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Emalahleni

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According to Census 2011, the Emalahleni Local Municipality has a total population of 119 460

3,58% Growth Rate

Emalahleni Local Municipality is a category B municipality situated within the Chris Hani District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province. It has 17 wards which service the three main towns, namely Lady Frere, where the main offices are, Indwe and Dordrecht; and surrounding villages of Lady Frere, as the other two towns have urban locations and farms.

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People

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5,8% of those 20+ have no schooling.

According to Census 2011, the Emalahleni Local Municipality has a total population of 119 460, of which 98,5% are black African, with the other population groups making up the remaining 1,5%. Of those 20 years and older, 6,7% have completed primary school, 29,9% have some secondary education, 11,0% have completed matric, and 3,8% have some form of higher education.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	98,5%
Coloured	0,6%
Indian/Asian	0,1%
White	0,6%
Other	0,2%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	1,2%
English	1,4%
IsiNdebele	0,2%
IsiXhosa	93,8%
IsiZulu	0,2%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	0,4%
Setswana	0,1%
Sign Language	0,6%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.3%
Not Applicable	1,5%

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Group	Percentage
Married	20,2%
Living together like married partners	1,7%
Never married	70,5%
Widower/Widow	6,2%
Separated	0,8%
Divorced	0,5%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,7%
Some Primary	52,1%
Completed Primary	6,8%
Some Secondary	30%
Completed Secondary	5,2%
Higher Education	0,4%
Not Applicable	2,8%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	52,6%
Male	47,4%

Living Conditions

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73,4% Use electricity for lighting.

There are 31 681 households in the municipality, with an average household size of 3,7 persons per household. 29,2% of households have access to piped water inside dwelling/institution or in their yard; most households (45,5%) access piped water on a community stand less than 200m from the dwelling. 7,4% of households do not have access to piped water.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	19,3%
Tribal/Traditional	76,7%
Farm	4%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	78,8%	21,2%
Computer	2,8%	97,2%
Television	56,5%	43,5%
Satellite Television	8,3%	91,7%
Radio	57,8%	42,2%
Landline / Telephone	2,7%	97,3%
Motor Car	10,3%	89,7%
Refrigerator	48,6%	51,4%
Electric / Gas-Stove	67,7%	32,3%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	60,7%	21,2%	78,5%
Gas	3,2%	1,3%	0,3%
Paraffin	15,7%	29,7%	10,6%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	10,3%
Wood	18%	41,5%	0%
Coal	0,2%	1,5%	0%
Animal Dung	1,6%	1,7%	0%
Other	0,2%	0,1%	0%
None	0,2%	3,1%	0,2%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	1,6%
From Cellphone	11,4%
From Work	0,9%
From Elsewhere	2,2%
No Access	83,8%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	4,7%
Owned and fully paid off	56,8%
Owned but not yet paid off	4,5%
Occupied rent free	27,9%
Other	6,1%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	56,9%
Borehole	9,6%
Spring	3,7%
Rain water tank	1,5%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	6,5%
River/Stream	12,6%
Water vendor	1,1%
Water tanker	5,3%
Other	2,8%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	31,6%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	11,8%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,4%
Chemical toilet	7,8%
Pit toilet with ventilation	18,9%
Pit toilet without ventilation	24,4%
Bucket toilet	0,9%
Other	3,2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	8,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,5%
Communal refuse dump	1,7%
Own refuse dump	63,7%
No rubbish disposal	21,7%
Other	4,1%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	8,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,5%
Communal refuse dump	1,7%
Own refuse dump	63,7%
No rubbish disposal	21,7%
Other	4,1%

Economy

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36% Youth unemployment rate.

46,3% of the 17 414 economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work) people in the municipality are unemployed.

The majority (55,3%) of economically active youth (aged 15 – 34 years) are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	9344
Unemployed	8070
Discouraged Work Seeker	6861
Not Economically Active	41449

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Income	Percentage
None income	15,2%
R1 - R4,800	6,4%
R4,801 - R9,600	10,9%
R9,601 - R19,600	29,7%
R19,601 - R38,200	24,7%
R38,201 - R76,4000	7,2%
R76,401 - R153,800	3,1%
R153,801 - R307,600	1,7%
R307,601 - R614,400	0,7%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,1%
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	12,163
Poultry production	7,791
Vegetable production	3,172
Production of other crops	1,847
Other	1,200

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,511
Animals only	11,757
Mixed farming	2,907
Other	160

**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	4,637
R1-R4 800	691
R4 801-R38 400	10,151
R38 401-R307 200	611
R307 201+	63
Unspecified	183

