 4 Father 5 Mother 7 Daugther/stepdaugther 8 Grandchild 9 Other relatives 10 Other 11 Living alone 99 Unspecified Sex 1 Male 2 Female 9 Unspecified Date of Birth-Year Date of Birth-Month 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December 99 Unspecified Date of Birth-Day 99 Unspecified Marital Status 1 Never married 2 Married 3 Divorced 4 Widowed 5 Living together 6 Separated 9 Unspecified Type of Marriage 1 Customary marriage 2 Civil marriage 3 Other type marriage 9 Unspecified Age at first Marriage Age at Divorce Age at first Widowhood Age of Spouse at Death Age at most recent ReMarriage Population Group 1 Tswana 2 Xhosa 3 South Soto 4 Zulu 5 Swazi 6 South Ndebele 7 North Ndebele 8 North Sotho 9 Shangaan/Tsonga 10 Venda 11 Other Black 12 Whites (RSA) 13 Other White 14 Coloured 15 Asian 99 Unspecified Population Group-Tribe Population Group-Chief Country of Citizenship Odi 1 Moretele 2 Tlhaping-Tlharo 3 Ditsobotla 4 Molopo 5 Mankwe 7 Bafokeng 8 Taung 9 Thaba-Nchu 10 Lehurutshe 11 Madikwe 12 Ganyesa 13 South Africa 14 Swaziland 15 Botswana 16 Lesotho 17 Transkei 18 Ciskei 19 Venda 20 KwaZulu 21 KwaNdebele 22 Lebowa 23 Qwaqwa 24 Gazankulu 25 Rest of Africa 26 Europe 27 Asia 28 North America 29 South America 30 Australia 31 Bophuhatswana 99 Unspecified Place of birth Odi 1 Moretele 2 Tlhaping-Tlharo 3 Ditsobotla 4 Molopo 5 Mankwe 7 Bafokeng 8 Taung 9 Thaba-Nchu 10 Lehurutshe 11 Madikwe 12 Ganyesa 13 South Africa 14 Swaziland 15 Botswana 16 Lesotho 17 Transkei 18 Ciskei 19 Venda 20 KwaZulu 21 KwaNdebele 22 Lebowa 23 Qwaqwa 24 Gazankulu 25 Rest of Africa 26 Europe 27 Asia 28 North America 29 South America 30 Australia 31 Bophuhatswana 99 Unspecified Year of Arrival Residence Usual Current-Farm Residence Usual Current-Village Residence Usual Current-District Odi 1 Moretele 2 Tlhaping-Tlharo 3 Ditsobotla 4 Molopo 5 Mankwe 7 Bafokeng 8 Taung 9 Thaba-Nchu 10 Lehurutshe 11 Madikwe 12 Ganyesa 13 South Africa 14 Swaziland 15 Botswana 16 Lesotho 17 Transkei 18 Ciskei 19 Venda 20 KwaZulu 21 KwaNdebele 22 Lebowa 23 Qwaqwa 24 Gazankulu 25 Rest of Africa 26 Europe 27 Asia 28 North America 29 South America 30 Australia 31 Bophuhatswana 99 Unspecified Residence Usual Previous-Village Residence Usual Previous-District Religion 1 Roman Catholic 2 Anglican 3 Lutheran 4 Methodist 5 Dutch reform 6 Z.C.C. 7 Seventh day adventist 8 Presbyterian 9 Moslem/Islam 10 Apostolic 11 U.C.C. 12 Other 13 No church 99 Unspecified Education level 1 No school 2 Pre-school 3 Prep-school 4 Grade 1 5 Grade 2 6 Standard 1 7 Standard 2 8 Standard 3 9 Standard 4 10 Standard 5 11 Standard 6 12 Standard 7 13 Standard 8 14 Standard 8 + Certificate/Diploma 15 Standard 9 16 Standard 10 17 Standard 10 + Certificate 18 Standard 10 + Diploma 19 Bachelors degree 20 Post graduate & not masters 21 Master's degree 22 Post graduate & not doctors 23 Doctorate 24 Post doctoral 99 Unspecified Field of Study No nature 1 Mechanical 2 Chemical 3 Structural/construction 4 Social welfare 5 Veterinary 6 Pharmacy 7 Medical 8 Dental 9 Mining 10 Public health 11 Math and related subject 12 Computer science 13 Social sciences 14 Pure sciences 15 Life science 16 Electrical/Electronics 17 Manufacturing 18 Transport 19 Architecture 20 Town/Regional 21 Administration/Management 22 Economics 23 Clerical 24 Catering/Accomodation 25 Fine arts 26 Theology 27 Accounting/commerce 28 Legal 29 Real estate/financing 30 Agriculture 31 Education 99 Unspecified Literacy in Tswana 1 Not able to speak, read and write 2 Speak, read and write 3 Speak and read only 4 Speak and write only 5 Read and write only 6 Speak only 7 Read only 9 Unspecified Literacy in English 1 Not able to speak, read and write 2 Speak, read and write 3 Speak and read only 4 Speak and write only 5 Read and write only 6 Speak only 7 Read only 8 Write only 9 Unspecified Literacy in Afrikaans 1 Not able to speak, read and write 2 Speak, read and write 3 Speak and read only 4 Speak and write only 5 