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Nkomazi

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According to Census 2011, the total population is 393 030 and growth rate is 1,61%.

1,61% Growth rate

The Nkomazi Local Municipality is located in the eastern part of the Ehlanzeni District Municipality of the Mpumalanga Province. The municipality is strategically placed between Swaziland (north of Swaziland) and Mozambique (east of Mozambique). It is linked with Swaziland by two provincial roads and with Mozambique by a railway line and the main national road (N4), which forms the Maputo Corridor.
The Nkomazi Municipality is bounded by the Mozambique to the east, Swaziland to the south, Kruger National Park to the north, Umjindi Local Municipality to the south west and Mbombela Local Municipality from the northwest to west. The main urban centres are Louw’s Creek; Kaapmuiden; Malelane, Hectorspruit, Marloth Park, Komatipoort, KaMhlushwa, Tonga and KaMaqhekeza.

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People

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25,6% of those 20+ have no schooling.

According to Census 2011 the Nkomazi Local Municipality has a total population estimated at 393 030, of which 97,7% are black African, 1,6% are white, with other population groups making up the remaining 0,4%.

Of those aged 20 years and older 4,6% have completed primary school, 25,6% have some secondary education, 25,6% have completed matric, 6,7% have some form of higher education.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	97,7%
Coloured	0,2%
Indian/Asian	0,3%
White	1,6%
Other	0,1%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	1,4%
English	1,1%
IsiNdebele	0,1%
IsiXhosa	0,1%
IsiZulu	0,6%
Sepedi	0,1%
Sesotho	0,1%
Setswana	0,1%
Sign Language	0,1%
SiSwati	88%
Tshivenda	0,2%
Xitsonga	6,7%
Other	0.9%
Not Applicable	0,5%

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Group	Percentage
Married	12,2%
Living together like married partners	11,4%
Never married	72,9%
Widower/Widow	2,5%
Separated	0,7%
Divorced	0,2%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	4,6%
Some Primary	43,8%
Completed Primary	6,8%
Some Secondary	31,6%
Completed Secondary	11,7%
Higher Education	1,1%
Not Applicable	0,4%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	52,7%
Male	47,3%

Living Conditions

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83,3% Use electricity for lighting.

There are 96 202 households in the municipality with an average household size of 4,0 persons per household. 43,4% of households have access to piped water inside dwelling/institution and 31,3% have water in their yard. Only 5,6% of households do not have access piped water.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	6,1%
Tribal/Traditional	87,4%
Farm	6,5%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	89,5%	10,5%
Computer	9,5%	90,5%
Television	66,7%	33,3%
Satellite Television	27,6%	72,4%
Radio	61,9%	38,1%
Landline / Telephone	2,5%	97,5%
Motor Car	16,7%	83,3%
Refrigerator	65,8%	34,2%
Electric / Gas-Stove	69,8%	30,2%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	64,4%	50,6%	83,3%
Gas	1,8%	1,3%	0,7%
Paraffin	2,5%	1,5%	1,2%
Solar	0,2%	0,3%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	14%
Wood	28,3%	10,6%	0%
Coal	2,5%	1,1%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	34,4%	0,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	2,9%
From Cellphone	17,5%
From Work	1,5%
From Elsewhere	3%
No Access	75,1%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	10,3%
Owned and fully paid off	60,7%
Owned but not yet paid off	4,9%
Occupied rent free	19,2%
Other	4,8%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	58,4%
Borehole	8,6%
Spring	0,7%
Rain water tank	1,9%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	3,6%
River/Stream	8,7%
Water vendor	2,9%
Water tanker	6,9%
Other	8,4%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	15,5%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	7,6%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	3%
Chemical toilet	3,9%
Pit toilet with ventilation	25,8%
Pit toilet without ventilation	41,5%
Bucket toilet	0,5%
Other	2,3%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	20,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,2%
Communal refuse dump	3,6%
Own refuse dump	61,9%
No rubbish disposal	11,2%
Other	1,8%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	20,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,2%
Communal refuse dump	3,6%
Own refuse dump	61,9%
No rubbish disposal	11,2%
Other	1,8%

Economy

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42,3% Youth unemployment rate.

More than a third (34,2%) of the 110 469 economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work) population in the municipality is unemployed.

Amongst the 64 497 economically active youth (15 – 34 years) in the area, 42,3% are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	72588
Unemployed	37881
Discouraged Work Seeker	17651
Not Economically Active	109557

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Income	Percentage
None income	16,8%
R1 - R4,800	7%
R4,801 - R9,600	12,7%
R9,601 - R19,600	23%
R19,601 - R38,200	19,8%
R38,201 - R76,4000	9,4%
R76,401 - R153,800	5,6%
R153,801 - R307,600	3,5%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,5%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,3%
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	5,779
Poultry production	13,977
Vegetable production	11,402
Production of other crops	7,029
Other	3,558

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	10,460
Animals only	11,533
Mixed farming	5,179
Other	831

**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	10,102
R1-R4 800	1,569
R4 801-R38 400	12,718
R38 401-R307 200	2,710
R307 201+	173
Unspecified	732

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Place names

Places in Nkomazi Municipality
Albertsnek Boschfontein Driekoppies Embhojeni Emjejane Emtfuntini Goba Hlengesha Hoyi Ka-Sibhejane Kaapmuiden Kamaqhekeza KaMatsamo Kamhlushwa Komatipoort Kruger National Park KwaMandulu KwaSipunu KwaZibukwane Lebombo Lilydale Louieville M'hati Madaneni Magogeni Magudu Malalane Mananga Mangweni Marloth Park Masibekela Matsamo Mbangwane Mbuzini Mgobode Mhlambanyatsi Middelplaas Mzinti Ngwenyeni A Ngwenyeni B Nkomazi NU Nsizwane Ntunda Phiva Riverside Shiyalongubo Sibange Sibayeni Sidlamafa Sikhwahlane Sincobile Skoonplaas Thambokhulu Tonga A Tonga B Vlakbult

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	393,030
Young (0-14)	35,4%
Working Age (15-64)	60,5%
Elderly (65+)	4,1%
Dependency ratio	65,4
Sex ratio	89,9
Growth rate	1,61% (2001-2011)
Population density	82 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	34,2%
Youth unemployment rate	42,3%
No schooling aged 20+	25,6%
Higher education aged 20+	6,7%
Matric aged 20+	25,6%
Number of households	96,202
Number of Agricultural households	28,004
Average household size	4,1
Female headed households	45,6%
Formal dwellings	92,5%
Housing owned/paying off	65,6%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	7,7%
Weekly refuse removal	20,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	21%
Electricity for lighting	83,3%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	334,668
Young (0-14)	40,8%
Working Age (15-64)	60,5%
Elderly (65+)	4,1%
Dependency ratio	81,2%
Sex ratio	89,3
Growth rate	3,72% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	41,4%
Youth unemployment rate	48%
No schooling aged 20+	44,4%
Higher education aged 20+	4,2%
Matric aged 20+	13,6%
Number of households	71,840
Average household size	4,5
Female headed households	46%
Formal dwellings	76,6%
Housing owned/paying off	52,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	9,3%
Weekly refuse removal	11%
Piped water inside dwelling	6,5%
Electricity for lighting	47,6%

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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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