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Dikgatlong

Dikgatlong is a local municipality in Northern Cape. Census 2022 counted 56 967 people in 14 406 households, about 4.0 people per household. That is up 21.6% from 46 841 people in Census 2011. 86.3% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 82.1% had a flush toilet. It has the 8th largest population of the 26 municipalities in Northern Cape.

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

People counted in Census 2022

56 967

Up 21.6% from 46 841 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

Dikgatlong: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population46 84156 967+21.6%
Households11 96714 406+20.4%
People per household3.94.0+0.1
Males per 100 females97.093.4-3.6
Aged 0 to 1431.6%29.2%-2.4 pts
Aged 15 to 3434.7%34.0%-0.7 pts
Aged 60 and over8.1%9.2%+1.1 pts
Households in a formal dwelling78.5%86.3%+7.8 pts
Households in an informal dwelling16.9%12.2%-4.7 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme80.4%88.7%+8.3 pts
Households with a flush toilet70.0%82.1%+12.1 pts
Households with no toilet13.7%6.8%-6.9 pts
Households cooking with electricity70.3%73.0%+2.7 pts
Households cooking with gas6.0%19.2%+13.2 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)12 32413 618+10.5%

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
27 517
Females
29 449
Males per 100 females
93.4
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
13 618
The largest age group in Dikgatlong in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 34.0% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1429.2%

    31.6% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3434.0%

    34.7% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5927.5%

    25.6% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over9.2%

    8.1% 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 14 406 households, with about 4.0 people in each. In 2011 there were 11 967, with about 3.9 people in each.

86.3% of households in Dikgatlong lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling86.3%

    12 431 households

  • Informal dwelling12.2%

    1 759 households

  • Traditional dwelling0.8%

    112 households

  • Other0.7%

    104 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

82.1% of households in Dikgatlong had a flush toilet in 2022, and 73.0% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme88.7%

    12 781 households. 80.4% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet82.1%

    11 830 households. 70.0% in 2011.

  • No toilet6.8%

    979 households. 13.7% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking73.0%

    10 471 households. 70.3% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking19.2%

    2 755 households. 6.0% 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
Dikgatlong56 967
Average per municipality in Northern Cape52 152Dikgatlong has 9.2% more people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Dikgatlong has 80.4% fewer people
People per household
Dikgatlong4.0
Average per municipality in Northern Cape4.0Dikgatlong is about the same
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Dikgatlong has 0.1 more people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Dikgatlong86.3%
Average per municipality in Northern Cape87.3%Dikgatlong is 1.0 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Dikgatlong is 0.7 pts lower
Water from a regional or local scheme
Dikgatlong88.7%
Average per municipality in Northern Cape87.4%Dikgatlong is 1.3 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Dikgatlong is 14.4 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet
Dikgatlong82.1%
Average per municipality in Northern Cape77.6%Dikgatlong is 4.5 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Dikgatlong is 20.1 pts higher
Electricity for cooking
Dikgatlong73.0%
Average per municipality in Northern Cape74.3%Dikgatlong is 1.3 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Dikgatlong is 7.0 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).

  • 6.8% 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 Dikgatlong's (56 967). 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 Dikgatlong: 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.