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Elias Motsoaledi

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The population size is 249 363. 97,9% of the population is African black, with the other population groups making up the remaining 2,1%.

1,18% Growth Rate

Elias Motsoaledi local municipality is a local municipality within the Sekhukhune District Municipality, in Limpopo Province. The municipality came as an amalgamation of the former Moutse Transitional Local Council (TLC), Hlogotlou TLC, Tafelkop, Zaaiplaas, Motetema and other surrounding areas in the year 2000. The municipality is named after the struggle hero Elias Motsoaledi who was sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island with the former president of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. The municipality borders Makuduthamaga local municipality in the south, Ephraim Mogale local municipality in the east, Greater Tubatse local Municipality and Mpumalanga’s Dr JS Moroka, Thembisile Hani, Steve Tshwete, Emakhazeni and Thaba Chweu local municipalities. It is situated about 180 km’s from Polokwane, 135 km from Pretoria and 150 km’s from Nelspruit. The municipality is the third smallest of the five (5) local municipalities in Sekhukhune District, constituting 27,7% of the area with 3668,334 square kilometers of the district’s 13 264 square kilometers. Land ownership is mostly traditional and the municipality is predominantly rural with about sixty two settlements, most of which are villages. The municipality has thirty wards.

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251,262

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249,705

Elias Motsoaledi , Limpopo

249,363

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248,041

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244,217

Moses Kotane , North West

242,554

People

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24,1% of those 20+ have no schooling.

The population size is 249 363. 97,9% of the population is African black, with the other population groups making up the remaining 2,1%.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 1 in 5 (20,1%) have completed matric, 6,2% have some form of higher education and 24,2% have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	97,9%
Coloured	0,1%
Indian/Asian	0,2%
White	1,6%
Other	0,2%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	1,8%
English	1,3%
IsiNdebele	14,9%
IsiXhosa	0,4%
IsiZulu	8,8%
Sepedi	58,6%
Sesotho	2%
Setswana	6,1%
Sign Language	0,2%
SiSwati	1,5%
Tshivenda	0,4%
Xitsonga	2,6%
Other	1%
Not Applicable	0,6%

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Group	Percentage
Married	18%
Living together like married partners	3,5%
Never married	73,6%
Widower/Widow	4,2%
Separated	0,3%
Divorced	0,3%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,6%
Some Primary	45,8%
Completed Primary	6,6%
Some Secondary	35,5%
Completed Secondary	8,1%
Higher Education	0,7%
Not Applicable	0,7%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	53,7%
Male	46,3%

Living Conditions

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91,1% Use electricity for lighting.

One in 3 households (33,3%) have no access to piped water. Of those households that have access to piped water, 34,7% of them access water in their yard, and 12,2% access piped water in their dwelling.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	6,1%
Tribal/Traditional	86,6%
Farm	7,3%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	88%	12%
Computer	10,1%	89,9%
Television	73,2%	26,8%
Satellite Television	16,7%	83,3%
Radio	64,5%	35,5%
Landline / Telephone	2,5%	97,5%
Motor Car	21,2%	78,8%
Refrigerator	71,8%	28,2%
Electric / Gas-Stove	72,5%	27,5%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	62,8%	50,5%	91,1%
Gas	1,1%	0,8%	0,1%
Paraffin	6,2%	2,3%	0,4%
Solar	0,2%	0,2%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	7,7%
Wood	21,7%	19,6%	0%
Coal	7,4%	12,1%	0%
Animal Dung	0,4%	0,3%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	14,3%	0,3%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	2%
From Cellphone	12,8%
From Work	1,4%
From Elsewhere	5,8%
No Access	77,9%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	9,7%
Owned and fully paid off	55,3%
Owned but not yet paid off	2,8%
Occupied rent free	27,4%
Other	4,9%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	43,5%
Borehole	19,3%
Spring	2,7%
Rain water tank	1,6%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	5,4%
River/Stream	9%
Water vendor	9,2%
Water tanker	4,3%
Other	5%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	4,4%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	10,1%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,6%
Chemical toilet	1,3%
Pit toilet with ventilation	8,2%
Pit toilet without ventilation	70,8%
Bucket toilet	0,8%
Other	2,8%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	10,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,7%
Communal refuse dump	3,3%
Own refuse dump	70,6%
No rubbish disposal	14,1%
Other	1,2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	10,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,7%
Communal refuse dump	3,3%
Own refuse dump	70,6%
No rubbish disposal	14,1%
Other	1,2%

Economy

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42,9% are unemployed.

