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]
Pre-enumeration
Enumeration
Post-enumeration Survey
Results
Demographics
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%
|
City rankings
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
|
See also
References
- ^ 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.