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Lekwa

Lekwa is a local municipality in Mpumalanga. Census 2022 counted 119 669 people in 38 583 households, about 3.1 people per household. That is up 3.5% from 115 662 people in Census 2011. 88.5% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 91.4% had a flush toilet. It has the 12th largest population of the 17 municipalities in Mpumalanga.

Mpumalanga. Category B3 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

119 669

Up 3.5% from 115 662 people in Census 2011.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Mpumalanga, page 40. 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

Lekwa: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population115 662119 669+3.5%
Households31 07138 583+24.2%
People per household3.73.1-0.6
Males per 100 females99.495.1-4.3
Aged 0 to 1428.6%24.4%-4.2 pts
Aged 15 to 3436.6%35.7%-0.9 pts
Aged 60 and over7.8%9.6%+1.8 pts
Households in a formal dwelling73.6%88.5%+14.9 pts
Households in an informal dwelling23.9%9.5%-14.4 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme87.5%91.2%+3.7 pts
Households with a flush toilet85.8%91.4%+5.6 pts
Households with no toilet4.1%1.9%-2.2 pts
Households cooking with electricity80.7%75.8%-4.9 pts
Households cooking with gas1.1%17.6%+16.5 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)30 66627 255-11.1%

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, Mpumalanga, page 40; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Mpumalanga, page 41; General housing information per municipality (1), Mpumalanga, page 42; General housing information per municipality (2), Mpumalanga, page 43. 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
58 334
Females
61 335
Males per 100 females
95.1
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
27 255
The largest age group in Lekwa in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 35.7% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1424.4%

    28.6% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3435.7%

    36.6% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5930.3%

    27.0% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over9.6%

    7.8% in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Mpumalanga, page 40; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Mpumalanga, page 41. 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 38 583 households, with about 3.1 people in each. In 2011 there were 31 071, with about 3.7 people in each.

88.5% of households in Lekwa lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling88.5%

    34 143 households

  • Informal dwelling9.5%

    3 669 households

  • Traditional dwelling1.6%

    602 households

  • Other0.4%

    169 households

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), Mpumalanga, page 42. 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

91.4% of households in Lekwa had a flush toilet in 2022, and 75.8% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme91.2%

    35 171 households. 87.5% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet91.4%

    35 257 households. 85.8% in 2011.

  • No toilet1.9%

    724 households. 4.1% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking75.8%

    29 177 households. 80.7% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking17.6%

    6 766 households. 1.1% 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), Mpumalanga, page 43. 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
Lekwa119 669
Average per municipality in Mpumalanga302 549Lekwa has 60.4% fewer people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Lekwa has 58.9% fewer people
People per household
Lekwa3.1
Average per municipality in Mpumalanga3.4Lekwa has 0.3 fewer people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Lekwa has 0.8 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Lekwa88.5%
Average per municipality in Mpumalanga90.7%Lekwa is 2.2 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Lekwa is 1.5 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme
Lekwa91.2%
Average per municipality in Mpumalanga80.6%Lekwa is 10.6 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Lekwa is 16.9 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet
Lekwa91.4%
Average per municipality in Mpumalanga64.1%Lekwa is 27.3 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Lekwa is 29.4 pts higher
Electricity for cooking
Lekwa75.8%
Average per municipality in Mpumalanga63.7%Lekwa is 12.1 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Lekwa is 9.8 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).

  • 88.5% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 2.2 pts below the average per municipality in Mpumalanga.
  • 91.4% of households had a flush toilet, 27.3 pts above the average per municipality in Mpumalanga.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Mpumalanga, page 40; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Mpumalanga, page 41; General housing information per municipality (1), Mpumalanga, page 42; General housing information per municipality (2), Mpumalanga, page 43. 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 Mpumalanga whose Census 2022 population is closest to Lekwa's (119 669). 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 Lekwa: Person indicators per municipality, Mpumalanga, page 40; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Mpumalanga, page 41; General housing information per municipality (1), Mpumalanga, page 42; General housing information per municipality (2), Mpumalanga, page 43. 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.