South African Census 1970
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Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)
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South African Census 1970
SA Census 1970
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Department of Statistics (now Statistics South Africa)
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Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]
Department of Statistics South Africa. Population Census 1970 [dataset]. Version 1.2. Pretoria: Department of Statistics (now Statistics South Africa) [producer], 2000. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/dbc9-ke18
v1.2: Edited, anonymised dataset for licensed distribution
employment [3.1]
in-job training [3.2]
labour relations/conflict [3.3]
retirement [3.4]
unemployment [3.5]
working conditions [3.6]
censuses [14.1]
fertility [14.2]
migration [14.3]
morbidity and mortality [14.4]
income, property and investment/saving [1.5]
housing [10.1]
children [12.1]
religion and values [13.5]
The 1970 South African Population Census collected data on dwellings and individuals' demographic, migration, family and employment details.
South Africa
National coverage of the so-called white areas of South Africa, i.e. the areas in the former four provinces of the Cape, the Orange Free State, Transvaal, and Natal, and the so-called National States of Ciskei, KwaZulu, Gazankulu, Lebowa, Qwaqwa, Kangwane, Kwandebele, Transkei and Bophuthatswana.
The lowest level of geographical aggregation covered by the data is place name (see the report "The 1970 Population Census of the RSA for a full list of place names).
The units of analysis for the South African Census 1970 were households and individuals
Census/enumeration data [cen]
The scope of the South African Census 1970 includes particulars of dwellings (type of dwelling, number of rooms, and ownership) and particulars of individuals (relationship within the household, sex, age, marital status, population group, birthplace, country of citizenship, duration of residence at normal dwelling, religion/denomination, languages and literacy, level of education, sport and recreation, occupation, work status, identity of employer, economic sector and income). Particulars of the family are also covered, including children at boarding school, university or undergoing military training.
Statistics South Africa
The 1970 Census was a full count for Whites, Coloureds and Asians, and a 5% sample for Blacks (Africans)
Face-to-face [f2f]
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Department of Statistics South Africa. Population Census 1970 [dataset]. Version 1.2. Pretoria: Department of Statistics (now Statistics South Africa) [producer], 2000. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/dbc9-ke18
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Supervisor area of enumeration
0
0
Subdistrict
0
0
Form number
0
0
Province or homeland
0
0
1
Cape Province
2
Natal
3
Transvaal
4
Free State
5
Basutu Ba Borwa
6
Lebowa
7
Matshangana
8
Swazi
9
Tswana
10
Venda
11
Xhosa - Ciskei
12
Xhosa - Transkei
13
Zulu
Economic region
0
0
Area type
0
0
1
White urban
2
Bantu urban
3
White rural
4
Bantu rural
Column
0
0
Race
0
0
4
South African Blacks
5
Foreign Blacks
Sex
0
0
1
Male
2
Female
Age
0
0
Marital status
0
0
1
Never married
2
Married
3
Widowed
4
Divorced
5
Living together; not married
Place of birth
0
0
1
South Africa
2
South West Africa (Namibia)
3
Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
4
Malawi
5
Lesotho
6
Swaziland
7
Botswana
8
Tanzania
9
Mozambique
10
Angola
11
Other
12
Unspecified
Occupation
0
0
Status of employment
0
0
1
Employer (own business), includes worker for own account (no employees) as well as unpaid family workers in business, profession or farming
2
Employee
3
Unemployed
4
No working (not looking for work- e.g. housewife, retired, scholar, chronic invalid, etc.)
5
Foreign visitor (visitor from another country on temporary visit to S.A.)
