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Dawid Kruiper

Dawid Kruiper is a local municipality in Northern Cape. Census 2022 counted 125 744 people in 30 434 households, about 4.1 people per household. That is up 25.1% from 100 498 people in Census 2011. 71.5% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 73.3% had a flush toilet. It has the 2nd largest population of the 26 municipalities in Northern Cape.

Northern Cape. Category B2 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

125 744

Up 25.1% from 100 498 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

Dawid Kruiper: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population100 498125 744+25.1%
Households25 02830 434+21.6%
People per household4.04.1+0.1
Males per 100 females97.691.4-6.2
Aged 0 to 1430.0%28.6%-1.4 pts
Aged 15 to 3434.4%33.4%-1.0 pts
Aged 60 and over8.5%9.3%+0.8 pts
Households in a formal dwelling76.3%71.5%-4.8 pts
Households in an informal dwelling21.7%27.8%+6.1 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme88.8%88.9%+0.1 pts
Households with a flush toilet73.0%73.3%+0.3 pts
Households with no toilet5.4%7.6%+2.2 pts
Households cooking with electricity85.8%70.7%-15.1 pts
Households cooking with gas7.1%24.7%+17.6 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)25 94130 164+16.3%

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
60 057
Females
65 686
Males per 100 females
91.4
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
30 164
The largest age group in Dawid Kruiper in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 33.4% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1428.6%

    30.0% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3433.4%

    34.4% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5928.6%

    27.2% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over9.3%

    8.5% 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 30 434 households, with about 4.1 people in each. In 2011 there were 25 028, with about 4.0 people in each.

71.5% of households in Dawid Kruiper lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling71.5%

    21 750 households

  • Informal dwelling27.8%

    8 468 households

  • Traditional dwelling0.3%

    84 households

  • Other0.4%

    132 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

73.3% of households in Dawid Kruiper had a flush toilet in 2022, and 70.7% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme88.9%

    27 041 households. 88.8% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet73.3%

    22 311 households. 73.0% in 2011.

  • No toilet7.6%

    2 305 households. 5.4% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking70.7%

    21 378 households. 85.8% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking24.7%

    7 466 households. 7.1% 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), 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
Dawid Kruiper125 744
Average per municipality in Northern Cape52 152Dawid Kruiper has 141.1% more people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Dawid Kruiper has 56.8% fewer people
People per household
Dawid Kruiper4.1
Average per municipality in Northern Cape4.0Dawid Kruiper has 0.1 more people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Dawid Kruiper has 0.2 more people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Dawid Kruiper71.5%
Average per municipality in Northern Cape87.3%Dawid Kruiper is 15.8 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Dawid Kruiper is 15.5 pts lower
Water from a regional or local scheme
Dawid Kruiper88.9%
Average per municipality in Northern Cape87.4%Dawid Kruiper is 1.5 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Dawid Kruiper is 14.6 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet
Dawid Kruiper73.3%
Average per municipality in Northern Cape77.6%Dawid Kruiper is 4.3 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Dawid Kruiper is 11.3 pts higher
Electricity for cooking
Dawid Kruiper70.7%
Average per municipality in Northern Cape74.3%Dawid Kruiper is 3.6 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Dawid Kruiper is 4.7 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).

  • 71.5% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 15.8 pts below the average per municipality in Northern Cape.
  • 7.6% 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 Dawid Kruiper's (125 744). 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 Dawid Kruiper: 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.