Read and write only 6 Speak only 7 Read only 8 Write only 9 Unspecified Nature of disability 1 Blind 2 Cripple 3 Deaf 4 Deaf-mute 5 Dumb 6 Mentally disabled Occupation 1 Occupation 2 Occupation 3 Occupation 4 Occupation 5 Occupation A Occupation B Occupation C Occupation D Occupation E How often visit home Employer Type Employer Location 1 Employer Location 2 Employment Status 1 Self-employed 2 Employer 3 Employee 4 Unemployed 5 Workseeker 6 Unpaid family worker Worked last month Purposefully Seek Work If found work how soon begin Industry 1 Not Classifiable, Unemployed, & Not Economically Active 1 Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry & Fishing 2 Mining & Quarrying 3 Manufacturing 4 Electricity, Gas & Water 5 Construction 6 Wholesale, Retail Trade, Catering & Accomodation 7 Transport & Communication 8 Finance, Insurance, Real Estate & Business Services 9 Community, Social & Personal Services Industry 2 Not Classifiable, Unemployed, & Not Economically Active 1 Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry & Fishing 2 Mining & Quarrying 3 Manufacturing 4 Electricity, Gas & Water 5 Construction 6 Wholesale, Retail Trade, Catering & Accomodation 7 Transport & Communication 8 Finance, Insurance, Real Estate & Business Services 9 Community, Social & Personal Services Industry 3 Not Classifiable, Unemployed, & Not Economically Active 1 Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry & Fishing 2 Mining & Quarrying 3 Manufacturing 4 Electricity, Gas & Water 5 Construction 6 Wholesale, Retail Trade, Catering & Accomodation 7 Transport & Communication 8 Finance, Insurance, Real Estate & Business Services 9 Community, Social & Personal Services Industry 4 Not Classifiable, Unemployed, & Not Economically Active 1 Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry & Fishing 2 Mining & Quarrying 3 Manufacturing 4 Electricity, Gas & Water 5 Construction 6 Wholesale, Retail Trade, Catering & Accomodation 7 Transport & Communication 8 Finance, Insurance, Real Estate & Business Services 9 Community, Social & Personal Services Industry 5 Not Classifiable, Unemployed, & Not Economically Active 1 Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry & Fishing 2 Mining & Quarrying 3 Manufacturing 4 Electricity, Gas & Water 5 Construction 6 Wholesale, Retail Trade, Catering & Accomodation 7 Transport & Communication 8 Finance, Insurance, Real Estate & Business Services 9 Community, Social & Personal Services Income-Month Income-Annual Mode of transport frequently used Time to School Time from School Time to Work Time from Work Children Desired-Male Children Desired-Female Children born alive-male Children born alive-female Children living with mother-male Children living with mother-female Children living elsewhere-male Children living elsewhere-female Children not surviving-male Children not surviving-female Age of mother at first birth Age of mother at last birth Children born last year-male Children born last year-female Children born last year-dead-male Children born last year-dead-female Control Variable 1 Control Variable 2 Date of Birth Age (Derived) Children born alive Children born alive Male Children born alive Female Children living with mother Children living elsewhere Children not surviving Children born last year Children born last year Children born last year surv-male Children born last year surv-female Children born last year surviving Children Surviving Children Surviving Male Children Surviving Female Same residence 5 years ago Town or village code EA number District 1 Alice 2 Whittlesen 3 Keiskammahoek 4 Mdantsane 5 Middledrift 6 Peddie 7 Zwelitsha 8 Mpofu Planning region 1 Bisho 2 Keiskammahoek 3 Whittlesen 4 Peddie 5 Alice Sub EA Number Return Number Person sequence within household Relationship 1 Head of family (male or female) 2 Wife 3 Child (son or daughter) 4 Other relation or not related 5 Employee of household Sex 1 Male 2 Female Age Marital status