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Phumelela

Quick Fact

The name “Phumelela” means “to succeed” in isiZulu. Phumelela is situated in the Eastern Free State, to the north-east of Bloemfontein. The municipality accommodates approximately 47 772 people and covers an area of 8 183km2. In terms ofenumeration area (EA) types, 73% of the population lives in formal residences.

0,83% Growth Rate

The Phumelela Local Municipality forms part of the Thabo Mofutsanyane District. The local municipality area measures 8 183 km2 in extend and comprises of the following towns:Vrede, Warden and Memel, as well as a part of the former Riemland and Drakensberg TRCs. The terrain indicates that the most eastern part of Phumelela, including Memel and a stretch of ground towards the north-west, consists of low mountains. The Warden and Vrede areas are strongly undulating, irregular land. The whole Phumelela local municipality grounds fall in the Vaal River catchment’s drainage region.

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People

Quick Fact

11,3% of those 20+ have no schooling.

The Phumelela Local Municipality community comprises of approximately 47 772 individuals and 12 888 households. According to Census 2011, the population has decreasedsince 2001. The total population of Phumelela is approximately 7% in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	91,6%
Coloured	0,4%
Indian/Asian	0,3%
White	7,3%
Other	0,3%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	7,4%
English	1,2%
IsiNdebele	0,4%
IsiXhosa	0,5%
IsiZulu	55,2%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	32%
Setswana	0,3%
Sign Language	0,6%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0,1%
Other	0.5%
Not Applicable	1,4%

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Group	Percentage
Married	20%
Living together like married partners	7,7%
Never married	67,7%
Widower/Widow	3,9%
Separated	0,3%
Divorced	0,4%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,4%
Some Primary	44,7%
Completed Primary	7,1%
Some Secondary	33,3%
Completed Secondary	9,8%
Higher Education	0,7%
Not Applicable	1%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	51,5%
Male	48,5%

Living Conditions

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74,9% Use electricity for lighting.

There are 12 888 households (Census 2011) in thePhumelela Local Municipality, which covers a total area of 8 183km². The average household size is 3,7 persons per household. Within the municipality,69% of households do not have access to piped water inside the dwelling unit, 41% are without access to flush toilets, and 25% are without access to electricity.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	75%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	25%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	88,9%	11,1%
Computer	11,6%	88,4%
Television	69,2%	30,8%
Satellite Television	21,5%	78,5%
Radio	68,7%	31,3%
Landline / Telephone	9,6%	90,4%
Motor Car	25,6%	74,4%
Refrigerator	63,4%	36,6%
Electric / Gas-Stove	64,9%	35,1%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	55,7%	40,5%	74,9%
Gas	3,4%	2,1%	0,3%
Paraffin	2,4%	1,5%	0,5%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	23,8%
Wood	24,8%	26,6%	0%
Coal	11,6%	23,1%	0%
Animal Dung	1,8%	2,2%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	4%	0,3%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	3,6%
From Cellphone	13,1%
From Work	1,7%
From Elsewhere	2,7%
No Access	79%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	23,1%
Owned and fully paid off	46,4%
Owned but not yet paid off	3,9%
Occupied rent free	23,6%
Other	3%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	75,7%
Borehole	13,1%
Spring	1,4%
Rain water tank	0,8%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	1%
River/Stream	0,5%
Water vendor	0,8%
Water tanker	6,1%
Other	0,6%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	6,2%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	59,3%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	3,3%
Chemical toilet	0,5%
Pit toilet with ventilation	2,2%
Pit toilet without ventilation	23,3%
Bucket toilet	0,7%
Other	4,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	65,1%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,5%
Communal refuse dump	4,5%
Own refuse dump	25,9%
No rubbish disposal	3,6%
Other	0,5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	65,1%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,5%
Communal refuse dump	4,5%
Own refuse dump	25,9%
No rubbish disposal	3,6%
Other	0,5%

Economy

Quick Fact

34,6% Youth unemployment rate.

Unemployment remains a critical challenge in the municipal area.Only 7 961of the Phumelela population are formally employed. Agriculture is the main economic activity in the town. Others of importance are private households, wholesale, retail and community and social services.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	10681
Unemployed	3624
Discouraged Work Seeker	3125
Not Economically Active	12336

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Income	Percentage
None income	9,4%
R1 - R4,800	5%
R4,801 - R9,600	8,3%
R9,601 - R19,600	25,8%
R19,601 - R38,200	25,5%
R38,201 - R76,4000	13,7%
R76,401 - R153,800	6,3%
R153,801 - R307,600	3,6%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,6%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,4%
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	2,763
Poultry production	2,030
Vegetable production	1,158
Production of other crops	979
Other	630

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,006
Animals only	2,803
Mixed farming	833
Other	121

**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	695
R1-R4 800	214
R4 801-R38 400	3,119
R38 401-R307 200	570
R307 201+	114
Unspecified	51

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Place names

Places in Phumelela Municipality
Memel Phumelela NU Thembalihle Vrede Warden Zamani Zenzeleni

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	47,772
Young (0-14)	31,7%
Working Age (15-64)	62,3%
Elderly (65+)	6%
Dependency ratio	60,5
Sex ratio	94,1
Growth rate	-0,83% (2001-2011)
Population density	6 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	25,3%
Youth unemployment rate	34,6%
No schooling aged 20+	11,3%
Higher education aged 20+	6,5%
Matric aged 20+	19,4%
Number of households	12,888
Number of Agricultural households	4,762
Average household size	3,6
Female headed households	39,3%
Formal dwellings	73%
Housing owned/paying off	50,2%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	59,3%
Weekly refuse removal	65,1%
Piped water inside dwelling	30,6%
Electricity for lighting	74,9%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	51,928
Young (0-14)	35,2%
Working Age (15-64)	62,3%
Elderly (65+)	5,6%
Dependency ratio	68,9%
Sex ratio	89,8
Growth rate	2,14% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	34,1%
Youth unemployment rate	48,8%
No schooling aged 20+	24,9%
Higher education aged 20+	4,8%
Matric aged 20+	12,7%
Number of households	12,131
Average household size	4,2
Female headed households	37,3%
Formal dwellings	56,7%
Housing owned/paying off	45,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	29,3%
Weekly refuse removal	60%
Piped water inside dwelling	14,2%
Electricity for lighting	63,9%

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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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