Mafube / Demographics
People, households and demand.
A common census baseline for understanding local demand, the age profile and the scale of households.
Mafube / district context
| Indicator | Mafube | Fezile Dabi |
|---|---|---|
| Residents, 2022people · 2022 Published Census | 61,150 | 509,912 |
| Residents, 2011people · 2011 Published Census | 57,876 | 488,036 |
| Population changepeople · 2011 to 2022 Calculated | 3,274 | 21,876 |
| Total population change% · 2011 to 2022 Calculated | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| Average annual population change% per year · 2011 to 2022 Calculated | 0.50 | 0.40 |
| Householdshouseholds · 2022 Published Census | 16,896 | 145,539 |
| Average household sizepeople / household · 2022 Published Census | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Under 15% of residents · 2022 Published Census | 26.0 | 25.5 |
| Aged 15 to 64% of residents · 2022 Published Census | 66.6 | 66.4 |
| Aged 65 and over% of residents · 2022 Published Census | 7.4 | 8.1 |
Use the baseline to frame demand
Household scale and age structure help organise questions about services, skills and enterprise. Test a business case with actual customers, employers and operators before estimating a market.
Follow the source
- Statistics South Africa: municipal fact sheet
Census 2011 and 2022
- Statistics South Africa: Provinces at a glance
Census 2022
From evidence to preparation
Bring a better defined question.
Use the profile to identify what is known, what needs confirmation and who can help move the next step.
Adapted from Fezile Dabi: Places, People & Possibility, edition 6 October 2026. This is a fixed source edition. Census, modelled output, financial and editorial periods differ. Source links do not automatically update the figures.