Distribution of white South Africans
White South Africans as a proportion of the total population. 0–20%
20–40%
40–60%
60–80%
80–100%
Density of the White South African population. <1 /km²
1–3 /km²
3–10 /km²
10–30 /km²
30–100 /km²
100–300 /km²
300–1000 /km²
1000–3000 /km²
>3000 /km²
The distribution of white South Africans is fairly evenly spread. According to the 2022 South African census , they comprise 7.3% of the total population and number 4,504,252. They are found in large numbers in practically every province in South Africa but always as a minority. They are high in concentration in large cities .[citation needed ]
Historically, in the pre-1994 provinces, the Transvaal and Orange Free State were predominantly Afrikaans-speaking, Natal was mostly English-speaking and the Cape Province was largely mixed.[citation needed ]
By province
Afrikaners are located in all parts of the nation, but in the former homelands such as Transkei and Natal , they are very few. English-speaking whites are generally concentrated in KwaZulu-Natal , Gauteng and in major settlements in the Western and Eastern Cape . Other white groups (such as Portuguese and Germans) live mostly in Johannesburg or Cape Town. In the former homelands, the white populations are so tiny that even the slightest population can affect the percentages speaking Afrikaans or English. Of the largest cities in the country, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, East London and Pietermaritzburg are largely English-speaking in the core, and Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Kimberley, Polokwane, Nelspruit, Witbank and Rustenburg are predominantly Afrikaans-speaking. Port Elizabeth is largely mixed.
Distribution of Afrikaans versus English as home language of white South Africans. 87.5–100% Afrikaans
75–87.5% Afrikaans
62.5–75% Afrikaans
50–62.5% Afrikaans
50–62.5% English
62.5–75% English
75–87.5% English
87.5–100% English
White population of South Africa by province and first language, 2001[ 1]
Province
Afrikaans
% Afrikaans
English
% English
Other
% Other
Total
Eastern Cape
149,395
48.8%
153,434
50.2%
3,010
1.0%
305,839
Free State
214,020
89.6%
22,225
9.3%
2,544
1.1%
238,789
Gauteng
984,472
56.7%
716,403
41.3%
34,219
2.0%
1,735,094
KwaZulu-Natal
115,721
24.0%
357,200
74.1%
9,193
1.9%
482,114
Limpopo
115,921
87.5%
14,898
11.3%
1,602
1.2%
132,421
Mpumalanga
164,620
83.5%
29,678
15.1%
2,780
1.4%
197,078
North West
237,598
89.0%
26,346
9.9%
2,940
1.1%
266,884
Northern Cape
93,637
91.3%
7,737
7.5%
1,144
1.1%
102,518
Western Cape
461,522
55.4%
359,738
43.2%
11,639
1.4%
832,899
Total
2,536,906
59.1%
1,687,659
39.3%
69,071
1.6%
4,293,636
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape has one of the lowest percentages of whites in South Africa, which is around 4.7%. They number just above 300,000. Similarly to the Limpopo Province, whites as a percent of the population varies around the Eastern Cape. The East, where the former black designated homelands of Transkei and Ciskei are found, have a high density of black people and only a small number of whites. For example, in the OR Tambo District Municipality , located in the former Transkei, only 0.1% of the 1.6 million inhabitants are white. On the other hand, in the west, Local Municipalities such as in the Cacadu District Municipality , contain white percentages exceeding 10%, with the highest being the Kouga Local Municipality , which stands at 25.4%. The largest white population centre is Port Elizabeth , which houses over half (170,000) of the Eastern Cape's white population. Other major white populations exist in East London , Grahamstown , Graaff-Reinet , and a number of smaller towns . The Eastern Cape has the most equal mix of both English- and Afrikaans-speaking whites. The geographic background of the province shows a mix of English and Afrikaans placenames, with no clear distinction between where Afrikaans- or English-speakers live.[citation needed ]
Free State
The Afrikaners far outnumber English-speaking white people in the Free State (formerly called the Orange Free State ) because British immigration to the region was very limited. The Afrikaners are predominant in practically all cities and rural areas, with the largest population around Bloemfontein , which holds an estimated 100,000 white people (or a third of the total in the province). The white percentage has recently rebounded after a prolonged decline.[citation needed ] In 1880, white people were 45.7% of the total population, which had declined to 36.8% by 1904.[ 2] Despite a long and steady decline throughout the 20th century, the 2007 Community Survey showed the white population of the Free State had increased from 8.8% to 9.6%. There could be issues with that figure as overall, the population of some municipalities decreased in population by up to 50%, which meant that the "missing" black people counted resulted in an increased white percentage. Major white populations are also found in cities such as Welkom , Kroonstad and Sasolburg .[citation needed ]
Gauteng
Gauteng has a high percentage (10%) and higher number (just under 2 million) of whites than any other provinces . Afrikaner whites tend to be gathered in and around Pretoria (with around 450,000 Afrikaners), the East and West Rand , and in many other cities and towns in Gauteng . English-speaking white South Africans are mostly found in central Gauteng: Johannesburg and the East Rand . Also, the Midvaal Local Municipality , in Gauteng, contains one of the highest percentage of whites in the country, which in 2007 stood at 35%.[citation needed ]
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is the only province in which the vast majority of white people are English-speaking.[ 3] However, some towns remain in the north with large Afrikaner populations such as in the town of Vryheid . Before 1994, the province was called Natal, and in the 1960 republic referendum , it was the only province to vote against severing links to the British Crown. KwaZulu-Natal, like most other provinces, has experienced both a numerical and proportional decline in the white population. Over half of KwaZulu-Natal's white population lives in Durban and its surrounding suburbs.[citation needed ]
Limpopo
The Limpopo Province has a smaller percentage of white people than any other province in the country, which in 2007 stood at 2.2%. Almost entirely Afrikaners, the white population is very unevenly spread. Some municipalities, especially in the more lightly-populated west, have white percentages reaching far beyond 10% such as the Thabazimbi (23%), Bela-Bela (13%) and Mookgopong Local Municipality (21%). Conversely, in the much more densely populated east, with the former homelands of Gazankulu , Lebowa and Venda , the white percentage drops significantly because of the high black population density. Some municipalities, including the Thumamela and Mutale Local Municipality , have white populations of no more than 500 and so have percentages reaching as low as 0.05%. The capital city, Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg), holds around 27,000 whites, making up just under a fourth of the province's white population. Other major white concentrations are in Tzaneen , Phalaborwa , Thabazimbi , Louis Trichardt and practically every settlement along the N1 national road.
Mpumalanga
In 2007 roughly 6.7% of Mpumalanga was white, mostly Afrikaans-speaking. Approximately 250,000 whites live in Mpumalanga, with major population centres being the capital, Nelspruit , and other large cities such as Witbank , Middelburg , Ermelo and Lydenburg .[citation needed ]
Northwest Province
The Northwest Province has a situation that is almost identical to that of Mpumalanga. There is a very strong and patriotic Afrikaner community in the province, which is also the birthplace of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), which was created in Ventersdorp . There is an especially strong Afrikaner influence in the city of Potchefstroom . In 2007, there were 235,580 whites, making up roughly 7.2% (up from 6.7% in 2001) of the province's total population. The vast majority are Afrikaans-speaking.[citation needed ]
Northern Cape
The Northern Cape 's small white population is also dominated by Afrikaners, with some English-speaking whites in cities such as Kimberley . The white population is no more than 100,000, but because the province is very sparsely populated, the white population has thus remained very much above 10%, even since 1994.[ 4] Roughly 25% of whites live in the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality , which contains the Diamond-mining city of Kimberley. Although it has only about 12,000 white inhabitants, the Namakwa District Municipality , in the very sparsely-populated western Northern Cape, they still manage to make up over 11% of the District Municipality's population. Afrikaans is the lingua franca in the Northern Cape because the majority of the province's population (mostly Coloureds) speak it as a first language. Only the north-eastern areas have more blacks than Coloureds and as well as far fewer white people. Besides Kimberley, other important white concentrations are found in Upington , Britstown , Springbok , De Aar , Jan Kempdorp and Barkly West . Orania , a purpose-built town for Afrikaans-speaking whites, is also in the east of the Northern Cape, bordering the Free State. It houses just over 2,000 inhabitants and is a special case as it is the only "main-place"[ 5] in which virtually all inhabitants are white.
Western Cape
Alan Winde , the Premier of the Western Cape, is an English-speaking white South African.
The Western Cape has the second-highest percentage of white people (16%) in South Africa, at 850,000 and the only one with a white premier (governor). The lingua franca is Afrikaans, but some urban areas, especially Cape Town, have a large English-speaking population. Many Cape Town suburbs and neighbourhoods have white majorities, including some with a white population of at least 95%, such as Llandudno , Fish Hoek , and Constantia . The Western Cape has some of the highest white percentage municipalities in South Africa, such as the Overstrand (33%), Hessequa (38%), Mossel Bay (28%), Noordhoek (25%), Cape Agulhas (23%), and Knysna (23%).[citation needed ]
Largest population centres
This is a list of the "main places" (localities) in South Africa with a white population of more than 10,000, with data taken from the 2011 census.[ 6]
Place
Province
White population
Percentage %
Pretoria
Gauteng
389,022
52.45%
Randburg
Gauteng
153,882
45.66%
Cape Town
Western Cape
140,125
32.3%
Centurion
Gauteng
139,501
58.97%
Johannesburg
Gauteng
133,379
13.93%
Port Elizabeth
Eastern Cape
118,220
37.84%
Roodepoort
Gauteng
115,541
35.40%
Sandton
Gauteng
110,723
49.78%
Durban
KwaZulu-Natal
91,212
15.33%
Kempton Park
Gauteng
80,388
46.85%
Germiston
Gauteng
80,034
31.28%
Bloemfontein
Free State
76,325
29.79%
Boksburg
Gauteng
73,887
28.38%
Krugersdorp
Gauteng
70,636
50.22%
Alberton
Gauteng
64,675
53.21%
Benoni
Gauteng
60,421
38.05%
Bellville
Western Cape
56,624
50.33%
Vanderbijlpark
Gauteng
52,174
54.44%
Witbank
Mpumalanga
50,810
46.75%
Blouberg
Western Cape
47,450
44.67%
Milnerton
Western Cape
45,660
47.75%
Durbanville
Western Cape
44,607
82.17%
Springs
Gauteng
44,075
36.24%
East London
Eastern Cape
42,722
16.00%
Middelburg
Mpumalanga
42,329
48.46%
Rustenburg
North-West
42,308
40.44%
Brakpan
Gauteng
38,956
53.31%
Brackenfell
Western Cape
35,424
79.00%
Klerksdorp
North-West
33,614
18.02%
Somerset West
Western Cape
33,142
60.08%
Vereeniging
Gauteng
33,018
33.09%
Edenvale
Gauteng
32,570
66.08%
Pietermaritzburg
KwaZulu-Natal
31,827
14.24%
Parow
Western Cape
30,408
25.45%
Potchefstroom
North-West
30,387
69.94%
George
Western Cape
29,242
25.59%
Randfontein
Gauteng
29,074
36.12%
Nelspruit
Mpumalanga
28,923
49.30%
Secunda
Mpumalanga
28,910
71.92%
Meyerton
Gauteng
26,852
48.57%
Pinetown
KwaZulu-Natal
25,876
17.97%
Polokwane
Limpopo
23,730
18.25%
Kraaifontein
Western Cape
22,337
14.45%
Midrand
Gauteng
21,168
24.22%
Sasolburg
Free State
20,282
66.07%
Paarl
Western Cape
20,051
17.90%
Uitenhage
Eastern Cape
19,114
18.44%
Goodwood
Western Cape
19,083
37.95%
Strand
Western Cape
19,004
34.21%
Kimberley
Northern Cape
17,841
18.40%
Despatch
Eastern Cape
17,717
44.72%
Richards Bay
KwaZulu-Natal
17,276
30.10%
Welkom
Free State
17,226
26.86%
Kuils River
Western Cape
15,211
32.58%
Akasia
Gauteng
14,220
23.92%
Worcester
Western Cape
13,626
17.27%
Hartebeespoort
North-West
13,293
59.41%
Heidelberg
Gauteng
13,251
37.26%
Newcastle
KwaZulu-Natal
13,223
23.55%
Umhlanga
KwaZulu-Natal
12,925
53.32%
Westville
KwaZulu-Natal
12,824
42.03%
Nigel
Gauteng
12,799
33.40%
Margate
KwaZulu-Natal
12,563
46.90%
Stellenbosch
Western Cape
12,501
65.56%
Ermelo
Mpumalanga
12,198
14.54%
Brits
North-West
11,928
46.59%
Kingsburgh
KwaZulu-Natal
11,515
70.35%
Hillcrest
KwaZulu-Natal
11,233
84.27%
Queensburgh
KwaZulu-Natal
11,063
20.17%
Gordons Bay
Western Cape
10,999
65.56%
Jeffreys Bay
Eastern Cape
10,544
38.90%
Hout Bay
Western Cape
10,274
57.40%
Muizenberg
Western Cape
10,241
27.79%
Mossel Bay
Western Cape
10,237
34.25%
Standerton
Mpumalanga
10,165
23.12%
Kloof
KwaZulu-Natal
10,050
33.83%
White River
Mpumalanga
10,025
60.25%
Largest populations by province
The following lists show the "main places" with the largest white populations in each province, with data taken from the 2011 census.
Eastern Cape
The results of the 2011 census showed an Eastern Cape white population of 310,450, a slight increase on the 304,342 recorded in 2007 and the 305,839 recorded in 2001, but a decrease from the 330,300 counted in 1996.
