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Hibiscus Coast

Quick Fact

1,62% Population growth rate.

The South Coast is the second largest domestic tourism market after Durban, with about 2,2 million visitors annually. The towns along the coast are popular holiday resorts that offer a wide range of sports amenities and recreational activities.

However, the rural areas that now form part of the municipality are relatively underdeveloped. Much property growth is currently underway with the establishment of new shopping complexes and residential developments.

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People

Quick Fact

7,6% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

According to Census 2011,Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality has a total population of 152932 people, of whom 82,4% are black African, and 10,8% are white.The other population groups make up the remaining 5,8%.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 4,3% have completed primary school, 33,1% have some secondary education, 28,8% have completed matric, and 11,2% have some form of higher education, while 7,6% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	82,4%
Coloured	1,4%
Indian/Asian	5,1%
White	10,8%
Other	0,2%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	4,4%
English	13,9%
IsiNdebele	0,9%
IsiXhosa	7,5%
IsiZulu	69,2%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	0,3%
Setswana	0,5%
Sign Language	0,4%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0,1%
Other	0.5%
Not Applicable	2,1%

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Group	Percentage
Married	22%
Living together like married partners	4,6%
Never married	68%
Widower/Widow	4,1%
Separated	0,4%
Divorced	0,9%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,5%
Some Primary	41%
Completed Primary	6,2%
Some Secondary	33,7%
Completed Secondary	13,4%
Higher Education	1,6%
Not Applicable	1,6%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	52,7%
Male	47,3%

Living Conditions

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85,6% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 72 175 households in the municipality, with an average household size of 3,4 persons per household.

40,5% of households have access to piped water either in their dwelling or in the yard. Only 3,8% of households do not have access to piped water.

85,6% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	34,1%
Tribal/Traditional	59,8%
Farm	6,1%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	87,3%	12,7%
Computer	20,6%	79,4%
Television	72,1%	27,9%
Satellite Television	26,4%	73,6%
Radio	68,4%	31,6%
Landline / Telephone	20,9%	79,1%
Motor Car	31,2%	68,8%
Refrigerator	67%	33%
Electric / Gas-Stove	77,6%	22,4%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	76,2%	62,4%	85,6%
Gas	4,2%	1,8%	0,3%
Paraffin	9,8%	4,6%	2,5%
Solar	0,2%	0,4%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	10,9%
Wood	8,9%	11,7%	0%
Coal	0,2%	0,4%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,3%	0%
Other	0,3%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	18,4%	0,3%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	10,7%
From Cellphone	17,4%
From Work	3,4%
From Elsewhere	4,3%
No Access	64,2%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	24,7%
Owned and fully paid off	48,5%
Owned but not yet paid off	10,5%
Occupied rent free	13,5%
Other	2,8%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	85,7%
Borehole	2,7%
Spring	0,6%
Rain water tank	0,7%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	1,5%
River/Stream	3,6%
Water vendor	1,6%
Water tanker	1,4%
Other	2,2%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	5,2%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	29,6%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	11,9%
Chemical toilet	7,4%
Pit toilet with ventilation	11,4%
Pit toilet without ventilation	28,1%
Bucket toilet	0,8%
Other	5,6%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	38,6%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,5%
Communal refuse dump	1,7%
Own refuse dump	54,2%
No rubbish disposal	3,3%
Other	0,7%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	38,6%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,5%
Communal refuse dump	1,7%
Own refuse dump	54,2%
No rubbish disposal	3,3%
Other	0,7%

Economy

Quick Fact

Of the 47 407 economically active youth 15 – 34 years in the area, 37,3% are unemployed.

Of the 89 197 people are economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work), 28% are unemployed. Of the 47 407 economically active youth (15 – 34 years) in the area, 37,3% are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	64194
Unemployed	25003
Discouraged Work Seeker	8940
Not Economically Active	67207

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Income	Percentage
None income	13,3%
R1 - R4,800	4,2%
R4,801 - R9,600	7,1%
R9,601 - R19,600	19,5%
R19,601 - R38,200	19,8%
R38,201 - R76,4000	13,4%
R76,401 - R153,800	10,1%
R153,801 - R307,600	7,3%
R307,601 - R614,400	3,9%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	1%
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	3,199
Poultry production	4,611
Vegetable production	11,179
Production of other crops	4,357
Other	1,497

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	10,700
Animals only	3,440
Mixed farming	3,125
Other	639

**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	4,583
R1-R4 800	794
R4 801-R38 400	9,884
R38 401-R307 200	1,996
R307 201+	226
Unspecified	420

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Place names

Places in Hibiscus Coast Municipality
Bendigo Bhethani Bhomela Boboyi Buthongweni Cabhane Dujazana Dumezulu Enkanyisweni eNtaba Gamalakhe Gamthilini Gcilima Gwababeni Hibberdene Hibiscus Coast NU Ingwemabala KwaMadlala KwaNonhlanga KwaNzimakwe Louisiana Madakana Magog Margate Mbecuka Mbeni Mbotsha Mdlanzi Melville Mgangathe Mgolemi Mhlalandlini Mobatsha Mtamvuna Mtengwana Murchison Mvutshini Mzimakwe Ngodini Nkampini Nkoneni Nkothaneni Nositha Nsangwini Nsimbini Nyandezulu Nyanisweni Nzimakwe Phumula Port Edward Port Shepstone Qina-About Shobeni Sidobe Sigodadeni Silwane Southbroom Sunduza Thelawayeka Thembalethu Thongasi Thundeza Umzinto Woza

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	256,135
Young (0-14)	28,2%
Working Age (15-64)	64,6%
Elderly (65+)	7,2%
Dependency ratio	54,9
Sex ratio	89,7
Growth rate	1,62% (2001-2011)
Population density	305 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	28%
Youth unemployment rate	37,3%
No schooling aged 20+	7,6%
Higher education aged 20+	11,2%
Matric aged 20+	28,7%
Number of households	72,175
Number of Agricultural households	17,904
Average household size	3,4
Female headed households	46,1%
Formal dwellings	83,3%
Housing owned/paying off	59%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	29,6%
Weekly refuse removal	38,6%
Piped water inside dwelling	40,5%
Electricity for lighting	85,6%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	217,824
Young (0-14)	31,9%
Working Age (15-64)	64,6%
Elderly (65+)	6,6%
Dependency ratio	62,6%
Sex ratio	86,4
Growth rate	2,61% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	41,8%
Youth unemployment rate	51,5%
No schooling aged 20+	20,5%
Higher education aged 20+	7,1%
Matric aged 20+	18,8%
Number of households	51,404
Average household size	3,9
Female headed households	45,6%
Formal dwellings	77,4%
Housing owned/paying off	65,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	30,8%
Weekly refuse removal	36,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	30,5%
Electricity for lighting	74,8%

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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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