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Khâi-Ma

Quick Fact

0,83% Population growth rate (2001 – 2011).

0,83% Growth Rate

The Khâi-Ma Municipality hosts the well-known town of Pofadder. Pofadder lies about 165 km east of Springbok, about 50 km south of Velloorsdrif border post with Namibia, Onseepkans and the Gariep River, and 125 km west of Kakamas. For more than 200 km southward, there are no towns in the barren Greater Karoo, only a few very small settlements.

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Khâi-Ma , Northern Cape

12,465

219

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11,982

220

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11,673

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10,978

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People

Quick Fact

3,9% of those 20+ have no schooling.

According Census 2011, the Khâi-Ma Municipality has a total population of 12 465 people, of which 75,1% are coloured, 17,6% are black African, and 6,0% are white. Other groups make up 0,4% of the population.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 46,3% have some secondary schooling, 17,5% have some primary schooling, 18,1 % completed Grade 12/matric, 5 8% have some higher education, 8,4% completed some primary schooling and 3,9% of this municipality have no schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	17,6%
Coloured	75,1%
Indian/Asian	0,4%
White	6%
Other	0,8%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	81,3%
English	1,2%
IsiNdebele	0,2%
IsiXhosa	2,2%
IsiZulu	0,3%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	0,7%
Setswana	10,7%
Sign Language	0,2%
SiSwati	0,2%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.5%
Not Applicable	2,4%

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Group	Percentage
Married	23,9%
Living together like married partners	6,7%
Never married	64,4%
Widower/Widow	3,5%
Separated	0,7%
Divorced	0,8%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2%
Some Primary	43,1%
Completed Primary	7,1%
Some Secondary	34,4%
Completed Secondary	9,8%
Higher Education	1,2%
Not Applicable	2,5%

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

Living Conditions

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89,6% Use electricity for lighting.

There are 3 796 households in the municipality, with an average household size of 3,2 persons per household.

Of the households in the municipality, 45,5% have access to piped (tap) water inside the dwelling/institution, and 46,5% have access to piped (tap) water inside the yard.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	82,8%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	17,2%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	73,9%	26,1%
Computer	14,5%	85,5%
Television	63,7%	36,3%
Satellite Television	28,6%	71,4%
Radio	48,3%	51,7%
Landline / Telephone	14,1%	85,9%
Motor Car	28,2%	71,8%
Refrigerator	64,3%	35,7%
Electric / Gas-Stove	91,1%	8,9%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	84,3%	50,8%	89,6%
Gas	7,2%	1,1%	0,1%
Paraffin	0,1%	0,2%	0,7%
Solar	0,3%	0,5%	2,2%
Candles	0%	0%	7%
Wood	7,9%	26,3%	0%
Coal	0%	0%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0,1%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	21%	0,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	3,5%
From Cellphone	13%
From Work	3,8%
From Elsewhere	1,9%
No Access	77,8%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	37,8%
Owned and fully paid off	45,2%
Owned but not yet paid off	1,4%
Occupied rent free	14,1%
Other	1,6%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	69,5%
Borehole	8,4%
Spring	0,1%
Rain water tank	0,2%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	2,2%
River/Stream	13,4%
Water vendor	0,2%
Water tanker	2,2%
Other	3,6%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	5,6%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	69%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	7,8%
Chemical toilet	0,2%
Pit toilet with ventilation	11,1%
Pit toilet without ventilation	4,4%
Bucket toilet	0,8%
Other	1,1%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	75,6%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	4,7%
Communal refuse dump	1,1%
Own refuse dump	11,7%
No rubbish disposal	2,6%
Other	4,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	75,6%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	4,7%
Communal refuse dump	1,1%
Own refuse dump	11,7%
No rubbish disposal	2,6%
Other	4,4%

Economy

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23,6% Youth unemployment rate.

Of the 5904 economically active people (employed and unemployed but looking for work), 22,1% are unemployed. 322 are classified as discouraged work-seekers.

Of the youth (aged 15 – 34), 2 511 are employed, 776 are unemployed, 192 are classified as discouraged work-seekers, and 1 109 are not economically active.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	4600
Unemployed	1304
Discouraged Work Seeker	322
Not Economically Active	2327

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Income	Percentage
None income	8,4%
R1 - R4,800	2,6%
R4,801 - R9,600	5%
R9,601 - R19,600	17,7%
R19,601 - R38,200	22,3%
R38,201 - R76,4000	18,7%
R76,401 - R153,800	13,4%
R153,801 - R307,600	7%
R307,601 - R614,400	4%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,6%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,2%
R2,457,601+	0,1%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	583
Poultry production	373
Vegetable production	148
Production of other crops	147
Other	65

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	109
Animals only	587
Mixed farming	113
Other	1

**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	180
R1-R4 800	17
R4 801-R38 400	361
R38 401-R307 200	209
R307 201+	31
Unspecified	13

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Place names

Places in Khâi-Ma Municipality
Aggeneys Kh Onseepkans Pella Pofadder Witbank

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	12,465
Young (0-14)	25,9%
Working Age (15-64)	68,6%
Elderly (65+)	5,5%
Dependency ratio	45,7
Sex ratio	111,1
Growth rate	0,83% (2001-2011)
Population density	1 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	22,1%
Youth unemployment rate	23,6%
No schooling aged 20+	3,9%
Higher education aged 20+	5,8%
Matric aged 20+	18,1%
Number of households	3,796
Number of Agricultural households	810
Average household size	3,2
Female headed households	34%
Formal dwellings	86,1%
Housing owned/paying off	46,6%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	69%
Weekly refuse removal	75,6%
Piped water inside dwelling	45,5%
Electricity for lighting	89,6%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	11,469
Young (0-14)	29%
Working Age (15-64)	68,6%
Elderly (65+)	5,2%
Dependency ratio	51,8%
Sex ratio	106,5
Growth rate	3,66% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	15,3%
Youth unemployment rate	16,9%
No schooling aged 20+	6,7%
Higher education aged 20+	3,9%
Matric aged 20+	14,8%
Number of households	2,803
Average household size	3,3
Female headed households	33,5%
Formal dwellings	79,2%
Housing owned/paying off	60,7%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	59,7%
Weekly refuse removal	60,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	38,5%
Electricity for lighting	75,3%

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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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