Beaufort West
Local Municipality 183 from Census 2011

Area
21,916.59 km²
Population
49,586 (2.26 per km²)
Households
13,089 (0.60 per km²)

Gender

Female 51%49% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female25,44951.32%
Male24,13748.68%

Age

0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
PeoplePercentage
0–45,56511.22%
5–95,02410.13%
10–145,01210.11%
15–194,3518.77%
20–243,9728.01%
25–293,7097.48%
30–343,2466.55%
35–393,2886.63%
40–443,2746.60%
45–492,8705.79%
50–542,6425.33%
55–592,1064.25%
60–641,5963.22%
65–691,0902.20%
70–748391.69%
75–795041.02%
80–842660.54%
85+2330.47%

Population group

Coloured 73%16% Black African9% White
PeoplePercentage
Coloured36,43373.47%
Black African8,10316.34%
White4,5399.15%
Other2700.54%
Indian or Asian2410.49%

First language

Afrikaans 84%11% isiXhosa
1,527 "Not applicable" records excluded.
PeoplePercentage
Afrikaans40,52084.31%
isiXhosa5,14010.70%
English1,1942.48%
Setswana2610.54%
Sesotho2390.50%
Other2200.46%
Sign language1340.28%
isiZulu1230.26%
isiNdebele820.17%
Sepedi750.16%
Tshivenda410.09%
SiSwati200.04%
Xitsonga90.02%
Not applicable1,527

Main Places

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Beaufort West20,06652.67
Beaufort West NU7,14121,686.17
Kwa-Mandlenkosi5,2491.64
Merweville1,59232.59
Murraysburg16768.45
Nelspoort1,69972.04
New Town5290.44
Rooivlakte4,9020.85
Rustdene8,2411.75