Municipality profile, EC444

Ntabankulu

Ntabankulu is a local municipality in Eastern Cape. Census 2022 counted 146 423 people in 28 365 households, about 5.2 people per household. That is up 18.3% from 123 821 people in Census 2011. 56.2% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 19.6% had a flush toilet. It has the 16th largest population of the 33 municipalities in Eastern Cape.

Eastern Cape. Category B4 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

146 423

Up 18.3% from 123 821 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 11. 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

Ntabankulu: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure	2011	2022	Change
Population	123 821	146 423	+18.3%
Households	24 355	28 365	+16.5%
People per household	5.1	5.2	+0.1
Males per 100 females	83.8	89.0	+5.2
Aged 0 to 14	41.5%	37.4%	-4.1 pts
Aged 15 to 34	33.2%	34.1%	+0.9 pts
Aged 60 and over	8.8%	9.5%	+0.7 pts
Households in a formal dwelling	24.7%	56.2%	+31.5 pts
Households in an informal dwelling	0.5%	0.8%	+0.3 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme	24.7%	31.0%	+6.3 pts
Households with a flush toilet	4.6%	19.6%	+15.0 pts
Households with no toilet	26.5%	8.2%	-18.3 pts
Households cooking with electricity	13.5%	47.9%	+34.4 pts
Households cooking with gas	6.5%	21.7%	+15.2 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)	48 759	48 732	-0.1%

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 11; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Eastern Cape, page 12; General housing information per municipality (1), Eastern Cape, page 14; 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: 68 964
Females: 77 459
Males per 100 females: 89.0
Attending school (ages 5 to 24): 48 732

The largest age group in Ntabankulu in 2022 was aged 0 to 14, at 37.4% of people.

Aged 0 to 1437.4%
41.5% in 2011
Aged 15 to 3434.1%
33.2% in 2011
Aged 35 to 5919.0%
16.5% in 2011
Aged 60 and over9.5%
8.8% in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Eastern Cape, page 11; 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 28 365 households, with about 5.2 people in each. In 2011 there were 24 355, with about 5.1 people in each.

56.2% of households in Ntabankulu lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.

Formal dwelling56.2%
15 948 households
Informal dwelling0.8%
236 households
Traditional dwelling42.6%
12 092 households
Other0.3%
89 households

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), Eastern Cape, page 14. 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

19.6% of households in Ntabankulu had a flush toilet in 2022, and 47.9% cooked with electricity.

Water from a regional or local scheme31.0%
8 800 households. 24.7% in 2011.
Flush toilet19.6%
5 552 households. 4.6% in 2011.
No toilet8.2%
2 321 households. 26.5% in 2011.
Electricity for cooking47.9%
13 564 households. 13.5% in 2011.
Gas for cooking21.7%
6 131 households. 6.5% 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: Ntabankulu146 423; Average per municipality in Eastern Cape219 097Ntabankulu has 33.2% fewer people; Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Ntabankulu has 49.7% fewer people
People per household: Ntabankulu5.2; Average per municipality in Eastern Cape3.9Ntabankulu has 1.3 more people per household; Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Ntabankulu has 1.3 more people per household
Households in a formal dwelling: Ntabankulu56.2%; Average per municipality in Eastern Cape82.3%Ntabankulu is 26.1 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Ntabankulu is 30.8 pts lower
Water from a regional or local scheme: Ntabankulu31.0%; Average per municipality in Eastern Cape60.8%Ntabankulu is 29.8 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Ntabankulu is 43.3 pts lower
Households with a flush toilet: Ntabankulu19.6%; Average per municipality in Eastern Cape52.8%Ntabankulu is 33.2 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Ntabankulu is 42.4 pts lower
Electricity for cooking: Ntabankulu47.9%; Average per municipality in Eastern Cape63.5%Ntabankulu is 15.6 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Ntabankulu is 18.1 pts lower

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).

56.2% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 26.1 pts below the average per municipality in Eastern Cape.
19.6% of households had a flush toilet, 33.2 pts below the average per municipality in Eastern Cape.
8.2% of households had no toilet.

Similar municipalities

The 4 other municipalities in Eastern Cape whose Census 2022 population is closest to Ntabankulu's (146 423). 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 Ntabankulu: Person indicators per municipality, Eastern Cape, page 11; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Eastern Cape, page 12; General housing information per municipality (1), Eastern Cape, page 14; 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.