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Langeberg

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Population size of 97 724 people, according to Census 2011.

1,79% Growth Rate

The Langeberg Local Municipality serves the towns of Ashton, Robertson, Montagu, Bonnievale and McGregor in the picturesque Breede River Valley/Klein Karoo area, where people still live close to nature. With majestic mountains on the one side and the ever-flowing Breede River on the other, the Langeberg area is a paradise for nature lovers and sports enthusiasts. The Langeberg area is one of the largest wine-producing regions in South Africa. The area may be best known for its wine, but the variety of attractions and activities combined with spectacular scenery and the relaxed hospitality ensure visitors an unforgettable stay.

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People

Quick Fact

31,1% Female headed households.

The Langeberg area has the fourth largest populace in the Cape Winelands District with a population size of 97 724 people, according to Census 2011. The coloured community is the dominant population group in the Langeberg area, accounting for 70% of the population; black Africans comprise 16% of the population while whites account for 12%.

The dominant language within the Langeberg area is Afrikaans with 81% of inhabitants speaking Afrikaans as a first language, while 10% of the population speaks isiXhosa, and 3% are English first-language speakers.

At least 34% of the population have received some secondary schooling, 32% have some primary schooling, 16% have completed grade 12 (standard 10), and 8% have completed primary school.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	16,3%
Coloured	70,3%
Indian/Asian	0,3%
White	12,3%
Other	0,9%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	80,6%
English	3%
IsiNdebele	0,1%
IsiXhosa	10,5%
IsiZulu	0,1%
Sepedi	0,1%
Sesotho	1,2%
Setswana	0,3%
Sign Language	0,4%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	1.1%
Not Applicable	2,3%

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Group	Percentage
Married	27%
Living together like married partners	11,1%
Never married	56,8%
Widower/Widow	3,5%
Separated	0,4%
Divorced	1,2%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,9%
Some Primary	45,5%
Completed Primary	7,9%
Some Secondary	32,4%
Completed Secondary	9,1%
Higher Education	0,8%
Not Applicable	1,3%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	51%
Male	49%

Living Conditions

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94,2% of the residents have access to electricity for lighting.

36% of the population of the Langeberg area are employed, 24% are not economically active and 1,0% is discouraged work-seekers.

22% of employed people in the region work in the formal sector while 12% work in the informal sector. 20% of those employed earn between R801 and R1 600, 12% earn between R1 and R400, and 8% earn between R1 601 and R3 200.

83% of households have flush toilets connected to a sewerage system, followed by a flush toilet with a septic tank (6%), while 2% are still using the bucket system.

Although housing is a big concern within the area, houses are mainly brick/concrete structures on a separate stand or yard or on a farm (85%), while 6% live in informal dwellings (shack/in backyard).

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Area	Percentage
Urban	69,3%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	30,7%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	80,5%	19,5%
Computer	24,2%	75,8%
Television	82,5%	17,5%
Satellite Television	27%	73%
Radio	65,1%	34,9%
Landline / Telephone	22,1%	77,9%
Motor Car	35,1%	64,9%
Refrigerator	78,3%	21,7%
Electric / Gas-Stove	90,8%	9,2%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	89,3%	70%	94,2%
Gas	5,1%	2,1%	0,2%
Paraffin	1,1%	2,6%	1%
Solar	0,1%	0,4%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	3,6%
Wood	4%	10,4%	0%
Coal	0%	0,1%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0,1%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	14,5%	0,8%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	9,8%
From Cellphone	11,5%
From Work	2,9%
From Elsewhere	3,8%
No Access	72%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	29%
Owned and fully paid off	38,9%
Owned but not yet paid off	7,8%
Occupied rent free	19,7%
Other	4,5%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	72,9%
Borehole	3,4%
Spring	4,9%
Rain water tank	1,3%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	12,1%
River/Stream	2,5%
Water vendor	0,2%
Water tanker	1,7%
Other	1%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	3,3%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	83%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	6,1%
Chemical toilet	0,2%
Pit toilet with ventilation	0,2%
Pit toilet without ventilation	0,4%
Bucket toilet	2,5%
Other	4,3%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	71,7%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,6%
Communal refuse dump	1,1%
Own refuse dump	21%
No rubbish disposal	2,1%
Other	1,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	71,7%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,6%
Communal refuse dump	1,1%
Own refuse dump	21%
No rubbish disposal	2,1%
Other	1,4%

Economy

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11,3% unemployment rate

Langeberg has a diverse economy made up as follows:

Agriculture

Grapes – the area produces 204 000 tons of wine grapes

Deciduous fruit

Manufacturing

Wine production

Dairy production

Fruit processing (dried and canned) – Montagu Dried Fruit produces 35% of dried fruit in South Africa and has 120 product lines

Tourism
Commercial business

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	34713
Unemployed	4432
Discouraged Work Seeker	1110
Not Economically Active	23773

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Income	Percentage
None income	9,7%
R1 - R4,800	2,3%
R4,801 - R9,600	4,4%
R9,601 - R19,600	15,5%
R19,601 - R38,200	24,9%
R38,201 - R76,4000	20%
R76,401 - R153,800	11%
R153,801 - R307,600	7,3%
R307,601 - R614,400	3,6%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,8%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,2%
R2,457,601+	0,2%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	735
Poultry production	1,030
Vegetable production	1,449
Production of other crops	782
Other	430

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,444
Animals only	959
Mixed farming	477
Other	100

**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	379
R1-R4 800	60
R4 801-R38 400	1,613
R38 401-R307 200	699
R307 201+	141
Unspecified	86

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Place names

Places in Langeberg Municipality
Ashton Bonnievale Langeberg NU Mcgregor Montagu Nkqubela Robertson Zolani

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	97,724
Young (0-14)	28,4%
Working Age (15-64)	65,5%
Elderly (65+)	6,1%
Dependency ratio	52,6
Sex ratio	96,1
Growth rate	1,79% (2001-2011)
Population density	22 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	11,3%
Youth unemployment rate	15,1%
No schooling aged 20+	6%
Higher education aged 20+	6,5%
Matric aged 20+	21,5%
Number of households	25,125
Number of Agricultural households	2,979
Average household size	3,7
Female headed households	31,1%
Formal dwellings	90,7%
Housing owned/paying off	46,8%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	83%
Weekly refuse removal	71,7%
Piped water inside dwelling	80,3%
Electricity for lighting	94,2%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	81,684
Young (0-14)	31,2%
Working Age (15-64)	65,5%
Elderly (65+)	5,7%
Dependency ratio	58,4%
Sex ratio	93,7
Growth rate	3,94% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	12,2%
Youth unemployment rate	16%
No schooling aged 20+	12,4%
Higher education aged 20+	6,6%
Matric aged 20+	16,5%
Number of households	21,057
Average household size	3,8
Female headed households	25%
Formal dwellings	92,9%
Housing owned/paying off	47,6%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	73,3%
Weekly refuse removal	63,7%
Piped water inside dwelling	62,3%
Electricity for lighting	88,2%

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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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