3.1 Type of dwelling by province*

 

Eastern
Cape

Free
State

Gauteng

Kwazulu-
Natal

Mpuma-
langa

Northern
Cape

Northern
Province

North
West

Western
Cape

South
Africa

House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard

483,959

328,734

949,973

579,598

338,373

126,425

551,876

435,685

536,963

4,331,586

Traditional dwelling/ hut/ structure made of traditional materials

547,624

63,964

13,999

532,046

108,204

7,224

312,278

50,422

8,627

1,644,388

Flat in a block of flats

45,106

13,606

158,845

114,688

12,003

3,173

7,302

10,357

93,088

458,167

Town/ cluter/ semi-detached house (simplex, duplex or triplex)

29,191

12,616

93,141

105,354

6,774

10,256

5,607

6,704

111,898

381,541

Unit-in retirement village

2,857

1,907

16,532

6,342

2,290

171

2,003

2,044

6,287

40,433

House/ flat/ room, in backyard

46,793

25,754

199,830

81,375

22,255

7,248

31,238

36,693

32,273

483,460

Informal dwelling/ shack, in backyard

31,284

50,649

153,504

44,410

24,571

4,970

15,644

45,145

33,153

403,329

Informal dwelling/ shack, NOTin backyard, e.g. in an informal/sqatter settlement

114,220

112,122

314,860

141,176

69,841

21,283

32,218

114,244

129,720

,049,686

Room/ flatlet not in backyard but on a shared property

16,443

7,723

32,261

31,436

10,221

2,561

10,984

9,227

18,775

139,632

Caravan/ tent

3,642

754

2,544

2,715

1,112

1,850

1,540

1,012

1,958

17,126

None/ homeless

211

137

474

532

104

51

480

216

265

2,470

Unspecified

11,019

7,045

28,205

21,261

8,262

1,770

11,288

8,895

10,008

107,753

Total

1,332,348

625,011

1,964,168

1,660,934

604,010

186,984

982,457

720,643

983,015

9,059,571

* Excluding institutions