| Appendix E: Enumerator area type definitions There were 15 different EA types, in
three broad categories: urban, semi-urban and rural. The definitions below are based on
the Census ’96 manual for census officers:
Urban: situated within the boundaries of
municipalities/local authorities
| Formal |
Ordinary town or city
area as well as vacant areas within municipal boundaries. Various structures, eg., houses,
flats, hotels, boarding houses, old age homes, caravan parks and school and university
hostels may be found. |
| Informal |
Area with informal
dwellings (the so-called squatter areas). |
| Hostels |
Area with mainly hostels
where housing for employees is provided by employers (such as mines, factories and power
stations). |
| Institutions |
Area with mainly hospital
and prison institutions. |
Semi-urban: population concentrations
adjacent to a municipality (must have one common boundary)
| Semi-town |
Semi-towns (ie. a town
without a local authority) with predominantly formal dwellings. |
| Informal |
Area with informal
dwellings (the so-called squatter areas). |
| Hostels |
Area with mainly hostels.
|
| Institutions |
Area with mainly hospital
and prison institutions. |
Rural: situated in rural areas
| Semi-town |
Semi-town (ie. a town
without a local authority) with predominantly formal dwellings. |
| Town |
Town without a local
authority and which is not situated within a tribal area and with formal and semi-formal
dwellings such as houses, huts and rondavels. |
| Tribal |
Tribal area. |
| Informal |
Area with informal
dwellings (the so-called squatter areas). |
| Hostels |
Area with mainly hostels.
|
| Institutions |
Area with mainly hospital
and prison institutions. |
| Commercial farms |
Area with farms,
agricultural holdings, holiday resorts, agricultural schools and colleges and other rural
areas. |
These categories are referred to in the PES (and
this report) in the following combinations:
| Urban formal |
Urban formal |
| Urban informal |
Urban informal |
| Tribal |
Rural tribal |
| Commercial farms |
Rural commercial farms |
| Other non-urban |
Semi-urban (all
categories), Rural (all except Tribal and Commercial farms) |
| Hostels |
Urban, Semi-urban and
Rural Hostels |
| Institutions |
Urban, Semi-urban and
Rural Institutions |
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