Fact Box: Census 2011

  • 10 years since the last Census in 2001.
  • Around R3 billion budget for Census from 2006 to 2013.
  • R2 billion of that to be spent during Census year alone.
  • 200 000were the potential candidates for fieldwork employment in 2011
  • 500 temporary workers hired by end of June 2011.
  • 156 000 fieldworkers to be employed from August to December 2011.
  • 69additional temporary field offices opened as satellite offices.
  • 1,228 computers linked from 124 regional and satellite offices.
  • 103, 576 census block mapped as enumeration areas to be listed and covering the whole country.
  • 307, 932base maps produced for the fieldwork activities.
  • 2.5 million Census questionnaire translated into 8 languages.
  • 25 millionquestionnaires printed.
  • Over 13.5 million housing units visited by fieldworkers.