Census 2011 results for West Rand District Municipality
Area
4,087.42 km²
Population
820,995 (200.86 per km²)
Households
267,397 (65.42 per km²)
Gender
Gender
People
Percentage
Male
428,175
52.15%
Female
392,820
47.85%
Age
Age
People
Percentage
0–4
78,289
9.54%
5–9
62,077
7.56%
10–14
57,770
7.04%
15–19
62,416
7.60%
20–24
86,684
10.56%
25–29
91,427
11.14%
30–34
76,944
9.37%
35–39
66,284
8.07%
40–44
58,278
7.10%
45–49
53,385
6.50%
50–54
43,813
5.34%
55–59
30,926
3.77%
60–64
19,815
2.41%
65–69
12,709
1.55%
70–74
9,022
1.10%
75–79
5,415
0.66%
80–84
3,344
0.41%
85+
2,397
0.29%
Population group
Race
People
Percentage
Black African
650,132
79.19%
White
137,041
16.69%
Coloured
20,550
2.50%
Indian or Asian
9,433
1.15%
Other
3,838
0.47%
First language
Language
People
Percentage
Setswana
218,995
27.33%
Afrikaans
135,685
16.93%
isiXhosa
119,507
14.92%
Sesotho
86,549
10.80%
isiZulu
72,447
9.04%
English
53,321
6.65%
Xitsonga
41,846
5.22%
Sepedi
24,622
3.07%
Other
16,749
2.09%
Tshivenda
11,575
1.44%
isiNdebele
8,541
1.07%
SiSwati
7,334
0.92%
Sign language
4,071
0.51%
Not applicable
19,753
Local Municipalities
Name
Population
Area (km²)
Merafong City
197,520
1,630.54
Mogale City
362,422
1,342.16
Randfontein
149,286
474.89
Westonaria
111,767
639.82
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.
