Census 2011 results for Vhembe District Municipality
Area
25,597.42 km²
Population
1,294,722 (50.58 per km²)
Households
335,276 (13.10 per km²)
Gender
Gender
People
Percentage
Female
703,226
54.31%
Male
591,496
45.69%
Age
Age
People
Percentage
0–4
163,901
12.66%
5–9
143,881
11.11%
10–14
143,810
11.11%
15–19
159,489
12.32%
20–24
130,759
10.10%
25–29
99,827
7.71%
30–34
79,930
6.17%
35–39
70,398
5.44%
40–44
59,696
4.61%
45–49
54,495
4.21%
50–54
44,752
3.46%
55–59
35,101
2.71%
60–64
27,522
2.13%
65–69
21,081
1.63%
70–74
18,216
1.41%
75–79
16,123
1.25%
80–84
13,799
1.07%
85+
11,942
0.92%
Population group
Race
People
Percentage
Black African
1,271,709
98.22%
White
14,599
1.13%
Indian or Asian
5,267
0.41%
Coloured
1,833
0.14%
Other
1,314
0.10%
First language
Language
People
Percentage
Tshivenda
860,116
67.16%
Xitsonga
317,850
24.82%
Other
27,248
2.13%
Sepedi
20,498
1.60%
Afrikaans
16,818
1.31%
English
13,615
1.06%
Sesotho
13,180
1.03%
isiNdebele
3,721
0.29%
SiSwati
2,588
0.20%
isiZulu
1,770
0.14%
Sign language
1,279
0.10%
Setswana
1,269
0.10%
isiXhosa
738
0.06%
Not applicable
14,033
Local Municipalities
Name
Population
Area (km²)
Makhado
516,031
8,299.69
Musina
68,359
7,576.83
Mutale
91,870
3,886.14
Thulamela
618,462
5,834.70
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.
