Durban Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Demographics == [[File:Ethekwini dominant language map.svg|thumb|Geographical distribution of home languages in eThekwini metropole {{legend-col |{{legend|#8dd3c7|[[Afrikaans]]}} |{{legend|#ffffb3|[[South African English|English]]}} |{{legend|#fb8072|[[Xhosa language|Xhosa]]}} |{{legend|#80b1d3|[[Zulu language|Zulu]]}} |{{legend|#d0d0d0|No language dominant}} }}]] Durban is ethnically diverse, with a cultural richness of mixed beliefs and traditions. [[Zulu people|Zulus]] form the largest single ethnic group. It has a large number of people of [[British diaspora in Africa|British]] and [[Indian South African|Indian]] descent. The influence of Indians in Durban has been significant, bringing with them a variety of cuisine, culture and religion.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-23/mumbai/29807173_1_durban-south-africa-uk | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701174938/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-23/mumbai/29807173_1_durban-south-africa-uk | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 July 2012 | title=Durban largest 'Indian' city outside India | first=Anahita | last=Mukherji | date=23 June 2011 | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=2011-11-30}}</ref> In the years following the end of apartheid, there was a population boom as black Africans were allowed to move into the city. The population grew by an annual average of 2.34% between 1996 and 2001. This led to shanty towns forming around the city, which were often demolished. Between 2001 and 2011, the population growth slowed down to 1.08% per year and shanty towns have become less common as the government builds low-income housing.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=1021&id=ethekwini-municipality |title=Metropolitan Municipality | Statistics South Africa |access-date=13 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104094830/http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=1021&id=ethekwini-municipality |archive-date=4 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The population of the city of Durban and central suburbs such as Durban North, Durban South and the Berea increased 10.9% between 2001 and 2011 from 536,644 to 595,061.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://census2001.adrianfrith.com/place/57218 |title=Census 2001 β Main Place "Durban" |publisher=Census2001.adrianfrith.com |access-date=2015-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/599054 |title=Census 2011 β Main Place "Durban" |publisher=Census2011.adrianfrith.com |access-date=2015-12-10}}</ref> The proportion of black Africans increased while the proportion of people in all the other racial groups decreased. Black Africans increased from 34.9% to 51.1%; Indians or Asians decreased from 27.3% to 24.0%; whites decreased from 25.5% to 15.3%; and [[Coloureds]] decreased from 10.26% to 8.59%. A new racial group, "Other", was included in the 2011 census at 0.93%. The city's demographics indicate that 68% of the population is of working age, and 38% of the people in Durban are under the age of 19 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.durban.gov.za/durban/government/cifal/about/durban-ethekwini |title=durban.gov.za |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927115623/http://www.durban.gov.za/durban/government/cifal/about/durban-ethekwini |archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> Durban has the highest number of dollar millionaires added per year of any South African city, with the number having increased 200 percent between 2000 and 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Skade |first=Thandi |url=http://www.destinyconnect.com/2015/05/07/durban-is-sas-fastest-growing-millionaire-city/ |title=Durban is SA's fastest-growing 'Millionaire City' | DESTINY Magazine |publisher=Destinyconnect.com |date=2015-05-07 |access-date=2015-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222093844/http://www.destinyconnect.com/2015/05/07/durban-is-sas-fastest-growing-millionaire-city/ |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page