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Moretele

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The Moretele Local Municipality has a total population of 186 947.

0,32% Growth Rate

Moretele Local Municipality is located in an area called Moretele, which is situated far north of Pretoria in the North West province. The municipality was built in 2000, and covers an area of 1 369km2. It is located strategically to join four provinces, namely North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. Moretele is the Setswana name for a river that runs through the area, namely Noka ya Moretele (the Moretele River).

The Municipality comprises of 24 wards, which are made up of 66 villages and plots. Most villages are ruled by 4 traditional leaders(Dikgosi) who are recognised by law and who all represent their respective tribes/communities in council.

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186,947

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186,502

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People

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According to the Census 2011, 4,6% Higher education aged 20+.

The Moretele Local Municipality has a total population of 186 947, making it the municipality with the smallest population in Bojanala District Municipality. It is highly rural, with 88% of the population residing in traditional areas, about 7,4% residing in urban areas and about 3% residing on smallholdings. Black Africans constitute 99,4% of the Moretele Local Municipality’s population. The most commonly spoken or dominating language is Setwana.

More than half of the population (51%) is female At age 85 and older, there were more than twice as many women as men. People under 15 years of age made up over a quarter of the population (30,9%), people aged between 15 and 64 constitute more than half of the population (60,9%) and people aged 65 and older made up 8,2% of the population.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	99,4%
Coloured	0,2%
Indian/Asian	0,1%
White	0,2%
Other	0,1%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	0,4%
English	1,4%
IsiNdebele	3,5%
IsiXhosa	0,7%
IsiZulu	3,5%
Sepedi	13,8%
Sesotho	2,9%
Setswana	51,6%
Sign Language	0,9%
SiSwati	0,7%
Tshivenda	1,3%
Xitsonga	18,4%
Other	0.7%
Not Applicable	0,3%

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Group	Percentage
Married	17,6%
Living together like married partners	4,7%
Never married	71,7%
Widower/Widow	4,6%
Separated	0,6%
Divorced	0,7%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,9%
Some Primary	42,3%
Completed Primary	6,1%
Some Secondary	33,9%
Completed Secondary	13,3%
Higher Education	1,4%
Not Applicable	0,1%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	51,2%
Male	48,8%

Living Conditions

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According to census 2011, 92.2% of households had access to electricity for lighting.

The Moretele Local Municipality has a relatively rural population, with more than 88% of the population located in traditional areas. There are about 52 063 households in Moretele with an average household size of 3,6. More than 80% of the population lives in formal dwellings and about 15% of households occupy informal dwellings.

More than 70% of the households have access to water. However, of serious concern is the fact that close to 6 000 households have no access to water.The provision of sanitation facilities across the municipal communities remains one of the key challenges for the municipality. Only 2 281(5,7%) households have access to flush toilets connected to the sewerage system, 14 228 have access to ventilated pit latrines, but the majority of households(33 408) still rely on pit latrines that are without ventilation.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	4%
Tribal/Traditional	96%
Farm	0%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	86,2%	13,8%
Computer	11,5%	88,5%
Television	79,5%	20,5%
Satellite Television	11,6%	88,4%
Radio	66%	34%
Landline / Telephone	1,6%	98,4%
Motor Car	15,8%	84,2%
Refrigerator	76,1%	23,9%
Electric / Gas-Stove	80%	20%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	76,7%	63,1%	92,2%
Gas	1,1%	0,7%	0,1%
Paraffin	6,4%	1,8%	0,3%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,1%
Candles	0%	0%	7,1%
Wood	15,4%	18,5%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,5%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	15,2%	0,2%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	1,4%
From Cellphone	12,7%
From Work	1,2%
From Elsewhere	5,2%
No Access	79,4%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	2,4%
Owned and fully paid off	72%
Owned but not yet paid off	1%
Occupied rent free	23,7%
Other	0,8%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	75,8%
Borehole	9,1%
Spring	0,8%
Rain water tank	0,4%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,5%
River/Stream	0,1%
Water vendor	9,7%
Water tanker	1,4%
Other	2,1%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	1,4%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	4,4%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,3%
Chemical toilet	0,9%
Pit toilet with ventilation	27,3%
Pit toilet without ventilation	64,2%
Bucket toilet	0,3%
Other	0,2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	1%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,3%
Communal refuse dump	1,2%
Own refuse dump	89,5%
No rubbish disposal	7,9%
Other	0,2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	1%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,3%
Communal refuse dump	1,2%
Own refuse dump	89,5%
No rubbish disposal	7,9%
Other	0,2%

Economy

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45,9% Unemployment Rate.

