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Makhado

Makhado is a local municipality in Limpopo. Census 2022 counted 502 452 people in 140 338 households, about 3.6 people per household. That is up 22.1% from 411 353 people in Census 2011. 94.7% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 29.7% had a flush toilet. It has the 4th largest population of the 22 municipalities in Limpopo.

Limpopo. Category B4 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

502 452

Up 22.1% from 411 353 people in Census 2011.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Limpopo, page 44. Originally released , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Census 2011 and Census 2022

Makhado: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population411 353502 452+22.1%
Households107 733140 338+30.3%
People per household3.83.6-0.2
Males per 100 females86.388.7+2.4
Aged 0 to 1434.2%31.3%-2.9 pts
Aged 15 to 3435.0%32.0%-3.0 pts
Aged 60 and over9.1%10.6%+1.5 pts
Households in a formal dwelling92.5%94.7%+2.2 pts
Households in an informal dwelling3.1%1.9%-1.2 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme55.1%41.0%-14.1 pts
Households with a flush toilet15.5%29.7%+14.2 pts
Households with no toilet5.5%2.0%-3.5 pts
Households cooking with electricity38.8%36.9%-1.9 pts
Households cooking with gas2.0%15.8%+13.8 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)142 904142 353-0.4%

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, Limpopo, page 44; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Limpopo, page 45; General housing information per municipality (1), Limpopo, page 46; General housing information per municipality (2), Limpopo, page 47. Originally released , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

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People

Males
236 244
Females
266 208
Males per 100 females
88.7
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
142 353
The largest age group in Makhado in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 32.0% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1431.3%

    34.2% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3432.0%

    35.0% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5926.1%

    21.6% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over10.6%

    9.1% in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Limpopo, page 44; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Limpopo, page 45. Originally released , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Housing

Census 2022 counted 140 338 households, with about 3.6 people in each. In 2011 there were 107 733, with about 3.8 people in each.

94.7% of households in Makhado lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling94.7%

    132 944 households

  • Informal dwelling1.9%

    2 664 households

  • Traditional dwelling3.2%

    4 469 households

  • Other0.2%

    261 households

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), Limpopo, page 46. Originally released , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Water, toilets and cooking

29.7% of households in Makhado had a flush toilet in 2022, and 36.9% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme41.0%

    57 482 households. 55.1% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet29.7%

    41 750 households. 15.5% in 2011.

  • No toilet2.0%

    2 743 households. 5.5% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking36.9%

    51 687 households. 38.8% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking15.8%

    22 192 households. 2.0% 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), Limpopo, page 47. Originally released , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

How it compares

Population, 2022
Makhado502 452
Average per municipality in Limpopo298 760Makhado has 68.2% more people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Makhado has 72.5% more people
People per household
Makhado3.6
Average per municipality in Limpopo3.5Makhado has 0.1 more people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Makhado has 0.3 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Makhado94.7%
Average per municipality in Limpopo93.9%Makhado is 0.8 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Makhado is 7.7 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme
Makhado41.0%
Average per municipality in Limpopo59.8%Makhado is 18.8 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Makhado is 33.3 pts lower
Households with a flush toilet
Makhado29.7%
Average per municipality in Limpopo38.9%Makhado is 9.2 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Makhado is 32.3 pts lower
Electricity for cooking
Makhado36.9%
Average per municipality in Limpopo48.1%Makhado is 11.2 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Makhado is 29.1 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).

  • 29.7% of households had a flush toilet, 9.2 pts below the average per municipality in Limpopo.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Limpopo, page 44; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Limpopo, page 45; General housing information per municipality (1), Limpopo, page 46; General housing information per municipality (2), Limpopo, page 47. Originally released , revised edition. Downloaded . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Similar municipalities

The 4 other municipalities in Limpopo whose Census 2022 population is closest to Makhado's (502 452). 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 Makhado: Person indicators per municipality, Limpopo, page 44; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Limpopo, page 45; General housing information per municipality (1), Limpopo, page 46; General housing information per municipality (2), Limpopo, page 47. 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.