Municipality profile, WC025

Breede Valley

Breede Valley is a local municipality in Western Cape. Census 2022 counted 212 682 people in 54 284 households, about 3.9 people per household. That is up 27.5% from 166 825 people in Census 2011. 87.7% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 94.9% had a flush toilet. It has the 4th largest population of the 25 municipalities in Western Cape.

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

People counted in Census 2022

212 682

Up 27.5% from 166 825 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 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Census 2011 and Census 2022

Breede Valley: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure	2011	2022	Change
Population	166 825	212 682	+27.5%
Households	42 527	54 284	+27.6%
People per household	3.9	3.9	0.0
Males per 100 females	94.5	93.3	-1.2
Aged 0 to 14	27.8%	23.4%	-4.4 pts
Aged 15 to 34	34.7%	35.5%	+0.8 pts
Aged 60 and over	8.3%	9.9%	+1.6 pts
Households in a formal dwelling	77.9%	87.7%	+9.8 pts
Households in an informal dwelling	20.0%	11.3%	-8.7 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme	81.7%	91.2%	+9.5 pts
Households with a flush toilet	88.2%	94.9%	+6.7 pts
Households with no toilet	5.3%	0.7%	-4.6 pts
Households cooking with electricity	85.6%	66.8%	-18.8 pts
Households cooking with gas	5.7%	31.0%	+25.3 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)	37 734	41 482	+9.9%

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 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

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People

Males: 102 639
Females: 110 043
Males per 100 females: 93.3
Attending school (ages 5 to 24): 41 482

The largest age group in Breede Valley in 2022 was aged 15 to 34, at 35.5% of people.

Aged 0 to 1423.4%
27.8% in 2011
Aged 15 to 3435.5%
34.7% in 2011
Aged 35 to 5931.2%
29.1% in 2011
Aged 60 and over9.9%
8.3% 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 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Housing

Census 2022 counted 54 284 households, with about 3.9 people in each. In 2011 there were 42 527, with about 3.9 people in each.

87.7% of households in Breede Valley lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.

Formal dwelling87.7%
47 623 households
Informal dwelling11.3%
6 126 households
Traditional dwelling0.7%
392 households
Other0.3%
143 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 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

Water, toilets and cooking

94.9% of households in Breede Valley had a flush toilet in 2022, and 66.8% cooked with electricity.

Water from a regional or local scheme91.2%
49 528 households. 81.7% in 2011.
Flush toilet94.9%
51 529 households. 88.2% in 2011.
No toilet0.7%
386 households. 5.3% in 2011.
Electricity for cooking66.8%
36 176 households. 85.6% in 2011.
Gas for cooking31.0%
16 791 households. 5.7% 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 10 October 2023, revised edition. Downloaded 27 October 2026. Checked on SA Data Hub 28 October 2026. Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

How it compares

Population, 2022: Breede Valley212 682; Average per municipality in Western Cape297 321Breede Valley has 28.5% fewer people; Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Breede Valley has 27.0% fewer people
People per household: Breede Valley3.9; Average per municipality in Western Cape3.3Breede Valley has 0.6 more people per household; Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Breede Valley is about the same
Households in a formal dwelling: Breede Valley87.7%; Average per municipality in Western Cape89.7%Breede Valley is 2.0 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Breede Valley is 0.7 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme: Breede Valley91.2%; Average per municipality in Western Cape91.9%Breede Valley is 0.7 pts lower; Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Breede Valley is 16.9 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet: Breede Valley94.9%; Average per municipality in Western Cape94.5%Breede Valley is 0.4 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Breede Valley is 32.9 pts higher
Electricity for cooking: Breede Valley66.8%; Average per municipality in Western Cape65.9%Breede Valley is 0.9 pts higher; Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Breede Valley is 0.8 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).

87.7% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 2.0 pts below the average per municipality in Western Cape.

Similar municipalities

The 4 other municipalities in Western Cape whose Census 2022 population is closest to Breede Valley's (212 682). 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 Breede Valley: 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.