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Introduction

  • Welcome to the City of Cape Town 2022 Census Data Dashboard! This platform is designed to provide valuable insights into trends and patterns based on the 2022 Census data.

  • The data presented in this dashboard is sourced from Statistics South Africa.

  • Themes included in this dashboard:

    • Population and Households
    • Population
    • Household Profile
    • Migration
    • Education
    • Basic Services
    • Food Security

  • For more information, please contact the Research Analytics team or visit the City of Cape Town’s 2022 Census page.

  • Data Notes: This dashboard draws on two data sources from Statistics South Africa: data from SuperWeb, an interactive platform for extracting aggregated census data for selected variables, and the 10% sample, which includes all variables from the census questionnaire. Migration and Hunger are calculated from the 10% sample, while other themes come from SuperWeb. Unlike SuperWeb, the 10% sample excludes institutionalized, homeless, and transient populations but includes non-conventional households, which are omitted from the SuperWeb dataset.



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Population and Households

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Census 2001 Population

2 892 243

Census 2011 Population

3 740 025

Census 2022 Population

4 772 846

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Change 2011 to 2022 (11 years)

847 782

% Change 2001 to 2022 (11 years)

29.3 %

Change 2011 to 2022 (11 years)

1 032 821

% Change 2001 to 2022 (11 years)

27.6 %

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Census 2001 Households

777 389

Census 2011 Households

1 068 572

Census 2022 Households

1 452 845

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Change 2001 to 2011 (11 years)

291 183

% Change 2011 to 2022 (11 years)

37.5 %

Change 2011 to 2022 (11 years)

384 273

% Change 2001 to 2022 (11 years)

36.0 %

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Census 2001 Average Household Size

3.7

Census 2011 Average Household Size

3.5

Census 2022 Average Household Size

3.3

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Change 2011 to 2022 (11 years)

-0.2

% Change 2001 to 2022 (11 years)

-5.4 %

Change 2011 to 2022 (11 years)

-0.2

% Change 2001 to 2022 (11 years)

-5.7 %

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Census 2001 Population Density

1 182.7/km²

Census 2011 Population Density

1 529.3/km²

Census 2022 Population Density

1951.7/km²

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Change 2011 to 2022 (11 years)

346.6/km²

% Change 2001 to 2022 (11 years)

29.3 %

Change 2011 to 2022 (11 years)

422.4/km²

% Change 2001 to 2022 (11 years)

27.6 %

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Population

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of the population are
Coloured and Black African

80.8%

Median
Age

31

31.6

9.4

41.0

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Population Group

Population and Gender

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Population Pyramid

Age structure

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Basic Services

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Summary by Population Group

Energy

Water

Sanitation

Refuse Removal

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Migration

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migrants moved to
Cape Town during the intercensal
period (2011 - 2022).

493 743

of migrants moved from
other districts in the
Western Cape.

37.5 %

listed a new dwelling for their
household as the main reason
for moving to Cape town.

23.9 %

of migrants are
White and Black African.

76.8 %

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Data notes

The data points on this page capture intercensal in-migration trends rather than lifetime in-migration trends to Cape Town. Intercensal migration refers to the movement of people between different geographical areas within the period between two consecutive censuses. This type of migration helps in understanding short-term migration patterns and trends, which can be useful for planning and policy-making at regular intervals. In contrast, lifetime migration considers whether a person has ever changed their usual place of residence from their place of birth to their current place of residence at any point in their life. This provides a long-term perspective on migration patterns, showing how many people have moved at least once in their lifetime and helping to understand the cumulative impact of migration over a longer period.

*Please note that the data on this page only reflects in-migrants (people moving to Cape Town) and excludes out-migrants (people leaving Cape Town). As a result, it does not present the full migration dynamics in Cape Town, i.e. net migration between 2011 and 2022.

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Place of origin

Reasons for migration

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Population Pyramid

Population group

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Household Profile

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of households in Cape Town live
in formal dwellings

*87.5%

of Black African-headed
households live in informal dwellings

*22%

is the average household size
in Cape Town

3.3

of households in Cape Town
are 1 person households

20.4 %

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Type of Dwelling

Average Household Size

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Household Composition

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Education

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of children attend
an ECD facility.

69.7%

of the population have matric
as their highest education level.

34.5%

of the population have
tertiary qualifications.

18.9%

of the population
are illiterate.

6.2%

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Highest Education level

ECD

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Illiteracy

Hunger

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of households with adults reported
never going hungry

74.8%

of households with children reported
never going hungry

77.7%

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Adult Hunger

Child Hunger

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Adult Hunger by Population Group

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Child Hunger by Population Group

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