Table 2

Socioeconomic characteristics of localities within urban Windhoek

Indicator
Outer Katutura (north and west)
Inner Katutura
Khomasdal & Windhoek NW
Southern Windhoek

Individuals over 15 & unemployed (%)
33.3
27.3
10.9
3.4
Population over 5 & never attended school (%)
9.8
6.3
1.7
0.8
Households living in informal housing (%)
97.4
7.6
0.6
0.2
Average household size
3.7
5.0
4.1
3.0
Households with monthly average income <Rand 800 (subsistence level) (%)
71.2
32.5
13.7
4.0
Households with monthly average income <Rand 500 (%)
99.5
89.2
59.5
19.1

Source: 1995 sample census [14]

Low et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2003 2:5   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-2-5

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