Employer
0
0
0
Central Government
1
Provincial Government
2
Local Government
3
Bantu authorities
4
Public corporations: S.A.R. & H., S.A.A. and Post Office
5
Other public corporation
6
Private businesses
7
Non-profit insitutions which serve persons
8
Private households
9
Unemployed, not economically active and unspecified
Industry
0
0
Religion
0
0
1
Dutch Reformed Church
2
Reformed Church in South Africa
3
Dutch Reformed Church of Africa
4
Church of the Province of South Africa
5
Church of England in South Africa
6
Church of England (so stated)
7
Anglican (so stated)
8
Methodist Church of South Africa
9
Presbyterian Church of South Africa
10
United Congregational Church of Southern Africa
11
Lutheran Churches
12
Roman Catholic
13
Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa
14
Other Apostolic Churches
15
Babtist
16
Christian Scientist
17
Church of Christ
18
Faith Healing
19
Full Gospel Church
20
Greek Church
21
Mormon (Latter Day Saints)
22
Penticostal Church
23
Plymouth Brethern
24
Sabbatarians
25
Salvation Army
26
Seventh Day Adventists
27
S.A. General Mission
28
Swiss Churches
29
Assemblies of God
30
Bantu Christian Churches
31
Other Christian Churches
32
Jewish, Hebrew
33
Buddist
34
Confucian
35
Hindu
36
Islam (Musselman, Moslem, Mohammedan)
37
Other Religions (Non-Christian)
38
Object
39
No Religion, No church (so stated)
40
Unspecified
Literacy language
0
0
1
Read and write
2
Read only
3
Neither
Education school standard
0
0
1
None
2
Sub A
3
Sub B
4
Standard 1
5
Standard 2
6
Standard 3
7
Standard 4
8
Standard 5
9
Standard 6-7
10
Standard 8-9
11
Standard 10 (Matric)
12
Unspecified
Education degree or diploma
0
0
0
None
1
Diploma with std. 9 or lower
2
Diploma with std. 10
3
B.A. Degree
4
Other Bachelors degree
5
Master's degree
6
Doctor's degree
Home language
0
0
0
Xhosa
1
Zulu
2
Swazi
3
Sepedi (N. Sotho)
4
North-Ndebele (Sumayela)
5
South-Ndebele (Khuluma)
6
Tswana
7
Seshoeshoe (S-Sotho)
8
Shangaan (Tsonga)
9
Venda
10
Other Bantu language
11
Afrikaans
12
English
Urban/rural
0
0
1
Rural
2
Urban
Supervisors area of enumeration
0
0
Inhabitants of dwelling: not member of family
0
0
Inhabitants of dwelling: male under 10
0
0
Inhabitants of dwelling: female under 10
0
0
Inhabitants of dwelling: male 10 and older
0
0
Inhabitants of dwelling: female 10 and older
0
0
Inhabitants of dwelling: male total
0
0
Inhabitants of dwelling: female total
0
0
Sub-district
0
0
Ownership: monthly payments or rent
0
0
Pay: full time (RC)
0
0
Pay: part time (RC)
0
0
Province
0
0
1
Cape Province
2
Natal
3
Transvaal
4
Free State
5
Basutu Ba Borwa
6
Lebowa
7
Matshangana
8
Swazi
9
Tswana
10
Venda
11
Xhosa - Ciskei
12
Xhosa - Transkei
13
Zulu
Economical region
0
0
Place name
0
0
Area type
0
0
1
White urban
2
Bantu urban
3
White rural
4
Bantu rural
Metropolitan area
0
0
Type of dwelling
0
0
1
House
2
Flat
3
Licensed hotel
4
Private hotel or boarding house
5
Old-age home
6
Hostel
7
Other dwelling
Race of head of household
0
0
1
White
2
Coloured
3
Asian
Material of walls
0
0
1
Bricks/cement bricks
2
Stone/concrete
3
Wood
4
Asbestos-cement
5
Other
6
Not specified
Rooms in main building: bed
0
0
Rooms in main building: other living
0
0
Rooms in main building: kitchen
0
0
Rooms in main building: bath
0
0
Rooms in main building: other
0
0
Rooms outside: servant
0
0
Rooms outside: not servant
0
0
Rooms outside: other (eg. Garage)
0
0
Age of house
0
0
1
Built before 1900
2
Built 1900-1919
3
Built 1920-1939
4
Built 1940-1949
5
Built 1950-1959
6
Built since 1960
7
Unspecified
Ownership: occupation
0
0
1
Fully paid off
