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Gamagara

Quick Fact

The total population of the municipality is 41 617 people.

5,84% Growth Rate

Gamagara Local Municipality comprises an area of 2 619 square kilometers, and is located in the north-eastern sector of the Northern Cape on the N14 between Upington and Vryburg. It is approximately 200km north-east of Upington and 280km north-west of Kimberley.

The municipal area of Gamagara consists of five towns:Kathu, Shesheng, Dibeng, Dingleton, and Olifantshoek, a large farming area and a considerable mining area. Kathu is the largest town within the municipality and is also the administrative center of the Gamagara Local Municipality. Olifantshoek is the second largest town and is located near the Gamagara River to the north-west of Kathu. Dingleton is the smallest of the five towns and is located in the centre of the mining activities directly south of Kathu.

Gamagara Municipality has grown from 23 202 people in 2001 to 41 617 people in 2011 (Census 2011).

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Maletswai , Eastern Cape

43,800

182

Dipaleseng , Mpumalanga

42,390

183

Emthanjeni , Northern Cape

42,356

184

Gamagara , Northern Cape

41,617

185

Kou-Kamma , Eastern Cape

40,663

186

Great Kei , Eastern Cape

38,991

187

Letsemeng , Free State

38,628

188

People

Quick Fact

10,5% of those 20+ have no schooling.

The sex ratio is 120,1 males per 100 female, which indicates more males than females. There are 89,5% of the people who attended primary school, with a further 24,9% attaining matric and only 3,6% with higher education.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	55%
Coloured	28,7%
Indian/Asian	0,6%
White	14%
Other	1,7%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	51,6%
English	3,5%
IsiNdebele	0,9%
IsiXhosa	1,1%
IsiZulu	1,2%
Sepedi	0,5%
Sesotho	1,3%
Setswana	32,3%
Sign Language	0,3%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0,4%
Other	2.4%
Not Applicable	4,4%

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Group	Percentage
Married	26,7%
Living together like married partners	9%
Never married	60,9%
Widower/Widow	2,1%
Separated	0,4%
Divorced	0,9%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	4,2%
Some Primary	40,9%
Completed Primary	6,3%
Some Secondary	30,9%
Completed Secondary	13,5%
Higher Education	1,5%
Not Applicable	2,6%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	45,4%
Male	54,6%

Living Conditions

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87,9% Use electricity for lighting.

Of the households in the municipality, 87,6% have access to flush toilets, 97% have access to piped water.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	97,6%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	2,4%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	93%	7%
Computer	26,5%	73,5%
Television	71,4%	28,6%
Satellite Television	36,9%	63,1%
Radio	61,4%	38,6%
Landline / Telephone	10,4%	89,6%
Motor Car	42,2%	57,8%
Refrigerator	69,3%	30,7%
Electric / Gas-Stove	82,6%	17,4%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	82,4%	72,9%	87,9%
Gas	6,4%	2,8%	0,4%
Paraffin	6,8%	2,4%	2,3%
Solar	0,2%	0,4%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	8,7%
Wood	3,5%	8%	0%
Coal	0%	0,1%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Other	0,4%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	13,2%	0,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	9,4%
From Cellphone	21,7%
From Work	7,7%
From Elsewhere	1,8%
No Access	59,4%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	46,2%
Owned and fully paid off	22,3%
Owned but not yet paid off	12,2%
Occupied rent free	13,5%
Other	5,8%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	92%
Borehole	5,5%
Spring	0,3%
Rain water tank	0,2%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,1%
River/Stream	0,1%
Water vendor	0,4%
Water tanker	0,5%
Other	0,8%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	3,5%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	77,6%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	10%
Chemical toilet	0,7%
Pit toilet with ventilation	3,9%
Pit toilet without ventilation	2,8%
Bucket toilet	0,6%
Other	1%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	90,6%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,2%
Communal refuse dump	0,8%
Own refuse dump	3,2%
No rubbish disposal	1,5%
Other	1,7%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	90,6%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,2%
Communal refuse dump	0,8%
Own refuse dump	3,2%
No rubbish disposal	1,5%
Other	1,7%

Economy

Quick Fact

22,4% Youth unemployment rate.

The single largest factor that has guided the development of the Gamagara area is the iron ore mine at Sishen. Not only does the mine provide jobs to thousands of people, but it was also the reason for the establishment of the town of Kathu.

youth unemployment in the area standing at 22,4%.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	16058
Unemployed	3453
Discouraged Work Seeker	873
Not Economically Active	9553

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Income	Percentage
None income	10,1%
R1 - R4,800	1,9%
R4,801 - R9,600	3,9%
R9,601 - R19,600	11,2%
R19,601 - R38,200	16,8%
R38,201 - R76,4000	16,6%
R76,401 - R153,800	15,1%
R153,801 - R307,600	12,5%
R307,601 - R614,400	8,3%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	2,7%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,6%
R2,457,601+	0,3%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	612
Poultry production	573
Vegetable production	250
Production of other crops	256
Other	367

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	173
Animals only	731
Mixed farming	216
Other	81

**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	174
R1-R4 800	16
R4 801-R38 400	475
R38 401-R307 200	384
R307 201+	106
Unspecified	45

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Place names

Places in Gamagara Municipality
Dibeng Gamagara NU Kathu Olifantshoek Sishen

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	41,617
Young (0-14)	25,5%
Working Age (15-64)	71,9%
Elderly (65+)	2,6%
Dependency ratio	39
Sex ratio	120,1
Growth rate	5,84% (2001-2011)
Population density	16 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	17,7%
Youth unemployment rate	22,4%
No schooling aged 20+	10,5%
Higher education aged 20+	12,6%
Matric aged 20+	26,5%
Number of households	10,808
Number of Agricultural households	1,201
Average household size	3,4
Female headed households	27,7%
Formal dwellings	74,4%
Housing owned/paying off	34,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	77,6%
Weekly refuse removal	90,6%
Piped water inside dwelling	59,1%
Electricity for lighting	87,9%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	23,202
Young (0-14)	30,2%
Working Age (15-64)	71,9%
Elderly (65+)	3,5%
Dependency ratio	50,9%
Sex ratio	101
Growth rate	0,87% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	27,1%
Youth unemployment rate	37,2%
No schooling aged 20+	21,4%
Higher education aged 20+	9,6%
Matric aged 20+	23%
Number of households	5,306
Average household size	3,4
Female headed households	31,3%
Formal dwellings	84,3%
Housing owned/paying off	49%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	70,7%
Weekly refuse removal	89%
Piped water inside dwelling	61,5%
Electricity for lighting	94%

2011
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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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