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Okhahlamba

Quick Fact

According to Census 2011, Okhahlamba Local Municipality has a total population of 132 068.

-0,43% Growth rate

The Okhahlamba Local Municipality is situated in the mountainous region of KwaZulu-Natal between Lesotho, the Free State, Emnambithi and Mtshezi. This municipality derived its name from a range of mountains which stretches more than 400km. It consists of privately owned commercial farmlands, smallholder settlements, the urban areas of Bergville, Winterton, Cathkin Park and Geluksberg, and two tribal authority areas.

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132,068

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People

Quick Fact

17,2% aged 20+ had no formal schooling.

According to Census 2011, Okhahlamba Local Municipality has a total population of 132 068 and it is a sparsely populated area which is predominantly tribal. 97% of the population is black African. The primary enrolment rate is high in this municipality at 93,1 % but the matric pass rate is very low at 22,5% in 2011.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	97,1%
Coloured	0,2%
Indian/Asian	0,4%
White	2,1%
Other	0,2%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	1%
English	1,9%
IsiNdebele	1,2%
IsiXhosa	0,2%
IsiZulu	91,6%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	0,8%
Setswana	0,6%
Sign Language	0,5%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.3%
Not Applicable	1,7%

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Group	Percentage
Married	16%
Living together like married partners	6,2%
Never married	74%
Widower/Widow	3,2%
Separated	0,4%
Divorced	0,1%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,9%
Some Primary	46,4%
Completed Primary	6,3%
Some Secondary	31,8%
Completed Secondary	11,5%
Higher Education	0,5%
Not Applicable	0,7%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	53,3%
Male	46,7%

Living Conditions

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75,4% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 27 576 households in the municipality with an average household size of 4,8 persons per household. 69% of these households are female headed households and less than 50% of households live in formal dwellings. 68% of households have access to piped water.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	6%
Tribal/Traditional	60,6%
Farm	33,4%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	86,8%	13,2%
Computer	6,4%	93,6%
Television	58,6%	41,4%
Satellite Television	14%	86%
Radio	65,8%	34,2%
Landline / Telephone	3,7%	96,3%
Motor Car	16,5%	83,5%
Refrigerator	50,9%	49,1%
Electric / Gas-Stove	58%	42%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	48,2%	31,7%	75,4%
Gas	3,6%	1,4%	0,3%
Paraffin	9,6%	6,6%	1%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,4%
Candles	0%	0%	22,4%
Wood	35,6%	48,9%	0%
Coal	0,3%	0,6%	0%
Animal Dung	2,2%	3,4%	0%
Other	0,2%	0,2%	0%
None	0,3%	6,9%	0,6%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	2,4%
From Cellphone	21,5%
From Work	1,8%
From Elsewhere	3%
No Access	71,3%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	16,7%
Owned and fully paid off	32,3%
Owned but not yet paid off	8,6%
Occupied rent free	37,3%
Other	5,1%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	31,4%
Borehole	27%
Spring	23%
Rain water tank	0,8%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	3,9%
River/Stream	4,7%
Water vendor	1%
Water tanker	5,2%
Other	3,1%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	10,4%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	8,7%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	3,1%
Chemical toilet	12,6%
Pit toilet with ventilation	33%
Pit toilet without ventilation	30%
Bucket toilet	0,8%
Other	1,5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	9,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,2%
Communal refuse dump	1,8%
Own refuse dump	75,3%
No rubbish disposal	11,2%
Other	1,2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	9,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,2%
Communal refuse dump	1,8%
Own refuse dump	75,3%
No rubbish disposal	11,2%
Other	1,2%

Economy

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43,4% Unemployment rate.

The major contributors to the economy are agriculture, tourism and wholesale trade. The unemployment rate is 43%, which is among the highest in the district, which has a dependency ratio of 79. The youth unemployment rate is 52,3%.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	13718
Unemployed	10501
Discouraged Work Seeker	9709
Not Economically Active	39853

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Income	Percentage
None income	15,6%
R1 - R4,800	6,7%
R4,801 - R9,600	13,4%
R9,601 - R19,600	24,2%
R19,601 - R38,200	21,5%
R38,201 - R76,4000	9,2%
R76,401 - R153,800	4,6%
R153,801 - R307,600	2,8%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,4%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,3%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,2%
R2,457,601+	0,1%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	8,729
Poultry production	8,880
Vegetable production	6,271
Production of other crops	4,185
Other	1,050

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	2,136
Animals only	6,781
Mixed farming	5,990
Other	184

**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	5,965
R1-R4 800	591
R4 801-R38 400	7,255
R38 401-R307 200	816
R307 201+	130
Unspecified	334

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Place names

Places in Okhahlamba Municipality
Acton Homes Amangwane Amanzana Bergville Bethany Bhalekisi Bonjaneni Bukweni Busingatha A Busingatha B Drakensberg Dukuza Ekombe Emakhosaneni Emmaus Empimbe Enyonyane Esibomvu Ethunzini Gangadweni Geluksburg Gosheni Green Point Grootgluk Hambrook Howe Indanyana Isandlwana Jagersrust Khethwani Kokwane Kwamiya KwaNkosana Kwanokopela Langkloof Mabhulesini A Mabhulesini B Maganganguzi Makanda Makhwelela A Makhwelela B Malefetheni Malottas Kraal Mangwaneni Maswazini Mazizini Mfunzini Mkukwini Moyeni Mpontsheni Ngoba Ngubela Nkomanzana Nqula Nyusana Ogade Okhahlamba NU Okhombe A Olivia Oliviershoek Oqhumo Qolweni Rooihoek Rookdale Seqomeni Sibotsheni Siqalabeni Situlwane The Downs uMhlwanzini Winterton Wittekop Woodford Zwelisha

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	132,068
Young (0-14)	39,2%
Working Age (15-64)	55,9%
Elderly (65+)	4,9%
Dependency ratio	79
Sex ratio	87,5
Growth rate	-0,43% (2001-2011)
Population density	33 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	43,4%
Youth unemployment rate	52,3%
No schooling aged 20+	17,2%
Higher education aged 20+	4,4%
Matric aged 20+	23,2%
Number of households	27,576
Number of Agricultural households	15,091
Average household size	4,6
Female headed households	53,8%
Formal dwellings	42,8%
Housing owned/paying off	40,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	8,7%
Weekly refuse removal	9,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	16,9%
Electricity for lighting	75,4%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	137,924
Young (0-14)	41,1%
Working Age (15-64)	55,9%
Elderly (65+)	4,8%
Dependency ratio	84,7%
Sex ratio	86,6
Growth rate	2,89% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	58,9%
Youth unemployment rate	66,4%
No schooling aged 20+	37,6%
Higher education aged 20+	4,4%
Matric aged 20+	10,3%
Number of households	26,756
Average household size	4,9
Female headed households	51,2%
Formal dwellings	41%
Housing owned/paying off	41,8%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	5,9%
Weekly refuse removal	5,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	5,8%
Electricity for lighting	40,2%

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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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