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Kai !Garib

Kai !Garib is a local municipality in Northern Cape. Census 2022 counted 85 104 people in 20 366 households, about 4.2 people per household. That is up 29.2% from 65 869 people in Census 2011. 86.3% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 77.2% had a flush toilet. It has the 5th largest population of the 26 municipalities in Northern Cape.

Northern Cape. Category B3 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

85 104

Up 29.2% from 65 869 people in Census 2011.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Northern Cape, page 16. 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

Kai !Garib: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population65 86985 104+29.2%
Households16 70320 366+21.9%
People per household3.94.2+0.3
Males per 100 females108.598.2-10.3
Aged 0 to 1424.4%25.0%+0.6 pts
Aged 15 to 3441.7%35.1%-6.6 pts
Aged 60 and over7.7%9.3%+1.6 pts
Households in a formal dwelling88.4%86.3%-2.1 pts
Households in an informal dwelling6.3%11.3%+5.0 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme57.9%79.3%+21.4 pts
Households with a flush toilet72.0%77.2%+5.2 pts
Households with no toilet11.9%8.3%-3.6 pts
Households cooking with electricity82.7%71.9%-10.8 pts
Households cooking with gas4.2%23.5%+19.3 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)12 76919 446+52.3%

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, Northern Cape, page 16; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Northern Cape, page 17; General housing information per municipality (1), Northern Cape, page 18; General housing information per municipality (2), Northern Cape, page 19. 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
42 166
Females
42 938
Males per 100 females
98.2
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
19 446
The largest age group in Kai !Garib in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 35.1% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1425.0%

    24.4% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3435.1%

    41.7% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5930.6%

    26.2% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over9.3%

    7.7% in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Northern Cape, page 16; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Northern Cape, page 17. 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 20 366 households, with about 4.2 people in each. In 2011 there were 16 703, with about 3.9 people in each.

86.3% of households in Kai !Garib lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling86.3%

    17 576 households

  • Informal dwelling11.3%

    2 310 households

  • Traditional dwelling2.0%

    403 households

  • Other0.4%

    78 households

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), Northern Cape, page 18. 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

77.2% of households in Kai !Garib had a flush toilet in 2022, and 71.9% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme79.3%

    16 154 households. 57.9% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet77.2%

    15 720 households. 72.0% in 2011.

  • No toilet8.3%

    1 681 households. 11.9% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking71.9%

    14 472 households. 82.7% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking23.5%

    4 729 households. 4.2% 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), Northern Cape, page 19. 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
Kai !Garib85 104
Average per municipality in Northern Cape52 152Kai !Garib has 63.2% more people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Kai !Garib has 70.8% fewer people
People per household
Kai !Garib4.2
Average per municipality in Northern Cape4.0Kai !Garib has 0.2 more people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Kai !Garib has 0.3 more people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Kai !Garib86.3%
Average per municipality in Northern Cape87.3%Kai !Garib is 1.0 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Kai !Garib is 0.7 pts lower
Water from a regional or local scheme
Kai !Garib79.3%
Average per municipality in Northern Cape87.4%Kai !Garib is 8.1 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Kai !Garib is 5.0 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet
Kai !Garib77.2%
Average per municipality in Northern Cape77.6%Kai !Garib is 0.4 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Kai !Garib is 15.2 pts higher
Electricity for cooking
Kai !Garib71.9%
Average per municipality in Northern Cape74.3%Kai !Garib is 2.4 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Kai !Garib is 5.9 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).

  • 8.3% of households had no toilet.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Northern Cape, page 16; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Northern Cape, page 17; General housing information per municipality (1), Northern Cape, page 18; General housing information per municipality (2), Northern Cape, page 19. 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 Northern Cape whose Census 2022 population is closest to Kai !Garib's (85 104). 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 Kai !Garib: Person indicators per municipality, Northern Cape, page 16; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Northern Cape, page 17; General housing information per municipality (1), Northern Cape, page 18; General housing information per municipality (2), Northern Cape, page 19. 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.