The 50 main places with a population of more than 300 white persons in 2011 are listed below: (Although population figures are shown for both 2001 and 2011, these numbers are not necessarily directly comparable due to numerous changes in administrative boundaries.)
Main Place
2011
2001
Municipality
Predominant languages in each particular main place(excluding languages spoken by less than 1.5% of the total population)
Port Elizabeth
118,220
123,722
Nelson Mandela Bay
Afrikaans 40%; English 33%; Xhosa 22%; foreign languages 2%
East London
42,722
40,180
Buffalo City
Xhosa 62%; English 21%; Afrikaans 13%
Uitenhage
19,114
19,180
Nelson Mandela Bay
Afrikaans 69%; Xhosa 18%; English 10%
Despatch
17,717
14,683
Nelson Mandela Bay
Afrikaans 60%; Xhosa 33%; English 5%
Jeffreys Bay
10,544(includes Aston Bay and Paradise Beach )
6,564
Kouga
Afrikaans 54%; Xhosa 29%; English 12%
Gonubie
7,864
6,323
Buffalo City
English 57%; Afrikaans 21%; Xhosa 20%
Grahamstown (Makhanda )
5,636
6,232
Makana
Xhosa 67%; Afrikaans 17%; English 13%
Queenstown (Komani )
4,487
4,984
Lukhanji
Xhosa 64%; Afrikaans 21%; English 10%; foreign languages 2%
Cradock
4,331
2,937
Inxuba Yethemba
Xhosa 56%; Afrikaans 38%; English 4%
Port Alfred
4,295
3,468
Ndlambe
English 35%; Xhosa 32%; Afrikaans 30%
Graaff Reinet
3,113
3,511
Camdeboo
Afrikaans 92%; English 4%; Xhosa 3%
Aliwal North
1,989
2,390
Maletswai
Xhosa 50%; Afrikaans 32%; Sotho 13%; English 3%
Humansdorp
1,947
2,409
Kouga
Afrikaans 90%; Xhosa 5%; English 3%
King Williams Town
1,892
2,881
Buffalo City
Xhosa 55%; Afrikaans 27%; English 14%
Clarendon Marine (Seaview )
1,698
1,160(Seaview and Beachview combined)
Nelson Mandela Bay
Afrikaans 41%; English 36%; Xhosa 19%; Sotho 2%
Burgersdorp
1,503
947
Gariep
Afrikaans 63%; Xhosa 30%; English 3%; Sotho 2%
Somerset East
1,338
1,469
Blue Crane Route
Afrikaans 57%; Xhosa 38%; English 4%
St Francis Bay
1,286
610
Kouga
Xhosa 39%; Afrikaans 33%; English 22%; foreign languages 2%
Middelburg
1,167(includes KwaNonzame )
2,026
Inxuba Yethemba
Afrikaans 52%; Xhosa 44%; English 2%
Stutterheim
1,101
1,133
Amahlathi
Xhosa 87%; Afrikaans 6%; English 5%
Mthatha (Umtata)
998
1,007
King Sabata Dalindyebo
Xhosa 85%; English 9%
Kirkwood
984
846
Sundays River Valley
Afrikaans 83%; Xhosa 13%; English 2%
Kenton-on-Sea
895
1,291(includes Bushmans River )
Ndlambe
Xhosa 71%; English 20%; Afrikaans 6%
Colchester
744
299
Nelson Mandela Bay
Afrikaans 49%; Xhosa 33%; English 15%
Fort Beaufort
676
696
Nkonkobe
Xhosa 77%; Afrikaans 15%; English 5%
Sunrise-on-Sea
586
623
Buffalo City
English 74%; Afrikaans 22%; Xhosa 4%
Alexandria
525
775
Ndlambe
Afrikaans 81%; Xhosa 27%; English 9%
Joubertina
518
630
Kou-Kamma
Afrikaans 88%; Xhosa 6%; English 3%
Bushmans River (Boesmansriviermond )
508
512(included in Kenton-on-Sea )
Ndlambe
Xhosa 74%; Afrikaans 17%; English 7%
Matatiele
506
900
Matatiele
Xhosa 48%; Sotho 24%; English 14%; Afrikaans 8%; Zulu 2%; foreign languages 2%
Bathurst
492
501
Ndlambe
English 59%; Afrikaans 24%; Xhosa 15%
Aberdeen
481
616
Camdeboo
Afrikaans 95%; English 3%
Kareedouw
474
563
Kou-Kamma
Afrikaans 73%; Xhosa 22%; English 2%
Patensie
423
218
Kouga
Afrikaans 70%; Xhosa 25%; foreign languages 2%
Jansenville
419
540
Ikwezi
Afrikaans 87%; Xhosa 7%; English 3%
Adelaide
416
815
Nxuba
Afrikaans 46%; Xhosa 46%; English 5%
Elliot
392
480
Sakhisizwe
Xhosa 87%; Afrikaans 4%; English 4%; Sign Language 2%
Kidd's Beach
376
331
Buffalo City
English 64%; Xhosa 20%; Afrikaans 14%
Kayser's Beach
373
176
Buffalo City
English 45%; Xhosa 41%; Afrikaans 12%
Blue Horizon Bay
371
370
Nelson Mandela Bay
Afrikaans 65%; English 28%; foreign languages 3%
Ugie
347
114
Elundini
Xhosa 89%; Afrikaans 5%; English 2%; Sotho 2%
Queensberry Bay (Cintsa)
343
384
Great Kei
English 71%; Afrikaans 16%; Xhosa 13%
Bethelsdorp
332
192
Nelson Mandela Bay
Afrikaans 58%; Xhosa 29%; English 11%
Cape St. Francis
324
162
Kouga
English 56%; Afrikaans 46%; Xhosa 2%
Christmas Rock
322
n.a.
Buffalo City
English 79%; Afrikaans 20%
Cathcart
320
440
Amahlathi
Xhosa 78%; English 12%; Afrikaans 7%
Hogsback
314
235
Nkonkobe
Xhosa 63%; English 28%; Afrikaans 6%
Molteno
310
433
Inkwanca
Xhosa 89%; Afrikaans 7%; English 2%
Komga
301
372
Great Kei
Xhosa 89%; Afrikaans 5%; English 4%
Sterkstroom
300
350
Inkwanca
Xhosa 85%; Afrikaans 10%; English 2%
Free State
The results of the 2011 census showed a white population of 239,026 in the Free State, a decrease from the 266,555 recorded in 2007. There were 238,789 in 2001 and 316,459 in 1996.
Just over a third (34.4%) of the white population lived in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality around Bloemfontein at the time of the 2011 census. The Matjhabeng and Metsimaholo local municipalities around Welkom and Sasolburg comprise about a sixth (16.6%) and a tenth (10.2%) respectively, while much of the white population resides in numerous small towns.
The 53 main places with a 2011 population of more than 360 white persons are listed below: (Although population figures are shown for both 2001 and 2011, these numbers are not necessarily directly comparable due to numerous changes in administrative boundaries.)
Main Place
2011
2001
Municipality
Predominant languages in each particular main place(excluding languages spoken by less than 1.5% of the total population)
Bloemfontein (Mangaung )
76,515(Bloemfontein and Mangaung combined)
72,619(excludes Opkoms )
Mangaung
Sotho 42%; Afrikaans 24%; Tswana 13%; Xhosa 12%; English 5%
Sasolburg
20,282
17,306
Metsimaholo
Afrikaans 64%; Sotho 16%; English 9%; Zulu 3%; Xhosa 2%; Tswana 2%
Welkom
17,226
17,448
Matjhabeng
Afrikaans 38%; Sotho 33%; English 11%; Xhosa 9%; Tswana 2%; Zulu 2%
Kroonstad
9,655
12,858
Moqhaka
Afrikaans 62%; Sotho 25%; English 5%; Xhosa 2%; foreign languages 2%
Bethlehem
9,099
7,833
Dihlabeng
Afrikaans 67%; Sotho 19%; English 7%; Zulu 3%
Parys
6,808
7,387
Ngwathe
Afrikaans 85%; English 7%; Sotho 5%
Virginia
6,499
8,820
Matjhabeng
Sotho 42%; Afrikaans 32%; Xhosa 10%; English 6%; Tsonga 2%; foreign languages 2% ; Tswana 2%
Riebeeckstad
5,452
5,526
Matjhabeng
Afrikaans 48%; Sotho 32%; English 9%; Xhosa 4%; Tswana 3%
Odendaalsrus
3,875
5,082
Matjhabeng
Afrikaans 47%; Sotho 32%; Xhosa 8%; English 6%; Tswana 2%
Harrismith
2,988
3,370
Maluti-a-Phofung
Zulu 49%; Sotho 33%; Afrikaans 10%; English 4%
Hennenman
2,820
2,100
Matjhabeng
Afrikaans 82%; Sotho 8%; English 4%; Xhosa 2%
Ficksburg
2,287
2,535
Setsoto
Afrikaans 51%; English 22%; Sotho 18%; foreign languages 5%
Bothaville
2,275
2,371
Nala
Afrikaans 59%; Sotho 30%; Xhosa 4%; English 3%
Frankfort
2,136
1,642
Mafube
Sotho 44%; Afrikaans 37%; Zulu 12%; English 2%
Reitz
1,818
1,370
Nketoana
Afrikaans 55%; Sotho 32%; Zulu 5%; English 3%
Ladybrand
1,740
1,827
Mantsopa
Afrikaans 41%; Sotho 31%; English 20%; foreign languages 4%
Heilbron
1,526
1,443
Ngwathe
Sotho 60%; Afrikaans 29%; Zulu 5%; English 2%
Senekal
1,485
1,313
Setsoto
Sotho 47%; Afrikaans 46%; English 3%; foreign languages 2%
Viljoenskroon
1,420
1,702
Moqhaka
Afrikaans 67%; Sotho 19%; English 6%; foreign languages 3% ; Xhosa 2%
Brandfort
1,412
1,231
Masilonyana
Afrikaans 49%; Sotho 33%; Xhosa 7%; Tswana 4%; English 3%
Bultfontein
1,269
857
Tswelopele
Afrikaans 58%; Sotho 24%; Xhosa 6%; Tswana 4%; English 3%; foreign languages 2%
Wesselsbron (Wesselbron)
1,092
981
Nala
Afrikaans 79%; Sotho 11%; English 5%; foreign languages 2% ; Xhosa 2%
Deneysville
1,072
847
Metsimaholo
Afrikaans 52%; English 20%; Sotho 17%; Zulu 4%; foreign languages 2% ; Xhosa 2%
Allanridge
1,019
1,379
Matjhabeng
Afrikaans 44%; Sotho 31%; Xhosa 8%; English 6%; Tswana 3%; Zulu 2%; Tsonga 2%
Vrede
977
1,181
Phumelela
Afrikaans 52%; Zulu 20%; Sotho 19%; English 4%
Kragbron (Taaibos)
889
1,127
Metsimaholo
Afrikaans 82%; English 7%; Sotho 7%; Zulu 2%
Villiers
869
888
Mafube
Afrikaans 71%; Sotho 11%; English 9%; Zulu 5%; Sign Language 2%
Hoopstad
854
437
Tswelopele
Afrikaans 87%; Sotho 4%; English 3%; foreign languages 3% ; Tswana 2%
Boshof
851
689
Tokologo
Afrikaans 57%; Tswana 31%; Sotho 3%; Xhosa 3%; English 2%; Ndebele 2%
Theunissen
840
1,174
Masilonyana
Afrikaans 55%; Sotho 29%; English 5%; Xhosa 4%; foreign languages 4% ; Tswana 2%
Winburg
725
887
Masilonyana
Afrikaans 69%; Sotho 16%; English 8%; Xhosa 2%; Tswana 2%
Vredefort
718
628
Ngwathe
Afrikaans 66%; Sotho 22%; English 4%; foreign languages 3% ; Xhosa 3%
Ventersburg
840
662
Matjhabeng
Afrikaans 71%; Sotho 16%; English 6%; Xhosa 3%; foreign languages 2% ; Tswana 2%
Warden
698
624
Phumelela
Afrikaans 40%; Zulu 33%; Sotho 16%; English 5%; foreign languages 3%
Vierfontein
657
647
Moqhaka
Afrikaans 75%; Sotho 16%; English 5%; Tswana 2%; Xhosa 2%
Petrusburg
648
540
Letsemeng
Tswana 27%; Xhosa 25%; Sotho 22%; Afrikaans 21%
Zastron
639
644
Mohokare
Sotho 35%; Afrikaans 34%; Xhosa 22%; English 3%; foreign languages 3% ; Tswana 2%
Clocolan
623
658
Setsoto
Afrikaans 47%; Sotho 36%; English 14%; Sign Language 2%
Dewetsdorp
605
597
Naledi
Sotho 85%; Afrikaans 8%; Xhosa 3%
Koppies (Kopjes)
531
631
Ngwathe
Afrikaans 58%; Sotho 33%; foreign languages 3% ; English 2%; Zulu 2%
Reddersburg
529
742
Kopanong
Afrikaans 85%; Sotho 7%; Xhosa 3%; English 2%
Kestell
521
601
Maluti-a-Phofung
Afrikaans 50%; Sotho 31%; English 12%; Zulu 3%
Bethulie
514
663
Kopanong
Afrikaans 52%; Sotho 20%; Xhosa 19%; English 6%
Jacobsdal
505
432
Letsemeng
Afrikaans 93%; Sotho 3%
Marquard
493
589
Setsoto
Afrikaans 53%; Sotho 29%; English 11%; foreign languages 4%
Koffiefontein
488
854
Letsemeng
Afrikaans 63%; Sotho 14%; Xhosa 12%; Tswana 7%
Holly Country (Clydesdale)
444
345
Metsimaholo
Afrikaans 64%; English 11%; Sotho 7%; foreign languages 4% ; Pedi 3%; Zulu 2%; Swazi 2%; Xhosa 2%; Tsonga 2%; Tswana 2%
Clarens
438
543
Dihlabeng
Afrikaans 46%; English 44%; Sotho 7%; foreign languages 2%
Petrus Steyn
437
579
Nketoana
Afrikaans 78%; English 9%; Sotho 7%; Zulu 3%
Edenburg
436
220
Kopanong
Afrikaans 77%; Sotho 15%; English 3%; Xhosa 3%
Lindley
429
491
Nketoana
Afrikaans 43%; Sotho 41%; foreign languages 4% ; Zulu 4%; English 3%; Xhosa 2%
Dealesville
397
331
Tokologo
Tswana 57%; Xhosa 19%; Sotho 10%; Afrikaans 9%; English 2%
Steynsrus
397
847
Moqhaka
Afrikaans 59%; Sotho 26%; English 8%; foreign languages 2% ; Zulu 2%
Gauteng
The results of the 2011 census showed a Gauteng white population of 1,913,884, a slight decrease from the 1,923,829 recorded in 2007 but an increase from 1,735,094 in 2001 and 1,702,343 in 1996.
