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Dihlabeng

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Dihlabeng Municipality household populated 128 704.

-0,05% Growth Rate

The Dihlabeng Local Municipality is situated within the boundaries of the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality in the eastern Free State.The geographical area consists of the towns Bethlehem, Clarens, Fouriesburg, Paul Roux and Rosendal. The principal economic activities within the municipality are dominated by farming (29,4%) and private businesses (17,2%). At approximately 15% and 11% respectively, social services and trade operations are also relatively high economic activities. It has arguably some of the best tourism centres and facilities in the eastern Free State.

Cities/Towns: Bethlehem, Clarens, Fouriesburg, Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Paul Roux, Rosendal

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128,704

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127,238

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People

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8,9% of those 20+ have no schooling.

The Dihlabeng Local Municipality community comprises of approximately 128 704 individuals and 38 593 households. According to Census 2011, the population has decreased since 2001. The total population of Dihlabeng is approximately 17% of the Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	87,4%
Coloured	1,5%
Indian/Asian	0,5%
White	10,4%
Other	0,2%

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Age	Males	Females
0-4	5,2%	5,5%
5-9	4,8%	4,8%
10-14	4,7%	4,4%
15-19	4,3%	4,4%
20-24	4,7%	4,7%
25-29	4,7%	4,8%
30-34	3,9%	4,2%
35-39	3,3%	3,6%
40-44	2,8%	3,2%
45-49	2,3%	2,3%
50-54	2%	2,5%
55-59	1,6%	2,1%
60-64	1,2%	1,8%
65-69	0,8%	1,1%
70-74	0,5%	0,9%
75-79	0,3%	0,7%
80-84	0,2%	0,4%
85+	0,1%	0,4%

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	11,6%
English	2,4%
IsiNdebele	0,1%
IsiXhosa	0,5%
IsiZulu	4,7%
Sepedi	0,1%
Sesotho	75,5%
Setswana	0,4%
Sign Language	1,4%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0,1%
Other	0.4%
Not Applicable	2,6%

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Group	Percentage
Married	24,7%
Living together like married partners	8%
Never married	59,3%
Widower/Widow	5,4%
Separated	1,4%
Divorced	1,2%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,2%
Some Primary	44,3%
Completed Primary	6,3%
Some Secondary	32%
Completed Secondary	11,1%
Higher Education	1,4%
Not Applicable	1,7%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	52,5%
Male	47,5%

Living Conditions

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84,8% Use electricity for lighting.

There are 38 593 households (Census 2011).Dihlabeng Local Municipality has an average household size of 3,3 persons per household. In the municipality, 56% of households do not have access to piped water inside the dwelling unit, 26% are without access to flush toilets.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	82,6%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	17,4%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	87,9%	12,1%
Computer	18,7%	81,3%
Television	75,6%	24,4%
Satellite Television	30,6%	69,4%
Radio	79,2%	20,8%
Landline / Telephone	11,6%	88,4%
Motor Car	26,6%	73,4%
Refrigerator	71,4%	28,6%
Electric / Gas-Stove	78,5%	21,5%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	75%	50,8%	84,8%
Gas	4,6%	4,7%	0,1%
Paraffin	7%	15,5%	1,3%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	13,4%
Wood	11,4%	19%	0%
Coal	1,3%	5,3%	0%
Animal Dung	0,2%	0,3%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	4,4%	0,2%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	7,2%
From Cellphone	17,3%
From Work	3,6%
From Elsewhere	4,8%
No Access	67,1%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	30,3%
Owned and fully paid off	36,9%
Owned but not yet paid off	10,5%
Occupied rent free	20,4%
Other	1,9%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	86,2%
Borehole	7,9%
Spring	1,5%
Rain water tank	0,2%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,5%
River/Stream	0,2%
Water vendor	0,5%
Water tanker	2,5%
Other	0,6%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	2,1%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	74,2%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	3%
Chemical toilet	0,2%
Pit toilet with ventilation	7,2%
Pit toilet without ventilation	10,4%
Bucket toilet	2%
Other	0,8%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	80,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1%
Communal refuse dump	2,7%
Own refuse dump	12,9%
No rubbish disposal	2,8%
Other	0,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	80,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1%
Communal refuse dump	2,7%
Own refuse dump	12,9%
No rubbish disposal	2,8%
Other	0,4%

Economy

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38,9% Youth unemployment rate.

