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Municipality profile, MP311

Victor Khanye

Victor Khanye is a local municipality in Mpumalanga. Census 2022 counted 106 149 people in 33 786 households, about 3.1 people per household. That is up 40.7% from 75 452 people in Census 2011. 86.0% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 84.8% had a flush toilet. It has the 15th largest population of the 17 municipalities in Mpumalanga.

Mpumalanga. Category B3 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

106 149

Up 40.7% from 75 452 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

Victor Khanye: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population75 452106 149+40.7%
Households20 54833 786+64.4%
People per household3.73.1-0.6
Males per 100 females106.0103.4-2.6
Aged 0 to 1428.2%25.4%-2.8 pts
Aged 15 to 3437.4%38.5%+1.1 pts
Aged 60 and over7.6%6.9%-0.7 pts
Households in a formal dwelling79.3%86.0%+6.7 pts
Households in an informal dwelling15.4%13.3%-2.1 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme76.4%87.3%+10.9 pts
Households with a flush toilet78.5%84.8%+6.3 pts
Households with no toilet2.3%2.0%-0.3 pts
Households cooking with electricity63.8%63.1%-0.7 pts
Households cooking with gas3.4%23.3%+19.9 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)18 03721 632+19.9%

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
53 973
Females
52 175
Males per 100 females
103.4
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
21 632
The largest age group in Victor Khanye in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 38.5% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1425.4%

    28.2% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3438.5%

    37.4% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5929.3%

    26.8% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over6.9%

    7.6% 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 33 786 households, with about 3.1 people in each. In 2011 there were 20 548, with about 3.7 people in each.

86.0% of households in Victor Khanye lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling86.0%

    29 066 households

  • Informal dwelling13.3%

    4 505 households

  • Traditional dwelling0.5%

    156 households

  • Other0.2%

    59 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

84.8% of households in Victor Khanye had a flush toilet in 2022, and 63.1% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme87.3%

    29 500 households. 76.4% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet84.8%

    28 650 households. 78.5% in 2011.

  • No toilet2.0%

    662 households. 2.3% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking63.1%

    21 279 households. 63.8% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking23.3%

    7 852 households. 3.4% 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
Victor Khanye106 149
Average per municipality in Mpumalanga302 549Victor Khanye has 64.9% fewer people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Victor Khanye has 63.5% fewer people
People per household
Victor Khanye3.1
Average per municipality in Mpumalanga3.4Victor Khanye has 0.3 fewer people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Victor Khanye has 0.8 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Victor Khanye86.0%
Average per municipality in Mpumalanga90.7%Victor Khanye is 4.7 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Victor Khanye is 1.0 pts lower
Water from a regional or local scheme
Victor Khanye87.3%
Average per municipality in Mpumalanga80.6%Victor Khanye is 6.7 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Victor Khanye is 13.0 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet
Victor Khanye84.8%
Average per municipality in Mpumalanga64.1%Victor Khanye is 20.7 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Victor Khanye is 22.8 pts higher
Electricity for cooking
Victor Khanye63.1%
Average per municipality in Mpumalanga63.7%Victor Khanye is 0.6 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Victor Khanye is 2.9 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).

  • 86.0% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 4.7 pts below the average per municipality in Mpumalanga.
  • 84.8% of households had a flush toilet, 20.7 pts above the average per municipality in Mpumalanga.
  • 38.5% of people were aged 15 to 34.

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 Victor Khanye's (106 149). 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 Victor Khanye: 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.