Just over 85% of the Gauteng white population live in one of the three Metropolitan Municipalities of Tshwane (30.6%), Johannesburg (28.4%) and Ekurhuleni (26.3%).
The 65 main places with a 2011 population of more than 550 white persons are listed below: (Although population figures are shown for both 2001 and 2011, these numbers are not necessarily directly comparable due to numerous changes in administrative boundaries.)
Main Place
2011
2001
Municipality
Predominant languages in each particular main place(excluding languages spoken by less than 1.5% of the total population)
Pretoria
389,022
355,631
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 48%; English 16%; Pedi 8%; Tswana 6%; foreign languages 5% ; Zulu 4%; Sotho 4%; Tsonga 3%; Venda 3%; Xhosa 2%; Ndebele 2%
Randburg
153,882[ a] [ b]
89,310
City of Johannesburg
English 52%; Afrikaans 18%; Zulu 7%; foreign languages 5% ; Tswana 4%; Xhosa 3%; Pedi 3%; Sotho 3%; Ndebele 2%; Tsonga 2%; Venda 2%
Centurion
139,501
90,997
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 49%; English 26%; Pedi 5%; Tswana 4%; Zulu 3%; Sotho 3%; Xhosa 3%; foreign languages 2%
Johannesburg
133,379[ c]
231,263 (includes all of the former city of Johannesburg)
City of Johannesburg
English 31%; Zulu 20%; Afrikaans 12%; foreign languages 8% ; Xhosa 5%; Ndebele 5%; Sotho 5%; Pedi 5%; Tswana 4%; Tsonga 3%; Venda 2%
Roodepoort
115,541[ d]
98,995(includes all of the former city of Roodepoort)
City of Johannesburg
English 30%; Afrikaans 24%; Zulu 9%; Tswana 9%; Pedi 5%; Xhosa 5%; Sotho 5%; foreign languages 4% ; Venda 4%; Tsonga 3%; Ndebele 3%
Sandton
110,723
76,062
City of Johannesburg
English 64%; Afrikaans 7%; Zulu 6%; foreign languages 6%; Pedi 3%; Tswana 3%; Xhosa 3%; Sotho 2%; Tsonga 2%; Ndebele 2%
Kempton Park
80,388
82,830
Ekurhuleni
Afrikaans 35%; English 26%; Zulu 9%; Pedi 8%; foreign languages 5% ; Sotho 4%; Tswana 3%; Xhosa 3%; Tsonga 2%; Venda 2%; Ndebele 2%
Germiston (Greater Germiston)
80,034(includes Bedfordview)
69,526
Ekurhuleni
English 24%; Afrikaans 17%; Zulu 17%; Xhosa 10%; Pedi 8%; Sotho 7%; foreign languages 6% ; Tsonga 4%; Venda 3%; Tswana 3%; Ndebele 2%
Boksburg
73,887
69,987
Ekurhuleni
Afrikaans 29%; English 19%; Zulu 15%; Pedi 9%; Xhosa 8%; Sotho 7%; Tsonga 4%; foreign languages 3%; Tswana 2%; Ndebele 2%
Krugersdorp
70,636
52,203
Mogale City
Afrikaans 42%; English 20%; Tswana 15%; Zulu 5%; Xhosa 4%; Sotho 4%; foreign languages 3%; Pedi 3%; Tsonga 2%; Venda 2%; Ndebele 2%
Alberton
64,675
61,018
Ekurhuleni
Afrikaans 43%; English 35%; Zulu 7%; Sotho 5%; Xhosa 3%; foreign languages 2%; Pedi 2%; Tswana 2%
Benoni
60,421
56,076
Ekurhuleni
English 41%; Afrikaans 19%; Zulu 17%; Pedi 5%; Sotho 3%; Tsonga 3%; foreign languages 3%; Xhosa 3%; Ndebele 2%; Tswana 2%
Vanderbijlpark
52,174
56,103
Emfuleni
Afrikaans 51%; Sotho 20%; English 10%; Zulu 5%; foreign languages 3%; Xhosa 3%; Tswana 2%; Pedi 2%
Springs
44,075
43,427
Ekurhuleni
Afrikaans 30%; Zulu 21%; English 16%; Pedi 8%; Xhosa 7%; Sotho 6%; Tsonga 3%; foreign languages 3%; Tswana 2%; Ndebele 2%
Brakpan
38,956
33,879
Ekurhuleni
Afrikaans 47%; English 17%; Zulu 14%; Sotho 5%; Pedi 4%; foreign languages 3%; Tsonga 3%; Xhosa 3%; Tswana 2%; Ndebele 2%
Vereeniging
33,018
34,933
Emfuleni
Afrikaans 35%; Sotho 26%; English 16%; Zulu 8%; Xhosa 4%; Tswana 3%; foreign languages 3%; Pedi 2%
Edenvale
32,570
31,622
Ekurhuleni
English 72%; Afrikaans 12%; foreign languages 4% ; Zulu 4%; Pedi 2%; Xhosa 2%
Randfontein
29,074
25,991
Randfontein
Afrikaans 52%; Tswana 18%; English 8%; Sotho 5%; Xhosa 5%; Zulu 4%; Pedi 3%; Tsonga 2%; foreign languages 2%
Meyerton
26,852(includes Henley on Klip and Daleside)
11,457
Midvaal
Afrikaans 42%; Sotho 23%; English 12%; Zulu 9%; Xhosa 5%; Pedi 2%; Tsonga 2%; foreign languages 2%
Midrand
21,168
16,378
City of Johannesburg
English 50%; Zulu 10%; Afrikaans 7%; foreign languages 6% ; Xhosa 5%; Tswana 5%; Pedi 5%; Sotho 5%; Tsonga 2%; Venda 2%; Ndebele 2%
Bedfordview
15,432[ e] (included in Greater Germiston)
14,974
Ekurhuleni
English 70%; foreign languages 9% ; Afrikaans 8%; Zulu 4%; Pedi 2%; Sotho 2%; Xhosa 2%
Akasia
14,220
14,726
City of Tshwane
Tswana 24%; Afrikaans 23%; Pedi 12%; English 10%; Sotho 8%; Zulu 7%; Tsonga 5%; Venda 3%; Xhosa 3%; foreign languages 3%; Ndebele 2%
Heidelberg
13,251
8,139
Lesedi
Afrikaans 38%; Zulu 25%; Sotho 18%; English 9%; Xhosa 3%; foreign languages 2%
Nigel
12,799
13,043
Ekurhuleni
Afrikaans 44%; Zulu 23%; English 16%; Sotho 5%; Xhosa 3%; Tswana 2%; foreign languages 2%; Pedi 2%
Midstream (Centurion East)
8,325(includes Midlands and Midfield)
485(included in Kempton Park North)
Ekurhuleni
Afrikaans 59%; English 25%; Tswana 3%; Zulu 3%; Sotho 2%; Pedi 2%;
Fochville
6,813
8,545
Merafong City
Afrikaans 71%; English 7%; Sotho 6%; Tswana 6%; Xhosa 4%; Zulu 2%
Carletonville
6,300
9,921
Merafong City
Afrikaans 25%; Xhosa 20%; Tswana 13%; Sotho 13%; English 9%; Zulu 8%; Tsonga 4%; Pedi 2%; foreign languages 2%; Swazi 2%
Boardwalk (Kungwini West)
5,964
1,383 (Shere and Olympus combined)
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 54%; English 25%; Pedi 3%; Tswana 3%; Zulu 3%; foreign languages 3%; Sotho 2%; Xhosa 2%
Bronkhorstspruit
5,580
5,095
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 47%; Ndebele 11%; English 10%; Pedi 9%; Zulu 8%; Sotho 4%; Tswana 4%; foreign languages 3%; Swazi 2%; Tsonga 2%
Rayton
4,959
2,754
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 59%; Pedi 11%; English 8%; Ndebele 4%; Tsonga 4%; Zulu 4%; foreign languages 4%; Tswana 2%; Sotho 2%; Venda 2%
Dainfern
4,026
1,652(included in Randburg)
City of Johannesburg
English 65%; foreign languages 16% ; Afrikaans 5%; Zulu 4%; Pedi 2%; Tswana 2%; Xhosa 2%; Sotho 2%
Walkerville
3,610
3,619
Midvaal
English 35%; Afrikaans 18%; Zulu 15%; Sotho 13%; Xhosa 5%; foreign languages 5%; Tswana 3%; Ndebele 2%; Pedi 2%
Oberholzer
3,330
3,975
Merafong City
Afrikaans 55%; Tswana 12%; English 11%; Sotho 9%; Xhosa 5%; Zulu 3%; foreign languages 2%
Westonaria
3,273
4,631
Westonaria
Afrikaans 29%; Xhosa 17%; Sotho 14%; Tswana 13%; English 8%; Zulu 7%; Tsonga 4%; foreign languages 2%; Pedi 2%; Venda 2%
Cullinan
2,759
2,125
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 49%; Pedi 16%; English 9%; Sotho 6%; Tswana 5%; Zulu 5%; Ndebele 3%; Xhosa 3%; Tsonga 2%
Haakdoornboom
2,172
n. a.
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 50%; Pedi 9%; English 7%; foreign languages 7%; Tsonga 6%; Tswana 5%; Zulu 4%; Ndebele 3%; Sotho 3%; Swazi 2%
Kameeldrift
2,049
1,395
City of Tshwane
Pedi 29%; Afrikaans 28%; Ndebele 8%; Tsonga 7%; Sotho 5%; English 5%; Zulu 4%; Tswana 4%; Venda 4%; foreign languages 3%"
Welverdiend
1,803
1,610
Merafong City
Afrikaans 65%; Tswana 13%; Sotho 7%; Xhosa 6%; English 4%; Zulu 3%
Soweto
1,421
325
City of Johannesburg
Zulu 37%; Sotho 16%; Tswana 13%; Tsonga 9%; Xhosa 9%; Pedi 5%; Venda 5%; English 2%
Glen Harvie
1,313
2,337
Westonaria
Xhosa 26%; Sotho 17%; Afrikaans 14%; Tsonga 13%; Zulu 12%; Tswana 5%; Swazi 5%; English 3%; foreign languages 2%
Waterval
1,200
n.a.
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 47%; Pedi 13%; Tswana 7%; Tsonga 7%; English 6%; Sotho 5%; foreign languages 4% ; Venda 3%; Zulu 3%; Ndebele 3%
Grootvlei
1,180
497
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 64%; English 7%; Pedi 6%; foreign languages 5%; Tsonga 5%; Tswana 3%; Sotho 5%; Zulu 2%; Ndebele 2%
Bultfontein
1,075
1,657
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 61%; English 9%; Pedi 7%; Tsonga 6%; Tswana 5%; Zulu 3%; Ndebele 3%; Sotho 3%; foreign languages 2%
Viskuil
954
1,509
Lesedi
Afrikaans 59%; Zulu 14%; English 12%; Ndebele 3%; Pedi 3%; Tsonga 2%; Sotho 2%
Chartwell
864
796
City of Johannesburg
English 51%; Afrikaans 11%; Zulu 10%; foreign languages 8% ; Ndebele 7%; Pedi 4%; Xhosa 3%; Tswana 3%; Sotho 2%
Grootfontein country estates
859
n.a.