2
Partially paid off
3
Occupied free
4
Rented furnished
5
Rented unfurnished
Ownership: employer
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Ownership: government
0
0
1
Yes
2
No
Inhabitants of dwelling: families
0
0
Servants full time: male White
0
0
Servants full time: male Coloured
0
0
Servants full time: male Asian
0
0
Servants full time: male Black
0
0
Servants full time: male total
0
0
Servants full time: female White
0
0
Servants full time: female Coloured
0
0
Servants full time: female Asian
0
0
Servants full time: female Black
0
0
Servants full time: female total
0
0
Servants part time: male White
0
0
Servants part time: male Coloured
0
0
Servants part time: male Asian
0
0
Servants part time: male Black
0
0
Servants part time: male total
0
0
Servants part time: female White
0
0
Servants part time: female Coloured
0
0
Servants part time: female Asian
0
0
Servants part time: female Black
0
0
Servants part time: female total
0
0
On premises: White
0
0
On premises: Coloured
0
0
On premises: Asian
0
0
On premises: Black
0
0
Supervisor area of enumeration
0
0
Subdistrict
0
0
Form number
0
0
Province or homeland
0
0
1
Cape Province
2
Natal
3
Transvaal
4
Free State
5
Basutu Ba Borwa
6
Lebowa
7
Matshangana
8
Swazi
9
Tswana
10
Venda
11
Xhosa - Ciskei
12
Xhosa - Transkei
13
Zulu
Economic region
0
0
Area type
0
0
1
White urban
2
Bantu urban
3
White rural
4
Bantu rural
Column
0
0
Race
0
0
4
South African Blacks
5
Foreign Blacks
Sex
0
0
1
Male
2
Female
Age
0
0
Marital status
0
0
1
Never married
2
Married
3
Widowed
4
Divorced
5
Living together; not married
Place of birth
0
0
1
South Africa
2
South West Africa (Namibia)
3
Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
4
Malawi
5
Lesotho
6
Swaziland
7
Botswana
8
Tanzania
9
Mozambique
10
Angola
11
Other
12
Unspecified
Occupation
0
0
Status of employment
0
0
1
Employer (own business), includes worker for own account (no employees) as well as unpaid family workers in business, profession or farming
2
Employee
3
Unemployed
4
No working (not looking for work- e.g. housewife, retired, scholar, chronic invalid, etc.)
5
Foreign visitor (visitor from another country on temporary visit to S.A.)
Employer
0
0
0
Central Government
1
Provincial Government
2
Local Government
3
Bantu authorities
4
Public corporations: S.A.R. & H., S.A.A. and Post Office
5
Other public corporation
6
Private businesses
7
Non-profit insitutions which serve persons
8
Private households
9
Unemployed, not economically active and unspecified
Industry
0
0
Religion
0
0
1
Dutch Reformed Church
2
Reformed Church in South Africa
3
Dutch Reformed Church of Africa
4
Church of the Province of South Africa
5
Church of England in South Africa
6
Church of England (so stated)
7
Anglican (so stated)
8
Methodist Church of South Africa
9
Presbyterian Church of South Africa
10
United Congregational Church of Southern Africa
11
Lutheran Churches
12
Roman Catholic
13
Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa
14
Other Apostolic Churches
15
Babtist
16
Christian Scientist
17
Church of Christ
18
Faith Healing
19
Full Gospel Church
20
Greek Church
21
Mormon (Latter Day Saints)
22
Penticostal Church
23
Plymouth Brethern
24
Sabbatarians
25
Salvation Army
26
Seventh Day Adventists
27
S.A. General Mission
28
Swiss Churches
29
Assemblies of God
30
Bantu Christian Churches
31
Other Christian Churches
32
Jewish, Hebrew
33
Buddist
34
Confucian
35
Hindu
36
Islam (Musselman, Moslem, Mohammedan)
37
Other Religions (Non-Christian)
38
Object
39
No Religion, No church (so stated)
40
Unspecified