The economic activities within the municipality are dominated by farming and private businesses. Social services and trade operations are also relatively high economic activities. The significance of the Lesotho Highlands Water and the Bethlehem Hydro Electricity projects are also relevant in this regard. Upmarket residential, business and tourism development on a large scale is currently taking place in the region.

The agricultural sector of the Dihlabeng region is extremely prominent. The population is employed predominantly in the agricultural sector.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	33843
Unemployed	13653
Discouraged Work Seeker	4889
Not Economically Active	31467

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Income	Percentage
None income	6,3%
R1 - R4,800	4,9%
R4,801 - R9,600	8%
R9,601 - R19,600	22,1%
R19,601 - R38,200	24,5%
R38,201 - R76,4000	14,1%
R76,401 - R153,800	8,9%
R153,801 - R307,600	6,4%
R307,601 - R614,400	3,6%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,9%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,3%
R2,457,601+	0,2%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	3,159
Poultry production	2,825
Vegetable production	6,747
Production of other crops	2,276
Other	1,245

**An agricultural household may engage in more than one agricultural activity

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	6,021
Animals only	2,989
Mixed farming	1,789
Other	290

**An agricultural household may not fall under more than one agricultural activity

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Income category of agricultural households
Annual income category of agricultural household heads	Number
No income	1,794
R1-R4 800	823
R4 801-R38 400	6,559
R38 401-R307 200	1,563
R307 201+	239
Unspecified	113

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Place names

Places in Dihlabeng Municipality
Bethlehem Bohlokong Clarens Dihlabeng NU Fateng Tse Ntsho Fouriesburg Kgubetswana Mashaeng Mautse Old Location Paul Roux Rosendal Thorisong Vuka

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	128,704
Young (0-14)	29,4%
Working Age (15-64)	65,2%
Elderly (65+)	5,4%
Dependency ratio	53,5
Sex ratio	90,5
Growth rate	-0,05% (2001-2011)
Population density	26 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	28,7%
Youth unemployment rate	38,9%
No schooling aged 20+	8,9%
Higher education aged 20+	10,6%
Matric aged 20+	26,3%
Number of households	38,593
Number of Agricultural households	11,089
Average household size	3,2
Female headed households	41,1%
Formal dwellings	76,7%
Housing owned/paying off	47,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	74,2%
Weekly refuse removal	80,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	43,8%
Electricity for lighting	84,8%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	129,338
Young (0-14)	31,2%
Working Age (15-64)	65,2%
Elderly (65+)	5%
Dependency ratio	56,8%
Sex ratio	88
Growth rate	3,64% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	39,7%
Youth unemployment rate	51,2%
No schooling aged 20+	19,1%
Higher education aged 20+	6,2%
Matric aged 20+	18,8%
Number of households	33,116
Average household size	3,8
Female headed households	39,1%
Formal dwellings	63,3%
Housing owned/paying off	46,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	54,7%
Weekly refuse removal	62,8%
Piped water inside dwelling	25,4%
Electricity for lighting	67%

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Economic Stats

Joe de Beer (Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8024
082 888 2600
joedb@statssa.gov.za

Peter Perkins
(Economist)
012 310 8389
082 883 9532
peterp@statssa.gov.za

Social Stats

Gwen Lehloenya (Acting Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8333
082 888 2323
gwenL@statssa.gov.za