Unspecified 1 Never married 2 Married 3 Divorced 4 Widower/widow 5 Living together Population group 1 Black 2 Coloured 3 White 4 Asian 5 Other Place of birth 1 Mdantsane 2 Zwelitsha 3 Keiskammahoek 4 Peddie 5 Seymour 6 Whittlesen 7 Middledrift 8 Alice 9 South Africa 10 Transkei 11 Bophuhatswana 12 Venda 13 Namibia (South West Africa) 14 Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland 15 Rest of Africa 16 Europe 17 Asia 18 America 19 Oceania 20 Stateless and unknown Place of Citizenship 1 Mdantsane 2 Zwelitsha 3 Keiskammahoek 4 Peddie 5 Seymour 6 Whittlesen 7 Middledrift 8 Alice 9 South Africa 10 Transkei 11 Bophuhatswana 12 Venda 13 Namibia (South West Africa) 14 Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland 15 Rest of Africa 16 Europe 17 Asia 18 America 19 Oceania 20 Stateless and unknown Period at current place of residence Unspecified 1 Under 1 year 2 1 to 3 years 3 4 to 6 years 4 7 to 9 years 5 10 years and more 6 Not applicable (visitor) Religion Xhosa literacy English literacy Afrikaans literacy Other languages literacy Level of education None 1 Std 1 (sub A and B) 2 Std 2 3 Std 3 4 Std 4 5 Std 5 6 Std 6 7 Std 7 8 Std 8 or NTC1 9 Std 9 or NTC2 10 Std 10 or NTC3 11 Diploma (Std 7 or lower) 12 Diploma (Std 8 or 9) 13 Diploma (Std 10) 14 NTC4-6 or T1-6 15 Bachelors Degree 16 Masters/Doctors degree 17 Bachelors Degree + Diploma 18 Masters/Doctors Degree + Diploma 19 Unspecified Occupation Working status 1 Employer/self employed 2 Employee 3 Unemployed (looking for work) 4 Not working (not looking for work) Employer 1 Cental government 2 Local government 3 Provisional administration 4 Public corporations and parastatal bodies 5 Private business 6 Non-profit institution 7 Private household 8 Unemployed/unspecified Economic Sector Annual income group No income 1 R1 - R499 2 R500 - R699 3 R700 - R999 4 R1000 - R1499 5 R1500 - R1999 6 R2000 - R2999 7 R3000 - R4999 8 R5000 - R6999 9 R7000 - R9999 10 R10000 - R14999 11 R15000+ 12 Unspecified Number of children born to females Number of children after March 1990 Dwelling type Unspecified 1 House 2 Flat 3 Flat on same place as house 4 Townhouse/cluster house 5 Shack on own site 6 Old age home 7 Traditional dwelling (huts) 8 Backyard shack 9 Hotel/boarding house/hostel 10 Other Number of bedrooms Number of living rooms Number people sleeping in dwelling Ownership Unspecified 1 Own dwelling: fully paid off 2 Own dwelling: partly paid off 3 Rented dwelling 4 Other Male deaths in family (age <1 Male deaths in family (age 1- 4) Male deaths in family (age 5- 9) Male deaths in family (age 10-14) Male deaths in family (age 15-19) Male deaths in family (age 20-24) Male deaths in family (age 25-29) Male deaths in family (age 30-34) Male deaths in family (age 35-39) Male deaths in family (age 40-44) Male deaths in family (age 45-49) Male deaths in family (age 50-54) Male deaths in family (age 55-59) Male deaths in family (age 60-64) Male deaths in family (age 65+ ) Female deaths in family (age <1 Female deaths in family (age 1- 4) Female deaths in family (age 5- 9) Female deaths in family (age 10-14) Female deaths in family (age 15-19) Female deaths in family (age 20-24) Female deaths in family (age 25-29) Female deaths in family (age 30-34) Female deaths in family (age 35-39) Female deaths in family (age 40-44) Female deaths in family (age 45-49) Female deaths in family (age 50-54) Female deaths in family (age 55-59) Female deaths in family (age 60-64) Female deaths in family (age 65+ ) Total male deaths Total female deaths Total deaths Batch number Suburb District code Dzanani 1 Mutale 2 Thohoyandou 3 Tshitale 4 Vuwani Enumerator area Return number Type of dwelling Other 1 House 2 Flat in flat bldg 3 Flat on same erf as house 4 House/cluster/semi-detached house 5 Retirement dwelling in complex 6 Room in old age home 7 Traditional dwelling 8 Shack (including prefabricated hut) 9 Hotel/boarding house/hostel/compound Number of bedrooms