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Msukaligwa

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1,8% population growth Rate

1,8% growth rate

Msukaligwa Local Municipality is located in the Gert Sibande District, Mpumalanga province. As one of the seven local municipalities in this district, it has five major towns, namely Breyten, Chrissiesmeer, Davel, Ermelo and Lothair.

(http://www.localgovernment.co.za/south-africa/local-municipality/152/msukaligwa-local-municipality).

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149,377

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People

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12,3% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

According to Census 2011, Msukaligwa Local Municipality has a total population of 149 377 people, of which 88,1% are black African, 9,8% are white, 1,1% are Indian/Asian,and 0,6% are coloured. The other population groups make up the remaining 0,3%.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 4,5% have completed primary school, 32,7% have some secondary education, 29,3% have completed matric, 9,6% have some form of higher education, and 12,3% have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	88,1%
Coloured	0,6%
Indian/Asian	1,1%
White	9,8%
Other	0,3%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	9,7%
English	3,4%
IsiNdebele	1,4%
IsiXhosa	0,6%
IsiZulu	71,4%
Sepedi	0,5%
Sesotho	0,6%
Setswana	0,8%
Sign Language	0,3%
SiSwati	8,4%
Tshivenda	0,2%
Xitsonga	0,5%
Other	0.7%
Not Applicable	1,6%

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Group	Percentage
Married	19,3%
Living together like married partners	8,8%
Never married	68,7%
Widower/Widow	2,2%
Separated	0,4%
Divorced	0,5%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3%
Some Primary	41,3%
Completed Primary	6,4%
Some Secondary	32,4%
Completed Secondary	14,4%
Higher Education	1,5%
Not Applicable	1%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	50,4%
Male	49,6%

Living Conditions

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74,7% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 40 932 households in the municipality, with an average household size of 3,5 persons per household.

The figures indicate that 53% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling and 25% have access to piped water in the yard. Only 9,4% of households do not have access to piped water.

In Msukaligwa Local Municipality,74,7% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	80,1%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	19,9%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	90,1%	9,9%
Computer	16,5%	83,5%
Television	73,7%	26,3%
Satellite Television	23,5%	76,5%
Radio	75,4%	24,6%
Landline / Telephone	6,6%	93,4%
Motor Car	28,2%	71,8%
Refrigerator	63%	37%
Electric / Gas-Stove	62,6%	37,4%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	49,1%	42,7%	74,7%
Gas	2,5%	2,6%	0,5%
Paraffin	3,5%	1,4%	0,8%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	23,5%
Wood	20,2%	21,8%	0%
Coal	24%	26,1%	0%
Animal Dung	0,3%	0,3%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	5%	0,2%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	6,1%
From Cellphone	18,5%
From Work	3,6%
From Elsewhere	6,3%
No Access	65,4%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	32,8%
Owned and fully paid off	34,9%
Owned but not yet paid off	8,6%
Occupied rent free	19,6%
Other	4,2%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	83,1%
Borehole	6,3%
Spring	0,9%
Rain water tank	0,4%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	1,6%
River/Stream	2,3%
Water vendor	0,5%
Water tanker	3,3%
Other	1,5%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	4,9%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	70,6%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	2,2%
Chemical toilet	0,8%
Pit toilet with ventilation	3,4%
Pit toilet without ventilation	11,6%
Bucket toilet	1,1%
Other	5,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	65,5%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,4%
Communal refuse dump	3,1%
Own refuse dump	20,9%
No rubbish disposal	8,1%
Other	1%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	65,5%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,4%
Communal refuse dump	3,1%
Own refuse dump	20,9%
No rubbish disposal	8,1%
Other	1%

Economy

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26,8% Unemployment Rate

According to Census 2011, 41 698 are employed whereas 5 311 are discouraged work-seekers. The unemployment rate is 26,8%. There are 15 267 unemployed people.

Of the youth aged 15–34, 20 261 are employed while 10 679 are unemployed. The unemployment rate for the youth is 34,5%.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	41698
Unemployed	15267
Discouraged Work Seeker	5311
Not Economically Active	35625

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Income	Percentage
None income	12,2%
R1 - R4,800	4,1%
R4,801 - R9,600	7,1%
R9,601 - R19,600	17,8%
R19,601 - R38,200	20,9%
R38,201 - R76,4000	15,4%
R76,401 - R153,800	10,5%
R153,801 - R307,600	7,1%
R307,601 - R614,400	3,5%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,8%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,3%
R2,457,601+	0,2%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	2,853
Poultry production	3,423
Vegetable production	2,772
Production of other crops	827
Other	750

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	2,166
Animals only	4,016
Mixed farming	1,186
Other	310

**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	1,795
R1-R4 800	318
R4 801-R38 400	4,043
R38 401-R307 200	1,206
R307 201+	150
Unspecified	165

Agricultural households municipal data per province
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**Please note that each province contains twenty five tables

Place names

Places in Msukaligwa Municipality
Breyten Camden Chrissiesmeer Davel Ermelo Jericho Jerico Dam Nature Reserve KwaDela Lothair Morgenstond Dam Nature Reserve Msukaligwa NU Sheepmoor Warburton

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	149,377
Young (0-14)	30,4%
Working Age (15-64)	65,5%
Elderly (65+)	4,1%
Dependency ratio	52,6
Sex ratio	98,5
Growth rate	1,8% (2001-2011)
Population density	25 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	26,8%
Youth unemployment rate	34,5%
No schooling aged 20+	12,3%
Higher education aged 20+	9,6%
Matric aged 20+	29,2%
Number of households	40,932
Number of Agricultural households	7,678
Average household size	3,5
Female headed households	37,8%
Formal dwellings	75,3%
Housing owned/paying off	43,4%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	70,6%
Weekly refuse removal	65,5%
Piped water inside dwelling	53%
Electricity for lighting	74,7%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	124,812
Young (0-14)	34,9%
Working Age (15-64)	65,5%
Elderly (65+)	4,1%
Dependency ratio	63,9%
Sex ratio	93
Growth rate	3,39% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	38,2%
Youth unemployment rate	48,2%
No schooling aged 20+	26,9%
Higher education aged 20+	5,7%
Matric aged 20+	16,9%
Number of households	29,689
Average household size	4,1
Female headed households	36,2%
Formal dwellings	65,4%
Housing owned/paying off	44,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	64,3%
Weekly refuse removal	60,6%
Piped water inside dwelling	34,7%
Electricity for lighting	53%

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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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