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 47%; English 17%; foreign languages 8% ; Pedi 6%; Zulu 4%; Sotho 4%; Xhosa 3%; Tswana 3%; Ndebele 3%; Tsonga 2%
Endicott
842
188
Lesedi
Afrikaans 41%; Zulu 21%; English 15%; Ndebele 4%; Xhosa 4%; foreign languages 4% ; Tsonga 3%; Sotho 2%; Pedi 2%; Tswana 2%
Clayville
831
1,159
Ekurhuleni
Pedi 26%; Zulu 18%; Sotho 9%; Tsonga 9%; Tswana 8%; Afrikaans 7%; English 7%; Venda 6%; Xhosa 4%; foreign languages 3%; Ndebele 2%; Swazi 2%
Zwartkop (Lammermoor)
822
762
Mogale City
English 25%; Zulu 14%; Afrikaans 13%; Tswana 13%; foreign languages 10%; Sotho 5%; Pedi 5%; Xhosa 4%; Tsonga 4%; Venda 3%; Ndebele 3%
Venterspost (Venterspos)
809
536
Westonaria
Afrikaans 53%; English 13%; Tswana 11%; Xhosa 6%; Sotho 6%; Zulu 5%; Tsonga 2%; Pedi 2%
Hillshaven
806
1,088
Westonaria
Afrikaans 32%; Sotho 13%; Xhosa 12%; Zulu 9%; Tsonga 9%; Tswana 9%; English 5%; Pedi 4%; Swazi 2%; Venda 2%; foreign languages 2%
Bon Accord
797
685
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 33%; English 14%; Pedi 13%; Tsonga 11%; foreign languages 5%; Tswana 4%; Ndebele 4%; Sotho 3%; Zulu 3%; Venda 3%; Xhosa 3%
Randvaal (Gardenvale)
753 (Randvaal and Gardenvale combined)
3,987 (includes Henley on Klip and Daleside)
Midvaal
Sotho 30%; Afrikaans 22%; English 16%; Zulu 10%; Pedi 7%; Xhosa 6%; Tsonga 4%; Swazi 2%
Deelkraal
722
867
Merafong City
Afrikaans 44%; Xhosa 16%; Sotho 11%; Tswana 8%; English 7%; Zulu 4%; Tsonga 4%; foreign languages 3%
Derdepoort
697
1,416
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 54%; Pedi 12%; English 8%; Ndebele 5%; Tswana 4%; foreign languages 4%; Zulu 4%; Sotho 3%; Tsonga 2%
Mooiplaas
664
874
City of Tshwane
Pedi 25%; foreign languages 20%; Tsonga 14%; Ndebele 9%; Venda 6%; Sotho 6%; Zulu 6%; Tswana 4%; Afrikaans 4%; English 3%; Xhosa 2%
De Deur
647
419(included in Vereeniging North)
Midvaal
Sotho 24%; Zulu 21%; English 17%; Afrikaans 17%; Xhosa 7%; foreign languages 5%; Tswana 3%; Pedi 2%; Tsonga 2%
Tierpoort
643
778
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 51%; English 14%; Ndebele 8%; Pedi 6%; Tsonga 6%; foreign languages 4%; Zulu 4%; Sotho 3%; Tswana 2%
Leeufontein (Leeuwfontein)
638
244
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 34%; Pedi 25%; Tsonga 7%; Zulu 6%; English 6%; Tswana 5%; Ndebele 5%; foreign languages 3%; Sotho 3%; Venda 2%; Swazi 2%; Xhosa 2%
Vaalbank (Valtaki)
628
170
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 38%; Ndebele 22%; Zulu 9%; English 7%; Pedi 6%; Tsonga 5%; foreign languages 4%; Sotho 4%; Tswana 2%; Xhosa 2%
Sizanani Village (Roodepoort)
617
n.a.
City of Tshwane
Afrikaans 43%; Ndebele 13%; Zulu 12%; Pedi 9%; English 8%; Tsonga 4%; Sotho 3%; Swazi 3%; Tswana 3%; Xhosa 2%
Nooitgecht
614
n.a.
Midvaal
English 53%; Afrikaans 24%; foreign languages 6%; Sotho 4%; Zulu 3%; Tswana 3%; Ndebele 2%; Pedi 2%
East Village
594
2,098(included in East Driefontein )
Merafong City
Xhosa 25%; Sotho 17%; Afrikaans 15%; Zulu 12%; Tsonga 8%; Tswana 6%; English 5%; Swazi 4%; foreign languages 3%; Pedi 2%
Notes
^ (includes parts of northern Johannesburg e.g. Berario , Blackheath , Craighall , Craighall Park , Dunkeld , Emmarentia , Fairland , Greenside , Greymont , Linden , Newlands , Northcliff , Parkhurst , Parkview , Parkwood , Rosebank , Saxonwold and Westcliff )
^ (includes parts of eastern Roodepoort e.g. Bergbron, Delarey, Maraisburg , Quellerina and Whiteridge)
^ (excludes parts of northern Johannesburg e.g. Berario , Blackheath , Craighall , Craighall Park , Dunkeld , Emmarentia , Fairland , Greenside , Greymont , Linden , Newlands , Northcliff , Parkhurst , Parkview , Parkwood , Rosebank , Saxonwold and Westcliff )
^ (excludes parts of eastern Roodepoort e.g. Bergbron, Delarey, Maraisburg , Quellerina and Whiteridge)
^ (comprises Bedford Gardens, Morninghill, Senderwood, Bedford Park, St Andrews, Oriel and Essexwold)
KwaZulu Natal
The 62 main places with a population of more than 340 white persons in 2011 are listed below: (Although population figures are shown for both 2001 and 2011, these numbers are not necessarily directly comparable due to numerous changes in administrative boundaries.)
Main Place
2011
2001
Municipality
Predominant languages in each particular main place(excluding languages spoken by less than 1.5% of the total population)
Durban
91,212
136,951
eThekwini
English 50%; Zulu 33%; Xhosa 6%; foreign languages 4% ; Afrikaans 4%
Pietermaritzburg
31,827
43,471(includes Chase Valley and Ashburton)
The Msunduzi
Zulu 57%; English 29%; Afrikaans 4%; Xhosa 4%; Sotho 2%; foreign languages 2%
Pinetown
25,876
25,316
eThekwini
Zulu 55%; English 31%; Afrikaans 4%; Xhosa 3%; Sotho 2%; foreign languages 2%
Richards Bay
17,276
11,214
uMhlatuze
Zulu 41%; English 34%; Afrikaans 22%
Newcastle
13,223
16,922
Newcastle
Zulu 37%; English 35%; Afrikaans 21%; foreign languages 3%
Umhlanga
12,925
11,523
eThekwini
English 79%; Zulu 9%; Afrikaans 6%; foreign languages 2%
Westville
12,824
16,471
eThekwini
English 72%; Zulu 17%; Afrikaans 5%; Xhosa 2%
Margate
12,563(includes Uvongo , Shelly Beach and Ramsgate Beach)
3,804
Hibiscus Coast
English 36%; Xhosa 23%; Afrikaans 20%; Zulu 18%
Kingsburgh
11,515
11,408
eThekwini
English 53%; Afrikaans 28%; Zulu 15%
Hillcrest
11,233
4,624
eThekwini
English 83%; Afrikaans 8%; Zulu 7%;
Queensburgh
11,063
17,650
eThekwini
English 70%; Zulu 14%; Afrikaans 7%; Xhosa 4%
Kloof
10,050
21,619(includes Waterfall, Gillitts and Everton HC)
eThekwini
English 45%; Zulu 44%; Xhosa 4%; Afrikaans 3%
Amanzimtoti
9,291
11,404
eThekwini
English 51%; Afrikaans 31%; Zulu 14%
Ballito
8,088
3,274
KwaDukuza
English 43%; Zulu 27%; Xhosa 15%; Afrikaans 9%; foreign languages 3%
Port Shepstone
7,602(includes Umtentwini and Oslo Beach )
4,191
Hibiscus Coast
English 55%; Zulu 21%; Xhosa 11%; Afrikaans 9%
Howick
7,592
5,392
uMngeni
English 51%; Zulu 40%; Afrikaans 4%
Gillitts
7,367
1,193(included in Kloof)
eThekwini
English 84%; Afrikaans 7%; Zulu 6%
Empangeni
6,516
7,575
uMhlatuze
Zulu 85%; English 8%; Afrikaans 4%
Hilton
6,311
3,975
uMngeni
English 72%; Zulu 17%; Afrikaans 7%
Waterfall
6,151
4,277(included in Kloof)
eThekwini
English 79%; Zulu 10%; Afrikaans 8%
Vryheid
5,750
8,395
Abaqalusi
Zulu 80%; Afrikaans 10%; English 6%
Ladysmith
5,358
8,023
Emnambithi / Ladysmith
Zulu 64%; English 23%; Afrikaans 6%; Sotho 2%
Scottburgh
5,332
2,557
Umdoni
English 68%; Zulu 16%; Afrikaans 11%; Xhosa 2%
Outer West Durban
3,989
2,351(Assegay and Botha's Hill combined)
eThekwini
English 58%; Zulu 24%; Xhosa 8%; Afrikaans 5%
Mount Edgecombe
3,660
1,267
eThekwini
English 84%; Afrikaans 5%; Zulu 4%; foreign languages 4%
Chase Valley
3,024
3,119(included in Pietermaritzburg)
The Msunduzi
English 74%; Zulu 12%; Afrikaans 9%
Port Edward
2,670
1,853
Hibiscus Coast
English 50%; Afrikaans 24%; Xhosa 12%; Zulu 11%; foreign languages 2%
Dundee
2,501
2,413
Endumeni
Zulu 76%; English 16%; Afrikaans 4%
Umkomaas
1,744
2,047
eThekwini
English 61%; Afrikaans 23%; Zulu 12%
Mtunzini
1,583
863
uMlalazi
English 49%; Afrikaans 34%; Zulu 15%
Glencoe
1,570
1,662
Endumeni
Zulu 77%; English 12%; Afrikaans 8%
Salt Rock
1,381
1,685
KwaDukuza
English 67%; Zulu 13%; Afrikaans 13%; foreign languages 2%
Umdloti
1,363
1,505
eThekwini
English 73%; Afrikaans 14%; Zulu 7%; Xhosa 2%
Hibberdene
1,188
713
Hibiscus Coast
Zulu 61%; English 18%; Afrikaans 16%; Xhosa 3%
Southbroom
1,181
559
Hibiscus Coast
English 54%; Afrikaans 25%; Zulu 11%; foreign languages 4% ; Xhosa 3%
Estcourt
1,166
2,243
Umtshezi
Zulu 61%; English 32%; Afrikaans 2%; foreign languages 2%
Eshowe
1,093
1,131
uMlalazi
Zulu 76%; English 18%; Afrikaans 3%
Kokstad
1,058
1,752
Greater Kokstad
Xhosa 73%; English 9%; Afrikaans 7%; Zulu 6%; Sotho 3%
Greytown
1,014
1,522
Umvoti
Zulu 53%; English 37%; Afrikaans 5%; foreign languages 2%
Mandeni (Mandini)
961
1,877
Mandeni
Zulu 48%; English 32%; Afrikaans 15%; foreign languages 3%
Sheffield Beach
928
499(included in Salt Rock)
KwaDukuza
English 70%; Zulu 14%; Afrikaans 8%; foreign languages 3% ; Xhosa 2%
Pongola
927(Pongola A and Pongola B combined)
1,533
uPhongolo
Zulu 43%; Afrikaans 42%; English 10%; Swazi 2%
Mtubatuba
896
959
Mtubatuba
Zulu 88%; English 6%; Afrikaans 2%; Ndebele 2%
Ashburton
865
584(included in Pietermaritzburg)
The Msunduzi
Zulu 41%; English 40%; Afrikaans 14%; Xhosa 3%
Inchanga
770
384
eThekwini
English 77%; Zulu 13%; Afrikaans 6%
Drummond
754
1,054
eThekwini
English 73%; Afrikaans 11%; Zulu 8%; Xhosa 4%
Westbrook
703
795
eThekwini
English 69%; Zulu 14%; Afrikaans 12%; Xhosa 2%
Paulpietersburg
694
897
eDumbe
Zulu 49%; Afrikaans 23%; foreign languages 14% ; English 12%
Everton HC
688
712
eThekwini
English 78%; Zulu 12%; Afrikaans 6%
Mooi River (Mooirivier)
633
935
Mooi Mpofana
English 49%; Zulu 39%; Afrikaans 5%; foreign languages 4%
Wartburg
611
623
uMshwathi
English 46%; Zulu 23%; foreign languages 21% ; Afrikaans 9%
St Lucia
577
452
Mtubatuba
Afrikaans 38%; English 31%; Zulu 23%; foreign languages 2%
Camperdown
555
380
Mkhambathini
English 46%; Zulu 39%; Afrikaans 6%; Sotho 4%; Xhosa 3%
Balgowan
497
n.a.
uMngeni
English 49%; Zulu 37%; Afrikaans 11%
Underberg
474
357
Kwa Sani
Zulu 73%; English 20%; Sotho 2%; Xhosa 2%; Afrikaans 2%
Mtwalume
455
305
Umdoni
Afrikaans 42%; English 41%; Zulu 13%; Xhosa 2%
Mbonambi (Kwambonambi)
448
641
Mfolozi (KwaMbonambi)
Zulu 80%; English 9%; Afrikaans 7%
Zinkwazi Beach
436
291
KwaDukuza
English 56%; Zulu 23%; Afrikaans 9%; Xhosa 4%; foreign languages 4%
Blackburn
376
n.a.
eThekwini
Zulu 70%; Xhosa 16%; English 9%
Stanger (KwaDukuza)
360
806
KwaDukuza
English 48%; Zulu 46%; foreign languages 2%
Phumula (Pumula)
347
322
Hibiscus Coast
English 58%; Afrikaans 28%; Zulu 6%; Xhosa 5%
Nottingham Road
343
n.a.
uMngeni
Zulu 57%; English 35%; Afrikaans 4%; Sotho 2%
Limpopo
The results of the 2011 census showed Limpopo's white population being 139,359; an increase of 5.2% from 132,420 in 2001. The white population was recorded as 2.6% of the total population, the lowest share of the population in any province and a 0.1% decrease from 2001.
Almost a quarter (23.6%) of the mostly-rural white population reside in Polokwane Local Municipality .
The 27 main places with a 2011 population of more than 400 white persons are listed below:
(Although population figures are shown for both 2001 and 2011, these numbers are not necessarily directly comparable due to numerous changes in administrative boundaries.)
