City of Johannesburg
Metropolitan Municipality JHB from Census 2001

Area
1,645.00 km²
Population
3,225,309 (1,960.68 per km²)
Households
1,050,229 (638.44 per km²)

Gender

Female 50%50% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female1,618,56850.18%
Male1,606,74149.82%

Population group

Black African 73%16% White6% Coloured4% Indian or Asian
PeoplePercentage
Black African2,369,76973.47%
White515,18415.97%
Coloured206,2456.39%
Indian or Asian134,1114.16%

First language

25% isiZuluEnglish 19%Sesotho 11%Setswana 9%Afrikaans 8%8% isiXhosa7% Sepedi6% Xitsonga
PeoplePercentage
isiZulu822,17625.49%
English627,53119.46%
Sesotho354,05210.98%
Setswana293,3569.10%
Afrikaans260,8218.09%
isiXhosa247,8637.68%
Sepedi240,6517.46%
Xitsonga189,7485.88%
Tshivenda86,5032.68%
Other42,5391.32%
SiSwati31,2850.97%
isiNdebele28,7830.89%

Main Places

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Alexandra166,9686.54
Bultfontein3000.03
City of Johannesburg Metro8,632237.16
Diepkloof104,0969.46
Diepsloot49,7358.58
Ebony Park16,2062.44
Edenvale1,6714.91
Ivory Park112,5169.26
Johannesburg1,009,035508.69
Kagiso3,0710.57
Kempton Park1,38238.01
Klipfontein View3,1441.08
Mayabuye8,8641.12
Meadowlands138,35411.57
Midrand44,563163.40
Nooitgedacht9520.06
Orange Farm163,87727.32
Pipeline3570.17
Poortjie9,4785.61
Rabie Ridge22,1933.15
Randburg133,899134.33
Randfontein128.01
Roodepoort172,601206.38
Sandton125,577133.84
Slovoville5,8861.06
Soweto858,644106.44
Sweetwaters1,9782.27
Tshepisong28,0706.31
Vlakfontein4,6160.98
Wheeler's Farm11,6064.10
Zandspruit9,0310.63
Zevenfontein8,4890.38