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<strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> 129<br />

P0318<br />

11. Source of energy<br />

11.3 Main source of energy used by <strong>household</strong>s, by population group of the <strong>household</strong> head<br />

11.3.2 For heating, 2011<br />

Thousands<br />

Energy for heating<br />

Black <strong>Africa</strong>n Coloured Indian/Asian White Total<br />

Electricity from mains 4 294 613 300 1 283 6 490<br />

Electricity from generator * * * * 4<br />

Gas 125 17 12 134 287<br />

Paraffin 1 427 43 * * 1 471<br />

Wood 2 518 130 * 38 2 688<br />

Coal 317 6 * 8 332<br />

Candles 5 * * * 5<br />

Animal dung 29 * * * 30<br />

Solar energy * * * * 2<br />

Other 286 5 2 8 300<br />

None 2 428 353 51 199 3 032<br />

Unspecified 106 5 * 3 115<br />

Total 11 536 1 174 369 1 677 14 756<br />

Due to rounding, numbers do not necessarily add up to totals.<br />

Numbers below 10 000 are too small to provide accurate estimates. Sensitive cells are indicated by an asterisk.<br />

<strong>General</strong> Household Survey, July 2011

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