Municipality profile, EC101

Dr Beyers Naude

Dr Beyers Naude is a local municipality in Eastern Cape. Census 2022 counted 101 001 people in 23 318 households, about 4.3 people per household. That is up 27.4% from 79 292 people in Census 2011. 97.2% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 96.1% had a flush toilet. It has the 24th largest population of the 33 municipalities in Eastern Cape.

Eastern Cape. Category B3 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

101 001

Up 27.4% from 79 292 people in Census 2011.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Eastern Cape, page 10. Originally released 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Census 2011 and Census 2022

Dr Beyers Naude: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure	2011	2022	Change
Population	79 292	101 001	+27.4%
Households	19 922	23 318	+17.0%
People per household	4.0	4.3	+0.3
Males per 100 females	94.9	89.6	-5.3
Aged 0 to 14	30.2%	28.3%	-1.9 pts
Aged 15 to 34	32.0%	30.7%	-1.3 pts
Aged 60 and over	10.2%	12.5%	+2.3 pts
Households in a formal dwelling	95.3%	97.2%	+1.9 pts
Households in an informal dwelling	3.7%	2.4%	-1.3 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme	79.5%	90.3%	+10.8 pts
Households with a flush toilet	87.1%	96.1%	+9.0 pts
Households with no toilet	5.2%	1.4%	-3.8 pts
Households cooking with electricity	84.4%	78.8%	-5.6 pts
Households cooking with gas	3.2%	18.6%	+15.4 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)	18 657	22 689	+21.6%

Change is SA Data Hub's calculation from the two figures: a percentage change for counts, and the difference in percentage points (pts) for shares. Cooking shares are of households that named a cooking fuel; Stats SA leaves out “none”.

The 2011 and 2022 figures cover the same area. Stats SA, Census 2022 Municipal fact sheet (Report no. 03-01-82, revised), page 1: “Census 2011 indicators were generated based on aligned census data to current municipal boundaries (2021)”.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Eastern Cape, page 10; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Eastern Cape, page 12; General housing information per municipality (1), Eastern Cape, page 13; General housing information per municipality (2), Eastern Cape, page 15. Originally released 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

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People

Males: 47 720
Females: 53 281
Males per 100 females: 89.6
Attending school (ages 5 to 24): 22 689

The largest age group in Dr Beyers Naude in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 30.7% of people.

Aged 0 to 1428.3%
30.2% in 2011
Aged 15 to 3430.7%
32.0% in 2011
Aged 35 to 5928.5%
27.6% in 2011
Aged 60 and over12.5%
10.2% in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Eastern Cape, page 10; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Eastern Cape, page 12. Originally released 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Housing

Census 2022 counted 23 318 households, with about 4.3 people in each. In 2011 there were 19 922, with about 4.0 people in each.

97.2% of households in Dr Beyers Naude lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.

Formal dwelling97.2%
22 668 households
Informal dwelling2.4%
563 households
Traditional dwelling0.3%
65 households
Other0.1%
22 households

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), Eastern Cape, page 13. Originally released 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Water, toilets and cooking

96.1% of households in Dr Beyers Naude had a flush toilet in 2022, and 78.8% cooked with electricity.

Water from a regional or local scheme90.3%
21 061 households. 79.5% in 2011.
Flush toilet96.1%
22 398 households. 87.1% in 2011.
No toilet1.4%
324 households. 5.2% in 2011.
Electricity for cooking78.8%
18 329 households. 84.4% in 2011.
Gas for cooking18.6%
4 330 households. 3.2% in 2011.

Shares of households. Cooking shares are of households that named a cooking fuel. Water from another source includes boreholes, tankers, rivers and springs.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (2), Eastern Cape, page 15. Originally released 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

How it compares

Population, 2022: Dr Beyers Naude101 001; Average per municipality in Eastern Cape219 097Dr Beyers Naude has 53.9% fewer people; Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Dr Beyers Naude has 65.3% fewer people
People per household: Dr Beyers Naude4.3; Average per municipality in Eastern Cape3.9Dr Beyers Naude has 0.4 more people per household; Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Dr Beyers Naude has 0.4 more people per household
Households in a formal dwelling: Dr Beyers Naude97.2%; Average per municipality in Eastern Cape82.3%Dr Beyers Naude is 14.9 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Dr Beyers Naude is 10.2 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme: Dr Beyers Naude90.3%; Average per municipality in Eastern Cape60.8%Dr Beyers Naude is 29.5 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Dr Beyers Naude is 16.0 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet: Dr Beyers Naude96.1%; Average per municipality in Eastern Cape52.8%Dr Beyers Naude is 43.3 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Dr Beyers Naude is 34.1 pts higher
Electricity for cooking: Dr Beyers Naude78.8%; Average per municipality in Eastern Cape63.5%Dr Beyers Naude is 15.3 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Dr Beyers Naude is 12.8 pts higher

Each average is the simple mean of the municipal figures, so a small municipality counts as much as a large one. Gaps between shares are in percentage points (pts).

97.2% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 14.9 pts above the average per municipality in Eastern Cape.
96.1% of households had a flush toilet, 43.3 pts above the average per municipality in Eastern Cape.

Similar municipalities

The 4 other municipalities in Eastern Cape whose Census 2022 population is closest to Dr Beyers Naude's (101 001). Where two are equally close, the lower municipal code comes first.

Sources

Every 2011 and 2022 figure on this page is from Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43, revised edition, originally released 10 October 2023), which gives Census 2011 figures alongside Census 2022 ones. Tables for Dr Beyers Naude: Person indicators per municipality, Eastern Cape, page 10; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Eastern Cape, page 12; General housing information per municipality (1), Eastern Cape, page 13; General housing information per municipality (2), Eastern Cape, page 15. SA Data Hub checked them against the publication on 28 October 2026.

Changes, shares of the total, averages and similar municipalities are SA Data Hub's own calculations from those figures. Corrections are listed on the updates page.