Farm dwellers housing in the Cape Winelands : implications of regional migration and demographic dynamics

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The housing of farm workers has been an issue in South Africa since the emancipation of slave labour in 1838. This study specifically focuses on farm dweller housing within the Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM), which is essential for ensuring sustainability and future growth within the agricultural sector as well as the entire region as a whole. The aim of the study was to determine the migration and demographic dynamics of farm dwellers and its implications for housing provision strategies and policies in the CWDM.Quantitative empirical analysis was conducted using secondary data, Census 2011, of the CWDM, one of the most intensive agricultural regions in the country. The understanding of broader regional demographic and migration dynamics and the socio-economic profile of farm dwellers is particularly important to fully comprehend the complexities of farm dwellers and their housing needs. Agrarian transformation, including casualisation, mechanisation and global economic competition resulted in the reorganisation of the spatial settlement patterns of farm workers and dwellers.This study clearly indicated that farm dweller migrants proportionally have higher education, income and employment levels than non-migrants. Living conditions of farm dwellers in the CWDM are contextualised against other types of settlements and a number of farm dweller 'migrant hotspots' were identified through the application of spatial statistical techniques. The implications of the findings for future housing provision of farm dwellers are also outlined.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University