Census 2011 results for West Coast District Municipality
Area
31,118.67 km²
Population
391,766 (12.59 per km²)
Households
106,781 (3.43 per km²)
Gender
Gender
People
Percentage
Female
197,227
50.34%
Male
194,539
49.66%
Age
Age
People
Percentage
0–4
36,668
9.36%
5–9
31,859
8.13%
10–14
31,196
7.96%
15–19
32,431
8.28%
20–24
37,729
9.63%
25–29
36,832
9.40%
30–34
29,556
7.54%
35–39
28,855
7.37%
40–44
28,582
7.30%
45–49
24,805
6.33%
50–54
20,878
5.33%
55–59
16,299
4.16%
60–64
12,513
3.19%
65–69
8,944
2.28%
70–74
6,413
1.64%
75–79
4,158
1.06%
80–84
2,336
0.60%
85+
1,713
0.44%
Population group
Race
People
Percentage
Coloured
260,850
66.58%
Black African
64,110
16.36%
White
61,527
15.71%
Other
3,098
0.79%
Indian or Asian
2,181
0.56%
First language
Language
People
Percentage
Afrikaans
311,829
83.67%
isiXhosa
31,978
8.58%
English
14,828
3.98%
Sesotho
4,668
1.25%
Other
3,043
0.82%
Setswana
2,358
0.63%
Sign language
1,146
0.31%
isiZulu
833
0.22%
isiNdebele
683
0.18%
Xitsonga
448
0.12%
Tshivenda
327
0.09%
Sepedi
322
0.09%
SiSwati
206
0.06%
Not applicable
19,099
Local Municipalities
Name
Population
Area (km²)
Bergrivier
61,897
4,407.03
Cederberg
49,768
8,007.48
Matzikama
67,147
12,981.46
Saldanha Bay
99,193
2,015.37
Swartland
113,762
3,707.35
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.
