Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Zulu | 484 402 | 86.44% |
| English | 48 297 | 8.62% |
| Xhosa | 20 004 | 3.57% |
| Afrikaans | 3 578 | 0.64% |
| Ndebele | 1 184 | 0.21% |
| Other | 707 | 0.13% |
| Northern Sotho | 693 | 0.12% |
| Swati | 427 | 0.08% |
| Tsonga | 408 | 0.07% |
| Sotho | 379 | 0.07% |
| Tswana | 251 | 0.04% |
| Venda | 56 | 0.01% |
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