Census 2011 results for City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
Area
2,444.97 km²
Population
3,740,026 (1,529.68 per km²)
Households
1,068,573 (437.05 per km²)
Gender
Gender
People
Percentage
Female
1,909,327
51.05%
Male
1,830,699
48.95%
Age
Age
People
Percentage
0–4
370,296
9.90%
5–9
289,426
7.74%
10–14
268,606
7.18%
15–19
301,370
8.06%
20–24
385,488
10.31%
25–29
400,698
10.71%
30–34
326,664
8.73%
35–39
285,622
7.64%
40–44
247,420
6.62%
45–49
219,245
5.86%
50–54
184,935
4.94%
55–59
142,950
3.82%
60–64
109,817
2.94%
65–69
75,142
2.01%
70–74
56,138
1.50%
75–79
36,430
0.97%
80–84
22,793
0.61%
85+
16,983
0.45%
Population group
Race
People
Percentage
Coloured
1,585,286
42.39%
Black African
1,444,939
38.63%
White
585,831
15.66%
Other
72,184
1.93%
Indian or Asian
51,786
1.38%
First language
Language
People
Percentage
Afrikaans
1,307,140
35.69%
isiXhosa
1,092,224
29.82%
English
1,040,229
28.40%
Other
106,425
2.91%
Sesotho
35,979
0.98%
isiZulu
19,699
0.54%
Sign language
15,162
0.41%
Setswana
15,120
0.41%
isiNdebele
11,993
0.33%
Xitsonga
7,242
0.20%
Sepedi
6,168
0.17%
Tshivenda
2,924
0.08%
SiSwati
2,294
0.06%
Not applicable
77,430
Main Places
Name
Population
Area (km²)
Athlone
237,414
29.72
Atlantis
67,491
28.84
Belhar
56,234
8.17
Bellville
112,507
52.39
Blackheath
56,114
15.39
Blouberg
106,222
25.89
Blue Downs
92,330
24.57
Brackenfell
44,842
25.27
Cape Farms
1,563
59.16
Cape Metro
11,916
858.67
Cape Town
433,688
400.28
Cape Town NU
485
1.46
Castle Rock
5,595
0.45
City of Cape Town NU
1,560
189.27
Crossroads
36,043
2.35
Delft
152,030
11.08
Durbanville
54,286
27.41
Durhamville
323
0.51
Eerste Rivier
39,237
5.86
Elsies Rivier
42,479
5.52
Epping Industria
50
6.18
Fish Hoek
11,890
13.45
Fistantekraal
12,369
0.65
Goodwood
50,285
17.94
Gordons Bay
16,776
9.67
Grassy Park
82,199
28.25
Gugulethu
98,468
6.49
Helderberg Nature Reserve
4
4.37
Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve
0
18.36
Hout Bay
17,900
28.38
Imizamo Yethu
15,538
0.57
Khayelitsha
391,749
38.71
Klipheuwel
2,294
2.19
Kommetjie
16,911
7.46
Kraaifontein
154,615
30.82
Kuils River
46,686
39.86
Langa
52,401
3.09
Macassar
33,225
28.85
Mamre
9,048
1.87
Matroosfontein
77,121
25.44
Melkbosstrand
11,586
35.64
Mfuleni
52,274
13.46
Milnerton
95,630
43.70
Mitchells Plain
310,485
43.76
Muizenberg
36,857
15.14
Nomzamo
60,528
3.56
Noordhoek
31,980
29.05
Nyanga
57,996
3.09
Parow
119,462
27.08
Pella
1,681
0.50
Philadelphia
570
0.43
Philippi
200,603
47.96
Robben Island
116
5.18
Scarborough
1,075
3.85
Simon’s Town
6,569
19.81
Smitswinkelbaai
4
0.08
Somerset West
55,166
61.37
Strand
55,558
21.36
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.
