Municipality profile, KZN433

Greater Kokstad

Greater Kokstad is a local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. Census 2022 counted 81 676 people in 22 736 households, about 3.6 people per household. That is up 23.8% from 65 981 people in Census 2011. 90.3% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 79.5% had a flush toilet. It has the 39th largest population of the 44 municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal.

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

People counted in Census 2022

81 676

Up 23.8% from 65 981 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

Greater Kokstad: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure	2011	2022	Change
Population	65 981	81 676	+23.8%
Households	19 140	22 736	+18.8%
People per household	3.4	3.6	+0.2
Males per 100 females	94.4	91.6	-2.8
Aged 0 to 14	30.6%	28.4%	-2.2 pts
Aged 15 to 34	41.2%	39.0%	-2.2 pts
Aged 60 and over	4.3%	5.7%	+1.4 pts
Households in a formal dwelling	83.6%	90.3%	+6.7 pts
Households in an informal dwelling	6.3%	5.0%	-1.3 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme	77.5%	82.7%	+5.2 pts
Households with a flush toilet	65.0%	79.5%	+14.5 pts
Households with no toilet	3.3%	1.1%	-2.2 pts
Households cooking with electricity	71.0%	72.6%	+1.6 pts
Households cooking with gas	5.6%	18.8%	+13.2 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)	18 114	21 774	+20.2%

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 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: 39 048
Females: 42 628
Males per 100 females: 91.6
Attending school (ages 5 to 24): 21 774

The largest age group in Greater Kokstad in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 39.0% of people.

Aged 0 to 1428.4%
30.6% in 2011
Aged 15 to 3439.0%
41.2% in 2011
Aged 35 to 5926.8%
23.9% in 2011
Aged 60 and over5.7%
4.3% 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 22 736 households, with about 3.6 people in each. In 2011 there were 19 140, with about 3.4 people in each.

90.3% of households in Greater Kokstad lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.

Formal dwelling90.3%
20 527 households
Informal dwelling5.0%
1 135 households
Traditional dwelling4.3%
972 households
Other0.5%
103 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

79.5% of households in Greater Kokstad had a flush toilet in 2022, and 72.6% cooked with electricity.

Water from a regional or local scheme82.7%
18 813 households. 77.5% in 2011.
Flush toilet79.5%
18 064 households. 65.0% in 2011.
No toilet1.1%
261 households. 3.3% in 2011.
Electricity for cooking72.6%
16 489 households. 71.0% in 2011.
Gas for cooking18.8%
4 269 households. 5.6% 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 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: Greater Kokstad81 676; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal282 362Greater Kokstad has 71.1% fewer people; Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Greater Kokstad has 72.0% fewer people
People per household: Greater Kokstad3.6; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal5.0Greater Kokstad has 1.4 fewer people per household; Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Greater Kokstad has 0.3 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling: Greater Kokstad90.3%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal81.7%Greater Kokstad is 8.6 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Greater Kokstad is 3.3 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme: Greater Kokstad82.7%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal60.4%Greater Kokstad is 22.3 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Greater Kokstad is 8.4 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet: Greater Kokstad79.5%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal38.4%Greater Kokstad is 41.1 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Greater Kokstad is 17.5 pts higher
Electricity for cooking: Greater Kokstad72.6%; Average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal67.0%Greater Kokstad is 5.6 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Greater Kokstad is 6.6 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).

90.3% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 8.6 pts above the average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.
79.5% of households had a flush toilet, 41.1 pts above the average per municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.
39.0% of people were aged 15 to 34.

Similar municipalities

The 4 other municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal whose Census 2022 population is closest to Greater Kokstad's (81 676). 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 Greater Kokstad: 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.