Merafong City
Local Municipality 766 from Census 2011

Area
1,630.54 km²
Population
197,520 (121.14 per km²)
Households
66,624 (40.86 per km²)
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Gender

Male 54%46% Female
PeoplePercentage
Male107,15754.25%
Female90,36345.75%

Age

0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
PeoplePercentage
0–419,1209.68%
5–914,7517.47%
10–1413,7486.96%
15–1914,9927.59%
20–2419,96010.11%
25–2921,79211.03%
30–3418,4609.35%
35–3916,1908.20%
40–4415,0857.64%
45–4914,4517.32%
50–5411,3505.75%
55–596,9983.54%
60–643,9992.02%
65–692,4921.26%
70–741,8870.96%
75–791,0860.55%
80–846870.35%
85+4670.24%

Population group

Black African 87%12% White
PeoplePercentage
Black African170,89786.52%
White23,29111.79%
Coloured2,1301.08%
Other6390.32%
Indian or Asian5640.29%

First language

25% isiXhosaSetswana 21%Sesotho 19%Afrikaans 13%6% isiZulu5% Xitsonga4% English
9,387 "Not applicable" records excluded.
PeoplePercentage
isiXhosa46,77224.86%
Setswana40,33121.44%
Sesotho36,35419.32%
Afrikaans24,13312.83%
isiZulu11,9286.34%
Xitsonga9,6785.14%
English7,2953.88%
Other2,9511.57%
Sepedi2,7841.48%
SiSwati2,7671.47%
Sign language1,1060.59%
isiNdebele1,0470.56%
Tshivenda9870.52%
Not applicable9,387

Main Places

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Carletonville23,00035.14
Deelkraal Gold Mine1,5308.72
Doornfontein1,16936.03
East Driefontein3,87610.33
East Village3,9682.58
Elandsfontein2,89223.67
Elandsrand2,19112.80
Elandsridge2,4903.45
Fochville9,49711.36
Goudvlakte West22210.64
Green Park2,5870.76
Khutsong62,45816.15
Kokosi26,4074.24
Leeuport5,49422.16
Letsatsing1,1600.79
Merafong City NU7,0311,328.57
Oberholzer5,3974.12
Phomolong8230.23
Southdene2,2291.25
The Hill1,0602.04
The Village6983.71
Wedela17,9282.78
Welverdiend2,7089.01
West Village2072.52
West-Driefontein2,85747.54
Western Deep Levels Mine7,64129.94