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Knysna

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According to Census 2011 the Knysna Local Municipality has a total population of 68 569.

2,77% Growth Rate

The Knysna municipal area covers a total surface 10 59 square kilometer. It stretches from the Swartevlet in the Sedgefield in the west to Harkerville in the East. The municipal area is bordered by the Outeniqua Mountains in the north and Indian Ocean in the south.

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People

Quick Fact

2,7% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

According to Census 2011 the Knysna Local Municipality has a total population of 68 569, of which 40,9% are coloured, 36,1% are black African, 21,0% are white people, with other population groups making up the remaining 2%.

Of those aged 20 years and above, 5,8% have completed primary school, 36,1% have some secondary education, 29,9% have completed matric, and 12,7% have some form of higher education. 2,7% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	36,1%
Coloured	40,9%
Indian/Asian	0,4%
White	21%
Other	1,6%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	49,9%
English	15%
IsiNdebele	0,3%
IsiXhosa	27,7%
IsiZulu	0,5%
Sepedi	0,1%
Sesotho	0,6%
Setswana	0,4%
Sign Language	0,4%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0,1%
Other	2.3%
Not Applicable	2,6%

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Group	Percentage
Married	31,1%
Living together like married partners	9,3%
Never married	54,1%
Widower/Widow	3,1%
Separated	0,6%
Divorced	1,8%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,1%
Some Primary	41,9%
Completed Primary	6,7%
Some Secondary	33%
Completed Secondary	12,1%
Higher Education	1,3%
Not Applicable	2%

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

Living Conditions

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88,8% of households have access to electricity for lighting

There are 21 893 households in the municipality with an average household size of 3,0 persons per household. 67,3% of households have access to piped water inside dwelling/institution and 12,1% have water in their yard. Only 1,6% of households do not have access to piped water.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	93,5%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	6,5%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	86,7%	13,3%
Computer	30,3%	69,7%
Television	80,3%	19,7%
Satellite Television	32,2%	67,8%
Radio	70,4%	29,6%
Landline / Telephone	27,3%	72,7%
Motor Car	40,2%	59,8%
Refrigerator	73,6%	26,4%
Electric / Gas-Stove	84,7%	15,3%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	78,4%	59,4%	88,8%
Gas	10,1%	4,7%	0,3%
Paraffin	8,1%	8,2%	5,7%
Solar	0,1%	0,5%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	4,8%
Wood	2,7%	10,4%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,4%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	16,4%	0,2%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	18,5%
From Cellphone	11,2%
From Work	4%
From Elsewhere	2,8%
No Access	63,6%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	23,2%
Owned and fully paid off	51,7%
Owned but not yet paid off	7%
Occupied rent free	14,4%
Other	3,6%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	91,2%
Borehole	1,4%
Spring	0,1%
Rain water tank	3,6%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	1,8%
River/Stream	0,6%
Water vendor	0,2%
Water tanker	0,3%
Other	0,8%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	5,8%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	66,8%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	9,3%
Chemical toilet	0,4%
Pit toilet with ventilation	0,8%
Pit toilet without ventilation	7,9%
Bucket toilet	2,1%
Other	6,9%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	93%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,7%
Communal refuse dump	1,4%
Own refuse dump	2,7%
No rubbish disposal	1,3%
Other	0,8%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	93%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,7%
Communal refuse dump	1,4%
Own refuse dump	2,7%
No rubbish disposal	1,3%
Other	0,8%

Economy

Quick Fact

24,8% unemployment rate.

There are 21 939 employed persons in the municipality; the unemployment rate is estimated at 24,8%, which does not include the 1 589 discouraged work-seekers who have given up looking for work. Amongst the youth in the area 9 804 are employed, the youth unemployment rate is estimated at 32,3%, which does not include the 960 youth who fall within the discouraged work-seeker group.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	21939
Unemployed	7248
Discouraged Work Seeker	1589
Not Economically Active	15146

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Income	Percentage
None income	16,4%
R1 - R4,800	3,3%
R4,801 - R9,600	4,3%
R9,601 - R19,600	13,8%
R19,601 - R38,200	18,8%
R38,201 - R76,4000	15%
R76,401 - R153,800	11,1%
R153,801 - R307,600	8,8%
R307,601 - R614,400	5,6%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	1,9%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,6%
R2,457,601+	0,4%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	636
Poultry production	706
Vegetable production	1,081
Production of other crops	314
Other	634

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	782
Animals only	677
Mixed farming	368
Other	170

**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	420
R1-R4 800	61
R4 801-R38 400	889
R38 401-R307 200	469
R307 201+	74
Unspecified	83

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Place names

Places in Knysna Municipality
Buffelsbaai Goukamma Nature Reserve Karatara Knysna Knysna NU Montmere Myoli Beach Phantom Pass Rheenendal Sedgefield Swartvlei

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	68,659
Young (0-14)	24,8%
Working Age (15-64)	66,9%
Elderly (65+)	8,3%
Dependency ratio	49,5
Sex ratio	97,9
Growth rate	2,77% (2001-2011)
Population density	62 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	24,8%
Youth unemployment rate	32,3%
No schooling aged 20+	2,6%
Higher education aged 20+	12,6%
Matric aged 20+	29,7%
Number of households	21,893
Number of Agricultural households	1,997
Average household size	2,9
Female headed households	34,3%
Formal dwellings	73,8%
Housing owned/paying off	58,7%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	66,8%
Weekly refuse removal	93%
Piped water inside dwelling	67,3%
Electricity for lighting	88,8%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	52,035
Young (0-14)	26,2%
Working Age (15-64)	66,9%
Elderly (65+)	7,2%
Dependency ratio	50,2%
Sex ratio	97,4
Growth rate	3,54% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	28,3%
Youth unemployment rate	35,1%
No schooling aged 20+	5,1%
Higher education aged 20+	11,5%
Matric aged 20+	25,1%
Number of households	14,913
Average household size	3,4
Female headed households	34,9%
Formal dwellings	68,6%
Housing owned/paying off	68,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	54,9%
Weekly refuse removal	90,8%
Piped water inside dwelling	51,3%
Electricity for lighting	80,4%

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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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