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Hessequa

Hessequa is a local municipality in Western Cape. Census 2022 counted 71 918 people in 22 333 households, about 3.2 people per household. That is up 36.6% from 52 642 people in Census 2011. 95.3% of households lived in a formal dwelling and 97.5% had a flush toilet. It has the 16th largest population of the 25 municipalities in Western Cape.

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

People counted in Census 2022

71 918

Up 36.6% from 52 642 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

Hessequa: Census 2011 and Census 2022 figures, with the change
Measure20112022Change
Population52 64271 918+36.6%
Households15 87322 333+40.7%
People per household3.33.2-0.1
Males per 100 females94.193.1-1.0
Aged 0 to 1424.4%21.4%-3.0 pts
Aged 15 to 3428.2%29.4%+1.2 pts
Aged 60 and over15.8%17.6%+1.8 pts
Households in a formal dwelling93.8%95.3%+1.5 pts
Households in an informal dwelling4.6%3.6%-1.0 pts
Households with water from a regional or local scheme82.3%96.2%+13.9 pts
Households with a flush toilet90.7%97.5%+6.8 pts
Households with no toilet1.9%0.3%-1.6 pts
Households cooking with electricity84.5%71.2%-13.3 pts
Households cooking with gas10.1%27.6%+17.5 pts
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)10 23811 576+13.1%

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
34 673
Females
37 245
Males per 100 females
93.1
Attending school (ages 5 to 24)
11 576
The largest age group in Hessequa in 2022 was aged 35 to 59, at 31.6% of people.
  • Aged 0 to 1421.4%

    24.4% in 2011

  • Aged 15 to 3429.4%

    28.2% in 2011

  • Aged 35 to 5931.6%

    31.6% in 2011

  • Aged 60 and over17.6%

    15.8% 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 22 333 households, with about 3.2 people in each. In 2011 there were 15 873, with about 3.3 people in each.

95.3% of households in Hessequa lived in a formal dwelling in 2022.
  • Formal dwelling95.3%

    21 279 households

  • Informal dwelling3.6%

    814 households

  • Traditional dwelling0.9%

    198 households

  • Other0.2%

    43 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

97.5% of households in Hessequa had a flush toilet in 2022, and 71.2% cooked with electricity.
  • Water from a regional or local scheme96.2%

    21 489 households. 82.3% in 2011.

  • Flush toilet97.5%

    21 774 households. 90.7% in 2011.

  • No toilet0.3%

    70 households. 1.9% in 2011.

  • Electricity for cooking71.2%

    15 879 households. 84.5% in 2011.

  • Gas for cooking27.6%

    6 151 households. 10.1% 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), 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
Hessequa71 918
Average per municipality in Western Cape297 321Hessequa has 75.8% fewer people
Average per municipality in South Africa291 209Hessequa has 75.3% fewer people
People per household
Hessequa3.2
Average per municipality in Western Cape3.3Hessequa has 0.1 fewer people per household
Average per municipality in South Africa3.9Hessequa has 0.7 fewer people per household
Households in a formal dwelling
Hessequa95.3%
Average per municipality in Western Cape89.7%Hessequa is 5.6 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa87.0%Hessequa is 8.3 pts higher
Water from a regional or local scheme
Hessequa96.2%
Average per municipality in Western Cape91.9%Hessequa is 4.3 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa74.3%Hessequa is 21.9 pts higher
Households with a flush toilet
Hessequa97.5%
Average per municipality in Western Cape94.5%Hessequa is 3.0 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa62.0%Hessequa is 35.5 pts higher
Electricity for cooking
Hessequa71.2%
Average per municipality in Western Cape65.9%Hessequa is 5.3 pts higher
Average per municipality in South Africa66.0%Hessequa is 5.2 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).

  • 95.3% of households lived in a formal dwelling, 5.6 pts above the average per municipality in Western Cape.

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 Hessequa's (71 918). 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 Hessequa: 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.