Municipality profile, KZN227

Richmond

Richmond is a local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. Census 2022 counted 62 754 people in 13 580 households, about 4.6 people per household. That is down 4.3% from 65 540 people in Census 2011. 81.8% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 22.7% had a flush toilet. It has the 40th largest population of the 44 municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal.

KwaZulu-Natal. Category B4 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

62 754

Down 4.3% from 65 540 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

Richmond: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure	2011	2022	Change
Population	65 540	62 754	-4.3%
Households	16 358	13 580	-17.0%
People per household	4.0	4.6	+0.6
Males per 100 females	93.9	94.2	+0.3
Aged 0 to 14	33.5%	27.4%	-6.1 pts
Aged 15 to 34	36.9%	36.4%	-0.5 pts
Aged 60 and over	7.3%	8.8%	+1.5 pts
Households in a formal dwelling	54.6%	81.8%	+27.2 pts
Households in an informal dwelling	2.7%	1.7%	-1.0 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme	55.4%	77.3%	+21.9 pts
Households with a flush toilet	20.4%	22.7%	+2.3 pts
Households with no toilet	3.1%	1.6%	-1.5 pts
Households cooking with electricity	61.3%	80.4%	+19.1 pts
Households cooking with gas	2.6%	12.6%	+10.0 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)	18 231	15 194	-16.7%

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: 30 440
Females: 32 313
Males per 100 females: 94.2
Attending school (ages 5 to 24): 15 194

The largest age group in Richmond in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 36.4% of people.

Aged 0 to 1427.4%
33.5% in 2011
Aged 15 to 3436.4%
36.9% in 2011
Aged 35 to 5927.4%
22.3% in 2011
Aged 60 and over8.8%
7.3% 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 13 580 households, with about 4.6 people in each. In 2011 there were 16 358, with about 4.0 people in each.

81.8% of households in Richmond lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.

Formal dwelling81.8%
11 101 households
Informal dwelling1.7%
228 households
Traditional dwelling16.3%
2 215 households
Other0.3%
35 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

22.7% of households in Richmond had a flush toilet in 2022, and 80.4% cooked with electricity.

Water from a regional or local scheme77.3%
10 493 households. 55.4% in 2011.
Flush toilet22.7%
3 081 households. 20.4% in 2011.
No toilet1.6%
215 households. 3.1% in 2011.
Electricity for cooking80.4%
10 908 households. 61.3% in 2011.
Gas for cooking12.6%
1 706 households. 2.6% 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: Richmond62 754; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal282 362Richmond has 77.8% fewer people; Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Richmond has 78.5% fewer people
People per household: Richmond4.6; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal5.0Richmond has 0.4 fewer people per household; Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Richmond has 0.7 more people per household
Households in a formal dwelling: Richmond81.8%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal81.7%Richmond is 0.1 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Richmond is 5.2 pts lower
Water from a regional or local scheme: Richmond77.3%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal60.4%Richmond is 16.9 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Richmond is 3.0 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet: Richmond22.7%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal38.4%Richmond is 15.7 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Richmond is 39.3 pts lower
Electricity for cooking: Richmond80.4%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal67.0%Richmond is 13.4 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Richmond is 14.4 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).

22.7% of households had a flush toilet, 15.7 pts below the average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.

Similar municipalities

The 4 other municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal whose Census 2022 population is closest to Richmond's (62 754). 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 Richmond: 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.