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KwaDukuza

Quick Fact

KwaDukuza Local Municipality has a total population of 231 187.

2,3% Growth Rate

KwaDukuza Municipality forms part of the iLembe District Municipality area (DC29), and lies on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, between eThekwini Metro in the south and Tugela River mouth in the north.

The KwaDukuza municipal area stretches from the Zinkwazi River in the north to the UThongathi River in the South. The name KwaDukuza epitomizes the historical background of the area being the home to King Shaka’s Gravesite and Memorial.

The town KwaDukuza is built on the original site of King Shaka‘s Royal settlement called Dukuza. The KwaDukuza museum is situated opposite the site of the King Shaka Memorial and is dedicated to the sugar industry and colonialism, the cultural heritage of the early settlers of the town Stanger.

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People

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9,8% people aged 20+ had no schooling.

The population dynamics of KwaDukuza Municipality is highly diverse due to its multi-racial composition and rich settlement history. KwaDukuza has a distinct eastern flavour and is linked to the earlier settlement of Indian families who were imported to work on the sugar cane farms of the big sugar barons such as Sir Liege Hullet.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	78,8%
Coloured	1%
Indian/Asian	14,1%
White	5,6%
Other	0,6%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	1,5%
English	20,7%
IsiNdebele	0,9%
IsiXhosa	6,9%
IsiZulu	65,8%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	0,3%
Setswana	0,3%
Sign Language	0,6%
SiSwati	0,2%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0,7%
Other	1.5%
Not Applicable	0,4%

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Group	Percentage
Married	19,7%
Living together like married partners	10,9%
Never married	66,3%
Widower/Widow	2,1%
Separated	0,4%
Divorced	0,6%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,8%
Some Primary	40,5%
Completed Primary	6,2%
Some Secondary	32,6%
Completed Secondary	14,8%
Higher Education	1,6%
Not Applicable	0,5%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	%
Male	%

Living Conditions

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90,2% have access to electricity.

The primary components for KwaDukuza infrastructure development programme are electricity, roads and transportation services, water supply and distribution, and sanitation— waste water collection and removal, solid waste collection and removal and cemeteries.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	82,5%
Tribal/Traditional	9,6%
Farm	7,9%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	86,4%	13,6%
Computer	17,2%	82,8%
Television	71,6%	28,4%
Satellite Television	24,6%	75,4%
Radio	61,3%	38,7%
Landline / Telephone	16,3%	83,7%
Motor Car	23,2%	76,8%
Refrigerator	64,6%	35,4%
Electric / Gas-Stove	84,5%	15,5%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	85%	71,8%	90,2%
Gas	3,4%	0,9%	0,2%
Paraffin	5,9%	1,7%	0,5%
Solar	0,2%	0,4%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	8,6%
Wood	4,9%	5,4%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0,1%	0%
Other	0,2%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	19,6%	0,3%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	8,2%
From Cellphone	16,1%
From Work	3,2%
From Elsewhere	3,6%
No Access	68,9%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	32,3%
Owned and fully paid off	32,6%
Owned but not yet paid off	8,9%
Occupied rent free	22,6%
Other	3,6%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	83,4%
Borehole	7%
Spring	1%
Rain water tank	0,9%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,9%
River/Stream	3%
Water vendor	0,7%
Water tanker	1,6%
Other	1,5%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	4,4%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	33,7%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	5,2%
Chemical toilet	7,8%
Pit toilet with ventilation	21,5%
Pit toilet without ventilation	24,9%
Bucket toilet	1,1%
Other	1,5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	60,7%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,7%
Communal refuse dump	4,1%
Own refuse dump	26,5%
No rubbish disposal	5,4%
Other	0,6%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	60,7%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,7%
Communal refuse dump	4,1%
Own refuse dump	26,5%
No rubbish disposal	5,4%
Other	0,6%

Economy

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25% Unemployment rate.

The economy of this region is dominated by agriculture (primarily sugarcane), light industry (engineering, wood products, paper and packaging) and tourism. The area of Ballito has a number of well-established and popular tourism and residential developments, catering largely for the higher-income earners and tourists. Holiday letting and exclusive high income residential and golf estate developments are some of the high prized unique selling propositions of this subtropical region.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	68418
Unemployed	22760
Discouraged Work Seeker	8023
Not Economically Active	54956

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Income	Percentage
None income	12,8%
R1 - R4,800	3,9%
R4,801 - R9,600	7%
R9,601 - R19,600	21,3%
R19,601 - R38,200	23%
R38,201 - R76,4000	13,4%
R76,401 - R153,800	7,1%
R153,801 - R307,600	5,3%
R307,601 - R614,400	3,9%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	1,6%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,4%
R2,457,601+	0,3%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	1,303
Poultry production	2,704
Vegetable production	8,827
Production of other crops	1,425
Other	1,680

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	8,132
Animals only	1,957
Mixed farming	1,372
Other	558

**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	3,219
R1-R4 800	413
R4 801-R38 400	6,416
R38 401-R307 200	1,483
R307 201+	251
Unspecified	237

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Place names

Places in KwaDukuza Municipality
Alexia Anmaharai Ballito Blythedale Beach Chris Hani Darnall Dendethu Doornkop Driefontein Ematendeni Eradamishini Etete Ethafeni Ezingaganeni Groutville Hanguza Honolulu KwaDukuza NU Lloyd Malende Mdlebeni Memory Mnsonono Mnyomawini Mzwangetwa Njekane Nkobongo Nkunkwini Nonoti Ntabaningi Ntsangwini Prince's Grant Royal Palm Estate Salt Rock Samungu Sans Souci Shakaskraal Sheffield Beach Stanger Thembeni Tinley Manor Beach UCC Informal Umhlali Zinkwazi Beach

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	231,187
Young (0-14)	29%
Working Age (15-64)	66,7%
Elderly (65+)	4,3%
Dependency ratio	50
Sex ratio	97,5
Growth rate	3,2% (2001-2011)
Population density	315 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	25%
Youth unemployment rate	30,8%
No schooling aged 20+	9,8%
Higher education aged 20+	8,6%
Matric aged 20+	28,4%
Number of households	70,284
Number of Agricultural households	12,018
Average household size	3,2
Female headed households	36,7%
Formal dwellings	80,9%
Housing owned/paying off	41,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	33,7%
Weekly refuse removal	60,7%
Piped water inside dwelling	33,6%
Electricity for lighting	90,2%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	167,805
Young (0-14)	29,9%
Working Age (15-64)	66,7%
Elderly (65+)	4,3%
Dependency ratio	52,1%
Sex ratio	97,5
Growth rate	3,09% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	34,3%
Youth unemployment rate	42,6%
No schooling aged 20+	20,7%
Higher education aged 20+	5,8%
Matric aged 20+	19,5%
Number of households	44,117
Average household size	3,4
Female headed households	34,6%
Formal dwellings	64,1%
Housing owned/paying off	43,8%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	34,2%
Weekly refuse removal	40,8%
Piped water inside dwelling	25,4%
Electricity for lighting	73,9%

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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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