Municipality profile, KZN284

uMlalazi

uMlalazi is a local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. Census 2022 counted 241 416 people in 45 119 households, about 5.4 people per household. That is up 13.0% from 213 601 people in Census 2011. 80.9% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 30.9% had a flush toilet. It has the 9th largest population of the 44 municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal.

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

People counted in Census 2022

241 416

Up 13.0% from 213 601 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 25. 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

uMlalazi: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure	2011	2022	Change
Population	213 601	241 416	+13.0%
Households	45 062	45 119	+0.1%
People per household	4.7	5.4	+0.7
Males per 100 females	85.4	85.9	+0.5
Aged 0 to 14	37.2%	31.9%	-5.3 pts
Aged 15 to 34	35.2%	33.3%	-1.9 pts
Aged 60 and over	8.6%	9.9%	+1.3 pts
Households in a formal dwelling	60.7%	80.9%	+20.2 pts
Households in an informal dwelling	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme	48.7%	52.6%	+3.9 pts
Households with a flush toilet	19.4%	30.9%	+11.5 pts
Households with no toilet	22.6%	2.7%	-19.9 pts
Households cooking with electricity	45.7%	66.0%	+20.3 pts
Households cooking with gas	5.7%	17.8%	+12.1 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)	74 249	66 784	-10.1%

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, KwaZulu-Natal, page 25; Distribution of population by broad age groups, KwaZulu-Natal, page 27; General housing information per municipality (1), KwaZulu-Natal, page 29; General housing information per municipality (2), KwaZulu-Natal, page 31. 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: 111 528
Females: 129 888
Males per 100 females: 85.9
Attending school (ages 5 to 24): 66 784

The largest age group in uMlalazi in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 33.3% of people.

Aged 0 to 1431.9%
37.2% in 2011
Aged 15 to 3433.3%
35.2% in 2011
Aged 35 to 5925.0%
19.0% in 2011
Aged 60 and over9.9%
8.6% in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, page 25; Distribution of population by broad age groups, KwaZulu-Natal, page 27. 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 45 119 households, with about 5.4 people in each. In 2011 there were 45 062, with about 4.7 people in each.

80.9% of households in uMlalazi lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.

Formal dwelling80.9%
36 516 households
Informal dwelling1.3%
573 households
Traditional dwelling16.9%
7 628 households
Other0.9%
402 households

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), KwaZulu-Natal, page 29. 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

30.9% of households in uMlalazi had a flush toilet in 2022, and 66.0% cooked with electricity.

Water from a regional or local scheme52.6%
23 720 households. 48.7% in 2011.
Flush toilet30.9%
13 951 households. 19.4% in 2011.
No toilet2.7%
1 220 households. 22.6% in 2011.
Electricity for cooking66.0%
29 699 households. 45.7% in 2011.
Gas for cooking17.8%
8 028 households. 5.7% 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 31. 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: uMlalazi241 416; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal282 362uMlalazi has 14.5% fewer people; Average per municipality in South Africa291 209uMlalazi has 17.1% fewer people
People per household: uMlalazi5.4; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal5.0uMlalazi has 0.4 more people per household; Average per municipality in South Africa3.9uMlalazi has 1.5 more people per household
Households in a formal dwelling: uMlalazi80.9%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal81.7%uMlalazi is 0.8 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%uMlalazi is 6.1 pts lower
Water from a regional or local scheme: uMlalazi52.6%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal60.4%uMlalazi is 7.8 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%uMlalazi is 21.7 pts lower
Households with a flush toilet: uMlalazi30.9%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal38.4%uMlalazi is 7.5 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%uMlalazi is 31.1 pts lower
Electricity for cooking: uMlalazi66.0%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal67.0%uMlalazi is 1.0 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%uMlalazi is about the same

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).

30.9% of households had a flush toilet, 7.5 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 uMlalazi's (241 416). 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 uMlalazi: Person indicators per municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, page 25; Distribution of population by broad age groups, KwaZulu-Natal, page 27; General housing information per municipality (1), KwaZulu-Natal, page 29; General housing information per municipality (2), KwaZulu-Natal, page 31. 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.