Main Place
2011
2001
Municipality
Predominant languages in each particular main place
(excluding languages spoken by less than 1.5% of the total population)
Polokwane
(Pietersburg)
23,730
24,749
Polokwane
Pedi 46%; Afrikaans 20%; English 10%; Venda 7%; Tsonga 6%; foreign languages 5% ; Sotho 2%
Mokopane
(Potgietersrus)
8,328
9,410
Mogalakwena
Pedi 47%; Afrikaans 28%; English 7%; Tsonga 4%; Ndebele 4%; foreign languages 5% ; Sotho 3%
Phalaborwa
7,392
9,526
Ba-Phalaborwa
Afrikaans 51%; English 15%; Tsonga 11%; Pedi 11%; Sotho 2%; Zulu 2%; foreign languages 2% ; Venda 2%
Tzaneen
6,721
4,250
Greater Tzaneen
Afrikaans 42%; Pedi 18%; Tsonga 13%; English 13%; foreign languages 6% ; Sotho 3%; Venda 2%
Lephalale
(Ellisras)
6,555
5,027 (Ellisras and Onverwacht combined)
Lephalale
Afrikaans 39%; Pedi 22%; English 12%; Tswana 8%; Zulu 4%; Venda 3%; Tsonga 3%; Sotho 3%; foreign languages 2% ; Xhosa 2%
Louis Trichardt
5,077
5,779
Makhado
Venda 39%; Afrikaans 23%; English 12%; foreign languages 8% ; Sepedi 7%; Tsonga 6%; Sotho 3%
Thabazimbi (Thabazimbi A)
4,867
2,300
Thabazimbi
Tswana 54%; Afrikaans 17%; Pedi 10%; English 4%; Tsonga 3%; Xhosa 3%; Sotho 2%; Zulu 2%; foreign languages 2% ; Venda 2%
Modimolle
(Nylstroom)
4,681
6,569
Modimolle
Pedi 39%; Afrikaans 38%; Tsonga 6%; English 4%; Tswana 4%; Sotho 3%; Venda 2%; foreign languages 2%
Bela-Bela
(Warmbaths)
3,691
2,757
Bela-Bela
Pedi 43%; Tswana 18%; Tsonga 12%; Afrikaans 9%; Sotho 6%; English 4%; foreign languages 2% ; Ndebele 2%
Mookgophong
(Naboomspruit)
2,699
3,075
Mookgophong
Pedi 56%; Tsonga 12%; Afrikaans 11%; Sotho 6%; foreign languages 4% ; Ndebele 2%; English 2%; Venda 2%
Musina
(Messina)
2,193
1,737
Musina
Venda 49%; Sotho 12%; Pedi 10%; foreign languages 10% ; English 5%; Afrikaans 5%; Tsonga 5%; Ndebele 2%
Hoedspruit
1,651
1,460
Maruleng
Afrikaans 45%; English 20%; Pedi 12%; Tsonga 6%; Xitsonga; foreign languages 4% ; Tswana 3%; Venda 3%; Swazi 2%; Xhosa 2%; Sotho 2%; Zulu 2%
Burgersfort
1,643
348
Greater Tubatse
Pedi 31%; Afrikaans 28%; English 17%; foreign languages 6% ; Zulu 4%; Tswana 3%; Tsonga 3%; Xhosa 2%; Swazi 2%; Sotho 2%
Swartklip Mine
(Thabazimbi B)
1,565
1,589
Thabazimbi
Afrikaans 47%; Tswana 19%; English 8%; Xhosa 7%; Pedi 5%; Sotho 5%; Tsonga 4%
Middeldrift
(Setaria)
1,293
1,440
Thabazimbi
Afrikaans 55%; Tswana 14%; Sotho 6%; Tsonga 5%; Pedi 5%; English 4%; Xhosa 4%; Zulu 2%; Venda 2%
Groblersdal
1,145
1,096
Elias Motsoaledi
Afrikaans 50%; Pedi 25%; English 7%; foreign languages 4% ; Zulu 3%; Ndebele 3%; Tsonga 2%; Tswana 2%; Sotho 2%
Palmietfontein
1,095
670
Polokwane
Afrikaans 56%; Pedi 21%; English 6%; Sotho 4%; foreign languages 4% ; Ndebele 2%; Venda 2%; Tsonga 2%
Tweefontein
1,086
831
Polokwane
Afrikaans 42%; Pedi 26%; foreign languages 9% ; English 8%; Tsonga 4%; Venda 4%; Sotho 2%; Zulu 2%
Doornbult
1,065
244
Polokwane
Afrikaans 59%; Pedi 21%; foreign languages 7% ; English 6%; Ndebele 2%
Marble Hall
928
1,782
Ephraim Mogale
Afrikaans 35%; Pedi 31%; English 12%; foreign languages 5% ; Tsonga 4%; Ndebele 4%; Sotho 2%; Zulu 2%
Modjadjiskloof
(Duiwelskloof)
870
1,347
Greater Letaba
Afrikaans 44%; Pedi 23%; English 12%; Tsonga 10%; foreign languages 5% ; Sotho 3%
Leeukuil
861
763
Polokwane
Afrikaans 56%; Pedi 17%; English 8%; foreign languages 5% ; Sotho 4%; Tsonga 3%; Venda 3%
Northam Mine
(Northam B)
773
1,020 (Northam Mine and Northam Town combined)
Thabazimbi
Xhosa 32%; Tswana 26%; Tsonga 13%; Sotho 7%; Pedi 6%; Afrikaans 4%; Zulu 4%; foreign languages 3% ; English 3%; Swazi 2%
Myngenoegen
654
318
Polokwane
Afrikaans 35%; Pedi 28%; English 14%; foreign languages 13% ; Venda 3%; Tsonga 2%; Ndebele 2%
Letaba
640 (included in Kruger National Park)
n.a.
Ba-Phalaborwa
Tsonga 69%; Pedi 8%; Afrikaans 7%; Swazi 4%; English 4%; Sotho 3%; Venda 2%
Northam Town
(Northam A)
512
1,020 (Northam Mine and Northam Town combined)
Thabazimbi
Tswana 25%; Xhosa 21%; Afrikaans 17%; Tsonga 12%; Sotho 8%; Pedi 5%; English 4%; Zulu 3%; Swazi 2%
Vaalwater
468
301
Modimolle
Pedi 64%; Afrikaans 11%; Tsonga 8%; Tswana 7%; Sotho 3%; foreign languages 3%
Mpumalanga
The 59 main places with a 2011 population of more than 200 white persons are listed below: (Although population figures are shown for both 2001 and 2011, these numbers are not necessarily directly comparable due to numerous changes in administrative boundaries.)
Main Place
2011
2001
Municipality
Predominant languages in each particular main place(excluding languages spoken by less than 1.5% of the total population)
Emalahleni (Witbank )
50,810
33,128
Emalahleni
Afrikaans 42%; Zulu 18%; English 14%; Pedi 8%; Swazi 4%; Ndebele 3%; foreign languages 3% ; Sotho 3%; Tsonga 2%; Xhosa 2%; Tswana 2%
Middelburg
42,329
18,672
Steve Tshwete (Middelburg)
Afrikaans 50%; Zulu 12%; English 11%; Pedi 8%; Tsonga 4%; Ndebele 7%; Swazi 3%; Sotho 2%; foreign languages 2%
Mbombela (Nelspruit )
28,923
13,803
Mbombela
Afrikaans 41%; English 22%; Swazi 20%; Tsonga 5%; Zulu 3%; foreign languages 2% ; Sotho 2%; Pedi 2%
Secunda
28,910
19,088
Govan Mbeki (Highveld East)
Afrikaans 70%; English 13%; Zulu 7%; Sotho 3%
Ermelo
12,198
7,993
Msukaligwa
Zulu 71%; Afrikaans 14%; English 5%; Swazi 4%
Standerton
10,165
8,532
Lekwa
Zulu 48%; Afrikaans 28%; Sotho 8%; English 7%; Xhosa 2%
White River (Witrivier )
10,025
5,639
Mbombela
Afrikaans 42%; English 29%; Swazi 16%; Tsonga 3%; foreign languages 3% ; Zulu 2%; Sotho 2%
Lydenburg (Mashishing )
8,599(Lydenburg and Mashishing combined)
4,804
Thaba Chweu
Pedi 27%; Afrikaans 23%; Swazi 18%; Zulu 13%; Sotho 5%; English 5%; Tsonga 3%; Ndebele 2%; foreign languages 2%
Bethal
8,050
5,138
Govan Mbeki (Highveld East)
Zulu 67%; Afrikaans 13%; Ndebele 7%; English 3%; Swazi 3%
Kriel (Ga-Nala )
6,608
5,335
Emalahleni
Afrikaans 40%; Zulu 23%; English 11%; Ndebele 6%; Swazi 5%; Pedi 5%; Xhosa 4%; Sotho 3%; Tswana 2%
Barberton
5,024
3,303
Umjindi
Afrikaans 48%; English 23%; Swazi 21%; Zulu 2%; Tsonga 2%
Piet Retief
4,617
3,835
Mkhondo
Zulu 83%; Afrikaans 8%; English 5%
Delmas
4,141
2,815
Victor Khanye (Delmas)
Afrikaans 57%; Zulu 16%; Ndebele 9%; English 7%; Pedi 3%; foreign languages 2% ; Xhosa 2%; Sotho 2%
Evander
4,079
3,119
Govan Mbeki (Highveld East)
Afrikaans 41%; Zulu 17%; English 13%; Sotho 7%; Xhosa 5%; Pedi 5%; Swazi 4%; Tsonga 3%; Tswana 2%; foreign languages 2% ; Ndebele 2%
Volksrust
3,996
3,132
Pixley ka Seme
Zulu 72%; Afrikaans 16%; English 4%; Sotho 2%
Sabie
2,752
1,949
Thaba Chweu
Afrikaans 33%; Swazi 24%; Sotho 14%; English 10%; Pedi 6%; Tsonga 5%; Zulu 3%
Eloff
2,648
923
Victor Khanye (Delmas)
Afrikaans 64%; Zulu 12%; English 7%; Ndebele 5%; Pedi 3%; Sotho 2%; Xhosa 2%
Trichardt
2,371
1,510
Govan Mbeki (Highveld East)
Afrikaans 60%; English 20%; Zulu 7%; foreign languages 3% ; Sotho 2%; Xhosa 2%
Belfast
2,350
1,351
Emakhazeni (Highlands)
Afrikaans 56%; Zulu 13%; Swazi 8%; English 7%; Ndebele 5%; Pedi 4%; Sotho 2%; Tsonga 2%
Sundra
1,921
1,306(includes Rietkol)
Victor Khanye (Delmas)
Afrikaans 63%; Zulu 11%; English 8%; Ndebele 4%; foreign languages 3% ; Pedi 2%; Tsonga 2%; Xhosa 2%
Hazyview
1,827
681
Mbombela
Afrikaans 34%; Tsonga 20%; English 17%; Swazi 10%; foreign languages 6% ; Sotho 5%; Pedi 5%; Zulu 2%
Rietkol
1,827
377(Included in Sundra)
Victor Khanye (Delmas)
Afrikaans 56%; Zulu 14%; English 11%; foreign languages 4% ; Tsonga 4%; Ndebele 3%; Sotho 2%; Xhosa 2%
Carolina
1,759
958
Albert Luthuli
Zulu 51%; Swazi 26%; Afrikaans 11%; English 4%; Ndebele 4%
Komatipoort
1,612
945
Nkomazi
Afrikaans 31%; Tsonga 28%; Swazi 28%; English 3%; foreign languages 3%
Hendrina
1,559
728
Steve Tshwete (Middelburg)
Afrikaans 69%; Zulu 11%; English 6%; foreign languages 3% ; Swazi 2%; Pedi 2%; Sotho 2%
Malalane (Malelane )
1,507
1,299
Nkomazi
Afrikaans 41%; Swazi 26%; English 18%; foreign languages 7% ; Tsonga 3%; Zulu 2%
Ngodwana
1,280
540
Mbombela
Swazi 35%; Afrikaans 32%; English 10%; Tsonga 8%; Zulu 5%; Pedi 4%; Sotho 3%
Balfour
1,230
973
Dipaleseng
Afrikaans 39%; Zulu 23%; English 15%; Sotho 12%; Pedi 3%; Tswana 2%; foreign languages 2%
Grootvlei
1,147
n.a.
Dipaleseng
Sotho 41%; Zulu 24%; Afrikaans 21%; Xhosa 4%; English 4%; Pedi 2%
Rietkuil (Arnot)
1,016
n.a.
Steve Tshwete (Middelburg)
Afrikaans 27%; Zulu 19%; Pedi 16%; Swazi 11%; Ndebele 7%; Xhosa 6%; English 5%; Sotho 4%; Tsonga 3%
Graskop
915
668
Thaba Chweu
Afrikaans 29%; Pedi 22%; Sotho 15%; English 11%; Swazi 10%; Tsonga 7%; Zulu 2%; foreign languages 2%
Kinross
878
420
Govan Mbeki (Highveld East)
Zulu 38%; English 13%; Afrikaans 10%; Sotho 7%; Xhosa 7%; Ndebele 6%; Swazi 5%; Pedi 4%; foreign languages 4% ; Tsonga 3%; Tswana 2%
Komati
874
n.a.
Steve Tshwete (Middelburg)
Afrikaans 50%; Zulu 15%; English 10%; Swazi 6%; Ndebele 5%; Pedi 4%; Sotho 4%; Xhosa 2%
Emgwenya (Waterval Boven )
868
772
Emakhazeni (Highlands)
Swazi 71%; Afrikaans 14%; English 3%; Zulu 3%; Pedi 2%; Tsonga 2%
Pullens Hope (Hendrinakrag)
850
n.a.
