The average household income from salaries and wages in Gauteng is R79,945 per annum, closely followed by the Western Cape at R77,471. (StatsSA, Income and Expenditure Survey 2005/6)

This week’s theme: Income and expenditure in South Africa

The average spend on tobacco products in the Western Cape is R837 per annum per household, the highest of all the provinces. Next highest are the Northern Cape (R504) and Gauteng (R461). (StatsSA, Income and Expenditure Survey 2005/6)

This week’s theme: Income and expenditure in South Africa

In South Africa, the highest quintile of earners* spend 9.6% of their consumption expenditure** on food and non-alcoholic beverages. For the lowest quintile, the proportion is 36.9%. (StatsSA, Income and Expenditure Survey 2005/6)

This week’s theme: Income and expenditure in South Africa

The Gini coefficient (based on disposable income) for South Africa as a whole is 0.72. (See below for a description of the Gini coefficient.) For Black Africans, the Gini is 0.63, and for White people it is 0.56. (StatsSA, Income and Expenditure Survey 2005/6)

This week’s theme: Income and expenditure in South Africa

In 2003, 25% of people said they had a Matric, and 8% said they had no education. These percentages changed to 26% and 5% respectively in 2007. (AMPS2003, AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: AMPS Trends

In 2003, 26% of people in the greater Johannesburg area said they received no income. This dropped to 19% in 2007. (AMPS2003, AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: AMPS Trends

In 2003, 44% of households said they had tap water in their house. This percentage increased to 50% by 2007. (AMPS2003, AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: AMPS Trends

In 2003, 28% of individuals personally owned a cellphone. This figure nearly doubled by 2007. (AMPS2003, AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: AMPS Trends

In 2003, 78% of households had electricity in their home. In 2007 this percentage was 86% (AMPS2003, AMPS2007)

This week’s theme: AMPS Trends