The Demographic Aspects of African Female Migrants and Housing Type in South Africa: A Comparison between 2001 and 2011 Population Census

KOKETSO MOKABATI, University of the Western Cape
Philomene Nsengiyumva, University of the Western Cape

Globally, scholars and researchers have very little documentation regarding the study of female migration, and it has become even more narrowed in South Africa. Female migration has always been overlooked because migration was always associated with males. Moreover, the housing acquisition of African female migrants in South Africa has been under-researched. This study sought to unveil the determinants of housing acquisition by African female migrants in South Africa. Housing type was used to present the key determinants that affected the housing acquisition by African female migrants in South Africa. This study researched these determinants by comparing the 2001 and 2011 population censuses of South Africa received from the Department of Statistics South Africa (Statistics South Africa). Logistic regression was used to indicate the relationship between the African female migrants’ characteristics and their likelihood of acquiring housing in South Africa.