| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 656,247 | 50.17% | 
| Female | 651,882 | 49.83% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 140,505 | 10.74% | 
| 5–9 | 119,150 | 9.11% | 
| 10–14 | 113,131 | 8.65% | 
| 15–19 | 124,098 | 9.49% | 
| 20–24 | 136,115 | 10.41% | 
| 25–29 | 131,403 | 10.05% | 
| 30–34 | 102,175 | 7.81% | 
| 35–39 | 88,764 | 6.79% | 
| 40–44 | 76,175 | 5.82% | 
| 45–49 | 69,397 | 5.31% | 
| 50–54 | 58,520 | 4.47% | 
| 55–59 | 47,828 | 3.66% | 
| 60–64 | 35,447 | 2.71% | 
| 65–69 | 23,669 | 1.81% | 
| 70–74 | 17,504 | 1.34% | 
| 75–79 | 10,281 | 0.79% | 
| 80–84 | 7,390 | 0.56% | 
| 85+ | 6,578 | 0.50% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 1,150,240 | 87.93% | 
| White | 129,656 | 9.91% | 
| Coloured | 14,871 | 1.14% | 
| Indian or Asian | 9,549 | 0.73% | 
| Other | 3,813 | 0.29% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| isiNdebele | 367,943 | 28.40% | 
| isiZulu | 299,889 | 23.15% | 
| Sepedi | 190,306 | 14.69% | 
| Afrikaans | 128,916 | 9.95% | 
| SiSwati | 60,860 | 4.70% | 
| Setswana | 59,348 | 4.58% | 
| Sesotho | 49,523 | 3.82% | 
| English | 46,855 | 3.62% | 
| Xitsonga | 41,327 | 3.19% | 
| isiXhosa | 24,754 | 1.91% | 
| Other | 16,560 | 1.28% | 
| Tshivenda | 5,680 | 0.44% | 
| Sign language | 3,667 | 0.28% | 
| Not applicable | 12,499 | 
| Name | Population | Area (km²) | 
|---|---|---|
| Dr JS Moroka | 249,705 | 1,416.47 | 
| Emakhazeni | 47,216 | 4,735.59 | 
| Emalahleni | 395,466 | 2,677.61 | 
| Steve Tshwete | 229,831 | 3,976.45 | 
| Thembisile | 310,458 | 2,384.36 | 
| Victor Khanye | 75,452 | 1,567.78 |