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Matzikama

Matzikama is a local municipality in Western Cape. Census 2022 counted 69 043 people in 19 101 households, about 3.6 people per household. That is up 2.8% from 67 147 people in Census 2011. 89.2% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 94.0% had a flush toilet. It has the 18th largest population of the 25 municipalities in Western Cape.

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

People counted in Census 2022

69 043

Up 2.8% from 67 147 people in Census 2011.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Western Cape, page 6. 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

Matzikama: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population67 14769 043+2.8%
Households18 83519 101+1.4%
People per household3.63.60.0
Males per 100 females100.396.9-3.4
Aged 0 to 1426.8%25.3%-1.5 pts
Aged 15 to 3433.7%33.3%-0.4 pts
Aged 60 and over9.3%10.5%+1.2 pts
Households in a formal dwelling88.4%89.2%+0.8 pts
Households in an informal dwelling9.6%9.6%0.0 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme79.7%91.5%+11.8 pts
Households with a flush toilet69.9%94.0%+24.1 pts
Households with no toilet9.1%1.9%-7.2 pts
Households cooking with electricity84.7%72.2%-12.5 pts
Households cooking with gas6.5%25.6%+19.1 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)13 95713 313-4.6%

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, Western Cape, page 6; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Western Cape, page 7; General housing information per municipality (1), Western Cape, page 8; General housing information per municipality (2), Western Cape, page 9. 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
33 977
Females
35 066
Males per 100 females
96.9
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
13 313
The largest age group in Matzikama in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 33.3% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1425.3%

    26.8% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3433.3%

    33.7% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5930.9%

    30.1% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over10.5%

    9.3% in 2011

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Western Cape, page 6; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Western Cape, page 7. 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 19 101 households, with about 3.6 people in each. In 2011 there were 18 835, with about 3.6 people in each.

89.2% of households in Matzikama lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling89.2%

    17 045 households

  • Informal dwelling9.6%

    1 827 households

  • Traditional dwelling0.6%

    115 households

  • Other0.6%

    115 households

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), General housing information per municipality (1), Western Cape, page 8. 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

94.0% of households in Matzikama had a flush toilet in 2022, and 72.2% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme91.5%

    17 483 households. 79.7% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet94.0%

    17 947 households. 69.9% in 2011.

  • No toilet1.9%

    357 households. 9.1% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking72.2%

    13 756 households. 84.7% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking25.6%

    4 870 households. 6.5% 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), Western Cape, page 9. 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
Matzikama69 043
Average per municipality in Western Cape297 321Matzikama has 76.8% fewer people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Matzikama has 76.3% fewer people
People per household
Matzikama3.6
Average per municipality in Western Cape3.3Matzikama has 0.3 more people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Matzikama has 0.3 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Matzikama89.2%
Average per municipality in Western Cape89.7%Matzikama is 0.5 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Matzikama is 2.2 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme
Matzikama91.5%
Average per municipality in Western Cape91.9%Matzikama is 0.4 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Matzikama is 17.2 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet
Matzikama94.0%
Average per municipality in Western Cape94.5%Matzikama is 0.5 pts lower
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Matzikama is 32.0 pts higher
Electricity for cooking
Matzikama72.2%
Average per municipality in Western Cape65.9%Matzikama is 6.3 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Matzikama is 6.2 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).

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, Western Cape, page 6; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Western Cape, page 7; General housing information per municipality (1), Western Cape, page 8; General housing information per municipality (2), Western Cape, page 9. 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 Western Cape whose Census 2022 population is closest to Matzikama's (69 043). 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 Matzikama: Person indicators per municipality, Western Cape, page 6; Distribution of population by broad age groups, Western Cape, page 7; General housing information per municipality (1), Western Cape, page 8; General housing information per municipality (2), Western Cape, page 9. 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.