Age and language
- Age bands, under 18 and over 60
- Home language spoken most often
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Ward statistics
The official numbers, ward by ward.
Every ward page carries the official count of the people who live there, how large the ward is and how many residents are registered to vote. These figures come from the public ward register, not from us — which is exactly why they can be checked.
- People counted
- 51 167 139
- Registered voters
- 26 469 788
- Wards with figures
- 4 384 of 4 392
- Average ward
- 11 671 people
52% of all counted residents are registered voters, across 1 087 080 km² of ward area.
Province by province
| Province | Wards | People | Registered voters | Average ward | People per km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gauteng | 529 | 12 272 270 | 6 381 299 | 23 199 | 675 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 870 | 9 951 686 | 5 379 378 | 11 439 | 110 |
| Eastern Cape | 705 | 6 494 794 | 3 334 863 | 9 212 | 39 |
| Western Cape | 402 | 5 799 303 | 3 113 860 | 14 426 | 45 |
| Limpopo | 566 | 5 377 865 | 2 600 810 | 9 502 | 46 |
| Mpumalanga | 400 | 4 039 941 | 1 951 797 | 10 100 | 53 |
| North West | 407 | 3 505 007 | 1 699 531 | 8 612 | 33 |
| Free State | 309 | 2 668 018 | 1 428 686 | 8 634 | 23 |
| Northern Cape | 204 | 1 058 255 | 579 564 | 5 188 | 4 |
The most populous wards
Gauteng
City of Johannesburg — Ward 95
63 971
people counted
Gauteng
City of Johannesburg — Ward 113
63 820
people counted
Gauteng
City of Tshwane — Ward 106
56 334
people counted
Western Cape
City of Cape Town — Ward 19
56 201
people counted
Western Cape
City of Cape Town — Ward 92
52 736
people counted
Western Cape
City of Cape Town — Ward 106
50 821
people counted
Gauteng
Ekurhuleni — Ward 103
48 634
people counted
Gauteng
City of Johannesburg — Ward 78
47 980
people counted
Being added next
These census details are not on the ward pages yet. Each one appears with the release it came from, next to the figure itself.
Households
- Households and average household size
- Dwelling type, including informal dwellings
Service access
- Piped water, toilets, electricity
- Refuse removed by the municipality
Work and schooling
- Employed, unemployed, youth unemployment
- Highest level of schooling completed
How we read them together
The official count tells you how many people live in a ward. Our verified community dialogue tells you which streets went without water, for how long, and who residents have already reported it to. One without the other is only half a brief.
Source: Municipal Demarcation Board ward register (population and registered voters per ward), reproduced unchanged. Census detail from Statistics South Africa is credited on each figure as it is added.