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Rental Demand
Dwelling tenure (Number and percentage of households)

Households renting over time

Rented households: dwelling type

Number of households who rent (provincial data)

Percentage of all households that rent their primary dwellings by province

Provincial distribution of rented households

Number of households who rent (major metropolitan areas)

Percentage of households who rent (major metropolitan areas)

Income Profile of the rental market

Percentage of households in each income group that rent their primary dwellings

Income distribution of the rental market

Average monthly rentals by household income

Average rental paid-to-total income ratio by monthly household income

Monthly rentals by dwelling type

Rent paid as a percentage of income by dwelling type
Socio-economic indicators
Toilet facilities by dwelling type

Households that use electricity for lighting by dwelling type

Poverty indicators in households who rent: Percentage of households who rent who experience hunger

Main source of income of households who rent

Main source of income of households that rent their main dwellings

Income distribution of the rental market

Half the household rental market earns between R1,500 and R7,499 per month. The income group R7,500 – R10,000 has the highest proportion of households who rent.


Source: Income and Expenditure Survey (2005/2006)

Income distribution of the rental market
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