Literacy language
0
0
1
Read and write
2
Read only
3
Neither
Education school standard
0
0
1
None
2
Sub A
3
Sub B
4
Standard 1
5
Standard 2
6
Standard 3
7
Standard 4
8
Standard 5
9
Standard 6-7
10
Standard 8-9
11
Standard 10 (Matric)
12
Unspecified
Education degree or diploma
0
0
0
None
1
Diploma with std. 9 or lower
2
Diploma with std. 10
3
B.A. Degree
4
Other Bachelors degree
5
Master's degree
6
Doctor's degree
Home language
0
0
0
Xhosa
1
Zulu
2
Swazi
3
Sepedi (N. Sotho)
4
North-Ndebele (Sumayela)
5
South-Ndebele (Khuluma)
6
Tswana
7
Seshoeshoe (S-Sotho)
8
Shangaan (Tsonga)
9
Venda
10
Other Bantu language
11
Afrikaans
12
English
Urban/rural
0
0
1
Rural
2
Urban
Supervisors Area of Enumeration (de fact
0
0
Supervisors Area of Enumeration (de jure
0
0
Occupation
0
0
Industry
0
0
Place Name (de facto)
0
0
Subdistrict (de facto)
0
0
Place Name (de jure)
0
0
Province/Homeland (de facto)
0
0
1
Cape Province
2
Natal
3
Transvaal
4
Free State
5
Basutu Ba Borwa
6
Lebowa
7
Matshangana
8
Swazi
9
Tswana
10
Venda
11
Xhosa - Ciskei
12
Xhosa - Transkei
13
Zulu
Economical Region (de facto)
0
0
Area Type (de facto)
0
0
1
White urban
2
Bantu urban
3
White rural
4
Bantu rural
Metropolitan Area (de facto)
0
0
Type of Dwelling (de facto)
0
0
1
House
2
Flat
3
Licensed Hotel
4
Private hotel or boarding house
5
Old-age home
6
Hostel
7
Other dwelling
Column Number
0
0
Race
0
0
1
White
2
Coloured
3
Malay
4
Griqua
5
Other Coloured
6
Indian, Pakistani
7
Chinese
8
Other Asian
Sex
0
0
1
Male
2
Female
Age
0
0
Marital Status
0
0
1
Never married
2
Married
3
Widowed
4
Divorced
5
Living together; not married
Birthplace
0
0
1
South Africa
2
South West Africa (Namibia)
3
Lesotho
4
Botswana
5
Swaziland
6
Algeria
7
Angola
8
Egypt
9
Ghana
10
Kenya
11
Congo - so shown
12
Congo (Brazzaville)
13
Congo (Leopoldville)
14
Madeira
15
Madagascar (Malagasy)
16
Malawi
17
Mauritius
18
Mozambique
19
Uganda
20
Zimbabwe
21
St Helena
22
Tanzania
23
Zambia
24
Other in Africa
25
Albania
26
Belgium
27
Bulgaria
28
Denmark
29
Germany-West (Federal Republic)
30
Germany-East
31
Estonia
32
Finland
33
France
34
Gibraltar
35
Greece
36
Hungary
37
Ireland, Republic
38
Italy
39
Yugoslavia
40
Latvia
41
Lithuania
42
Malta
43
Netherlands
44
Norway
45
Austria
46
Poland
47
Portugal
48
Romania
49
Spain
50
Sweden
51
Switzerland
52
Czechoslovakia
53
United Kingdom - so shown
54
England and Wales
55
Scotland
56
Northern Ireland
57
Russia (USSR)
58
Other in Europe
59
Burma
60
Ceylon
61
Cyprus
62
India
63
Indonesia
64
Israel
65
Japan
66
Lebanon
67
Malaysia-Singapore
68
Pakistan
69
Syria
70
China
71
Turkey
72
Other in Asia
73
Argentina
74
Brazil
75
Canada
76
Mexico
77
United States of America
78
Other in America
79
Australia
80
New Zealand
81
Other in Oceania
82
Stateless and Unknown
Nationality of Citizenship
0
0
1
South Africa
2
South West Africa (Namibia)
3
Lesotho
4
Botswana
5
Swaziland
6
Algeria
7
Angola
8
Egypt
9
Ghana
10
Kenya
11
Congo - so shown
12
Congo (Brazzaville)
13
Congo (Leopoldville)
14
Madeira
15
Madagascar (Malagasy)
16
Malawi
17
Mauritius
18
Mozambique
19
Uganda
20
Zimbabwe
21
St Helena
22
Tanzania
23
Zambia
24
Other in Africa
25
Albania
26
Belgium
27
Bulgaria
28
Denmark
29
Germany-West (Federal Republic)
30
Germany-East
31
Estonia
32
Finland
33
France
34
Gibraltar
35
Greece
36
Hungary
37
Ireland, Republic
38
Italy
39
Yugoslavia
40
Latvia
41
Lithuania
42
Malta
43
Netherlands
44
Norway
45
Austria
46
Poland
47
Portugal
48
Romania
49
Spain
50
Sweden
51
Switzerland
52
Czechoslovakia
53
United Kingdom - so shown
54
England and Wales
55
Scotland
56
Northern Ireland
