Port St Johns LM IDP May02.pdf - Provincial Spatial Development plan

33Table 3: Population Comparative AnalysisURBAN (%) RURAL (%) TOTAL (%)Port St. John’s 3648 (2,6) 137680 (97,4) 141356 (100%)Eastern Cape 2306129 (36,6) 4000135 (63,4) 6306264 (100%)Population in Port St. John‟s is predominantly rural.2.2.2 Population CompositionTable 4: AgeCATEGORY AGE POPULATION PERCENTAGE (%)Pre-school 0 – 4 23979 17,0School going age 5 – 19 63381 44,8Economically active 20 – 64 46694 33,0Post Economically active Over 64 7302 5,2TOTAL 141356 100Source: CSS (Census 1996)The majority of the Port St. John‟s population (44,8%) belongs to the school going age group.Economically active group is the second largest.Table 5: GenderGENDER POPULATION PERCENTAGE (%)Male 63178 44,7Female 78178 55,3TOTAL 141356 100More than half of Port St. John‟s population are femalesTable 6: Household SizePORT ST. JOHN’S EASTERN CAPEPopulation 141 356 6306264Number of Households 26743 1334836Household size 5,3 4,7Table 7: Male/Female Headed HouseholdsTotal number of Households 26743% Male headed Households 34,6% Female headed Households 65,4Source: PIMMS IDEA 2000Majority of the households within the Port St. John‟s region are Female headed, with only 34,6%Male headed households.Port St. John‟s Integrated Development PlanChapter 2: Analysis