Informal settlements data - Mpumalanga - Housing Development ...
Informal settlements data - Mpumalanga - Housing Development ...
Informal settlements data - Mpumalanga - Housing Development ...
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Issue 1: Finding a proxy indicator in surveys<br />
Census <strong>data</strong> contains two candidate indicators to identify<br />
households who live in informal <strong>settlements</strong>. Later surveys<br />
do not provide EA level characterisations. A proxy indicator<br />
based on the dwelling type is therefore used<br />
6<br />
Total households who live in an informal<br />
settlement OR in a shack not in a backyard:<br />
115 713<br />
Definition of informal<br />
settlement:<br />
“An unplanned settlement<br />
on land which has not been<br />
surveyed or proclaimed as<br />
residential, consisting mainly<br />
of informal dwellings<br />
(shacks)<br />
EA: <strong>Informal</strong><br />
Settlement<br />
60 541<br />
(8% of MP<br />
households)<br />
37 323<br />
(5% of MP<br />
households)<br />
Main dwelling:<br />
<strong>Informal</strong><br />
dwelling/ shack<br />
not in backyard<br />
92 496<br />
(12% of MP<br />
households)<br />
Definition of informal<br />
dwelling:<br />
“A makeshift structure<br />
not erected according to<br />
approved architectural<br />
plans”<br />
62% of households who live in EAs classified as<br />
<strong>Informal</strong> Settlements, live in shacks not in<br />
backyards<br />
40% of households who live in shacks not in<br />
backyards, live in EAs classified as <strong>Informal</strong><br />
Settlements<br />
Source: Census 2001
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