Steve Tshwete (Middelburg)
Afrikaans 25%; Zulu 22%; Swazi 13%; Pedi 11%; Ndebele 7%; English 6%; Sotho 5%; Xhosa 4%; Tsonga 3%; Tswana 3%
Leandra (Eendrag)
844
254
Govan Mbeki (Highveld East)
Afrikaans 39%; Zulu 24%; English 17%; Ndebele 6%; foreign languages 4% ; Sotho 2%; Tswana 2%; Swazi 2%; Pedi 2%
Morgenzon
818
547
Lekwa
Zulu 48%; Afrikaans 38%; English 6%; foreign languages 2% ; Swazi 2%; Ndebele 2%
Entokazweni
(Machadodorp )
716
597
Emakhazeni (Highlands)
Swazi 45%; Zulu 23%; Afrikaans 9%; Ndebele 7%; English 5%; Sotho 3%; Pedi 2%
Wakkerstroom
698
375
Pixley ka Seme
Zulu 86%; English 4%; Afrikaans 4%; Ndebele 2%
Marloth Park
675
286
Nkomazi
Afrikaans 48%; Swazi 23%; English 21%; Tsonga 3%; foreign languages 2%
Emjejane (Hectorspruit )
643
228
Nkomazi
Swazi 55%; Afrikaans 19%; Tsonga 17%; English 4%; foreign languages 2%
Breyten
574
705
Msukaligwa
Zulu 81%; Swazi 5%; Afrikaans 4%; English 3%; Ndebele 2%
Skukuza
559(included in Kruger National Park)
n.a.
Mbombela
Tsonga 58%; Swazi 12%; Afrikaans 9%; English 7%; Sotho 5%; Zulu 3%; Venda 2%; Pedi 2%
Amersfoort
529
434
Pixley ka Seme
Zulu 84%; Afrikaans 4%; Swazi 3%; English 2%; Sotho 2%
Amsterdam
503
567
Mkhondo
Zulu 79%; Afrikaans 8%; Swazi 6%; English 2%
Dullstroom
470
298
Emakhazeni (Highlands)
English 51%; Afrikaans 42%; Sotho 2%; Ndebele 2%; foreign languages 2%
Badplaas (eManzana )
455(Badplaas and Manzana combined)
155
Albert Luthuli
Swazi 83%; Afrikaans 4%; Zulu 4%; English 2%; Tsonga 2%
Greylingstad
447
n.a.
Dipaleseng
Afrikaans 52%; Zulu 28%; Sotho 7%; English 4%; Ndebele 2%; Pedi 2%; Xhosa 2%
Sabi-Sand
401(includes Sabi Sabi, Mala Mala and Londolozi)
n.a.
Bushbuckridge
Tsonga 67%; English 17%; Afrikaans 9%; Swazi 3%
Clewer
391
486
Emalahleni
Zulu 34%; Ndebele 14%; Afrikaans 10%; Pedi 9%; Sotho 8%; Swazi 7%; Xhosa 6%; English 5%; foreign languages 3% ; Tsonga 3%
Blinkpan
305
n.a.
Steve Tshwete (Middelburg)
Afrikaans 29%; Zulu 17%; Xhosa 10%; Tsonga 10%; Pedi 9%; Swazi 9%; Ndebele 6%; English 4%; Sotho 4%
Modder East Orchards
303
n.a.
Victor Khanye (Delmas)
Afrikaans 30%; Zulu 26%; Tsonga 11%; Venda 8%; Ndebele 7%; Pedi 4%; English 4%; Swazi 3%; foreign languages 3% ; Sotho 2%; Xhosa 2%
M’hati (Mhlatikop)
286
n.a.(included in Malalane)
Nkomazi
Afrikaans 60%; English 19%; Swazi 16%; Sotho 2%; Zulu 2%
Embalenhle (Secunda West)
276
18
Govan Mbeki (Highveld East)
Zulu 50%; Xhosa 11%; Sotho 10%; Ndebele 9%; Swazi 5%; Tsonga 5%; Pedi 4%; English 2%
Leslie
272
300
Govan Mbeki (Highveld East)
Afrikaans 53%; English 13%; Zulu 11%; Sotho 7%; Tsonga 5%; Pedi 4%; foreign languages 3% ; Tswana 2%
Botleng (Delmas North)
258
21
Victor Khanye (Delmas)
Zulu 46%; Ndebele 30%; Sotho 5%; Xhosa 4%; Pedi 4%; English 2%; Tswana 2%; Swazi 2%; Tsonga 2%
Greenside Colliery
237
258
Emalahleni
Afrikaans 22%; Sotho 14%; Tsonga 14%; Pedi 11%; Xhosa 11%; Zulu 9%; English 7%; Tswana 5%; Swazi 2%; Ndebele 2%
Kranspoort (Loskop Dam )
212
90
Steve Tshwete (Middelburg)
Afrikaans 49%; Ndebele 15%; English 8%; Zulu 8%; Pedi 7%; Sotho 6%; Swazi 2%; Tsonga 2%; Tswana 2%
Chrissiesmeer (Lake Chrissie )
210
n.a.
Msukaligwa
Zulu 62%; Swazi 27%; Afrikaans 5%; English 2%
North West
The 42 main places with a 2011 population of more than 300 white persons are listed below:
(Although population figures are shown for both 2001 and 2011, these numbers are not necessarily directly comparable due to numerous changes in administrative boundaries.)
Main Place
2011
2001
Municipality
Predominant languages in each particular main place(excluding languages spoken by less than 1.5% of the total population)
Rustenburg
42,308
38,138
Rustenburg
Afrikaans 41%; Tswana 28%; English 12%; Sotho 4%; foreign languages 3% ; Xhosa 3%; Tsonga 3%; Zulu 2%
Klerksdorp
33,614
38,007
City of Matlosana
Tswana 43%; Afrikaans 24%; Xhosa 12%; Sotho 11%; English 6%; Zulu 2%
Potchefstroom
30,387
22,999
Tlokwe (Potchefstroom)
Afrikaans 71%; Tswana 11%; English 8%; Sotho 4%; Xhosa 2%
Hartebeespoort (Hartbeespoort)
13,293
5,514
Madibeng
Afrikaans 47%; English 19%; Tswana 7%; Tsonga 6%; Pedi 6%; foreign languages 5% ; Sotho 3%; Zulu 2%; Xhosa 2%; Venda 2%
Brits
11,928
9,299
Madibeng
Afrikaans 53%; Tswana 15%; English 10%; foreign languages 5% ; Tsonga 5%; Sotho 3%; Pedi 3%; Zulu 2%; Xhosa 2%
Stilfontein
9,963
12,442
City of Matlosana
Afrikaans 53%; Tswana 11%; English 11%; Sotho 10%; Xhosa 8%; Tsonga 2%; Zulu 2%
Lichtenburg
7,989
7,414
Ditsobotla
Tswana 52%; Afrikaans 38%; English 4%
Orkney
6,853
9,446
City of Matlosana
Afrikaans 51%; Sotho 15%; Tswana 10%; Xhosa 9%; English 7%; Tsonga 2%; Zulu 2%
Vryburg
3,754
3,376
Naledi
Afrikaans 56%; Tswana 33%; English 6%
Christiana
2,769
2,588
Lekwa-Teemane
Afrikaans 85%; Tswana 7%; English 4%
Mooinooi
2,765
2,753
Madibeng
Afrikaans 59%; Tswana 13%; English 6%; Sotho 5%; Xhosa 5%; Tsonga 3%; Zulu 2%; Pedi 2%
Doringkruin
2,600
2,170
City of Matlosana
Afrikaans 73%; English 9%; Tswana 7%; Sotho 5%; Xhosa 3%
Zeerust
2,304
2,580
Ramotshere Moiloa (Zeerust)
Afrikaans 35%; Tswana 32%; English 17%; foreign languages 10%
Wolmaransstad (Wolmaranstad)
2,086
2,009
Maquassi Hills
Afrikaans 72%; Tswana 13%; English 8%; foreign languages 3% ; Sotho 3%
Waterkloof (Kroondal)
1,904
868
Rustenburg
Tswana 28%; Afrikaans 18%; Tsonga 11%; Xhosa 11%; Sotho 9%; foreign languages 7% ; English 4%; Pedi 4%; Zulu 3%; Venda 3%
Schweizer-Reneke
1,765
1,814
Mamusa
Tswana 86%; Afrikaans 6%; Sotho 2%
Ventersdorp
1,692
2,713
Ventersdorp
Afrikaans 47%; Tswana 41%; English 4%; Xhosa 3%; foreign languages 2%
Rietfontein
1,594
n.a.
Madibeng
Afrikaans 28%; Tswana 14%; foreign languages 13% ; Pedi 13%; Tsonga 10%; English 8%; Zulu 4%; Venda 4%; Ndebele 3%; Sotho 2%; Xhosa 2%
Mafikeng (Mafeking)
1,492
2,670
Mahikeng (Mafikeng)
Tswana 53%; English 19%; Afrikaans 14%; foreign languages 4% ; Sotho 3%; Xhosa 2%; Zulu 2%
Koster
1,463
1,783
Kgetlengrivier
Afrikaans 73%; English 14%; Tswana 10%; foreign languages 2%
Bloemhof
1,448
2,032
Lekwa-Teemane
Afrikaans 72%; Tswana 7%; English 7%; foreign languages 5% ; Sotho 4%; Xhosa 3%
Coligny
1,130
1,699
Ditsobotla
Afrikaans 51%; Tswana 35%; English 7%; foreign languages 2%
Hartbeesfontein (Hartbeestfontein B)
1,097
809
City of Matlosana
Afrikaans 81%; Tswana 12%; English 4%; Sotho 2%
Swartruggens
1,031
863
Kgetlengrivier
Afrikaans 57%; Tswana 22%; English 14%; foreign languages 2% ; Zulu 2%
Leeudoringstad
1,016
1,330
Maquassi Hills
Tswana 57%; Afrikaans 22%; Sotho 10%; Xhosa 4%; English 2%
Sun City
966(Sun City and Sun Village combined)
1,816(includes Sun Village)
Moses Kotane
English 29%; Tswana 26%; Afrikaans 21%; Zulu 10%; Xhosa 3%; Pedi 2%; foreign languages 2% ; Sotho 2%; Tsonga 2%
Delareyville
882
1,134
Tswaing
Tswana 78%; Afrikaans 10%; English 5%; Sotho 2%
Sonop
878
1,162
Madibeng
Tswana 38%; Afrikaans 18%; Tsonga 16%; Pedi 10%; Zulu 3%; foreign languages 3% ; Venda 3%; English 2%; Sotho 2%
Sannieshof
843
1,179
Tswaing
Tswana 81%; Afrikaans 8%; Xhosa 3%; English 2%; Sotho 2%
Makwassie
661
870
Maquassi Hills
Tswana 74%; Afrikaans 8%; Sotho 8%; Xhosa 5%; Zulu 2%
Stella
556
618
Naledi
Afrikaans 75%; Tswana 18%; English 4%; foreign languages 2%
Retief (Kgaswane)
549
n.a.
Rustenburg
Afrikaans 36%; Tswana 35%; English 10%; Sotho 4%; Xhosa 3%; Pedi 3%; Tsonga 3%; foreign languages 3% ; Zulu 3%
Ottosdal
517
1,070
Tswaing
Afrikaans 62%; Tswana 20%; foreign languages 7% ; English 6%; Xhosa 2%; Sotho 2%
Lindequesdrif
498
n.a.
Tlokwe (Potchefstroom)
Afrikaans 44%; Sotho 25%; Tswana 8%; Xhosa 7%; English 4%; foreign languages 3% ; Zulu 2%
Derby
443
341
Kgetlengrivier
Tswana 76%; Afrikaans 14%; English 4%; Zulu 2%
Waterval
410
760
Rustenburg
Afrikaans 54%; Tswana 19%; English 8%; Xhosa 6%; Sotho 5%; Pedi 3%; Tsonga 3%
Vaal Reefs (Umzimhle)
391
571
City of Matlosana
Xhosa 41%; Sotho 18%; Tswana 12%; Tsonga 8%; Afrikaans 7%; English 4%; Zulu 3%; Swazi 2%
Mmabatho
367
487
Mahikeng (Mafikeng)
Tswana 74%; English 9%; Sotho 4%; foreign languages 3% ; Xhosa 3%; Afrikaans 2%; Zulu 2%
Oorzaak (Wigwam)
356
105
Rustenburg
Afrikaans 41%; Tswana 28%; foreign languages 8% ; English 6%; Venda 4%; Tsonga 4%; Xhosa 3%; Ndebele 2%; Sotho 2%
Mooivallei Park
331
300(included in Potchefstroom)
Tlokwe (Potchefstroom)
Afrikaans 87%; English 10%
Groot Marico
301
n.a.
Ramotshere Moiloa
Tswana 82%; Afrikaans 11%; English 4%
Boschhoek (Boshoek)
300
n.a.
Rustenburg
Tswana 42%; Afrikaans 32%; foreign languages 5% ; English 4%; Xhosa 3%; Sotho 3%; Pedi 2%; Zulu 2%; Tsonga 2%; Venda 2%
Northern Cape
The results of the 2011 census showed a Northern Cape white population of 81,246, a decrease of 20.8% on the 102,519 recorded in 2001.
The white population grew in absolute terms the most in Kathu , Kuruman and Orania . During the same period, the white population in Kimberley , Upington and Warrenton declined the most in absolute terms.
The 34 main places with a 2011 population of more than 300 white persons are listed below: (Although population figures are shown for both 2001 and 2011, these numbers are not necessarily directly comparable due to numerous changes in administrative boundaries.)
