3.9 Main water supply by population group of head of household*

 

African/ Black

Coloured

Indian/ Asian

White

Unspecified
/Other

Total

Piped water in dwelling

1,745,954

532,953

236,805

1,422,557

38,587

3,976,855

Piped water on site or in yard

1,335,644

137,337

2,894

9,467

5,886

1,491,228

Public tap

1,721,853

36,023

924

2,062

5,084

1,765,945

Water-carrier/ tanker

106,053

3,949

235

600

367

111,204

Borehole/ rain-water tank/ well

386,987

13,797

1,386

38,137

1,576

441,884

Dam/ river/ stream/ spring

1,096,334

11,975

493

3,428

4,255

1,116,484

Unspecified/Other

141,173

5,172

903

6,241

2,481

155,970

Total

6,533,998

741,206

243,639

1,482,492

58,237

9,059,571

* Excluding institutions and hostels

Main water source for households – October 1996*
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• Fewer than half (45%: top segment of the pie diagram) of the households in the country have a tap inside the dwelling.

Percentage of households with a tap inside the dwelling by province and in South Africa overall – October 1996*
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• Only 18% of households in Northern Province have taps inside the dwelling, compared with 76% in Western Cape.

Percentage of households with taps inside the dwelling by population group – October 1996*
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