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Local Municipality of Madibeng

Local Municipality of Madibeng is a local municipality in North West. Census 2022 counted 522 566 people in 173 188 households, about 3.0 people per household. That is up 9.8% from 475 796 people in Census 2011. 76.4% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 51.2% had a flush toilet. It has the 2nd largest population of the 18 municipalities in North West.

North West. Category B1 in the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Framework.

People counted in Census 2022

522 566

Up 9.8% from 475 796 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

Local Municipality of Madibeng: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population475 796522 566+9.8%
Households160 041173 188+8.2%
People per household3.03.00.0
Males per 100 females113.7102.8-10.9
Aged 0 to 1425.7%26.3%+0.6 pts
Aged 15 to 3439.2%34.2%-5.0 pts
Aged 60 and over7.6%9.1%+1.5 pts
Households in a formal dwelling59.0%76.4%+17.4 pts
Households in an informal dwelling39.5%22.3%-17.2 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme61.8%64.5%+2.7 pts
Households with a flush toilet32.2%51.2%+19.0 pts
Households with no toilet5.8%1.7%-4.1 pts
Households cooking with electricity75.8%67.1%-8.7 pts
Households cooking with gas2.2%24.5%+22.3 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)96 757116 355+20.3%

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, 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
264 904
Females
257 662
Males per 100 females
102.8
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
116 355
The largest age group in Local Municipality of Madibeng in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 34.2% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1426.3%

    25.7% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3434.2%

    39.2% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5930.5%

    27.4% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over9.1%

    7.6% 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 173 188 households, with about 3.0 people in each. In 2011 there were 160 041, with about 3.0 people in each.

76.4% of households in Local Municipality of Madibeng lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling76.4%

    132 399 households

  • Informal dwelling22.3%

    38 633 households

  • Traditional dwelling0.7%

    1 208 households

  • Other0.5%

    948 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

51.2% of households in Local Municipality of Madibeng had a flush toilet in 2022, and 67.1% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme64.5%

    111 751 households. 61.8% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet51.2%

    88 587 households. 32.2% in 2011.

  • No toilet1.7%

    2 924 households. 5.8% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking67.1%

    115 793 households. 75.8% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking24.5%

    42 237 households. 2.2% 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), 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
Local Municipality of Madibeng522 566
Average per municipality in North West211 364Local Municipality of Madibeng has 147.2% more people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Local Municipality of Madibeng has 79.4% more people
People per household
Local Municipality of Madibeng3.0
Average per municipality in North West3.6Local Municipality of Madibeng has 0.6 fewer people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Local Municipality of Madibeng has 0.9 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Local Municipality of Madibeng76.4%
Average per municipality in North West90.3%Local Municipality of Madibeng is 13.9 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Local Municipality of Madibeng is 10.6 pts lower
Water from a regional or local scheme
Local Municipality of Madibeng64.5%
Average per municipality in North West75.7%Local Municipality of Madibeng is 11.2 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Local Municipality of Madibeng is 9.8 pts lower
Households with a flush toilet
Local Municipality of Madibeng51.2%
Average per municipality in North West58.6%Local Municipality of Madibeng is 7.4 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Local Municipality of Madibeng is 10.8 pts lower
Electricity for cooking
Local Municipality of Madibeng67.1%
Average per municipality in North West69.9%Local Municipality of Madibeng is 2.8 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Local Municipality of Madibeng is 1.1 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).

  • 76.4% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 13.9 pts below the average per municipality in North West.
  • 51.2% of households had a flush toilet, 7.4 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 Local Municipality of Madibeng's (522 566). 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 Local Municipality of Madibeng: 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.