Main Place
2011
2001
Municipality
Predominant languages in each particular main place
(excluding languages spoken by less than 1.5% of the total population)
Kimberley
17,841
24,683
Sol Plaatjie
Afrikaans 55%; Tswana 19%; English 16%; Xhosa 5%; Sotho 2%
Upington
7,542
8,516
//Khara Hais
Afrikaans 94%; English 2%
Kathu
4,394 (Kathu and Sishen combined)
3,788
Gamagara
Afrikaans 45%; Tswana 40%; English 5%; foreign languages 2% ; Sotho 2%; Zulu 2%
Kuruman
3,952
3,549
Ga-Segonyana
Afrikaans 77%; Tswana 15%; English 4%; foreign languages 2%
De Aar
2,480
3,432
Emthanjeni
Afrikaans 86%; Xhosa 9%; English 2%
Postmasburg
2,212
1,928
Tsantsabane
Afrikaans 54%; Tswana 34%; Xhosa 3%; Sotho 3%; English 3%; foreign languages 2%
Springbok
1,883
1,935
Nama Khoi
Afrikaans 95%; English 2%
Jan Kempdorp
1,649
1,784
Phokwane
Tswana 64%; Afrikaans 20%; Xhosa 10%; Sotho 2%; English 2%
Douglas
1,602
1,351
Siyancuma
Afrikaans 93%; Tswana 2%; English 2%
Hartswater
1,252
1,133
Phokwane
Afrikaans 48%; Tswana 38%; English 8%; Xhosa 2%
Warrenton
1,158
1,660
Magareng
Afrikaans 73%; Tswana 20%; English 3%; Sotho 2%
Prieska
1,145
1,096
Siyathemba
Afrikaans 93%; Xhosa 4%
Calvinia
1,141
1,376
Hantam
Afrikaans 97%
Kakamas
913
734
Kai !Garib
Afrikaans 93%; Tswana 2%; English 2%
Colesberg
901
544
Umsobomvu
Xhosa 59%; Afrikaans 33%; Sotho 3%; English 2%
Orania
867
507
Thembelihle (geographical) / Orania (political) [ 7]
Afrikaans 98%; English 2%
Daniëlskuil
862
853
Kgatelopele
Afrikaans 63%; Tswana 31%; English 2%
Lime Acres
803
1,245
Kgatelopele
Tswana 41%; Afrikaans 40%; English 6%; Zulu 4%; Xhosa 3%; Sotho 2%
Barkly West
743
973
Dikgatlong
Afrikaans 64%; Tswana 31%; English 3%
Hopetown
708
680
Thembelihle
Afrikaans 88%; Xhosa 7%; Tswana 2%
Keimoes
667 (Keimoes and Rooikopeiland combined)
1,168(includes Rooikopeiland)
Kai !Garib
Afrikaans 96%
Port Nolloth
624 (includes McDougalls Bay)
359
Richtersveld
Afrikaans 85%; Xhosa 7%; English 4%
Olifantshoek
560
499
Gamagara
Afrikaans 79%; Tswana 10%; foreign languages 4% ; English 2%
Dibeng
509
228
Gamagara
Tswana 49%; Afrikaans 46%
Carnarvon
500
457
Kareeberg
Afrikaans 96%; English 2%
Victoria West
466
402
Ubuntu
Afrikaans 82%; Xhosa 14%
Vanderkloof
432
331
Renosterberg
Afrikaans 90%; English 3%; Xhosa 3%; Tswana 2%
Hotazel
397
238
Joe Morolong
(Moshaweng)
Tswana 49%; Afrikaans 38%; English 5%; Sotho 3%
Sutherland
360
346
Karoo Hoogland
Afrikaans 96%; English 2%
Augrabies
340
299
Kai !Garib
Afrikaans 67%; Tswana 29%; English 2%
Aggeneys
323
525
Khâi-Ma
Afrikaans 81%; Xhosa 10%; Tswana 3%; English 3%
Ritchie
317 (Ritchie and Motswedimosa combined)
403
Sol Plaatjie
Afrikaans 88%; Tswana 6%; Xhosa 2%; Sotho 2%; English 2%
Williston
315
444
Karoo Hoogland
Afrikaans 96%
Loeriesfontein
301
328
Hantam
Afrikaans 99%
Western Cape
The 120 main places with a 2011 population of more than 400 white persons are listed below: (Although population figures are shown for both 2001 and 2011, these numbers are not necessarily directly comparable due to numerous changes in administrative boundaries.)
Main Place
2011
2001
Municipality
Predominant languages in each particular main place(excluding languages spoken by less than 1.5% of the total population)
Cape Town
140,125
167,085(includes Muizenberg, Athlone and Ruyterwacht)
City of Cape Town
English 68%; Afrikaans 23%; foreign languages 5% ; Xhosa 3%
Bellville
56,624
57,156
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 65%; English 25%; foreign languages 5% ; Xhosa 3%
Blouberg (Bloubergstrand)
47,450(includes Tableview , Sunningdale, Parklands, Richwood and West Beach)
1,373(included in Milnerton)
City of Cape Town
English 44%; Xhosa 28%; Afrikaans 15%; foreign languages 8% ; Sotho 2%; Zulu 2%
Milnerton
45,660(includes Edgemead and Monte Vista)
59,805(includes Tableview , Sunningdale, Parklands, Richwood, West Beach and Bloubergstrand)
City of Cape Town
English 56%; Afrikaans 18%; Xhosa 14%; foreign languages 8%
Durbanville
44,607
35,719
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 59%; English 37%
Brackenfell
35,424
23,572
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 71%; English 21%; Xhosa 3%; foreign languages 2%
Somerset West
33,142(includes Briza)
24,948
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 52%; English 38%; Xhosa 5%; foreign languages 3%
Parow
30,408
38,636
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 66%; English 27%; foreign languages 3% ; Xhosa 2%
George
29,242
25,163
George
Afrikaans 84%; English 10%; Xhosa 4%
Kraaifontein
22,337
18,309
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 45%; Xhosa 33%; English 14%; foreign languages 3% ; Sotho 3%
Paarl
20,051
17,546
Drakenstein
Afrikaans 87%; English 6%; Xhosa 5%
Goodwood
19,083(includes Ruyterwacht)
37,882(includes Edgemead and Monte Vista)
City of Cape Town
English 51%; Afrikaans 35%; foreign languages 6% ; Xhosa 5%
Strand
19,004
18,450(includes Admirals Park)
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 77%; English 14%; foreign languages 4% ; Xhosa 2%
Kuils River (Kuilsrivier)
15,211
13,180
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 60%; English 33%; Xhosa 3%; foreign languages 2%
Worcester
13,626
14,404
Breede Valley
Afrikaans 90%; English 4%; Xhosa 3%
Stellenbosch
12,501
19,920(includes Cloetesville, La Colline, Dalsig, Onder Papegaaiberg, Paradyskloof and Welgevonden)
Stellenbosch
Afrikaans 71%; English 21%; foreign languages 4% ; Xhosa 2%
Gordons Bay (Gordon's Bay)
10,999(includes Admirals Park)
2,589
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 59%; English 33%; foreign languages 4% ; Xhosa 2%
Hout Bay (Houtbaai)
10,274
7,157
City of Cape Town
English 60%; Afrikaans 33%; foreign languages 4%
Muizenberg
10,241(includes Marina da Gama)
4,106(included in Cape Town)
City of Cape Town
English 44%; Afrikaans 23%; Xhosa 15%; foreign languages 13%
Mossel Bay
10,237
8,813
Mossel Bay
Afrikaans 81%; English 9%; Xhosa 7%
Fish Hoek (Vishoek)
9,768
14,973(includes Sunnydale and Capri Village )
City of Cape Town
English 83%; Afrikaans 13%; foreign languages 2%
Knysna
9,341
6,628
Knysna
Afrikaans 46%; Xhosa 34%; English 15%; foreign languages 2%
Oudtshoorn
9,336
10,686
Oudtshoorn
Afrikaans 87%; Xhosa 6%; English 4%
Melkbosstrand
9,328
5,781
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 51%; English 43%; foreign languages 2%
Wellington
8,569
6,316
Drakenstein
Afrikaans 81%; Xhosa 11%; English 6%
Noordhoek
7,874(includes Sunnydale and Capri Village )
2,907
City of Cape Town
Xhosa 47%; English 28%; foreign languages 14% ; Afrikaans 5%
Malmesbury
6,440
4,837
Swartland
Afrikaans 86%; English 7%; Xhosa 4%
Vredenburg
5,302
5,074
Saldanha Bay
Afrikaans 69%; Xhosa 19%; English 5%; Sotho 2%; foreign languages 2%
Plettenberg Bay
5,046
3,614
Bitou (Plettenberg Bay)
English 57%; Afrikaans 32%; Xhosa 5%; foreign languages 3%
Onrusrivier (Onrus)
4,658
3,327
Overstrand
Afrikaans 61%; English 36%
Langebaan
4,648
1,770
Saldanha Bay
Afrikaans 76%; English 19%
Hermanus
4,549
4,392
Overstrand
Afrikaans 76%; English 21%
Robertson
4,063
3,747
Langeberg
Afrikaans 93%; English 4%
Saldanha (Saldanha Bay)
3,811
3,226
Saldanha Bay
Afrikaans 70%; Xhosa 20%; English 7%
Simonstown (Simon's Town)
3,706
4,585
City of Cape Town
English 68%; Afrikaans 19%; Xhosa 4%; Zulu 2%; foreign languages 2% ; Sotho 2%
Sandbaai (Sand Bay)
3,652
1,990
Overstrand
Afrikaans 69%; English 29%
Sedgefield
3,549
2,287
Knysna
Afrikaans 49%; English 27%; Xhosa 18%; foreign languages 3%
Swellendam
3,412
3,260
Swellendam
Afrikaans 81%; Xhosa 10%; English 5%; foreign languages 2%
Velddrif (Velddrift)
3,260
2,497
Bergrivier
Afrikaans 84%; Xhosa 9%; English 6%
Stilbaai
3,245
2,634
Hessequa (Langeberg)
Afrikaans 85%; English 14%
Bellville North (Cape Metro)
3,205(includes Burgundy Estate)
882
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 57%; English 23%; Xhosa 14%; foreign languages 3%
Kommetjie
3,002
2,357
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 48%; English 48%
Hartenbos
3,000
2,290
Mossel Bay
Afrikaans 93%; English 4%
Bredasdorp
2,954
3,263
Cape Agulhas
Afrikaans 83%; Xhosa 8%; English 4%; foreign languages 3%
Moorreesburg
2,891
2,613
Swartland
Afrikaans 88%; Xhosa 6%; English 3%
Vredendal
2,860
2,939
Matzikama
Afrikaans 87%; Xhosa 7%; English 2%
Gansbaai
2,840
2,220
Overstrand
Afrikaans 53%; Xhosa 40%; English 3%; Sotho 2%
Beaufort West
2,741
2,886
Beaufort West
Afrikaans 91%; Xhosa 4%; English 2%
Groot Brakrivier (Great Brak River)
2,613(includes Bergsig and Glentana )
345
Mossel Bay
Afrikaans 91%; English 5%
Montagu
2,487
2,268
Langeberg (Breede River / Winelands)
Afrikaans 91%; English 5%
Riversdale
2,480
2,677
Hessequa (Langeberg)
Afrikaans 92%; Xhosa 4%; English 2%
Ceres
2,424
2,969
Witzenberg
Afrikaans 93%; English 4%; Xhosa 2%
Kleinmond
2,411
2,643
Overstrand
Afrikaans 60%; Xhosa 26%; English 8%; Sotho 3%; foreign languages 2%
Wilderness
2,375
1,131
George
Afrikaans 69%; English 24%; Xhosa 5%
Welgevonden
2,220
2,227(included in Stellenbosch)
Stellenbosch
Afrikaans 77%; English 19%; foreign languages 2%
Caledon
2,036
2,771
Theewaterskloof
Afrikaans 85%; Xhosa 7%; English 3%; Sotho 2%
Piketberg
1,732
1,811
Bergrivier
Afrikaans 93%; Xhosa 2%; English 2%; Sotho 2%
Porterville
1,485
1,512
Bergrivier
Afrikaans 96%; English 2%
Vyf Brakke Fonteinen
1,478
719
Mossel Bay
Afrikaans 55%; Xhosa 30%; English 9%; Sotho 2%
Grabouw
1,409
1,225
Theewaterskloof
Afrikaans 62%; Xhosa 29%; Sotho 5%; English 2%
Struisbaai
1,376
1,178
Cape Agulhas
Afrikaans 85%; English 9%; Xhosa 3%
Klein Brakrivier (Little Brak River)
1,374
1,100
Mossel Bay
Afrikaans 85%; English 13%
Paradyskloof
1,340
916 (included in Stellenbosch)
Stellenbosch
Afrikaans 77%; English 19%; foreign languages 2%
Albertinia
1,279
1,201
Hessequa (Langeberg)
Afrikaans 94%; English 3%
Villiersdorp
1,251
1,522
Theewaterskloof
Afrikaans 57%; Xhosa 25%; Sotho 13%; English 3%
Vanrhynsdorp
1,237
1,251
Matzikama
Afrikaans 95%; English 2%
Onder Papegaaiberg
1,192
902 (included in Stellenbosch)
Stellenbosch
Afrikaans 79%; English 17%; foreign languages 2%
Heidelberg
1,189
1,271
Hessequa
Afrikaans 92%; English 3%; Xhosa 3%
St Helena Bay
1,189
651
Saldanha Bay
Afrikaans 69%; Xhosa 25%; English 4%
Dalsig
1,119
569(included in Stellenbosch)
Stellenbosch
Afrikaans 72%; English 23%; foreign languages 3%
Franskraalstrand
1,106
830
Overstrand
Afrikaans 88%; English 10%
Reebok
1,059
645
Mossel Bay
Afrikaans 88%; English 10%
Citrusdal
1,044
1,069
Cederberg
Afrikaans 88%; Xhosa 6%; Sotho 2%; English 2%
Tergniet
1,037
601
Mossel Bay
Afrikaans 89%; English 10%
Betty's Bay
1,002
332
Overstrand
Afrikaans 60%; English 36%; foreign languages 2%
Bonnievale
974
1,207
Langeberg
Afrikaans 90%; Xhosa 6%; English 2%
Lamberts Bay
973
893
Cederberg
Afrikaans 91%; Xhosa 6%; English 2%
Wolseley
957
978
Witzenberg
Afrikaans 88%; English 6%; foreign languages 2% ; Xhosa 2%
Hopefield
930
415
Saldanha Bay
Afrikaans 94%; English 3%
Yzerfontein
929
494
Swartland
Afrikaans 72%; English 25%
Napier
917
839
Cape Agulhas
Afrikaans 80%; English 11%; Xhosa 6%
Franschhoek
901
1,039
Stellenbosch
Afrikaans 56%; Xhosa 31%; English 5%; foreign languages 3% ; Sotho 3%
La Colline
892
79(included in Stellenbosch)
Stellenbosch
Afrikaans 63%; English 21%; foreign languages 10% ; Xhosa 2%
