Swellendam
Main Place 170005 from Census 2011

Area
58.14 km²
Population
17,537 (301.64 per km²)
Households
5,172 (88.96 per km²)

Gender

Female 51%49% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female9,00151.33%
Male8,53648.67%

Age

0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
PeoplePercentage
0–41,5718.96%
5–91,3307.58%
10–141,4578.31%
15–191,5238.68%
20–241,5989.11%
25–291,5338.74%
30–341,1856.76%
35–391,2327.03%
40–441,1386.49%
45–491,0786.15%
50–541,0135.78%
55–597614.34%
60–646133.50%
65–695012.86%
70–744062.32%
75–792801.60%
80–841891.08%
85+1290.74%

Population group

Coloured 63%White 19%15% Black African
PeoplePercentage
Coloured11,05863.05%
White3,41219.45%
Black African2,70215.41%
Other3181.81%
Indian or Asian480.27%

First language

Afrikaans 81%9% isiXhosa5% English
504 "Not applicable" records excluded.
PeoplePercentage
Afrikaans13,84681.29%
isiXhosa1,6189.50%
English8134.77%
Other3682.16%
Sesotho1831.07%
Setswana580.34%
Sign language450.26%
isiNdebele320.19%
isiZulu240.14%
Xitsonga210.12%
Tshivenda120.07%
SiSwati80.05%
Sepedi50.03%
Not applicable504

Sub Places

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Bontebok National Park1527.50
Hermitage2968.64
Railton12,5502.31
Swellendam SP4,67619.68