Number of living rooms Ownership Not applicable 1 Own dwelling - fully paid 2 Own dwelling - partly paid 3 Rented dwelling 4 Free dwelling 5 Unspecified Relationship 1 Head of HH (M/F/Single) 2 Wife/Husband 3 Child 4 Other family relatives 5 Non-related persons 6 Employee of household 7 Relatives of employee of household 8 Non-related visitors of employee 9 Foreign citizens Sex 1 Male 2 Female Age Marital status 1 Never married 2 Married 3 Living together 4 Widower/widow 5 Divorced Population group 1 White 2 Coloured 3 Asian 4 Black Place of birth 1 South Africa 2 Gazankulu 3 KaNgwane 4 KwaNdebele 5 KwaZulu 6 Lebowa 7 Qwaqwa 8 Bophuhatswana 9 Ciskei 10 Transkei 11 Venda 12 Algeria 13 Angola 14 Botswana 15 Egypt 16 Kenia 17 Congo 18 Lesotho 19 Madeira 20 Malawi 21 Mauritius 22 Mozambique 23 Namibia 24 Swaziland 25 Tanzania 26 Zaire 27 Zambia 28 Zimbabwe 29 Other In Africa 30 Belgium 31 Denmark 32 West Germany (Federal Rep.)/East Germany 33 France 34 Greece 35 Hungary 36 Ireland (Eire), Republic of 37 Italy 38 Yugoslavia 39 Netherlands 40 Austria 41 Poland 42 Portugal 43 Spain 44 Switzerland 45 Czechoslovakia 46 United Kingdom 47 USSR/Russia 48 Other in Europe 49 Cyprus 50 India 51 Israel 52 Japan 53 Republic of China (Taiwan) 54 Other in Asia 55 Argentina 56 Other in South America 57 Canada 58 United States of America/Hawaii 59 Other in North America 60 Australia 61 New Zealand 62 Other in Oceania 63 Stateless 64 Not stated/unknown 65 Foreign visitor Country of citizenship 1 South Africa 2 Gazankulu 3 KaNgwane 4 KwaNdebele 5 KwaZulu 6 Lebowa 7 Qwaqwa 8 Bophuhatswana 9 Ciskei 10 Transkei 11 Venda 12 Algeria 13 Angola 14 Botswana 15 Egypt 16 Kenia 17 Congo 18 Lesotho 19 Madeira 20 Malawi 21 Mauritius 22 Mozambique 23 Namibia 24 Swaziland 25 Tanzania 26 Zaire 27 Zambia 28 Zimbabwe 29 Other In Africa 30 Belgium 31 Denmark 32 West Germany (Federal Rep.)/East Germany 33 France 34 Greece 35 Hungary 36 Ireland (Eire), Republic of 37 Italy 38 Yugoslavia 39 Netherlands 40 Austria 41 Poland 42 Portugal 43 Spain 44 Switzerland 45 Czechoslovakia 46 United Kingdom 47 USSR/Russia 48 Other in Europe 49 Cyprus 50 India 51 Israel 52 Japan 53 Republic of China (Taiwan) 54 Other in Asia 55 Argentina 56 Other in South America 57 Canada 58 United States of America/Hawaii 59 Other in North America 60 Australia 61 New Zealand 62 Other In Oceania 63 Stateless 64 Not stated/unknown 65 Foreign visitor Duration of residence 1 Yes 2 No Period Less than 1 year 1 Less than 2 year 2 Less than 3 year 3 Less than 4 year 4 Less than 5 year 5 Less than 6 year 6 Less than 7 year Religion 1 Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk 2 Gereformeerde Kerk in SA 3 Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk in SA 4 Church of the Province of SA 5 Church of England in SA 6 Church of England (so stated) 7 Anglican (so stated) 8 Methodist Church of SA 9 Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa 10 United Congregational Church of Southern Africa 11 Lutheran Churches 12 Roman Catholic Church 13 Apostolic Faith Mission of Southern Africa 14 Other Apostolic Churches 15 Baptist Church 16 Pinkster Protestante Kerk 17 Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk 18 Full Gospel Church 19 Greek Orthodox Church 20 Mormons (Latter Day Saints) 21 Pentecostal Church 22 Salvation Army 23 Seventh Day Adventist 24 Nuwe Apostoliese Kerk 25 Swiss Church 26 Assemblies of God 27 Zion Christian Church (ZCC) 28 Other Black Independent Churches 29 Other Christian Churches 30 Jewish/Hebrew 31 Buddhist 32 Confucian 33 Hindu 34 Islamic 35 Other religions 36 No religion, no church (so stated) 37 Nothing stipulated or objected to state (so stated) Literacy/Afrikaans Not applicable 1 Speak only 2 Read & write 3 Speak, read & write Literacy/English Not applicable 1 Speak only 2 Read & write 3 Speak, read & write Literacy/Black Not applicable 1 Speak only 2 Read & write 3 Speak, read & write Literacy/Other Not applicable 