| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 531,843 | 52.26% | 
| Male | 485,920 | 47.74% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 103,802 | 10.20% | 
| 5–9 | 91,901 | 9.03% | 
| 10–14 | 92,400 | 9.08% | 
| 15–19 | 104,343 | 10.25% | 
| 20–24 | 112,396 | 11.04% | 
| 25–29 | 101,419 | 9.96% | 
| 30–34 | 78,138 | 7.68% | 
| 35–39 | 70,113 | 6.89% | 
| 40–44 | 55,615 | 5.46% | 
| 45–49 | 48,341 | 4.75% | 
| 50–54 | 39,904 | 3.92% | 
| 55–59 | 35,624 | 3.50% | 
| 60–64 | 29,669 | 2.92% | 
| 65–69 | 18,705 | 1.84% | 
| 70–74 | 14,212 | 1.40% | 
| 75–79 | 9,366 | 0.92% | 
| 80–84 | 6,760 | 0.66% | 
| 85+ | 5,053 | 0.50% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 862,543 | 84.75% | 
| Indian or Asian | 68,029 | 6.68% | 
| White | 63,935 | 6.28% | 
| Coloured | 20,538 | 2.02% | 
| Other | 2,718 | 0.27% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| isiZulu | 762,751 | 76.39% | 
| English | 152,981 | 15.32% | 
| isiXhosa | 18,906 | 1.89% | 
| Sesotho | 17,344 | 1.74% | 
| Afrikaans | 15,729 | 1.58% | 
| isiNdebele | 10,051 | 1.01% | 
| Other | 7,764 | 0.78% | 
| Sign language | 5,308 | 0.53% | 
| Setswana | 4,521 | 0.45% | 
| Sepedi | 1,904 | 0.19% | 
| SiSwati | 482 | 0.05% | 
| Xitsonga | 470 | 0.05% | 
| Tshivenda | 342 | 0.03% | 
| Not applicable | 19,210 | 
| Name | Population | Area (km²) | 
|---|---|---|
| Impendle | 33,105 | 1,528.19 | 
| Mkhambathini | 63,142 | 890.88 | 
| Mpofana | 38,103 | 1,819.79 | 
| Richmond | 65,793 | 1,255.60 | 
| The Msunduzi | 618,536 | 634.01 | 
| uMngeni | 92,710 | 1,566.52 | 
| uMshwathi | 106,374 | 1,817.94 |