Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| IsiZulu | 559 949 | 97.66% |
| SiSwati | 3 748 | 0.65% |
| English | 3 182 | 0.55% |
| Afrikaans | 2 304 | 0.40% |
| IsiNdebele | 1 378 | 0.24% |
| Sesotho | 903 | 0.16% |
| Sepedi | 582 | 0.10% |
| IsiXhosa | 561 | 0.10% |
| Setswana | 259 | 0.05% |
| Xitsonga | 230 | 0.04% |
| Other | 208 | 0.04% |
| Tshivenda | 48 | 0.01% |
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