{
  "id": "housing-access-piped-water",
  "title": "Homes with piped water inside",
  "description": "Percentage of households with piped (tap) water inside their dwelling in Census 2022 (46.3% in 2011). A broader 82.4% had piped water either inside the dwelling or inside the yard. Access remains uneven: 20.5% of households in Limpopo and 19.5% in the Eastern Cape had no access to piped water at all.",
  "unit": "%",
  "category": "housing",
  "latest": {
    "value": 59.7,
    "display": "59.7%"
  },
  "source": {
    "publisher": "Statistics South Africa",
    "publication": "Census 2022 Statistical Release",
    "url": "https://census.statssa.gov.za/assets/documents/2022/P03014_Census_2022_Statistical_Release.pdf",
    "releasedOn": "2023-10-10"
  },
  "checkedOn": "2026-10-19",
  "page": "https://sadatahub.tech/series/housing-access-piped-water",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "Statistics South Africa (2023). Census 2022 Statistical Release. Series \"Homes with piped water inside\" via SA Data Hub, https://sadatahub.tech/series/housing-access-piped-water (checked 2026-10-19).",
  "points": [
    {
      "period": "2001",
      "value": 42.3
    },
    {
      "period": "2011",
      "value": 46.3
    },
    {
      "period": "2022",
      "value": 59.7
    }
  ],
  "revisions": [],
  "changeLog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-19",
      "type": "correction",
      "summary": "Corrected to verified Census 2022 values: piped water in dwelling 59.7% (was 63.0%), electricity for lighting 94.7% (was 91.2%), formal dwellings 88.5% (was 80.9%), households 17,828,778 / size 3.5 (was 17.3M / 3.0), internet access 79% (was 64%). Historical points and GHS comparison not re-verified."
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-10-10",
      "type": "data-update",
      "summary": "Housing and services indicators updated from Census 2022 and household survey sources."
    }
  ]
}