Latest articles on Census 2011

Was Census 2011 sucessful?

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Mar 2013

With a cost of around R3-billion, one of the questions raised is whether the census was a success.

The changing labour market

Article Advertorial Supplement - 22 Mar 2013

How and when South Africa works has been measured.

Trends in education

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Mar 2013

The critical nature of education is reflected in the numerous debates and high media profile around the current situation and potential futures.

The South African numbers story

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Mar 2013

The counting of the country's people goes beyond government planning to understanding who we are, where we are and where we are going.

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Census 2011 irregularities: Top officials pressured

Article Phillip De Wet - 2 Feb 2013

A former senior StatsSA official has broken cover to reveal deep internal divisions in the audit process for Census 2011.

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Census 2011: Blame migrant white males, not the stats

Analysis Staff Reporter - 14 Dec 2012

Anomalies in the recent census do not necessarily mean that the figures themselves are wrong, writes Phil Harrison.

A country in a state of influx

Article Lynley Donnelly - 2 Nov 2012

South Africans are flocking to urban areas in search of a better life and are putting strain on scarce resources, writes Lynley Donnelly.

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Census 2011: Anomalies could disadvantage some provinces

Article Phillip De Wet - 2 Nov 2012

The census results mean a huge shift in the amount of money disbursed, which will have a major effect on some regions, writes Phillip de Wet.

Census 2011: A trend in the right direction

Article Lynley Donnelly - 2 Nov 2012

Wealth and wellbeing are still dramatically skewed along racial and gender lines in South Africa, according to census data.

Is Census 2011 accurate? Still depends on who you ask

Article Phillip De Wet - 1 Nov 2012

The census is solid, Statistics South Africa says. But its critics are still not agreeing.

Census 2011: 50 years for blacks to catch up

Article Phillip De Wet - 30 Oct 2012

If the trends of the last decade hold true, the average black family can expect to start earning the same as the average white family after 2061.

Census shows high migration to Gauteng

Article Sapa - 30 Oct 2012

According to Census 2011 results, almost half the people living in Gauteng were not born in the province.

Zuma: Census results a tale of pride

Article Sapa - 30 Oct 2012

President Jacob Zuma has officially received the Census 2011 results in a ceremonial handover, saying they are a "tale of national pride".

SA: Fuller, richer, older, wiser and better serviced

Article Phillip De Wet - 30 Oct 2012

Census 2011 paints a rosy picture of a country better off than it was 10 years ago by every measure - except for the number of vulnerable children.

Census 2011: Meet the face of South Africa

Article Phillip De Wet - 30 Oct 2012

She's not doing badly - especially if she's not ambitious - but she's not rolling in cash either. This is the average South African, Census 2011 says.

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