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City of Cape Town, Stellenbosch and City of Johannesburg

Population

City of Cape Town: 4 772 846; 3 740 031 in 2011. Change: +27.6%
Stellenbosch: 175 411; 155 728 in 2011. Change: +12.6%
City of Johannesburg: 4 803 262; 4 434 631 in 2011. Change: +8.3%

Households

City of Cape Town: 1 452 845; 1 068 515 in 2011. Change: +36.0%
Stellenbosch: 59 626; 43 417 in 2011. Change: +37.3%
City of Johannesburg: 1 841 917; 1 434 715 in 2011. Change: +28.4%

People per household

City of Cape Town: 3.3; 3.5 in 2011. Change: -0.2
Stellenbosch: 2.9; 3.6 in 2011. Change: -0.7
City of Johannesburg: 2.6; 3.1 in 2011. Change: -0.5

Households in a formal dwelling

City of Cape Town: 87.5%; 78.4% in 2011. Change: +9.1 pts
Stellenbosch: 87.3%; 75.1% in 2011. Change: +12.2 pts
City of Johannesburg: 89.8%; 81.4% in 2011. Change: +8.4 pts

Water from a regional or local scheme

City of Cape Town: 96.9%; 97.3% in 2011. Change: -0.4 pts
Stellenbosch: 94.0%; 87.2% in 2011. Change: +6.8 pts
City of Johannesburg: 95.8%; 95.6% in 2011. Change: +0.2 pts

Households with a flush toilet

City of Cape Town: 93.4%; 90.2% in 2011. Change: +3.2 pts
Stellenbosch: 96.8%; 91.0% in 2011. Change: +5.8 pts
City of Johannesburg: 93.0%; 89.3% in 2011. Change: +3.7 pts

Cooking with electricity

City of Cape Town: 64.4%; 87.9% in 2011. Change: -23.5 pts
Stellenbosch: 57.8%; 87.8% in 2011. Change: -30.0 pts
City of Johannesburg: 59.1%; 87.5% in 2011. Change: -28.4 pts

Cooking with gas

City of Cape Town: 33.9%; 7.5% in 2011. Change: +26.4 pts
Stellenbosch: 40.7%; 6.3% in 2011. Change: +34.4 pts
City of Johannesburg: 36.9%; 3.4% in 2011. Change: +33.5 pts

2022 values are large; 2011 values and the change are underneath. Changes are SA Data Hub's calculation: a percentage change for counts, and the difference in percentage points (pts) for shares. Cooking shares are of households that named a cooking fuel.

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), person indicators and general housing information per municipality. Source released 10 October 2023. 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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