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Municipality profile, EC106

Sundays River Valley

Sundays River Valley is a local municipality in Eastern Cape. Census 2022 counted 53 256 people in 19 017 households, about 2.8 people per household. That is down 2.3% from 54 504 people in Census 2011. 87.8% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 81.5% had a flush toilet. It has the 30th largest population of the 33 municipalities in Eastern Cape.

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

People counted in Census 2022

53 256

Down 2.3% from 54 504 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 , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Census 2011 and Census 2022

Sundays River Valley: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population54 50453 256-2.3%
Households14 74919 017+28.9%
People per household3.72.8-0.9
Males per 100 females103.896.5-7.3
Aged 0 to 1426.7%24.1%-2.6 pts
Aged 15 to 3436.2%35.6%-0.6 pts
Aged 60 and over7.9%9.2%+1.3 pts
Households in a formal dwelling84.6%87.8%+3.2 pts
Households in an informal dwelling9.6%9.3%-0.3 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme76.7%79.2%+2.5 pts
Households with a flush toilet58.7%81.5%+22.8 pts
Households with no toilet6.6%2.5%-4.1 pts
Households cooking with electricity73.8%69.4%-4.4 pts
Households cooking with gas2.9%25.6%+22.7 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)10 89610 148-6.9%

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 , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

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People

Males
26 157
Females
27 099
Males per 100 females
96.5
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
10 148
The largest age group in Sundays River Valley in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 35.6% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1424.1%

    26.7% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3435.6%

    36.2% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5931.1%

    29.2% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over9.2%

    7.9% 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 , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Housing

Census 2022 counted 19 017 households, with about 2.8 people in each. In 2011 there were 14 749, with about 3.7 people in each.

87.8% of households in Sundays River Valley lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling87.8%

    16 702 households

  • Informal dwelling9.3%

    1 772 households

  • Traditional dwelling2.7%

    511 households

  • Other0.2%

    32 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 , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Water, toilets and cooking

81.5% of households in Sundays River Valley had a flush toilet in 2022, and 69.4% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme79.2%

    15 060 households. 76.7% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet81.5%

    15 503 households. 58.7% in 2011.

  • No toilet2.5%

    468 households. 6.6% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking69.4%

    13 164 households. 73.8% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking25.6%

    4 844 households. 2.9% 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 , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

How it compares

Population, 2022
Sundays River Valley53 256
Average per municipality in Eastern Cape219 097Sundays River Valley has 75.7% fewer people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Sundays River Valley has 81.7% fewer people
People per household
Sundays River Valley2.8
Average per municipality in Eastern Cape3.9Sundays River Valley has 1.1 fewer people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Sundays River Valley has 1.1 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Sundays River Valley87.8%
Average per municipality in Eastern Cape82.3%Sundays River Valley is 5.5 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Sundays River Valley is 0.8 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme
Sundays River Valley79.2%
Average per municipality in Eastern Cape60.8%Sundays River Valley is 18.4 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Sundays River Valley is 4.9 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet
Sundays River Valley81.5%
Average per municipality in Eastern Cape52.8%Sundays River Valley is 28.7 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Sundays River Valley is 19.5 pts higher
Electricity for cooking
Sundays River Valley69.4%
Average per municipality in Eastern Cape63.5%Sundays River Valley is 5.9 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Sundays River Valley is 3.4 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).

  • 87.8% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 5.5 pts above the average per municipality in Eastern Cape.
  • 81.5% of households had a flush toilet, 28.7 pts above the average per municipality in Eastern Cape.

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 , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Similar municipalities

The 4 other municipalities in Eastern Cape whose Census 2022 population is closest to Sundays River Valley's (53 256). 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 Sundays River Valley: 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.