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!Kheis

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0,06% Growth Rate

!Kheis is a Khoi name meaning “a place where you live”, or “a home”. The municipality is named in recognition of the Khoi people who were the first permanent dwellers of the area. The!Kheis Municipal Area was initially inhabited by the Khoi-San people, who are also the first permanent inhabitants of South Africa. The San, who lived a nomadic life, migrated through the area.

The Korannas (Khoi group) arrived in the area during the 18th century. They were widely spread over the “Benede Oranje” area and consisted of various tribes, each with its own captain (leader). The groups who lived in the! Kheisarea, was under the leadership of Captain Willem Bostander and Klaas Springbok. Many of their descendants still live in the area today.

Other Khoi-groups, such as the Griekwas, also migrated through the area and intermarried with the Korannas. Later coloured stock farmers, as well as white hunters and farmers arrived.

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People

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13,5% of those 20+ have no schooling.

!Kheis Municipality was established from the former Groblershoop Municipality, including the following settlements: Boegoeberg, Gariep, Grootdrink, Kleinbegin, Opwag, Topline, and Wegdraai. These settlements were previously part of the Siyanda and Karoo District Municipalities.

These municipalities administrated these settlements and provided them with services up until the demarcation in November 2000. From December 2000, !KheisMunicipality took over services and personnel and total service provision took place from 1 July 2001.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	6,9%
Coloured	85,4%
Indian/Asian	1%
White	5,4%
Other	1,4%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	92,9%
English	1,1%
IsiNdebele	0,1%
IsiXhosa	0,7%
IsiZulu	0,2%
Sepedi	0,1%
Sesotho	0,5%
Setswana	1,8%
Sign Language	0,2%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0,1%
Other	0.4%
Not Applicable	1,6%

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Group	Percentage
Married	21,1%
Living together like married partners	10,5%
Never married	64,3%
Widower/Widow	3,4%
Separated	0,4%
Divorced	0,4%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,1%
Some Primary	55%
Completed Primary	7,5%
Some Secondary	26,1%
Completed Secondary	5,7%
Higher Education	0,5%
Not Applicable	2,1%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	49,5%
Male	50,5%

Living Conditions

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64% use electricity for lighting.

!Kheis Municipal Area is mainly a stock-farming and irrigation area. The Orange River stretches right through the area, from the southeast to the northwest. It is in actual fact the river that makes economic development possible. Without the river, the area would have been much poorer. Residents of the area also settled close to the river.

The presence of perennial river water contributed mainly to the establishment of table grapes, which are marketed and exported to Western Europe. This industry currently provides the most job opportunities in the area. Unfortunately a large percentage of this employment is seasonal.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	78,3%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	21,7%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	68%	32%
Computer	10,6%	89,4%
Television	56%	44%
Satellite Television	18%	82%
Radio	53,9%	46,1%
Landline / Telephone	7,1%	92,9%
Motor Car	21,9%	78,1%
Refrigerator	49,9%	50,1%
Electric / Gas-Stove	67%	33%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	55,2%	49,6%	64%
Gas	8,3%	1,7%	0,2%
Paraffin	0,7%	0,1%	2%
Solar	0,6%	0,5%	2,7%
Candles	0%	0%	30,4%
Wood	34,8%	42,1%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,2%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	5,8%	0,7%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	3,8%
From Cellphone	15%
From Work	2,1%
From Elsewhere	1,4%
No Access	77,7%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	15,4%
Owned and fully paid off	53,2%
Owned but not yet paid off	14%
Occupied rent free	15,9%
Other	1,5%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	61,9%
Borehole	8,8%
Spring	0,1%
Rain water tank	0,4%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	8,1%
River/Stream	6,8%
Water vendor	0,2%
Water tanker	5,5%
Other	8,2%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	24,7%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	27%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	21,3%
Chemical toilet	0,7%
Pit toilet with ventilation	12,1%
Pit toilet without ventilation	8,8%
Bucket toilet	2%
Other	3,5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	53,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,2%
Communal refuse dump	1,1%
Own refuse dump	25,8%
No rubbish disposal	15,8%
Other	2,8%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	53,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,2%
Communal refuse dump	1,1%
Own refuse dump	25,8%
No rubbish disposal	15,8%
Other	2,8%

Economy

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34,3% Youth unemployment rate.

The environment also promotes stock-farming, and people especially keep sheep livestock for the meat market. The stock-farming industry also provides work to local people. Sometimes, however, the stock-farming industry is affected negatively by droughts.

The natural environment of !Kheis Municipal Area further creates opportunities for tourism. For instance, the presence of the Orange River is a definite tourism asset, since the river provides several tourism possibilities. The appearance of mountains, hills, and large open spaces, could also be allurement for the 4X4 tourists, since 4X4 routes could be created. The natural appearance of the area also supports agricultural tourism.In the irrigation sector, focus is mainly placed on the cultivation of table grapes.

There are also two wine cellars in the area, i.e. at Grootdrink and Groblershoop. High quality table wine is produced at these wine cellars, as well as quality grape juice. The products of these wine cellars have already received several national and international awards. Several permanent jobs are created through these wine cellars.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	4047
Unemployed	1570
Discouraged Work Seeker	551
Not Economically Active	3862

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Income	Percentage
None income	7,7%
R1 - R4,800	3,3%
R4,801 - R9,600	7%
R9,601 - R19,600	22,2%
R19,601 - R38,200	28,3%
R38,201 - R76,4000	16,2%
R76,401 - R153,800	7,1%
R153,801 - R307,600	4,6%
R307,601 - R614,400	2,3%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,7%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,3%
R2,457,601+	0,3%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	427
Poultry production	676
Vegetable production	117
Production of other crops	311
Other	93

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	236
Animals only	802
Mixed farming	160
Other	11

**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	255
R1-R4 800	21
R4 801-R38 400	693
R38 401-R307 200	179
R307 201+	40
Unspecified	20

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Place names

Places in !Kheis Municipality
!Kheis NU Boegoeberg Gannaput Groblershoop Grootdrink Wegdraai

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	16,637
Young (0-14)	35%
Working Age (15-64)	60,3%
Elderly (65+)	4,7%
Dependency ratio	65,9
Sex ratio	102,2
Growth rate	0,06% (2001-2011)
Population density	1 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	28%
Youth unemployment rate	34,3%
No schooling aged 20+	13,5%
Higher education aged 20+	4,5%
Matric aged 20+	14%
Number of households	4,146
Number of Agricultural households	1,209
Average household size	3,9
Female headed households	33,6%
Formal dwellings	66,3%
Housing owned/paying off	67,1%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	27%
Weekly refuse removal	53,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	16,7%
Electricity for lighting	64%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	16,538
Young (0-14)	34,4%
Working Age (15-64)	60,3%
Elderly (65+)	5%
Dependency ratio	65,1%
Sex ratio	98,2
Growth rate	1,89% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	20%
Youth unemployment rate	26,4%
No schooling aged 20+	22,4%
Higher education aged 20+	3,8%
Matric aged 20+	10,5%
Number of households	4,080
Average household size	4
Female headed households	23,9%
Formal dwellings	78,8%
Housing owned/paying off	38,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	32,9%
Weekly refuse removal	42,6%
Piped water inside dwelling	21,2%
Electricity for lighting	58,6%

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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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