Informal settlements data - Mpumalanga - Housing Development ...

In 2007, 25% of households living in shacks not in backyards
in Mpumalanga were single person households; this is up
from 22% in 2001. In 2007, 13% of households that live in a
shack not in a backyard in Mpumalanga live in crowded
conditions
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Size of household and over crowding
(HH lives in informal dwelling / shack not in backyard, Mpumalanga)
Total number of rooms Household size Over crowding*
54%
36%
23%
25%
87% 13%
23%
38%
1 2-3 4+
1 2-3 4+
Average HH size
HH lives in shack not in backyard: 3.2
HH lives in formal dwelling: 4.1
All Mpumalanga HH: 3.9
Source: CS 2007 Households
* A household is considered over-crowded if there are more than two people per room
Note: 22% of South African households living in shacks not in backyards live in over-crowded conditions
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