Census 2011 results for Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Area
1,958.91 km²
Population
1,152,115 (588.14 per km²)
Households
324,292 (165.55 per km²)
Gender
Gender
People
Percentage
Female
599,121
52.00%
Male
552,994
48.00%
Age
Age
People
Percentage
0–4
110,405
9.58%
5–9
97,721
8.48%
10–14
86,143
7.48%
15–19
100,810
8.75%
20–24
115,452
10.02%
25–29
106,603
9.25%
30–34
87,405
7.59%
35–39
82,084
7.12%
40–44
76,509
6.64%
45–49
69,413
6.02%
50–54
62,731
5.44%
55–59
50,380
4.37%
60–64
37,823
3.28%
65–69
25,356
2.20%
70–74
18,793
1.63%
75–79
12,160
1.06%
80–84
6,998
0.61%
85+
5,322
0.46%
Population group
Race
People
Percentage
Black African
692,731
60.13%
Coloured
271,469
23.56%
White
165,426
14.36%
Indian or Asian
12,838
1.11%
Other
9,650
0.84%
First language
Langage
People
Percentage
isiXhosa
612,805
53.92%
Afrikaans
333,442
29.34%
English
152,988
13.46%
Other
11,669
1.03%
Sign language
5,117
0.45%
Sesotho
4,827
0.42%
isiZulu
4,537
0.40%
Setswana
3,553
0.31%
isiNdebele
3,180
0.28%
Sepedi
2,296
0.20%
Tshivenda
913
0.08%
Xitsonga
829
0.07%
SiSwati
442
0.04%
Not applicable
15,519
Main places
Name
Population
Area (km²)
Bethelsdorp
182,012
36.62
Blue Horizon Bay
419
1.40
Clarendon Marine
2,434
6.56
Colchester
2,073
5.73
Despatch
39,619
19.65
iBhayi
237,799
36.06
KwaNobuhle
107,474
23.48
Motherwell
140,351
25.86
Nelson Mandela Bay NU
23,542
1,472.19
Port Elizabeth
312,392
251.03
Uitenhage
103,639
75.35
Woodridge
362
4.98
MzansiMirror.com is not affiliated with Statistics South Africa, nor is it affiliated with the South African Government. Stats SA provides the basic data, while Mzansi Mirror processes the census data to produce the information displayed. We obtained population statistics from the Census 2011 Community Profile Databases, and we calculated geographical areas from the Census 2011 GIS DVD of South Africa.