1 Speak only 2 Read & write 3 Speak, read & write 1st language Not applicable (IRO 2nd HL) 1 Afrikaans 2 English 3 Afrikaans/English 4 Dutch 5 German 6 Greek 7 Italian 8 Portuguese 9 French 10 Tamil 11 Hindi 12 Telegu 13 Gujarati 14 Urdu 15 Chinese 16 Xhosa 17 Zulu 18 Swazi 19 South Ndebele 20 North Ndebele 21 North Sotho 22 South Sotho 23 Tswana 24 Shangaan/Tsonga 25 Venda 26 Any other language 27 Ndebele (so stated) 28 Sotho (so stated) 2nd language Not Applicable (IRO 2nd HL) 1 Afrikaans 2 English 3 Afrikaans/English 4 Dutch 5 German 6 Greek 7 Italian 8 Portuguese 9 French 10 Tamil 11 Hindi 12 Telegu 13 Gujarati 14 Urdu 15 Chinese 16 Xhosa 17 Zulu 18 Swazi 19 South Ndebele 20 North Ndebele 21 North Sotho 22 South Sotho 23 Tswana 24 Shangaan/Tsonga 25 Venda 26 Any other language 27 Ndebele (so stated) 28 Sotho (so stated) Level of education None 1 Grade 1 & II, SUB A & B, Standard I 2 Standard 2 3 Standard 3 4 Standard 4 5 Standard 5 6 Standard 6 7 Standard 7 8 Standard 8 9 Standard 9 10 Standard 10 11 Diploma or Certificate with Standard 7 or lower 12 Diploma or Certificate with Standard 9 OR 8 13 Diploma or Certificate with Standard 10 14 Only Bachelors Degree e.g BCOM, CHB, ETC 15 Only Masters Degree 16 Only Doctors Degree 17 Diploma or Certificate with Bachelors Degree 18 Diploma or Certificate with Masters Degree 19 Diploma or Certificate with Doctors Degree 20 Education unspecified but applicable Occupation 1 Professional & technical 2 Managerial & admin 3 Clerical & sales 4 Transport & communications 5 Service occupations 6 Farming & related 7 Artisan, apprentice & related 8 Foreman, supervisor & worker 9 Unspecified & nec 10 Not econ active Current work status 1 Employer/self employed 2 Employee 3 Unemployed(looking for work) 4 Not working(not looking for work) Name of employer Unemployed/not-econ active/nec 1 Central government 2 Provincial admin 3 Local government 4 Goverments of sgts 5 Sapos & telkom sa 6 Public enterprises/corporations 7 Private businesses 8 Non-profit institutions 9 Private households Economic sector 1 Agriculture 2 Mining 3 Manufacturing 4 Electricity, gas and water 5 Construction 6 Trade and accomodation 7 Transport and communication 8 Finance and business services 9 Community and social services 10 Activities nec 11 Not economically active Annual income No income 1 R1-499 2 R500-699 3 R700-999 4 R1000-1499 5 R1500-1999 6 R2000-2999 7 R3000-4999 8 R5000-6999 9 R7000-9999 10 R10000-14999 11 R15000-19999 12 R20000-29999 13 R30000-49999 14 R50000-69999 15 R70000-99999 16 R100000-149999 17 R150000-199999 18 R200000-299999 19 R300000-499999 20 R500000 & over 21 Unspecified Batch number District code 1 Kaap/Cape 2 Simonstad 3 Bellville 4 Goodwood 5 Kuilsrivier 6 Wynberg 7 Somerset-Wes/West 8 Strand 9 Stellenbosch 10 Paarl 11 Wellington 12 Malmesbury 13 Moorreesburg 14 Hopefield 15 Vredenburg 16 Piketberg 17 Caledon 18 Hermanus 19 Bredasdorp 20 Robertson 21 Montagu 22 Worcester 23 Tulbagh 24 Ceres 25 Swellendam 26 Heidelberg 27 Riversdal 28 Ladismith 29 Calitzdorp 30 Mosselbaai/Bay 31 George 32 Oudtshoorn 33 Laingsburg 34 Prince Albert 35 Beaufort-Wes/West 36 Victoria-West 37 Carnarvon 38 Williston 39 Fraserburg 40 Sutherland 41 Clanwilliam 42 Vredendal 43 Vanrhynsdorp 44 Calvinia 45 Namakwaland 46 Knysna 47 Uniondale 48 Joubertina 49 Humansdorp 50 Hankey 51 Port Elizabeth 52 Uitenhage 53 Kirkwood 54 Somerset-Oos/East 55 Steytlerville 56 Willowmore 57 Alexandria 58 Bathurst 59 Albany 60 Bedford 61 Adelaide 62 Fort Beaufort 63 Pearston 64 Jansenville 65 Aberdeen 66 Murraysburg 67 Graaff-Reinet 68 Cradock 69 Middelburg 70 Noupoort 71 Richmond 72 Hanover 73 Colesberg 74 Hofmeyr 75 Steynsburg 76 Venterstad 77 Albert 78 Aliwal-Noord/North 79 Lady Grey 80 Barkly-Oos/East 81 Maclear 82 Elliot 83 Indwe 84 Wodehouse 85 Molteno 86 Sterkstroom 87 Tarka 88 Queenstown 89 Cathcart 90 Stutterheim 91 Komga 92 King William S Town 93 Oos-Londen/East London 94 De Aar 95 Philipstown 