Abstract
This paper presents a spatial analysis of multiple deprivation in South Africa and demonstrates that the most deprived areas
in the country are located in the rural former homeland areas. The analysis is undertaken using the datazone level South African
Index of Multiple Deprivation which was constructed from the 2001 Census. Datazones are a new statistical geography designed
especially for this Index using techniques developed in the United Kingdom. They are smaller in population size than wards,
enabling fine-grained spatial analysis of deprivation across the whole of South Africa. The spatial scale used is the smallest
to be used in a developing country to date. Levels of deprivation are compared between former homeland areas as a whole, the
rest of South Africa and a case-study township, as well as between each former homeland. Individual dimensions of deprivation
and an overall composite measure are presented. Municipality-level analysis shows that this spatial pattern of multiple deprivation
continued to persist in 2007, demonstrating the ongoing spatial legacy of apartheid.
in the country are located in the rural former homeland areas. The analysis is undertaken using the datazone level South African
Index of Multiple Deprivation which was constructed from the 2001 Census. Datazones are a new statistical geography designed
especially for this Index using techniques developed in the United Kingdom. They are smaller in population size than wards,
enabling fine-grained spatial analysis of deprivation across the whole of South Africa. The spatial scale used is the smallest
to be used in a developing country to date. Levels of deprivation are compared between former homeland areas as a whole, the
rest of South Africa and a case-study township, as well as between each former homeland. Individual dimensions of deprivation
and an overall composite measure are presented. Municipality-level analysis shows that this spatial pattern of multiple deprivation
continued to persist in 2007, demonstrating the ongoing spatial legacy of apartheid.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-15
- DOI 10.1007/s11205-012-0047-3
- Authors
- Michael Noble, Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy, Oxford Institute of Social Policy, University of Oxford, Barnett House, 32 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2ER UK
- Gemma Wright, Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy, Oxford Institute of Social Policy, University of Oxford, Barnett House, 32 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2ER UK
- Journal Social Indicators Research
- Online ISSN 1573-0921
- Print ISSN 0303-8300