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Moretele

Moretele is a local municipality in North West. Census 2022 counted 219 120 people in 60 058 households, about 3.6 people per household. That is up 16.2% from 188 533 people in Census 2011. 91.6% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 18.9% had a flush toilet. It has the 6th largest population of the 18 municipalities in North West.

North West. Category B4 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

219 120

Up 16.2% from 188 533 people in Census 2011.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, North West, page 32. 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

Moretele: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population188 533219 120+16.2%
Households52 74460 058+13.9%
People per household3.63.60.0
Males per 100 females95.497.8+2.4
Aged 0 to 1430.9%28.7%-2.2 pts
Aged 15 to 3435.0%32.5%-2.5 pts
Aged 60 and over11.6%12.3%+0.7 pts
Households in a formal dwelling84.6%91.6%+7.0 pts
Households in an informal dwelling14.2%7.5%-6.7 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme75.3%55.1%-20.2 pts
Households with a flush toilet5.6%18.9%+13.3 pts
Households with no toilet1.4%1.0%-0.4 pts
Households cooking with electricity76.6%76.3%-0.3 pts
Households cooking with gas1.1%14.6%+13.5 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)52 16555 304+6.0%

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, North West, page 32; Distribution of population by broad age groups, North West, page 33; General housing information per municipality (1), North West, page 34; General housing information per municipality (2), North West, page 35. 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
108 333
Females
110 787
Males per 100 females
97.8
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
55 304
The largest age group in Moretele in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 32.5% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1428.7%

    30.9% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3432.5%

    35.0% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5926.4%

    22.5% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over12.3%

    11.6% in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, North West, page 32; Distribution of population by broad age groups, North West, page 33. 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 60 058 households, with about 3.6 people in each. In 2011 there were 52 744, with about 3.6 people in each.

91.6% of households in Moretele lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling91.6%

    55 040 households

  • Informal dwelling7.5%

    4 495 households

  • Traditional dwelling0.5%

    276 households

  • Other0.4%

    247 households

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), North West, page 34. 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

18.9% of households in Moretele had a flush toilet in 2022, and 76.3% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme55.1%

    33 089 households. 75.3% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet18.9%

    11 371 households. 5.6% in 2011.

  • No toilet1.0%

    625 households. 1.4% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking76.3%

    45 759 households. 76.6% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking14.6%

    8 754 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), North West, page 35. 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
Moretele219 120
Average per municipality in North West211 364Moretele has 3.7% more people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Moretele has 24.8% fewer people
People per household
Moretele3.6
Average per municipality in North West3.6Moretele is about the same
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Moretele has 0.3 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Moretele91.6%
Average per municipality in North West90.3%Moretele is 1.3 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Moretele is 4.6 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme
Moretele55.1%
Average per municipality in North West75.7%Moretele is 20.6 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Moretele is 19.2 pts lower
Households with a flush toilet
Moretele18.9%
Average per municipality in North West58.6%Moretele is 39.7 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Moretele is 43.1 pts lower
Electricity for cooking
Moretele76.3%
Average per municipality in North West69.9%Moretele is 6.4 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Moretele is 10.3 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).

  • 18.9% of households had a flush toilet, 39.7 pts below the average per municipality in North West.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, North West, page 32; Distribution of population by broad age groups, North West, page 33; General housing information per municipality (1), North West, page 34; General housing information per municipality (2), North West, page 35. 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 North West whose Census 2022 population is closest to Moretele's (219 120). 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 Moretele: Person indicators per municipality, North West, page 32; Distribution of population by broad age groups, North West, page 33; General housing information per municipality (1), North West, page 34; General housing information per municipality (2), North West, page 35. 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.