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Merafong City

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Population

Merafong City: 225 476; 197 520 in 2011. Change: +14.2%

Households

Merafong City: 77 599; 66 624 in 2011. Change: +16.5%

People per household

Merafong City: 2.9; 3.0 in 2011. Change: -0.1

Households in a formal dwelling

Merafong City: 91.6%; 74.7% in 2011. Change: +16.9 pts

Water from a regional or local scheme

Merafong City: 95.2%; 93.1% in 2011. Change: +2.1 pts

Households with a flush toilet

Merafong City: 94.1%; 83.1% in 2011. Change: +11.0 pts

Cooking with electricity

Merafong City: 72.1%; 76.1% in 2011. Change: -4.0 pts

Cooking with gas

Merafong City: 25.9%; 1.8% in 2011. Change: +24.1 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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