Data series, Census 2022
Households with internet access
79.0%2022. Up from 48.0% in 2016.
Series id census-internet-access. This page and its downloads keep the same address when new figures are added.
Percentage of households with access to the internet (by any means, including mobile) in Census 2022, up from 35% in 2011. The rapid expansion of mobile internet is the primary driver.
Source: Statistics South Africa, Census 2022 Statistical Release. Source released . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 35.0% |
| 2016 | 48.0% |
| 2022 | 79.0% |
Every value
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 79.0% |
| 2016 | 48.0% |
| 2011 | 35.0% |
Changes to this series
No revisions by the publisher have been recorded for this series. SA Data Hub started recording them on 7 November 2026; earlier revisions are not listed.
SA Data Hub's update log for this dataset
, correction
Corrected the name of NC067 in Northern Cape. The PDF of Provinces at a glance prints it as "Kh+ói - Ma" because of a font fault, and the site had copied that. The municipality is Khâi-Ma. No figures changed.
, correction
Every 2011 and 2022 figure on the 213 municipality pages was checked against Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43, revised). Four municipalities differed and were corrected. Thaba Chweu (MP321) and City of Mbombela (MP326) now use the revised 2022 figures on pages 40 to 43 (erratum, page ii). Nketoana (FS193) and Kamiesberg (NC064) each had one 2011 toilet count that differed from the housing table (pages 23 and 19).
, correction
The share of people aged 15 and older with no income (30.4%) is no longer shown. It is not in Census 2022 Provinces at a glance, and it has not been traced to another published Stats SA table. It returns only if it can be traced.
, correction
Corrected to verified Census 2022 values (households, internet access). census-no-income (30.4%) is unverified: Stats SA withheld the income theme from Census 2022; value should be sourced or removed (D6a).
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Census 2022 baseline dataset published and marked as static until the next census cycle.
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Statistics South Africa (2023). Census 2022 Statistical Release. Series "Households with internet access" via SA Data Hub, https://sadatahub.tech/series/census-internet-access (checked 2026-10-19).
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