Of the 53 678 economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work) people in the municipality, 42,9% are unemployed.

Of the 29 629 economically active youth (14 – 35 years) in the municipality, 52,7% are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	32203
Unemployed	24175
Discouraged Work Seeker	11177
Not Economically Active	74140

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Income	Percentage
None income	14%
R1 - R4,800	6,3%
R4,801 - R9,600	11,3%
R9,601 - R19,600	25,3%
R19,601 - R38,200	23%
R38,201 - R76,4000	9,6%
R76,401 - R153,800	5,2%
R153,801 - R307,600	3,4%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,5%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,3%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,1%
R2,457,601+	0,1%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	7,779
Poultry production	9,662
Vegetable production	3,428
Production of other crops	4,009
Other	1,916

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	3,475
Animals only	11,211
Mixed farming	3,164
Other	644

**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	6,019
R1-R4 800	683
R4 801-R38 400	10,253
R38 401-R307 200	1,180
R307 201+	97
Unspecified	261

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Place names

Places in Elias Motsoaledi Municipality
Bankfontein Dennilton Dikgalaopeng Dindela Dithabaneng Ditshego Elandsdoorn Elandsdoring Elias Motsoaledi NU Five Morgan Frischgewaagd Galgoloko GaMatlala GaPamadi Groblersdal Hlogotlou Jerusalem Keerom Kgapamadi Kgobokwane Khubetswane Kikvorschfontein Klipbank Laersdrift Legolaneng Lehwelere Luckau Lusaka Magakadimeng Makaepea Makgophong Makgukubjane Malaeneng Maleoskop Manyanga Marapong Maratheng Masoyeng Mathula Mmotwaneng Mogomane Monsterlus Morwaneng Motetema Moteti Motsephiri Mpheleng Mphurome Naganeng Nkadimeng Nkosini Ntwane Phooko Phookwane Phukukane Posa Ramogwerane Roossenekal Saaiplaas Sehlakwane Sephaku Sovolo Sterkfontein Stompo Tafelkop Talane Ten Morgan Thabakhubedu Thabaleboto Theareng Uitspanning A Uitspanning B Vlakfontein Waalkraal Witfontein

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	249,363
Young (0-14)	36,1%
Working Age (15-64)	56,8%
Elderly (65+)	7%
Dependency ratio	76
Sex ratio	86,3
Growth rate	1,18% (2001-2011)
Population density	67 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	42,9%
Youth unemployment rate	52,7%
No schooling aged 20+	24,1%
Higher education aged 20+	6,2%
Matric aged 20+	20,1%
Number of households	60,251
Number of Agricultural households	18,494
Average household size	4
Female headed households	53,2%
Formal dwellings	90,5%
Housing owned/paying off	58,1%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	10,1%
Weekly refuse removal	10,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	12,2%
Electricity for lighting	91,1%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	221,647
Young (0-14)	40,3%
Working Age (15-64)	56,8%
Elderly (65+)	6,1%
Dependency ratio	86,5%
Sex ratio	80,9
Growth rate	0,11% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	54,3%
Youth unemployment rate	64,1%
No schooling aged 20+	46%
Higher education aged 20+	4,6%
Matric aged 20+	12,3%
Number of households	45,478
Average household size	4,5
Female headed households	57,7%
Formal dwellings	79,5%
Housing owned/paying off	57,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	5,9%
Weekly refuse removal	6,6%
Piped water inside dwelling	3,2%
Electricity for lighting	84,1%

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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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