Census 2011 results for Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Area
1,975.31 km²
Population
3,178,470 (1,609.10 per km²)
Households
1,015,465 (514.08 per km²)
Gender
Gender
People
Percentage
Male
1,627,724
51.21%
Female
1,550,747
48.79%
Age
Age
People
Percentage
0–4
316,976
9.97%
5–9
239,303
7.53%
10–14
216,183
6.80%
15–19
238,704
7.51%
20–24
346,728
10.91%
25–29
387,046
12.18%
30–34
321,233
10.11%
35–39
264,302
8.32%
40–44
211,951
6.67%
45–49
176,239
5.54%
50–54
143,422
4.51%
55–59
111,813
3.52%
60–64
78,014
2.45%
65–69
50,080
1.58%
70–74
34,423
1.08%
75–79
20,714
0.65%
80–84
12,352
0.39%
85+
8,985
0.28%
Population group
Race
People
Percentage
Black African
2,502,769
78.74%
White
502,439
15.81%
Coloured
85,910
2.70%
Indian or Asian
68,058
2.14%
Other
19,294
0.61%
First language
Language
People
Percentage
isiZulu
908,002
28.81%
English
377,935
11.99%
Afrikaans
375,611
11.92%
Sepedi
359,245
11.40%
Sesotho
315,806
10.02%
isiXhosa
252,757
8.02%
Xitsonga
208,865
6.63%
Setswana
90,307
2.87%
Other
81,878
2.60%
isiNdebele
75,150
2.38%
Tshivenda
48,227
1.53%
SiSwati
44,967
1.43%
Sign language
12,463
0.40%
Not applicable
27,258
Main Places
Name
Population
Area (km²)
Alberton
121,536
77.16
Bapsfontein
707
4.28
Benoni
158,777
175.55
Boksburg
260,321
162.35
Brakpan
73,080
182.81
Breswol
493
24.19
Centurion
11,366
8.61
Chief A Luthuli Park
17,718
4.42
Clayville
14,526
14.05
Daveyton
127,967
14.45
Duduza
73,295
11.23
Dukathole
18,402
4.61
Edenvale
49,292
20.03
Ekurhuleni NU
19,110
437.36
Etwatwa
151,866
20.83
Geluksdal
14,489
3.16
Germiston
255,863
143.27
Harry Gwala
1,845
0.34
Holfontein
6
3.62
Kanana
2,046
0.31
Katlehong
407,294
55.36
Kempton Park
171,575
149.05
Kwa-Thema
103,727
14.70
Langaville
54,710
10.10
Lindelani Village
11,932
1.15
Nigel
38,318
139.07
Springs
121,610
183.50
Tembisa
463,109
42.80
Thinasonke
2,727
0.41
Tokoza
105,827
9.43
Tsakane
135,994
19.75
Tweefontein
63
3.02
Vosloorus
163,216
32.10
Wattville
25,667
2.17
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.
