| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 357,664 | 53.47% | 
| Male | 311,183 | 46.53% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 89,610 | 13.40% | 
| 5–9 | 79,390 | 11.87% | 
| 10–14 | 77,210 | 11.54% | 
| 15–19 | 76,800 | 11.48% | 
| 20–24 | 63,491 | 9.49% | 
| 25–29 | 56,285 | 8.42% | 
| 30–34 | 41,868 | 6.26% | 
| 35–39 | 34,995 | 5.23% | 
| 40–44 | 28,937 | 4.33% | 
| 45–49 | 27,315 | 4.08% | 
| 50–54 | 23,203 | 3.47% | 
| 55–59 | 20,690 | 3.09% | 
| 60–64 | 17,786 | 2.66% | 
| 65–69 | 10,557 | 1.58% | 
| 70–74 | 8,631 | 1.29% | 
| 75–79 | 5,243 | 0.78% | 
| 80–84 | 3,795 | 0.57% | 
| 85+ | 3,041 | 0.45% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 636,394 | 95.15% | 
| Indian or Asian | 16,023 | 2.40% | 
| White | 11,437 | 1.71% | 
| Coloured | 3,923 | 0.59% | 
| Other | 1,070 | 0.16% | 
| People | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| isiZulu | 599,323 | 90.45% | 
| English | 31,332 | 4.73% | 
| Afrikaans | 7,919 | 1.20% | 
| isiNdebele | 7,562 | 1.14% | 
| Setswana | 3,790 | 0.57% | 
| Sesotho | 3,677 | 0.55% | 
| Sign language | 2,973 | 0.45% | 
| Other | 2,339 | 0.35% | 
| Sepedi | 1,527 | 0.23% | 
| isiXhosa | 1,335 | 0.20% | 
| SiSwati | 336 | 0.05% | 
| Xitsonga | 252 | 0.04% | 
| Tshivenda | 236 | 0.04% | 
| Not applicable | 6,247 | 
| Name | Population | Area (km²) | 
|---|---|---|
| Emnambithi/Ladysmith | 237,437 | 2,964.84 | 
| Imbabazane | 113,073 | 1,426.31 | 
| Indaka | 103,116 | 991.54 | 
| Okhahlamba | 132,068 | 3,970.98 | 
| Umtshezi | 83,153 | 1,972.45 |