As of 2022, households comprising two to three members were more common in urban areas, with just over 39 percent, than in rural areas, where 30.6 percent amounted to households of that size. Families inhabiting six or more people, however, amounted to 19.3 percent in rural areas, being roughly twice the amount of those in urban areas.
Distribution of households in urban and rural South Africa in 2022, by household size
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Statistics South Africa. (August 17, 2023). Distribution of households in urban and rural South Africa in 2022, by household size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1114300/distribution-of-households-in-urban-and-rural-south-africa-by-household-size/
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