Population Statistics
South Africa
Population
|
54,300,704 |
|
[July 2016 est.] |
Language
| Isizulu | 22.7% |
|---|---|
| IsiZhosa | 16% |
| Afrikaans | 13.5% |
| English | 9.6% |
| Sepedi | 9.1% |
| Setswana | 8.0% |
| Sesotho | 7.6% |
| Xitsonga | 4.5% |
| siSwati | 2.5% |
| Tshivenda | 2.4% |
| isiNdebele | 2.1% |
| Other | 2.1% |
|
[2011 est.] |
|
Religion
| Protestant Christianity | 36.6% |
|---|---|
| Catholic Christianity | 7.1% |
| Other Christianity | 36.0% |
| No Religion | 15.1% |
| Islam | 1.5% |
| Other | 2.3% |
| Unspecified | 1.4% |
|
[2001 est.] |
|
Ethnicity
| Black Africans | 80.2% |
|---|---|
| White | 8.4% |
| Mixed Race | 8.8% |
| Indian/Asian | 2.5% |
|
[2014 est.] |
|
|
South African sources may refer to the data point of 'Mixed ' ancestry as 'Coloured' instead. |
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Cultural Dimensions
|
49 |
|
|
65 |
|
|
63 |
|
|
49 |
|
|
34 |
|
|
63 |
|
Australians with South African Ancestry
| 118,960 |
| [Census, 2016] |
South Africans in Australia
Population
|
162,449 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in South Africa. |
Median Age
| 42 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 49.2% |
|---|---|
| Female | 50.8% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Religion
| No Religion | 19.9% |
|---|---|
| Anglican Christianity | 12.6% |
| Catholic Christianity | 12.2% |
| Christianity [undefined] | 10.6% |
| Judaism | 7.4% |
| Other Religion | 32.7% |
| Not Stated | 4.0% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Ancestry
| South African | 32.0% |
|---|---|
| English | 23.9% |
| Dutch | 6.7% |
| Scottish | 6.2% |
| Other | 31.2% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Language Spoken at Home
| English | 72.7% |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 23.6% |
| German | 0.5% |
| Other | 2.7% |
|
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 98.7% speak English fluently. |
|
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Diaspora
| New South Wales | 26.5% |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 25.2% |
| Queensland | 24.7% |
| Victoria | 16.7% |
| Other | 6.9% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 2007 | 59.7% |
|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | 24.7% |
| 2012 - 2016 | 13.9% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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