Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Click here to download a printable version. 1. What is a population census? A population census is a snapshot of a country at a particular moment in time. South Africa’s census will be held in October this year. Census night is the 9th of October 2011. The picture we are taking will tell us how many people read more »
Census Recruitment Drive
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is set to embark on the second phase of a massive recruitment drive for Census 2011 this month. This process will see Stats SA filling a total of 156 000 fieldwork positions – 6 000 census fieldwork coordinators, 30 000 supervisors and 120 000 fieldworkers. This process is expected to read more »
Census Questionnaire
Importance of questions asked (pdf 45KB) Census 2011 Questionnaires Download English Questionnaire A (pdf 2.3MB) Questionnaire B (pdf 923KB) Questionnaire C (pdf 1.75MB) Questionnaire PES (pdf 1.68MB) Afrikaans (pdf 3.64MB) Sesotho (pdf 854KB) Siswati (pdf 850KB) Tshivenda (pdf 843KB) Xitsonga (pdf 849KB) Isindebele (pdf 848KB) IsiZulu (pdf 839KB) Sepedi (pdf 856KB) About the Questionnaire : Much read more »
Census Archives
Date Documents News: 12 December 2011 CENSUS 2011 Data-Processing 20 Sepember 2011 STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT ON CENSUS 2011 19 Sepember 2011 Stats SA meets Faith Based Organisations on Census 2011 19 Sepember 2011 CONTRALESA partners with Census 2011 19 Sepember 2011 Census 2011 : What to Expect ? What to do? (jpg 780KB) 8 Sepember 2011 read more »
2011 Census
On the tenth day of the tenth month in the tenth year of the millennium, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will be deploying an army of 120 000 people dressed in yellow bibs who will be combing the length and breadth of South Africa. On that day, this army of peace will enlist households and read more »
Census
What is a population census? A population census, as defined by the United Nations, is “the total process of collecting, compiling, evaluating, analysing and publishing or otherwise disseminating demographic, economic and social data pertaining, at a specified time, to all persons in a country or a well-defined part of the country”. The four essential features read more »
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SG addresses United Nations
Statistician-General for South Africa, Mr Pali Lehohla, addressed delegates at the first session of the intergovernmental negotiations on the new post-2015 development agenda. This stock-taking meeting provides an opportunity for exchange of views on the inputs for the negotiations including the proposal on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the report of the Intergovernmental Committee of read more »
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Address by Pali Lehohla South Africa Statistician General and Chair of African Statistical Development in Africa
Excellencies Prime Minister of Uganda Minister of State Minister of State Directors General of Statistics Directors General of CRVS CEO of UBOS and UCR African Statistics Elders Chairs of Statistical Councils and Boards Chairs of Statistics Associations Directors and CEOs of Statistics Schools Diplomatic cops My brother Dr Charles Lufumpa of AfDB My brother Dr read more »
Media Release: Interdict lodged against protesting group at Statistics South Africa’s construction site
08 January 2015 Interdict lodged against protesting group at Statistics South Africa’s construction site Following unrest at the construction site of the new Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) building in Salvokop on Tuesday, Stats SA has lodged a court interdict against several members of the Community Working Committee (CWC) preventing them from further disrupting read more »
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ASSD’s Journey
1. Round of Population and Housing Censuses Journey The inaugural objective of the Africa Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) was to strengthen collaboration in the mobilisation of African countries to conduct population censuses in the 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses (RPHCs). The first six ASSDs, focusing on the 2010 RPHCs for the period read more »