City of Cape Town Municipality Profile



Integrated Development Plan: 2022 – 2023



South Africa Municipalities Situation Analysis Diamond


Social Indicators


Population Demographics

The City of Cape Town is home to about 4.4 million people, making it the second metro by population size in South Africa. The metro also prides itself as the tourism hub and the country. Since 2011 the population growth rate has been declining from 2.7% to 2% in 2019, which is in line with all metropolitan municipalities in the country. However, this was significantly higher than the Provincial and National average, indicating that the City remains an inward migration magnet.

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Education Profile

According to the 2016 Community Survey 48% of residents of the City of Cape Town had completed matric, which is 10% higher than the provincial average and 10% higher than the national average. 6% had an undergraduate degree and 5% a post graduate qualification. About 2% of the residents of Cape Town have no education.


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Employment Profile

According to the 2016 Community Survey 48% of residents of the City of Cape Town had completed matric, which is 10% higher than the provincial average and 10% higher than the national average. 6% had an undergraduate degree and 5% a post graduate qualification. About 2% of the residents of Cape Town have no education.


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Poverty Gap Analysis – Gini Coefffient

The Gini coefficient is a summary statistic of income inequality, which varies from 0 (inthe case of perfect equality where all households earn equal income) to 1 (in the case where one household earns all the income and other households earn nothing). The
City of Cape Town, Tshwane, and eThekwini had a Gini Coefficient of 0.62 in 2017and 2018 successively as demonstrated in the diagram above. The Levels of Ineqiality still remains one of the highest in the World

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Access To Services

1995 – 2020

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Access To Sanitation

1995 – 2020

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Access To Electricity

1995 – 2020

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Access To Housing

1995 – 2020

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Access To Waste Removal

1995 – 2020

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Access To Waste Removal

1995 – 2020

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Access To Quality Healthcare Services

1995 – 2020

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Educational Performance

1995 – 2020

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Safety and Security

1995 – 2020

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Public Opinion on Service Delivery

1995 – 2020

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Economic Indicators

Infrustracture Development and Maintenance

1995 – 2020

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Financial Management

1995 – 2020

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Corruption Perception Index

1995 – 2020

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Ease of Doing Business

1995 – 2020

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Municipal GDP Growth

1995 – 2020

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Municipal Foreign Direct Investments

1995 – 2020

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Gross Fixed Capital Formation as a % of GDP

1995 – 2020

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Debt to GDP Ratio

1995 – 2020

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Unemployment Rate

1995 – 2020

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Grant Reciepients

1995 – 2020

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Skills and Training

1995 – 2020

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PESTLE, SWOT and Risk Profile

1995 – 2020

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In 2022 The AG reported that local government finances remain under severe pressure due to non-payment by municipal debtors, poor budgeting practices and ineffective financial
management.


She said the financial position of 28% of South Africa’s municipalities is so dire that there is
significant doubt about whether they will be able to continue operating in the near future. This effectively means that such municipalities do not have enough revenue to cover their
expenditure; they owe more money than they have; and they can no longer pay salaries and
other obligations as they fall due, or maintain infrastructure assets such as roads and provide water and other basic services. Many of these municipalities have been in this dire financial position multiple times over the course of the administration.


The AGSA’s assessment of the financial health of 230 municipalities and 18 municipal entities based on their financial statements revealed increasing indicators of a collapse in local government finances and continued deterioration over the term of the administration.


Maluleke paints a picture of municipalities often depending on the money they receive from the national government (in the form of an equitable share) to stay afloat. In 2020-21, this amounted to R80,26 billion, up from R67,83 billion in the previous year.

Financial Performance

Natural Environment Indicators

Climate Change Hazards

1995 – 2020

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Air Quality

1995 – 2020

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Green Projects and Spaces

1995 – 2020

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Project Management Leading Indicators

Projects on Track

1995 – 2020

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Projects Overdue

1995 – 2020

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Projects Not Yet Started

1995 – 2020

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Fruitless and Wasteful Projects

1995 – 2020

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