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Place names

Places in Emalahleni Municipality
Agnes Bankies Bankini Bhoko Bhomeni Bhongolwethu Bhoqo Bomplas Boomplaas Bowden Cancele Deeplevel Diphini Dlamini Dongweni Dophu Dordrecht Dratini Drayini Dum-Dum Dwareni eCacadu eChibini eDipini eGcibhala eJojweni A eJojweni B eLupindweni A eLupindweni B eLuxeni A eLuxeni B eMalahleni NU eMaqwatini Emayaluleni eMazimeni eMthonjeni eNcalukeni Endwe eNgqanda eNgqanda A eNgqanda B eNtlanjeni eSihlabeni eSikhwankqeni eSixekweni eThafeni Famini Gadlume Galax Gandu Gans Gbini Gcibala Glen Adelaide Gomora Gqadu Greyspan Guba Gubahoek Gugulethu Gugulethu A Gugulethu B Gxojeni Hala Hali No 1 Hali No 2 Helushe Holani iCumakala Indwe Indwe A Indwe B Indwe C Jojo Kaalfontein Ku-Fani Ku-Helushe KuBatembu KuBoniswa Kudubeni KuDyobhudaka KuJaho KuKavara KuLiweni KuMaqashu KuNdonga KuTsembeyi A KuTsembeyi B Kuzani A Kuzani B Kwa-Blangwe Kwa-Dukatole Kwa-Gova Kwa-Hala Kwa-Hala A Kwa-Hala B Kwa-Mbhali Kwa-Ntaka Kwa-Nzolo Kwa-Percy Kwa-Raqo Kwa-Tshatshu Kwa-Xusha KwaGcina A KwaGcina B KwaGcine Lady Frere Lalini Lapesini A Lapesini B Lumko Lupindweni Lututu Luxeni Luxeni A Luxeni B Magemfaneni Makhikhi Makhumeni / Manga Mamfengwini Mandlaneni Mangweni A Mangweni B Mangweveni Manqata Manyosini Maqashu Maqohqweni Maqwatini A Maqwatini B Matyhantya A Matyhantya B Mayaluleni Mayireni A Mayireni B Mazongozini Mbeteni Mbholomopheni Mcwangele Mdantsane Mdeni A Mdeni B Mgwalana Mkapusi Mmangweni A Mmangweni B Mmangweni C Mphothulo Mqonci Mrhoshweni Mthini Mtonjeni Mtsheko Mzamomhle Ndenxe New Bright Ngcuka Nghala Ngonyama Ngqoko Ngxabani Ngxingwa Njombela Nkalweni Nomfutwane Nonesi Nqiningana Ntlalo-Ntle Ntlanjeni Ntshinindeni Nxomfu Nyinga Outubeni Phesheya Poltini Qhoboshane Qithi Rona Rwantsana Sekuyasa Sidakeni Sidwadweni Sihlaba Siqikini Spongweni Stoney Craft Tabase Thaleni Thozamisa Tjoksville Tsembeyi Tshamazimba Tshatshu Tsolokazi A Tsolokazi B Umlanga Upper Ndonga Vukani Waterfall Xeni Xonxa Zingcaceni Zingqolweni Zisoyini Zitzpileni Zixinene Zizamele Zwart Water

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	119,460
Young (0-14)	35,1%
Working Age (15-64)	55%
Elderly (65+)	9,9%
Dependency ratio	81,8
Sex ratio	90,1
Growth rate	-0,2% (2001-2011)
Population density	35 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	46,3%
Youth unemployment rate	55,3%
No schooling aged 20+	18,8%
Higher education aged 20+	3,8%
Matric aged 20+	11%
Number of households	31,681
Number of Agricultural households	16,335
Average household size	3,7
Female headed households	53,8%
Formal dwellings	56,1%
Housing owned/paying off	61,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	11,8%
Weekly refuse removal	8,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	8,7%
Electricity for lighting	78,5%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	121,822
Young (0-14)	40,4%
Working Age (15-64)	55%
Elderly (65+)	8,4%
Dependency ratio	95,5%
Sex ratio	85,8
Growth rate	-1,4% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	68,3%
Youth unemployment rate	79,1%
No schooling aged 20+	41,5%
Higher education aged 20+	4,5%
Matric aged 20+	5,6%
Number of households	27,280
Average household size	4,4
Female headed households	57,5%
Formal dwellings	54,3%
Housing owned/paying off	51,7%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	3,4%
Weekly refuse removal	10,4%
Piped water inside dwelling	2,9%
Electricity for lighting	45%

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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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