57
Russia (USSR)
58
Other in Europe
59
Burma
60
Ceylon
61
Cyprus
62
India
63
Indonesia
64
Israel
65
Japan
66
Lebanon
67
Malaysia-Singapore
68
Pakistan
69
Syria
70
China
71
Turkey
72
Other in Asia
73
Argentina
74
Brazil
75
Canada
76
Mexico
77
United States of America
78
Other in America
79
Australia
80
New Zealand
81
Other in Oceania
82
Stateless and Unknown
Province/Homeland (de jure)
0
0
Economical Region (de jure)
0
0
Area Type (de jure)
0
0
1
White urban
2
Bantu urban
3
White rural
4
Bantu rural
Metropolitan Area (de jure)
0
0
Type of Dwelling (de jure)
0
0
1
House
2
Flat
3
Licensed Hotel
4
Private hotel or boarding house
5
Old-age home
6
Hostel
7
Other dwelling
Usual Residence-Country
0
0
1
South West Africa
2
Rhodesia
3
Malawi
4
Zambia
5
Mozambique
6
Other countries in Africa
7
United Kingdom and Ireland
8
Other countries in Europe
9
Asia
10
America- North and South
11
Oceania
12
Unspecified
Home Language
0
0
Religion
0
0
1
Dutch Reformed Church
2
Reformed Church in South Africa
3
Dutch Reformed Church of Africa
4
Church of the Province of South Africa
5
Church of England in South Africa
6
Church of England (so stated)
7
Anglican (so stated)
8
Methodist Church of South Africa
9
Presbyterian Church of South Africa
10
United Congregational Church of Southern Africa
11
Lutheran Churches
12
Roman Catholic
13
Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa
14
Other Apostolic Churches
15
Babtist
16
Christian Scientist
17
Church of Christ
18
Faith Healing
19
Full Gospel Church
20
Greek Church
21
Mormon (Latter Day Saints)
22
Penticostal Church
23
Plymouth Brethern
24
Sabbatarians
25
Salvation Army
26
Seventh Day Adventists
27
S.A. General Mission
28
Swiss Churches
29
Assemblies of God
30
Bantu Christian Churches
31
Other Christian Churches
32
Jewish, Hebrew
33
Buddist
34
Confucian
35
Hindu
36
Islam (Musselman, Moslem, Mohammedan)
37
Other Religions (Non-Christian)
38
Object
39
No Religion, No church (so stated)
40
Unspecified
Education:School Standard
0
0
0
No Standard
1
Grade 1 and 2 (Sub A and B) and
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
Bachelors degree
12
Master's degree
13
Doctor's degree
14
Diploma/Certificate with std. 10
15
Diploma/Certificate with std. 9 or lower
16
Diploma/Certificate with std. 7 or lower
17
Diploma/Certificate and bachelor
18
Diploma/Certificate and master'
19
Diploma/Certificate and doctor'
20
Unspecified
Education:Degree or Diploma
0
0
Status of Employment
0
0
1
Employer (own business), includes worker for own account (no employees) as well as unpaid family workers in business, profession or farming
2
Employee
3
Unemployed
4
Not working (not looking for work- e.g. housewife, retired, scholar, chronic invalid, etc.)
5
Foreign visitor (visitor from another country on temporary visit to S.A.)
Identity of Employer
0
0
0
Central Government
1
Provincial Government
2
Local Government
3
Bantu authorities
4
Public corporations: S.A.R. & H., S.A.A. and Post Office
5
Other public corporation
6
Private businesses
7
Non-profit insitutions which serve persons
8
Private households
9
Unemployed, not economically active and unspecified
Income
0
0
0
No income
1
Under R100
2
R100-R199
3
R200-R299
4
R300-R399
5
R400-R499
6
R500-R599
7
R600-R799
8
R800-R999
9
R1000-R1199
10
R1200-R1599
11
R1600-R1999
12
R2000-R2499
13
R2500-R2999
14
R3000-R3499
15
R3500-R3999
16
R4000-R4499
17
R4500-R4999
18
R5000-5999
19
R6000-R6999
20
R7000-R7999
21
R8000-R9999
22
R10000-R14999
23
R15000-R19999
24
R20000-R29999
25
R30000 and over
Rural/Urban (de facto)
0
0
1
Rural
2
Urban