Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Zulu | 733 569 | 79.06% |
| English | 149 950 | 16.16% |
| Xhosa | 14 184 | 1.53% |
| Afrikaans | 12 409 | 1.34% |
| Sotho | 9 665 | 1.04% |
| Other | 2 814 | 0.30% |
| Ndebele | 2 065 | 0.22% |
| Northern Sotho | 1 184 | 0.13% |
| Swati | 872 | 0.09% |
| Tswana | 791 | 0.09% |
| Tsonga | 208 | 0.02% |
| Venda | 131 | 0.01% |
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