1936 national census in South Africa
The National Census of 1936 was the 3rd comprehensive national census of the Union of South Africa , following its formation in 1910. It undertook to enumerate every person present in South Africa on the census night. It was the first South African census to tabulate non-European languages and languages spoken at home by all major demographic groups.[ 1]
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Population change in the South Africa by province[ 3] Province 1921 Census 1936 Census Difference Percentage difference Cape of Good Hope 2,782,719 3,529,900 747,181 26.85% Natal 1,429,398 1,946,468 517,070 36.17% Transvaal 2,087,636 3,341,470 1,253,834 60.06% Orange Free State 628,827 772,060 143,233 22.78% Total 6,928,580 9,589,898 2,661,318 38.41%
Population change in the South Africa by race[ 3] Race (Census term) 1921 Census 1936 Census Difference Percentage difference Average annual growth rate: 1921 to 1936 Black African (Native) 4,697,813 6,596,689 1,898,876 40.42% 2.29% Coloured 545,548 769,661 224,113 41.08% 2.32% Asian or Indian (Asiatic) 165,731 219,691 53,960 32.56% 1.90% White (European) 1,519,488 2,003,857 484,369 31.88% 1.86% Total 6,928,580 9,589,898 2,661,318 38.41% 2.19%
Largest urban areas: total population[ 3] City/Town Province Population Johannesburg Transvaal 519,384 Cape Town Cape of Good Hope 344,223 Durban Natal 259,606 Pretoria Transvaal 128,621 Port Elizabeth Cape of Good Hope 109,841 Springs Transvaal 86,874 Germiston Transvaal 79,440 Benoni Transvaal 77,760 Bloemfontein Orange Free State 64,233 East London Cape of Good Hope 60,563 Brakpan Transvaal 54,811 Krugersdorp Transvaal 54,810 Boksburg Transvaal 50,126 Pietermaritzburg Natal 49,539 Roodepoort Transvaal 41,572 Kimberley Cape of Good Hope 40,231 Randfontein Transvaal 28,763 Nigel Transvaal 21,732 Uitenhage Cape of Good Hope 20,584 Grahamstown Cape of Good Hope 19,773 Potchefstroom Transvaal 19,099 Vereeniging Transvaal 18,867 Paarl Cape of Good Hope 18,579 Queenstown Cape of Good Hope 18,255 Kroonstad Orange Free State 13,378 Oudtshoorn Cape of Good Hope 13,229 Worcester Cape of Good Hope 12,486 Graaf-Reinet Cape of Good Hope 11,984 King Williams Town Cape of Good Hope 10,669 Bethlehem Orange Free State 10,379 Ladysmith Natal 9,702 Cradock Cape of Good Hope 9,260 Harrismith Orange Free State 9,213 Pietersburg Transvaal 9,135 George Cape of Good Hope 9,075 Klerksdorp Transvaal 8,943 Stellenbosch Cape of Good Hope 8,782
^ a b "The 1936 Census of the Union of South Africa" . Population Index . 9 (3): 153–155. 1943. doi :10.2307/2730411 . JSTOR 2730411 . Retrieved 29 March 2022 . ^ Malherbe, E.G. (1939). Official Year Book of the Union of South Africa and of Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, and Swaziland . Vol. 20. Pretoria: Union of South Africa. p. 1044. ^ a b c Malherbe, E.G. (1939). Official Year Book of the Union of South Africa and of Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, and Swaziland . Vol. 20. Pretoria: Union of South Africa. p. 1034.