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Phokwane

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0,27% Growth Rate

Phokwane Local Municipality incorporates the previous municipal areas of Hartswater, Jan Kempdorp, Ganspan and Pampierstad.

The Phokwane Municipality is named after Queen “Phokwane”, the wife of Kgosi Galeshewe of the Barolong boo Ra-Tlhaping tribe. Phokwane is nestled in the lush green delta of the Hartswater region and boasts the second largest irrigation scheme in the Southern Hemisphere, namely the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme.

The municipality has a total population of 61 321 inhabitants of whom the majority is found in the peri-urban areas of the municipality. A significant characteristic of the Phokwane population is the youth who account for 33% (ages 15–34) of the total population. The economy of Phokwane is based on agriculture, community development, retail, private household and informal sectors. These five sectors alone provide jobs to 11 160 persons within the municipal area. This accounts for 65% of employment within Phokwane.

In terms of agriculture Phokwane exports grape, citrus and olive products. The dominant languages in the area are Setswana, Afrikaans and Isixhosa with each of the languages having 70%, 25% and 5% users respectively.

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People

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17,7% of those 20+ have no schooling.

According to the 2011 Census, Phokwane municipality has a total population of 51 567 people, of which 81,9% are black African, 11,0% white people, with other population groups making up the remaining 7,1%.

Of those 20 years and older 30,2% has completed some secondary schooling, 22,0% has Grade 12, 18,9% some primary, 17,7% no schooling, 6,6% has some higher education, and 4,7% has completed primary.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	81,9%
Coloured	11%
Indian/Asian	0,4%
White	6,3%
Other	0,5%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	18,8%
English	3,8%
IsiNdebele	1%
IsiXhosa	5,5%
IsiZulu	1,2%
Sepedi	0,3%
Sesotho	1,4%
Setswana	66,4%
Sign Language	0,3%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0,1%
Other	0.6%
Not Applicable	0,3%

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Group	Percentage
Married	17,3%
Living together like married partners	11%
Never married	66,9%
Widower/Widow	3,5%
Separated	0,5%
Divorced	0,8%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	4,4%
Some Primary	46,3%
Completed Primary	6,4%
Some Secondary	32%
Completed Secondary	9,9%
Higher Education	0,7%
Not Applicable	0,2%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	51,6%
Male	48,4%

Living Conditions

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82,3% Use electricity for lighting.

There are 17 544 households in the municipality, with an average household size of 3,6 persons per household.

Almost 37,9% of households have access to piped (tap) water inside the dwelling/institution, 40,1% of households have access to piped (tap) water inside yard. 82,3% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	59,4%
Tribal/Traditional	34,6%
Farm	6%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	81%	19%
Computer	12,4%	87,6%
Television	71%	29%
Satellite Television	20,7%	79,3%
Radio	66,7%	33,3%
Landline / Telephone	9%	91%
Motor Car	22,4%	77,6%
Refrigerator	63,6%	36,4%
Electric / Gas-Stove	75,8%	24,2%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	76,3%	66,9%	82,3%
Gas	2,5%	1,4%	0,1%
Paraffin	12,8%	6,2%	1,4%
Solar	0,2%	0,2%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	15,8%
Wood	7,7%	15%	0%
Coal	0,2%	0,4%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	9,9%	0,2%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	4,2%
From Cellphone	14%
From Work	2,5%
From Elsewhere	2,3%
No Access	77%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	13,9%
Owned and fully paid off	56,1%
Owned but not yet paid off	2,7%
Occupied rent free	23,3%
Other	4,1%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	88,8%
Borehole	7%
Spring	0,1%
Rain water tank	0,4%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,2%
River/Stream	0,2%
Water vendor	0,2%
Water tanker	1,4%
Other	1,8%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	9,3%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	68,2%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,8%
Chemical toilet	0,2%
Pit toilet with ventilation	4,9%
Pit toilet without ventilation	11,9%
Bucket toilet	1,8%
Other	2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	60,8%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	6,5%
Communal refuse dump	2,3%
Own refuse dump	22,9%
No rubbish disposal	7,1%
Other	0,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	60,8%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	6,5%
Communal refuse dump	2,3%
Own refuse dump	22,9%
No rubbish disposal	7,1%
Other	0,4%

Economy

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48,3% Youth unemployment rate.

Of the 20 200 economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work) people in the municipality, 37,6% (7 589) are unemployed.

Among the 10 297 economically active youth (aged 15 – 34) in the municipality, 48,3% (4 974) are unemployed.

The Integrated Development Plan for this municipality can be accessed via the following link:

(Source: www.phokwane.gov.za)

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	12611
Unemployed	7589
Discouraged Work Seeker	2568
Not Economically Active	16254

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Income	Percentage
None income	14,2%
R1 - R4,800	4,9%
R4,801 - R9,600	8%
R9,601 - R19,600	22,8%
R19,601 - R38,200	21,9%
R38,201 - R76,4000	11,5%
R76,401 - R153,800	7,7%
R153,801 - R307,600	5,6%
R307,601 - R614,400	2,3%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,5%
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	811
Poultry production	1,620
Vegetable production	836
Production of other crops	762
Other	606

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	807
Animals only	1,500
Mixed farming	529
Other	152

**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	741
R1-R4 800	89
R4 801-R38 400	1,607
R38 401-R307 200	432
R307 201+	69
Unspecified	50

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Place names

Places in Phokwane Municipality
Banksdrif Ganspan Hartswater Jan Kempdorp Pampierstad Phokwane NU

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	63,000
Young (0-14)	32,3%
Working Age (15-64)	61,9%
Elderly (65+)	5,7%
Dependency ratio	61,5
Sex ratio	93,8
Growth rate	0,27% (2001-2011)
Population density	76 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	37,6%
Youth unemployment rate	48,3%
No schooling aged 20+	17,7%
Higher education aged 20+	6,6%
Matric aged 20+	21,9%
Number of households	17,544
Number of Agricultural households	2,988
Average household size	3,6
Female headed households	38%
Formal dwellings	83,8%
Housing owned/paying off	58,7%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	68,2%
Weekly refuse removal	60,8%
Piped water inside dwelling	37,9%
Electricity for lighting	82,3%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	61,321
Young (0-14)	31,8%
Working Age (15-64)	61,9%
Elderly (65+)	5,3%
Dependency ratio	58,9%
Sex ratio	94,7
Growth rate	1,26% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	35,5%
Youth unemployment rate	45,5%
No schooling aged 20+	32,5%
Higher education aged 20+	6,1%
Matric aged 20+	14,8%
Number of households	16,807
Average household size	3,6
Female headed households	29,6%
Formal dwellings	81,3%
Housing owned/paying off	45%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	41,7%
Weekly refuse removal	40%
Piped water inside dwelling	25,7%
Electricity for lighting	74,7%

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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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