Municipality profile, KZN216

Ray Nkonyeni

Ray Nkonyeni is a local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. Census 2022 counted 362 134 people in 87 632 households, about 4.1 people per household. That is up 17.3% from 308 675 people in Census 2011. 93.8% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 43.7% had a flush toilet. It has the 6th largest population of the 44 municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal.

KwaZulu-Natal. Category B2 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

362 134

Up 17.3% from 308 675 people in Census 2011.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, page 24. 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

Ray Nkonyeni: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure	2011	2022	Change
Population	308 675	362 134	+17.3%
Households	83 644	87 632	+4.8%
People per household	3.7	4.1	+0.4
Males per 100 females	88.9	90.4	+1.5
Aged 0 to 14	29.8%	27.0%	-2.8 pts
Aged 15 to 34	37.3%	33.4%	-3.9 pts
Aged 60 and over	10.1%	12.6%	+2.5 pts
Households in a formal dwelling	80.7%	93.8%	+13.1 pts
Households in an informal dwelling	4.8%	3.3%	-1.5 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme	83.5%	78.2%	-5.3 pts
Households with a flush toilet	36.6%	43.7%	+7.1 pts
Households with no toilet	5.3%	1.7%	-3.6 pts
Households cooking with electricity	74.5%	73.7%	-0.8 pts
Households cooking with gas	4.0%	23.0%	+19.0 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)	86 996	91 483	+5.2%

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, KwaZulu-Natal, page 24; Distribution of population by broad age groups, KwaZulu-Natal, page 26; General housing information per municipality (1), KwaZulu-Natal, page 28; General housing information per municipality (2), KwaZulu-Natal, page 30. 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: 171 980
Females: 190 154
Males per 100 females: 90.4
Attending school (ages 5 to 24): 91 483

The largest age group in Ray Nkonyeni in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 33.4% of people.

Aged 0 to 1427.0%
29.8% in 2011
Aged 15 to 3433.4%
37.3% in 2011
Aged 35 to 5927.1%
22.8% in 2011
Aged 60 and over12.6%
10.1% in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, page 24; Distribution of population by broad age groups, KwaZulu-Natal, page 26. 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 87 632 households, with about 4.1 people in each. In 2011 there were 83 644, with about 3.7 people in each.

93.8% of households in Ray Nkonyeni lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.

Formal dwelling93.8%
82 171 households
Informal dwelling3.3%
2 922 households
Traditional dwelling2.7%
2 324 households
Other0.2%
215 households

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), KwaZulu-Natal, page 28. 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

43.7% of households in Ray Nkonyeni had a flush toilet in 2022, and 73.7% cooked with electricity.

Water from a regional or local scheme78.2%
68 572 households. 83.5% in 2011.
Flush toilet43.7%
38 256 households. 36.6% in 2011.
No toilet1.7%
1 522 households. 5.3% in 2011.
Electricity for cooking73.7%
64 477 households. 74.5% in 2011.
Gas for cooking23.0%
20 122 households. 4.0% 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), KwaZulu-Natal, page 30. 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: Ray Nkonyeni362 134; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal282 362Ray Nkonyeni has 28.3% more people; Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Ray Nkonyeni has 24.4% more people
People per household: Ray Nkonyeni4.1; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal5.0Ray Nkonyeni has 0.9 fewer people per household; Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Ray Nkonyeni has 0.2 more people per household
Households in a formal dwelling: Ray Nkonyeni93.8%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal81.7%Ray Nkonyeni is 12.1 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Ray Nkonyeni is 6.8 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme: Ray Nkonyeni78.2%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal60.4%Ray Nkonyeni is 17.8 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Ray Nkonyeni is 3.9 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet: Ray Nkonyeni43.7%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal38.4%Ray Nkonyeni is 5.3 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Ray Nkonyeni is 18.3 pts lower
Electricity for cooking: Ray Nkonyeni73.7%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal67.0%Ray Nkonyeni is 6.7 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Ray Nkonyeni is 7.7 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).

93.8% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 12.1 pts above the average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.
43.7% of households had a flush toilet, 5.3 pts above the average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.

Similar municipalities

The 4 other municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal whose Census 2022 population is closest to Ray Nkonyeni's (362 134). 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 Ray Nkonyeni: Person indicators per municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, page 24; Distribution of population by broad age groups, KwaZulu-Natal, page 26; General housing information per municipality (1), KwaZulu-Natal, page 28; General housing information per municipality (2), KwaZulu-Natal, page 30. 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.