96 Herbert 97 Kimberley 98 Barkly-Wes/West 99 Warrenton 100 Hartswater 101 Britstown 102 Hopetown 103 Prieska 104 Hay 105 Postmasburg 106 Kuruman 107 Vryburg 108 Gordonia 109 Kenhardt 110 Walvisbaai/Bay 200 Mount Currie 201 Alfred 202 Port Shepstone 203 Umzinto 204 Ixopo 205 Polela 206 Underberg 207 Impendle 208 Richmond 209 Camperdown 210 Pietermaritzburg 211 Lions River 212 New Hanover 213 Mooirivier 214 Estcourt 215 Weenen 216 Bergville 217 Umvoti 218 Kranskop 219 Durban 220 Inanda 221 Pinetown 222 Chatsworth 223 Kliprivier 224 Glencoe 225 Dundee 226 Dannhauser 227 Newcastle 228 Utrecht 229 Paulpietersburg 230 Vryheid 231 Ngotshe 232 Lower Tugela 233 Mtunzini 234 Eshowe 235 Mtonjaneni 236 Babanango 237 Lower Umfolozi 238 Hlabisa 239 Ubombo 300 Johannesburg 301 Alberton 302 Germiston 303 Boksburg 304 Benoni 305 Kempton Park 306 Randburg 307 Roodepoort 308 Westonaria 309 Oberholzer 310 Randfontein 311 Krugersdorp 312 Brakpan 313 Springs 314 Nigel 315 Delmas 316 Pretoria 317 Wonderboom 318 Soshanguve 319 Cullinan 320 Vanderbijlpark 321 Vereeniging 322 Heidelberg 323 Balfour 324 Standerton 325 Hoeveldrif 326 Bethal 327 Volksrust 328 Amersfoort 329 Wakkerstroom 330 Piet Retief 331 Ermelo 332 Carolina 333 Bronkhorstspruit 334 Witbank 335 Middelburg 336 Belfast 337 Waterval-Boven 338 Groblersdal 339 Moutse 340 Nelspruit 341 Barberton 342 Witrivier 343 Pelgrimsrus 344 Lydenburg 345 Letaba 346 Phalaborwa 347 Soutpansberg 348 Messina 349 Pietersburg 350 Potgietersrus 351 Waterberg 352 Ellisras 353 Thabazimbi 354 Warmbad 355 Brits 356 Rustenburg 357 Swartruggens 358 Marico 359 Koster 360 Ventersdorp 361 Coligny 362 Lichtenburg 363 Delareyville 364 Potchefstroom 365 Klerksdorp 366 Wolmaransstad 367 Schweizer-Reneke 368 Bloemhof 369 Christiana 400 Zastron 401 Rouxville 402 Bethulie 403 Smithfield 404 Wepener 405 Dewetsdorp 406 Reddersburg 407 Edenburg 408 Trompsburg 409 Jagersfontein 410 Bloemfontein 411 Petrusburg 412 Brandfort 413 Botshabelo 414 Philippolis 415 Fauresmith 416 Koffiefontein 417 Jacobsdal 418 Boshof 419 Theunissen 420 Bultfontein 421 Hoopstad 422 Wesselsbron 423 Odendaalsrus 424 Welkom 425 Virginia 426 Hennenman 427 Ventersburg 428 Ladybrand 429 Excelsior 430 Clocolan 431 Marquard 432 Winburg 433 Senekal 434 Ficksburg 435 Fouriesburg 436 Bethlehem 437 Lindley 438 Reitz 439 Harrismith 440 Vrede 441 Kroonstad 442 Bothaville 443 Viljoenskroon 444 Vredefort 445 Koppies 446 Parys 447 Sasolburg 448 Heilbron 449 Frankfort 500 Ezingolweni 501 Emzumbe 502 Vulamehlo 503 Embumbulu 504 Umlazi 505 Hlanganani 506 Ndwedwe 507 Vulindlela 508 Empumalanga 509 Ntuzuma 510 Kwa Mapumulu 511 Ongoye 512 Inkanyezi 513 Nkandla 514 Nqutu 515 Msinga 516 Emnambithi 517 Enseleni 518 Hlabisa 519 Mahlabatini 520 Nongoma 521 Ubombo 522 Ingwavuma 523 Simdlangentsha 524 Madadeni 525 Okhahlamba 600 Eerstehoek 601 Nkomazi 602 Nsikazi 700 Witsieshoek 800 Mhala 801 Ritavi 802 Giyani 803 Malamulele 804 Lulekani 805 Hlanganani 900 Namakgale 901 Bolobedu 902 Sekgosese 903 Bochum 904 Mokerong 905 Seshego 906 Thabamoopo 907 Nebo 908 Sekhukhuneland 909 Naphuno 910 Mapulaneng 950 Mdutjana 951 Mkobola 952 Mbibana Enumerator area Return number Province 1 Cape 2 Natal 3 Transvaal 4 Orange Free State 5 KwaZulu 6 KaNgwane 7 QwaQwa 8 Gazankulu 9 Lebowa 10 KwaNdebele Development region 1 Western Cape 2 Northern Cape 3 Orange Free State 4 Eastern Cape 5 Natal 6 Eastern Transvaal 7 Northern Transvaal 8 PWV 9 North West Planning region Place code Suburb code Statistical region Type of area 1 RSA urban 2 RSA semi-urban 3 RSA non-urban 4 Self Governing Territories urban 5 Self Governing Territories semi-urban 6 Self Governing Territories non-urban Population group 1 White 2 Coloured 3 Asian 4 Black Sex 1 Male 2 Female Age Age in 5 year intervals 1 00-04 2 05-09 3 10-14 4 15-19 5 20-24 6 25-29 7 30-34 8 35-39 9 40-44 10 45-49 11 50-54 12 55-59 13 60-64 14 65-69 15 70-74 16 75-79 17 80-84 18 85+ 99 Unspecified Relationship of person in household 