Phumelela
Local Municipality 473 from Census 2011

Area
8,183.49 km²
Population
47,772 (5.84 per km²)
Households
12,888 (1.57 per km²)

Gender

Female 52%48% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female24,61151.52%
Male23,16248.48%

Age

0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
PeoplePercentage
0–45,21110.91%
5–95,17210.83%
10–144,7529.95%
15–194,5489.52%
20–244,6459.72%
25–293,9618.29%
30–343,3256.96%
35–392,8676.00%
40–442,5635.37%
45–492,3774.98%
50–542,1884.58%
55–591,8613.90%
60–641,4302.99%
65–699752.04%
70–747991.67%
75–795321.11%
80–843130.66%
85+2490.52%

Population group

Black African 92%7% White
PeoplePercentage
Black African43,77391.63%
White3,4997.32%
Coloured1930.40%
Indian or Asian1670.35%
Other1410.30%

First language

isiZulu 56%Sesotho 32%7% Afrikaans
666 "Not applicable" records excluded.
PeoplePercentage
isiZulu26,37155.98%
Sesotho15,27232.42%
Afrikaans3,5287.49%
English5861.24%
Sign language2970.63%
Other2500.53%
isiXhosa2180.46%
isiNdebele2080.44%
Setswana1500.32%
Sepedi970.21%
SiSwati640.14%
Xitsonga550.12%
Tshivenda100.02%
Not applicable666

Main Places

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Memel6198.91
Phumelela NU11,9648,104.45
Thembalihle15,7273.60
Vrede1,96246.52
Warden2,08815.61
Zamani6,5232.93
Zenzeleni8,8891.41