The spatial development framework of the municipality is shaped by the rich agricultural history characterising large pieces of land in the area. It is against this backdrop that agriculture has become a focal point in all economic development prospects for the municipality constituency.

The municipality has vast tracts of land which can be used to harness economic development opportunities.It is believed that livestock farming is the main type of farming activity that is carried out in the local municipality. The tourism sector in the Moretele Local Municipality is not well established.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	29475
Unemployed	25053
Discouraged Work Seeker	8728
Not Economically Active	50580

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Income	Percentage
None income	19,9%
R1 - R4,800	5,2%
R4,801 - R9,600	8,5%
R9,601 - R19,600	23,9%
R19,601 - R38,200	21,8%
R38,201 - R76,4000	12,1%
R76,401 - R153,800	5,6%
R153,801 - R307,600	2,2%
R307,601 - R614,400	0,7%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,1%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,1%
R2,457,601+	0,1%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	5,506
Poultry production	8,065
Vegetable production	2,975
Production of other crops	4,398
Other	2,661

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	3,685
Animals only	8,678
Mixed farming	2,709
Other	596

**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	4,881
R1-R4 800	378
R4 801-R38 400	8,864
R38 401-R307 200	1,345
R307 201+	47
Unspecified	152

Agricultural households municipal data per province
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Place names

Places in Moretele Municipality
Agisaneng Bolantlokwe Bosplaas Carousel View Dannhouse De Grens Dertig Dihibidung Dikebu Dikgopaneng Dipetlelwane Ga-Habedi Ga-Monama Green Side Hani View Jambo Jonathan Kgomo-Kgomo Kontante Kromkuil Lebalangwe Lebotlwane Lekgolo Little Makapanstad Mathibestad Mmakaunyana Mmathlwaela Mmotla Mmukubyane Moeka Moema Mogogelo Mogohlwaneng Moretele Moretele NU Motsheko Ngobi Norokie Olverton One and Ten Opperman Papatso Potoane Prieska Rabosula Ramaphosa Ratjiepane Ruigtesloot Selepe Sespond Slagboom Swartboom Swartdamstad Syferskuil The Carousel Casino and Entertainment World Thulwe Tladistad Tlholwe Tlounane Transaksie Tshwene Farm Utsane Walman

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	186,947
Young (0-14)	30,9%
Working Age (15-64)	60,9%
Elderly (65+)	8,2%
Dependency ratio	64,2
Sex ratio	95,2
Growth rate	0,32% (2001-2011)
Population density	136 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	45,9%
Youth unemployment rate	57,2%
No schooling aged 20+	9,1%
Higher education aged 20+	4,6%
Matric aged 20+	27,2%
Number of households	52,063
Number of Agricultural households	15,668
Average household size	3,6
Female headed households	43,5%
Formal dwellings	84,5%
Housing owned/paying off	73,1%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	4,4%
Weekly refuse removal	1%
Piped water inside dwelling	8,7%
Electricity for lighting	92,2%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	181,033
Young (0-14)	33,4%
Working Age (15-64)	60,9%
Elderly (65+)	6,9%
Dependency ratio	67,4%
Sex ratio	94,3
Growth rate	0,86% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	58,1%
Youth unemployment rate	72,9%
No schooling aged 20+	16,9%
Higher education aged 20+	4,1%
Matric aged 20+	18,2%
Number of households	43,763
Average household size	4,1
Female headed households	45%
Formal dwellings	78,5%
Housing owned/paying off	70,2%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	0,8%
Weekly refuse removal	0,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	1,6%
Electricity for lighting	71,5%

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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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