Prince Alfred Hamlet
886
816
Witzenberg
Afrikaans 87%; Xhosa 7%; Sotho 4%; English 2%
Klawer
849
831
Matzikama
Afrikaans 89%; Xhosa 5%; Sign Language 3%
Darling
831
710
Swartland
Afrikaans 61%; English 34%; foreign languages 4%
Ladismith
818
1,082
Kannaland
Afrikaans 95%; English 3%
Prince Albert
795
746
Prince Albert
Afrikaans 92%; English 5%
Athlone
777
93(included in Cape Town)
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 52%; English 44%; Xhosa 2%
Blue Downs
774(combined with Blackheath)
265(includes Blackheath)
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 60%; Xhosa 18%; English 17%; foreign languages 2%
Cloetesville
750
36(included in Stellenbosch)
Stellenbosch
Afrikaans 94%; English 3%
Scarborough
748
690
City of Cape Town
English 68%; Afrikaans 19%; Xhosa 7%; foreign languages 3%
Rawsonville
741
831
Breede Valley
Afrikaans 95%; Xhosa 2%; English 2%
Lutzville
703
783
Matzikama
Afrikaans 91%; Xhosa 4%; English 2%
Riebeek Kasteel
702
550
Swartland
Afrikaans 79%; English 18%
De Doorns
673
738
Breede Valley
Afrikaans 64%; Xhosa 25%; Sotho 4%; English 3%; foreign languages 3%
Pringle Bay
673
526
Overstrand
English 51%; Afrikaans 44%; foreign languages 4%
Atlantis
671(combined with Cape Farms)
559(includes Cape Farms)
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 79%; English 10%; Xhosa 8%
Greyton
668
296
Theewaterskloof
Afrikaans 74%; English 22%
Ashton
666
854
Langeberg
Afrikaans 95%
Philippi
659
54(included in Mitchells Plain)
City of Cape Town
Xhosa 79%; Afrikaans 7%; English 6%; foreign languages 3%
Tulbagh
623
596
Witzenberg
Afrikaans 74%; Xhosa 18%; English 4%; Sotho 2%
Clanwilliam
588
919
Cederberg
Afrikaans 78%; Sotho 9%; Xhosa 8%; English 22%
Mitchells Plain
581
1,405(includes Philippi)
City of Cape Town
English 47%; Afrikaans 47%; Xhosa 3%
Riviersonderend
574
578
Theewaterskloof
Afrikaans 87%; Xhosa 8%; English 3%
Touwsrivier
534
684
Breede Valley
Afrikaans 93%; English 3%
Fisherhaven
504
354
Overstrand
Afrikaans 51%; English 46%; foreign languages 2%
Barrydale
494
503
Swellendam
Afrikaans 91%; English 7%
Grassy Park
482
162(included in Cape Town)
City of Cape Town
English 58%; Afrikaans 38%; Xhosa 2%
Laingsburg
481
608
Laingsburg
Afrikaans 94%; English 2%; Xhosa 2%
Agulhas (L'Agulhas )
472
363
Cape Agulhas
Afrikaans 81%; English 17%
Stanford
463
477
Overstrand
Afrikaans 66%; Xhosa 25%; English 7%
Van Dyks Bay
458
181
Overstrand
Afrikaans 91%; English 9%
Riebeek West
456
318
Swartland
Afrikaans 94%; English 4%
Herolds Bay
434
419
George
Afrikaans 90%; English 10%
Macassar
413
63(included in Somerset West)
City of Cape Town
Afrikaans 85%; English 7%; Xhosa 5%
Botrivier
407
256
Theewaterskloof
Afrikaans 76%; Xhosa 15%; English 5%
Pearly Beach
407
448
Overstrand
Afrikaans 46%; Xhosa 44%; English 9%
Uniondale
404
548
George
Afrikaans 95%; English 2%
McGregor
400
344
Langeberg
Afrikaans 87%; English 10%
By percentage
Biggest percentages of 'white' population per local municipality according to the 2011 National Census.
Percentage by municipality
Municipality
Province
Percentage in 2011 Census
Number of white people in the municipality
Midvaal Local Municipality
Gauteng
38.7%
36,869
Overstrand Local Municipality
Western Cape
31.2%
25,131
Mossel Bay Local Municipality
Western Cape
25.5%
22,776
Hessequa Local Municipality
Western Cape
23.2%
12,233
Steve Tshwete Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
21.8%
50,186
Cape Agulhas Local Municipality
Western Cape
21.6%
7,149
Knysna Local Municipality
Western Cape
21.0%
14,432
Mogale City Local Municipality
Gauteng
21.0%
75,951
Tlokwe Local Municipality
North West
20.6%
33,589
Randfontein Local Municipality
Gauteng
20.1%
29,948
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Gauteng
20.1%
586,495
George Local Municipality
Western Cape
19.7%
38,135
Lesedi Local Municipality
Gauteng
19.7%
19,562
UMngeni Local Municipality
KwaZulu-Natal
19.4%
18,004
Stellenbosch Local Municipality
Western Cape
18.5%
28,742
Saldanha Bay Local Municipality
Western Cape
18.0%
17,861
Kouga Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
17.6%
17,376
Swellendam Local Municipality
Western Cape
17.4%
6,238
Bergrivier Local Municipality
Western Cape
16.9%
10,456
Bitou Local Municipality
Western Cape
16.9%
8,307
Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality
North West
16.8%
8,568
Metsimaholo Local Municipality
Free State
16.4%
24,390
Govan Mbeki Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
16.0%
47,176
Victor Khanye Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
16.0%
12,060
City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Gauteng
15.8%
502,439
Emalahleni Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
15.7%
61,893
City of Cape Town
Western Cape
15.7%
585,831
Swartland Local Municipality
Western Cape
15.6%
17,780
Matzikama Local Municipality
Western Cape
14.8%
9,968
Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality
Northern Cape
14.6%
1,832
Matlosana Local Municipality
North West
14.5%
57,741
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
14.5%
14,299
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Eastern Cape
14.4%
165,426
Thabazimbi Local Municipality
Limpopo
14.4%
12,309
Ndlambe Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
14.2%
8,704
Gamagara Local Municipality
Northern Cape
14.0%
5,807
Drakenstein Local Municipality
Western Cape
13.5%
33,959
Laingsburg Local Municipality
Western Cape
13.3%
1,103
Mookgophong Local Municipality
Limpopo
13.2%
4,721
Thembelihle Local Municipality
Northern Cape
13.1%
2,055
Bela-Bela Local Municipality
Limpopo
12.9%
8,560
Oudtshoorn Local Municipality
Western Cape
12.5%
11,983
Langeberg Local Municipality
Western Cape
12.3%
11,983
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Gauteng
12,3%
544,530
Hantam Local Municipality
Northern Cape
12.1%
2,609
Emfuleni Local Municipality
Gauteng
12.0%
86,948
Merafong City Local Municipality
Gauteng
11.8%
23,291
Prince Albert Local Municipality
Western Cape
11.8%
1,555
Lekwa Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
11.4%
13,212
Cederberg Local Municipality
Western Cape
11.0%
5,462
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality
Free State
11.0%
82,291
Emakhazeni Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
10.8%
5,076
Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality
KwaZulu-Natal
10.8%
27,688
Modimolle Local Municipality
Limpopo
10.8%
7,379
Breede Valley Local Municipality
Western Cape
10.7%
17,864
Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
10.5%
6,888
Kwa Sani Local Municipality
KwaZulu-Natal
10.5%
1,350
Dihlabeng Local Municipality
Free State
10.4%
13,326
Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality
North West
10.4%
5,561
Ngwathe Local Municipality
Free State
10.3%
12,445
Tokologo Local Municipality
Free State
9.9%
2,883
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Northern Cape
9.9%
9,216
Kannaland Local Municipality
Western Cape
9.9%
2,448
Msukaligwa Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
9.8%
14,707
Umjindi Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
9.8%
6,555
Kgatelopele Local Municipality
Northern Cape
9.8%
1,833
Camdeboo Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
9.6%
4,877
Matjhabeng Local Municipality
Free State
9.6%
39,132
Naledi Local Municipality
Naledi
9.5%
6,352
Kopanong Local Municipality
Free State
9.4%
4,630
Rustenburg Local Municipality
North West
9.4%
51,850
Theewaterskloof Local Municipality
Western Cape
9.4%
28,757
Moqhaka Local Municipality
Free State
9.3%
14,968
Beaufort West Local Municipality
Western Cape
9.2%
4,539
Kareeberg Local Municipality
Northern Cape
9.1%
1,062
Madibeng Local Municipality
North West
8.9%
42,691
Makana Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
8.7%
6,974
Gariep Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
8.7%
2,920
Mbombela Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
8.7%
51,451
Dipaleseng Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
8.6%
3,633
Renosterberg Local Municipality
Northern Cape
8.6%
942
UMdoni Local Municipality
KwaZulu-Natal
8. 5%
6,704
Richtersveld Local Municipality
Northern Cape
8.5%
1,013
Siyathemba Local Municipality
Northern Cape
8.5%
1,827
Tsantsabane Local Municipality
Northern Cape
8.4%
2,933
Kou-Kamma Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
8.2%
3,333
Ditsobotla Local Municipality
North West
8.2%
13,771
Maquassi Hills Local Municipality
North West
8.2%
6,408
Letsemeng Local Municipality
Free State
8.1%
3,120
Kamiesberg Local Municipality
Northern Cape
8.1%
821
Emthanjeni Local Municipality
Northern Cape
8.0%
3,388
Lephalale Local Municipality
Limpopo
7.9%
9,120
Nketoana Local Municipality
Free State
7.8%
4,701
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
Eastern Cape
7.7%
58,258
Witzenberg Local Municipality
Western Cape
7.7%
8,944
Ikwezi Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
7.6%
796
Ubuntu Local Municipality
Northern Cape
7.6%
1,408
Siyancuma Local Municipality
Northern Cape
7.5%
2,777
Sol Plaatje Local Municipality
Northern Cape
7.5%
18,662
Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
7.4%
6,167
Phumelela Local Municipality
Free State
7.3%
3,499
UMhlathuze Local Municipality
KwaZulu-Natal
7.3%
24,563
Endumeni Local Municipality
KwaZulu-Natal
7.2%
4,683
Great Kei Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
7.1%
2,787
Baviaans Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
7.0%
1,244
Mafube Local Municipality
Free State
7,0%
4,064
Westonaria Local Municipality
Gauteng
7.0%
7,862
Tswelopele Local Municipality
Free State
6.9%
3,301
Blue Crane Route Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
6.8%
2,453
Maletswai Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
6.7%
2,920
Masilonyana Local Municipality
Free State
6.7%
4,216
Mantsopa Local Municipality
Free State
6.6%
3,367
EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
KwaZulu-Natal
6.6%
228,406
Nama Khoi Local Municipality
Northern Cape
6.6%
3,084
Mohokare Local Municipality
Free State
6.5%
2,205
Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality
Limpopo
6.4%
9,628
Kai ǃGarib Local Municipality
Northern Cape
6.3%
4,177
Phokwane Local Municipality
Northern Cape
6.3%
3,953
Inkwanca Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
6.2%
1,352
Msunduzi Local Municipality
KwaZulu-Natal
6.0%
36,860
Khâi-Ma Local Municipality
Northern Cape
6.0%
754
Sunday's River Valley Local Municipality
Eastern Cape
5.9%
3,209
Ventersdorp Local Municipality
North West
5.9%
3,346
Nala Local Municipality
Free State
5.8%
4,677
Setsoto Local Municipality
Free State
5.7%
6,367
EMadlangeni Local Municipality
KwaZulu-Natal
5.7%
1,968
Umsobomvu Local Municipality
Northern Cape
5.7%
1,606
KwaDukuza Local Municipality
KwaZulu-Natal
5.6%
12,885
Tswaing Local Municipality
North West
5.6%
6,848
Mamusa Local Municipality
North West
5.5%
3,330
ǃKheis Local Municipality
Northern Cape
5.4%
901
Mpofana Local Municipality
KwaZulu-Natal
5.2%
1,968
Polokwane Local Municipality
Limpopo
5.2%
32,862
Magareng Local Municipality
Northern Cape
5.1%
1,240
Remainder of municipalities have less than 5% of 'whites' as their population.
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