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Census 2011 results of Western Cape Province
Area 129,462.21 km²
Population 5,822,734 (44.98 per km²)
Households 1,634,000 (12.62 per km²)
Gender Gender People Percentage Female 2,964,228 50.91% Male 2,858,506 49.09%
Age Age People Percentage 0–4 564,800 9.70% 5–9 460,162 7.90% 10–14 438,843 7.54% 15–19 480,121 8.25% 20–24 583,551 10.02% 25–29 592,548 10.18% 30–34 481,601 8.27% 35–39 436,639 7.50% 40–44 395,036 6.78% 45–49 347,867 5.97% 50–54 292,686 5.03% 55–59 228,099 3.92% 60–64 178,558 3.07% 65–69 125,212 2.15% 70–74 93,194 1.60% 75–79 59,940 1.03% 80–84 36,435 0.63% 85+ 27,445 0.47%
Population group Race People Percentage Coloured 2,840,404 48.78% Black African 1,912,547 32.85% White 915,053 15.72% Other 93,969 1.61% Indian or Asian 60,761 1.04%
First language Language People Percentage Afrikaans 2,820,643 49.70% isiXhosa 1,403,233 24.72% English 1,149,049 20.25% Other 127,117 2.24% Sesotho 64,066 1.13% isiZulu 24,634 0.43% Setswana 24,534 0.43% Sign language 22,172 0.39% isiNdebele 15,238 0.27% Xitsonga 9,152 0.16% Sepedi 8,144 0.14% Tshivenda 4,415 0.08% SiSwati 3,208 0.06% Not applicable 147,130
Districts Name Population Area (km²) Cape Winelands 787,490 21,472.67 Central Karoo 71,011 38,853.98 City of Cape Town 3,740,026 2,444.97 Eden 574,265 23,331.12 Overberg 258,176 12,240.78 West Coast 391,766 31,118.67
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