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Kamiesberg

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Kamiesberg Municipality is a category B municipality (NC064) established in 2001 in accordance with the demarcation process. It serves a geographical area of 11 742 km² and is divided into four municipal wards. It has a population of10 187with an average of approximately one person per square kilometre.

-0,54% Growth Rate

The vision of the KamiesbergLocalMunicipality is to better the quality of life of every citizen in its area.

KamiesbergMunicipality is a category B municipality (NC064) established in 2001 in accordance with the demarcation process. It serves a geographical area of 11 742 km² and is divided into four municipal wards. It has a population of 10 187with an average of approximately one person per square kilometre.

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224

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People

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5,2% of those 20+ have no schooling.

According to Census2011, Kamiesberg Municipality has a population of 10 187,of which85,6% are coloured, 8,1% are white, with black African and Indian making up the remainder. Of those age 20 years and older, 40,5% has some secondary schooling, 12,2% completed primary school, 16,4% completed Grade 12, 21,4% have some primary schooling, 5,2% have no schooling and 4,3% completed higher learning.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	5,3%
Coloured	85,6%
Indian/Asian	0,5%
White	8,1%
Other	0,5%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	91,8%
English	0,9%
IsiNdebele	0,1%
IsiXhosa	0,4%
IsiZulu	0%
Sepedi	0%
Sesotho	0,2%
Setswana	0,7%
Sign Language	0,4%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.1%
Not Applicable	5,3%

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Group	Percentage
Married	25,1%
Living together like married partners	4,1%
Never married	62,5%
Widower/Widow	6,3%
Separated	0,6%
Divorced	1,4%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	0,9%
Some Primary	48,4%
Completed Primary	6,9%
Some Secondary	25,7%
Completed Secondary	6,8%
Higher Education	0,5%
Not Applicable	10,9%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	49,6%
Male	50,4%

Living Conditions

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87,4% Use electricity for lighting

There are 3 143 households in this municipality, with an average household size of 3,7 persons per household.

Of the households in the municipality, 41,7% have access to piped (tap) water inside the dwelling/institution, and52,9% of households have access to piped (tap) water inside their yard.

87,4% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	93%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	7%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	61,3%	38,7%
Computer	13,6%	86,4%
Television	69,9%	30,1%
Satellite Television	21,4%	78,6%
Radio	68,1%	31,9%
Landline / Telephone	26,2%	73,8%
Motor Car	28,1%	71,9%
Refrigerator	68%	32%
Electric / Gas-Stove	88,8%	11,2%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	75,6%	56,5%	87,4%
Gas	15,3%	2,7%	0,1%
Paraffin	0%	0,2%	0,1%
Solar	0,4%	1,7%	4,2%
Candles	0%	0%	7,7%
Wood	8%	25,8%	0%
Coal	0%	0,1%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0,1%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,6%	12,9%	0,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	2,8%
From Cellphone	5%
From Work	1,6%
From Elsewhere	1,9%
No Access	88,8%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	11%
Owned and fully paid off	61,7%
Owned but not yet paid off	2,2%
Occupied rent free	21,7%
Other	3,4%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	75,1%
Borehole	18,1%
Spring	0,3%
Rain water tank	3,3%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	1,1%
River/Stream	0,3%
Water vendor	0,4%
Water tanker	0,5%
Other	0,8%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	5,3%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	38,8%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	6,8%
Chemical toilet	0,1%
Pit toilet with ventilation	44,9%
Pit toilet without ventilation	2,5%
Bucket toilet	0,9%
Other	0,7%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	79,4%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	5,2%
Communal refuse dump	0,4%
Own refuse dump	11,7%
No rubbish disposal	2,1%
Other	1,2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	79,4%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	5,2%
Communal refuse dump	0,4%
Own refuse dump	11,7%
No rubbish disposal	2,1%
Other	1,2%

Economy

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40,4% Youth unemployment rate.

2 204 people are employed, 981 are unemployed, 732 are classified as discouraged work-seekers, and 2 535 are not economically active. The unemployment rate is 30,8%.

Of the population defined as youth (15 – 34 years), 777 people are employed, 527 are unemployed, 399 are classified as discouraged work-seekers, and 1 129 are not economically active.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	2204
Unemployed	981
Discouraged Work Seeker	732
Not Economically Active	2535

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Income	Percentage
None income	10,8%
R1 - R4,800	3,8%
R4,801 - R9,600	5,9%
R9,601 - R19,600	22,4%
R19,601 - R38,200	23,9%
R38,201 - R76,4000	14,7%
R76,401 - R153,800	9,3%
R153,801 - R307,600	6,1%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,9%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,6%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,2%
R2,457,601+	0,4%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	791
Poultry production	353
Vegetable production	94
Production of other crops	83
Other	70

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	55
Animals only	749
Mixed farming	110
Other	0

**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	166
R1-R4 800	13
R4 801-R38 400	485
R38 401-R307 200	195
R307 201+	36
Unspecified	18

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Place names

Places in Kamiesberg Municipality
Garies Hondeklipbaai Kamassies Kamiesberg NU Kamieskroon Karkams Kheis Klipfontein Koingnaas Leliefontein Lepelsfontein Nourivier Paulshoek Rooifontein Soebatsfontein Spoegrivier Tweerivier

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	10,187
Young (0-14)	26,5%
Working Age (15-64)	63,3%
Elderly (65+)	10,2%
Dependency ratio	57,9
Sex ratio	101,7
Growth rate	-0,54% (2001-2011)
Population density	1 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	30,8%
Youth unemployment rate	40,4%
No schooling aged 20+	5,2%
Higher education aged 20+	4,3%
Matric aged 20+	16,4%
Number of households	3,143
Number of Agricultural households	913
Average household size	3
Female headed households	40,9%
Formal dwellings	95,6%
Housing owned/paying off	63,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	38,8%
Weekly refuse removal	79,4%
Piped water inside dwelling	41,7%
Electricity for lighting	87,4%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	10,754
Young (0-14)	29,9%
Working Age (15-64)	63,3%
Elderly (65+)	8,6%
Dependency ratio	62,8%
Sex ratio	102,9
Growth rate	-0,57% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	32%
Youth unemployment rate	44,3%
No schooling aged 20+	8,6%
Higher education aged 20+	3,6%
Matric aged 20+	15%
Number of households	2,834
Average household size	3,2
Female headed households	34,8%
Formal dwellings	86,2%
Housing owned/paying off	80,7%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	33%
Weekly refuse removal	73,9%
Piped water inside dwelling	27,3%
Electricity for lighting	54,3%

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2001

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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