Neo Nghenavo
(Director)
012 310 8047
082 888 2613
neon@statssa.gov.za

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Topic	Contact	Alternative Contact
Consumer price index (CPI), Producer price index (PPI), Unit value indices: exports / imports, Construction materials price indices	Patrick Kelly (Chief Director) 012 310 8290 082 888 2248 patrickke@statssa.gov.za	Marietjie Bennett (Director) 012 310 8077 082 888 2194 marietjieb@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: national and provincial government	Moses Mnyaka (Chief Director) 012 310 8984 / 8586 083 471 3531 mosesmn@statssa.gov.za	Elizabeth Makhafola (Director) 012 310 8977 082 888 9062 elizabethma@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: local government	Moses Mnyaka (Chief Director) 012 310 8984 / 8586 083 471 3531 mosesmn@statssa.gov.za	Malibongwe Mhemhe (Director) 012 310 6928 082 906 8964 malibongwem@statssa.gov.za
Supply and use tables, Satellite accounts, Regional GDP	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), production	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Bontlenyana Makhoba(Chief Economist) 012 310 8567 bontlenyanam@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), expenditure	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Litshani Ligudu (Director) 012 310 4674 082 884 4279 litshanil@statssa.gov.za
Environmental-economic accounts	Gerhardt Bouwer (Chief Director) 012 310 8241 082 888 2409 gerhardb@statssa.gov.za	Riaan Grobler (Director) 012 406 3474 084 515 2908 riaang@statssa.gov.za
Mining, manufacturing, electricity, capacity utilisation	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Nicolai Claassen (Director) 012 310 8007 076 759 0200 nicolaic@statssa.gov.za
Retail, wholesale, motor, land transport	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Keshnee Naidoo (Director) 012 310 8423 083 689 5341 keshneen@statssa.gov.za
Building, liquidations, civil cases for debt, food & beverages, tourist accommodation	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Joyce Essel-Mensah (Director) 012 310 8255 082 888 2374 joycee@statssa.gov.za
Annual financial statistics (AFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Amukelani Ngobeni (Director) 012 310 2938 082 677 4536 amukelanin@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly financial statistics (QFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Krisseelan Govinden (Director) 012 310 4651 082 901 7960 krisseelang@statssa.gov.za
Structural industry statistics (large sample surveys of industries every 3 to 5 years; agriculture)	Itani Magwaba (Chief Director) 012 337 6471 / 6254 082 905 5143 itanim@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Pekane (Director) 012 310 8191 083 675 8654 tshepop@statssa.gov.za
Population Statistics (Census and Community Survey)	Christine Khoza (Chief Director) 012 310 2185 071 670 2672 christinek@statssa.gov.za	Angela Ngyende (Chief Statistician) 012 310 4699 079 519 3212 angelan@statssa.gov.za
Demography-Mid-year Population Estimates	Diego Iturralde (Chief Director) 012 310 8922 082 413 2661 diegoi@statssa.gov.za	Chantal Munthree (Chief Statistician) 012 310 6648 082 888 2289 chantalMu@statssa.gov.za
Labour Statistics- Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Desiree Manamela (Director) 012 310 2145 071 681 2768 DesireeM@statssa.gov.za Malerato Mosiane (Chief Statistician) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 8882449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Matlapane Masupye (Acting Director) 012 310 8168 082 317 5340 matlapanem@statssa.gov.za
Tourism Statistics (Domestic Tourism Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Brenda Mosima (Director) 012 310 8168 082 906 7925 BrendaMo@statssa.gov.za
Crime and Safety Statistics (Victims of Crime Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Joseph Lukhwareni (Director) 012 310 8485 082 888 2486 JosephL@statssa.gov.za
Service Delivery Statistics (General Household Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Niel Roux (Director) 012 310 2939 082 904 7919 NielR@statssa.gov.za
Transport Statistics (National Travel Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Solly Molayi (Director) 012 310 6442 083 440 7035 SollyMol@statssa.gov.za
Gender Statistics	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Mabela (Director) 012 310 8587 082 941 9383 TshepoMab@statssa.gov.za
Mortality and Causes of Deaths	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Tourism and Migration	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Registered Births	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Marriages and Divorces	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Living Conditions Survey	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Income and Expenditure Survey	Nozipho Shabalala (Chief Director ) 012 310 6994 082 904 8896 Noziphos@statssa.gov.za	Werner Ruch (Director) 012 310 6318 082 906 7967 wernerr@statssa.gov.za

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