1 Head of household (male or female) or single people living alone 2 Wife/husband 3 Child (including children in law) 4 Other family relatives 5 Non-related persons (e.g. lodger, visitor or single person forming part of the household) 6 Persons employed by the household 7 Persons related to persons employed by the household 8 Non-related visitors to persons employed by the household 9 Foreign citizen employed by a foreign government Marital status 1 Never married 2 Married 3 Living together 4 Widower/widow 5 Divorced Place of birth 1 Republic of South Africa 2 Gazankulu 3 KaNgwane (Swazi) 4 KwaNdebele 5 KwaZulu 6 Lebowa 7 Qwaqwa 8 Bophuthatswana 9 Ciskei 10 Transkei 11 Venda 12 Algeria 13 Angola 14 Botswana 15 Egypt 16 Kenya 17 Congo 18 Lesotho 19 Madeira 20 Malawi 21 Mauritius 22 Mozambique 23 Namibia/South West Africa 24 Swaziland 25 Tanzania 26 Zaire 27 Zambia 28 Zimbabwe 29 Other in Africa 30 Belgium 31 Denmark 32 West Germany/East Germany 33 France 34 Greece 35 Hungary 36 Ireland (Eire), Republic of 37 Italy 38 Yugoslavia 39 Netherlands 40 Austria 41 Poland 42 Portugal 43 Spain 44 Switzerland 45 Czechoslovakia 46 United Kingdom 47 USSR/Russia 48 Other in Europe 49 Cyprus 50 India 51 Israel 52 Japan 53 Republic of China (Taiwan) 54 Other in Asia 55 Argentina 56 Other in South America 57 Canada 58 United States of America/Hawaii 59 Other in North America 60 Australia 61 New Zealand 62 Other in Oceania 63 Stateless 64 Not stated/unknown 65 Foreign visitor Country of citizenship (nationality) 1 RSA 8 Bophuthatswana 9 Ciskei 10 Transkei 11 Venda 12 Algeria 13 Angola 14 Botswana 15 Egypt 16 Kenya 17 Congo 18 Lesotho 19 Madeira 20 Malawi 21 Mauritius 22 Mozambique 23 Namibia/South West Africa 24 Swaziland 25 Tanzania 26 Zaire 27 Zambia 28 Zimbabwe 29 Other in Africa 30 Belgium 31 Denmark 32 West Germany/East Germany 33 France 34 Greece 35 Hungary 36 Ireland (Eire), Republic of 37 Italy 38 Yugoslavia 39 Netherlands 40 Austria 41 Poland 42 Portugal 43 Spain 44 Switzerland 45 Czechoslovakia 46 United Kingdom 47 USSR/Russia 48 Other in Europe 49 Cyprus 50 India 51 Israel 52 Japan 53 Republic of China (Taiwan) 54 Other in Asia 55 Argentina 56 Other in South America 57 Canada 58 United States of America/Hawaii 59 Other in North America 60 Australia 61 New Zealand 62 Other in Oceania 63 Stateless 64 Not stated/unknown 65 Foreign visitor Usual residence 1 Yes 2 No Duration of residence Not applicable 1 Less than 1 year 2 1 to 3 years 3 4 to 6 years 4 7 to 9 years 5 10 years and more 6 Unspecified Religion/denomination 1 Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk 2 Gereformeerde Kerk in SA 3 Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk in SA 4 Church of the Province of SA 5 Church of England in SA 6 Church of England (so stated) 7 Anglican (so stated) 8 Methodist Church of SA 9 Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa 10 United Congregational Church of Southern Africa 11 Lutheran Churches 12 Roman Catholic Church 13 Apostolic Faith Mission of Southern Africa 14 Other Apostolic Churches 15 Baptist Church 16 Pinkster Protestante Kerk 17 Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk 18 Full Gospel Church 19 Greek Orthodox Church 20 Mormons (Latter Day Saints) 21 Pentecostal Church 22 Salvation Army 23 Seventh Day Adventist 24 Nuwe Apostoliese Kerk 25 Swiss Church 26 Assemblies of God 27 Zion Christian Church (ZCC) 28 Other Black Independent Churches 29 Other Christian Churches 30 Jewish/Hebrew 31 Buddhist 32 Confucian 33 Hindu 34 Islamic 35 Other Religions 36 No religion, no church (so stated) 37 Nothing stipulated or objected to state (so stated) Literacy - Afrikaans Not applicable (in respect of other than mother tongue) 1 Speak only (communicate) 2 Read and write 3 Speak, read and write Literacy - English Not applicable (in respect of other than mother tongue) 1 Speak only (communicate) 2 Read and write 3 Speak, read and write Literacy - Black language