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Blouberg

Blouberg is a local municipality in Limpopo. Census 2022 counted 192 109 people in 57 575 households, about 3.3 people per household. That is up 9.7% from 175 085 people in Census 2011. 96.5% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 30.9% had a flush toilet. It has the 13th largest population of the 22 municipalities in Limpopo.

Limpopo. Category B4 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

192 109

Up 9.7% from 175 085 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

Blouberg: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population175 085192 109+9.7%
Households44 67357 575+28.9%
People per household3.93.3-0.6
Males per 100 females83.584.4+0.9
Aged 0 to 1438.9%35.0%-3.9 pts
Aged 15 to 3432.9%30.5%-2.4 pts
Aged 60 and over10.5%12.1%+1.6 pts
Households in a formal dwelling93.3%96.5%+3.2 pts
Households in an informal dwelling3.9%2.0%-1.9 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme49.8%68.1%+18.3 pts
Households with a flush toilet7.0%30.9%+23.9 pts
Households with no toilet10.9%2.0%-8.9 pts
Households cooking with electricity33.5%34.2%+0.7 pts
Households cooking with gas1.6%24.7%+23.1 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)71 00159 614-16.0%

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
87 948
Females
104 162
Males per 100 females
84.4
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
59 614
The largest age group in Blouberg in 2022 was aged 0 to 14, at 35.0% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1435.0%

    38.9% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3430.5%

    32.9% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5922.5%

    17.7% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over12.1%

    10.5% 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 57 575 households, with about 3.3 people in each. In 2011 there were 44 673, with about 3.9 people in each.

96.5% of households in Blouberg lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling96.5%

    55 573 households

  • Informal dwelling2.0%

    1 174 households

  • Traditional dwelling1.0%

    586 households

  • Other0.4%

    241 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

30.9% of households in Blouberg had a flush toilet in 2022, and 34.2% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme68.1%

    39 182 households. 49.8% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet30.9%

    17 798 households. 7.0% in 2011.

  • No toilet2.0%

    1 173 households. 10.9% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking34.2%

    19 673 households. 33.5% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking24.7%

    14 222 households. 1.6% 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), 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
Blouberg192 109
Average per municipality in Limpopo298 760Blouberg has 35.7% fewer people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Blouberg has 34.0% fewer people
People per household
Blouberg3.3
Average per municipality in Limpopo3.5Blouberg has 0.2 fewer people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Blouberg has 0.6 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Blouberg96.5%
Average per municipality in Limpopo93.9%Blouberg is 2.6 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Blouberg is 9.5 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme
Blouberg68.1%
Average per municipality in Limpopo59.8%Blouberg is 8.3 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Blouberg is 6.2 pts lower
Households with a flush toilet
Blouberg30.9%
Average per municipality in Limpopo38.9%Blouberg is 8.0 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Blouberg is 31.1 pts lower
Electricity for cooking
Blouberg34.2%
Average per municipality in Limpopo48.1%Blouberg is 13.9 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Blouberg is 31.8 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).

  • 96.5% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 2.6 pts above the average per municipality in Limpopo.
  • 30.9% of households had a flush toilet, 8.0 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 Blouberg's (192 109). 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 Blouberg: 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.