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Kou-Kamma

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According to Census 2011, Kou-Kamma Local Municipality has a total population estimated at 40 663.

1,66% Growth Rate

Kou-Kamma Local Municipality is situated in the Cacadu District Municipality alongside the coast of the Indian Ocean in the south-western area of the Eastern Cape province. Kou-Kamma spans 35 575 km2 and neighbours the Baviaans Local Municipality in the north, and the Kouga Local Municipality to the east.

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People

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5,3% of aged 20 with no schooling

According to Census 2011, Kou-Kamma Local Municipality has a total population estimated at 40 663, of which 59,8% are coloured, 30,6% are black African, 8,2% are white, and 0,3% are Indian/Asian. Afrikaans is the most spoken language in the municipality, at 73,5%, followed by Xhosa at 19,9%. Only 2,5% of the population speaks English as their first language.Of those aged 20 years and older, 10,3% have completed primary school, 40,2% have some secondary education, 17,6% have completed matric, and 3,9% have some form of higher education.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	30,6%
Coloured	59,8%
Indian/Asian	0,3%
White	8,2%
Other	1,1%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	73,5%
English	2,6%
IsiNdebele	0,2%
IsiXhosa	19,9%
IsiZulu	0,2%
Sepedi	0,1%
Sesotho	1,1%
Setswana	0,5%
Sign Language	0,1%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	1.1%
Not Applicable	0,4%

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Group	Percentage
Married	25%
Living together like married partners	12,3%
Never married	58,4%
Widower/Widow	3,2%
Separated	0,4%
Divorced	0,8%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	4,1%
Some Primary	48,5%
Completed Primary	7,8%
Some Secondary	30,8%
Completed Secondary	7,7%
Higher Education	0,5%
Not Applicable	0,6%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	49,8%
Male	50,2%

Living Conditions

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87,1% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 11 032 households in the municipality with an average household size of 3,6 persons per household. 68,3 % of households have access to piped water inside dwelling/institution, 21,4% access piped water in their yard and only 4,6% of households do not have access piped water. 87,1% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	71,3%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	28,7%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	72,6%	27,4%
Computer	12,2%	87,8%
Television	68,1%	31,9%
Satellite Television	31,6%	68,4%
Radio	50,3%	49,7%
Landline / Telephone	11,2%	88,8%
Motor Car	22,4%	77,6%
Refrigerator	58,8%	41,2%
Electric / Gas-Stove	83%	17%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	83,1%	53,7%	87,1%
Gas	2,8%	0,8%	0,1%
Paraffin	5,5%	4%	3,5%
Solar	0,2%	0,2%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	8,6%
Wood	7,8%	23,3%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,4%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,4%	17,5%	0,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	4,9%
From Cellphone	9,1%
From Work	3,2%
From Elsewhere	5,5%
No Access	77,3%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	18%
Owned and fully paid off	40,3%
Owned but not yet paid off	6,4%
Occupied rent free	29,6%
Other	5,7%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	64,7%
Borehole	14,6%
Spring	0,8%
Rain water tank	2,6%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	10,7%
River/Stream	3%
Water vendor	0,5%
Water tanker	1,8%
Other	1,3%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	5,8%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	68%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	7,4%
Chemical toilet	0,9%
Pit toilet with ventilation	3,8%
Pit toilet without ventilation	6,1%
Bucket toilet	3,1%
Other	5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	64,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	6,5%
Communal refuse dump	4,3%
Own refuse dump	19,6%
No rubbish disposal	3,7%
Other	1,7%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	64,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	6,5%
Communal refuse dump	4,3%
Own refuse dump	19,6%
No rubbish disposal	3,7%
Other	1,7%

Economy

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17,5% are unemployed

14 931 people are economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work), and of these, 15,0% are unemployed. The economically active youth (15–35 years) in the area total 7 519.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	14931
Unemployed	2645
Discouraged Work Seeker	878
Not Economically Active	8277

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Income	Percentage
None income	8,1%
R1 - R4,800	2,4%
R4,801 - R9,600	5,1%
R9,601 - R19,600	23,9%
R19,601 - R38,200	28%
R38,201 - R76,4000	18,6%
R76,401 - R153,800	7,2%
R153,801 - R307,600	4,3%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,7%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,3%
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	603
Poultry production	689
Vegetable production	907
Production of other crops	210
Other	331

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	737
Animals only	814
Mixed farming	280
Other	152

**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	316
R1-R4 800	36
R4 801-R38 400	1,181
R38 401-R307 200	349
R307 201+	45
Unspecified	56

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Place names

Places in Kou-Kamma Municipality
Boskop Clarkson Coldstream Joubertina Kareedouw Kou-Kamma NU Krakeel River Louterwater Misgund Nompumelelo Sanddrif Stormsrivier Thornham Tsitsikamma National Park Woodlands

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	40,663
Young (0-14)	29,7%
Working Age (15-64)	65,7%
Elderly (65+)	4,5%
Dependency ratio	52,1
Sex ratio	100,7
Growth rate	1,66% (2001-2011)
Population density	11 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	15%
Youth unemployment rate	17,5%
No schooling aged 20+	5,3%
Higher education aged 20+	3,9%
Matric aged 20+	17,6%
Number of households	11,032
Number of Agricultural households	1,983
Average household size	3,6
Female headed households	31,2%
Formal dwellings	90,6%
Housing owned/paying off	46,8%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	68%
Weekly refuse removal	64,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	68,2%
Electricity for lighting	87,1%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	34,439
Young (0-14)	30,2%
Working Age (15-64)	65,7%
Elderly (65+)	4,6%
Dependency ratio	53,4%
Sex ratio	98,2
Growth rate	3,99% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	18,3%
Youth unemployment rate	22,9%
No schooling aged 20+	10,3%
Higher education aged 20+	4,3%
Matric aged 20+	12,3%
Number of households	9,294
Average household size	3,4
Female headed households	25,4%
Formal dwellings	91%
Housing owned/paying off	31,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	51%
Weekly refuse removal	51%
Piped water inside dwelling	50,2%
Electricity for lighting	76,4%

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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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