Not applicable (in respect of other than mother tongue) 1 Speak only (communicate) 2 Read and write 3 Speak, read and write Literacy - Other language Not applicable (in respect of other than mother tongue) 1 Speak only (communicate) 2 Read and write 3 Speak, read and write First home language Not applicable (in respect of second home language) 1 Afrikaans 2 English 3 Afrikaans and English to the same extent 4 Dutch 5 German 6 Greek 7 Italian 8 Portuguese 9 French 10 Tamil 11 Hindi 12 Telegu 13 Gujarati 14 Urdu 15 Chinese 16 Xhosa 17 Zulu 18 Swazi 19 South Ndebele 20 North Ndebele 21 North Sotho 22 South Sotho 23 Tswana 24 Shangaan/Tsonga 25 Venda 26 Any other language 27 Ndebele (so stated) 28 Sotho (so stated) Second home language Not applicable (in respect of second home language) 1 Afrikaans 2 English 3 Afrikaans and English to the same extent 4 Dutch 5 German 6 Greek 7 Italian 8 Portuguese 9 French 10 Tamil 11 Hindi 12 Telegu 13 Gujarati 14 Urdu 15 Chinese 16 Xhosa 17 Zulu 18 Swazi 19 South Ndebele 20 North Ndebele 21 North Sotho 22 South Sotho 23 Tswana 24 Shangaan/Tsonga 25 Venda 26 Any other language 27 Ndebele (so stated) 28 Sotho (so stated) Level of education None 1 Grade I and II (Sub A and B); Standard I 2 Standard 2 3 Standard 3 4 Standard 4 5 Standard 5 6 Standard 6 ("Form I") 7 Standard 7 ("Form II") 8 Standard 8 ("Form III"; NTC 1) 9 Standard 9 ("Form IV"; NTC 2) 10 Standard 10 (Matric, Senior Certificate or equal qualification; ("Form V"; NTC 3) 11 With Standard 7 or lower 12 With Standard 9 or 8 13 With Standard 10 (NTC 4, T1, T2, NTC 5, T3; NTC 6, T4, NTD: T5, T6) 14 Bachelors degree (e.g. B.Com; Ch.B., etc.) 15 Master's degree 16 Doctor's degree 17 Bachelor's degree 18 Master's degree 19 Doctor's degree 20 Education unspecified but applicable Occupation 1 PROFESSIONAL, SEMI-PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS 2 MANAGERIAL, EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPATIONS 3 CLERICAL AND SALES OCCUPATIONS 4 TRANSPORT, DELIVERY AND COMMUNICATIONS OCCUPATIONS 5 SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 6 FARMING AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 7 ARTISAN, APPRENTICE AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 8 PRODUCTION FOREMAN AND SUPERVISOR, MINER AND QUARRY WORKER, OPERATOR, PRODUCTION AND RELATED WORKER 9 OCCUPATION UNSPECIFIED AND N.E.C. 10 NOT ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE Current employment status 1 Employer/Selfemployed 2 Employee 3 Unemployed (looking for work) 4 Not working (not looking for work) Sector of employer Unemployed/Not-economically active/Unspecified 1 Central Government 2 Provincial Administration 3 Local government (Municipalities, Divisional Councils and Regional Service Councils) 4 Governments of self-governing territories 5 Post and Telecommunications (SAPOS, TELKOM SA) 6 Public enterprises (including public corporations - inclusive of the SABC and TRANSNET) 7 Private businesses 8 Non-profit institutions 9 Private households Economic sector 1 AGRICULTURE, HUNTING, FORESTRY AND FISHING 2 MINING AND QUARRYING 3 MANUFACTURING 4 ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER 5 CONSTRUCTION 6 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE AND CATERING AND ACCOMMODATION SERVICES 7 TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION 8 FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES 9 COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES 10 ACTIVITIES NOT ADEQUATELY DEFINED 11 NOT ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE Annual income No income 1 R1 - R499 2 R500 - R699 3 R700 - R999 4 R1000 - R1499 5 R1500 - R1999 6 R2000 - R2999 7 R3000 - R4999 8 R5000 - R6999 9 R7000 - R9999 10 R10000 - R14999 11 R15000 - R19999 12 R20000 - R29999 13 R30000 - R49999 14 R50000 - R69999 15 R70000 - R99999 16 R100000 - R149999 17 R150000 - R199999 18 R200000 - R299999 19 R300000 - R499999 20 R500000+ 21 Unspecified Weight