The scale below shows that Nelson Mandela Bay \u2013 which includes Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage \u2013 is the most segregated of the six largest municipalities, according to Theil\u2019s entropy index applied to Census 2011 data2<\/sup>. Johannesburg is the least racially segregated.<\/p>\n Zero represents complete residential integration on the scale (i.e. the racial composition of all neighbourhoods in a city matches the racial composition of the city as a whole), and one represents complete segregation (i.e. all neighbourhoods are dominated by single race groups).<\/p>\n The Census Bureau in the United States applied the same index to Census 2000 data, listing Detroit as the most racially segregated city in that country, with a segregation index of 0,483<\/sup>. Even though South Africa\u2019s largest cities have become more integrated since segregation laws were repealed in 1991 \u2013 as shown in Stats SA\u2019s report \u2013 we still have a long way to go.<\/p>\n Now, to the maps. If you live in one of the six cities, take a close look at your city\u2019s map below (click on the map to enlarge). Can you pinpoint where you live? Do you recognise the areas where racial integration is occurring, where the different coloured dots are mixing4<\/sup>?Mapping census data down to a neighbourhood level provides fascinating insights into a city\u2019s social structure, as well as deeper understanding of what\u2019s going on behind its segregation index5<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Interestingly, a number of general characteristics occur in nearly all the maps. Notice how:<\/p>\n Despite these common characteristics, each city still maintains its own unique pattern. A pattern which is not only a result of the city\u2019s unique history, but also of its unique present.<\/p>\n 1<\/sup> For more information on residential segregation in South African municipalities, download the General Household Survey report here. https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?page_id=1854&PPN=Report-03-18-06<\/a><\/p>\n 2 <\/sup>If we look beyond the six largest cities and consider all 234 local municipalities, Overstrand municipality is the most racially segregated, according to the General Household Survey report.<\/p>\n 3<\/sup> http:\/\/www.census.gov\/housing\/patterns\/about\/multi-group.html<\/a><\/p>\n 4 <\/sup>These maps were inspired by Bill Rankin\u2019s work on Chicago. Click here to see more. http:\/\/www.radicalcartography.net\/index.html?chicagodots<\/a><\/p>\n 5<\/sup> You might be wondering why we are using data that are five years old. Census 2011 is the latest dataset that South Africa has that provides demographic data down to street-block level for the entire country. Due to its high cost, a census takes place once every 10 years.<\/p>\n These maps show, in a powerful way, the patterns of racial neighbourhood integration and segregation across South Africa\u2019s largest cities. Municipalities have become more racially integrated, according to a chapter in the recently released General Household Survey (GHS) report on housing1. However, the legacy of apartheid still has a hold on the social structure of read more »<\/a><\/p>\n![\"CensorsMay20\"](\"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/CensorsMay20.jpg\")
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