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Rustenburg

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According to Census 2011, the total population is 549 575.

3,5% Growth Rate

Rustenburg Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. It is home to Boekenhoutfontein, the farm of Paul Kruger, former president of the South African Republic.

Rustenburg is a large town situated at the foot of the Magalies mountain range in the North West province of South Africa. Rustenburg (meaning “town of rest” or “resting place”) was proclaimed a township in 1851.

Rustenburg is the most populous municipality in the North West province.

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618,462

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588,794

Rustenburg , North West

549,575

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541,248

Makhado , Limpopo

516,031

Madibeng , North West

477,381

People

Quick Fact

31% of those aged 20 years and older have Matric.

According to Census 2011, Rustenburg Local Municipality has a total population of 549 575 people, of whom88,5% are black African,9,4% are white, with the other population groups make up the remaining 2,1%.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 5,4% have completed primary school, 36,2% have some secondary education, 31,1% have completed matric, and 8,9% have some form of higher education, while 5,4% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	88,5%
Coloured	0,9%
Indian/Asian	0,8%
White	9,4%
Other	0,4%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	9,6%
English	5,2%
IsiNdebele	1%
IsiXhosa	9,3%
IsiZulu	2,8%
Sepedi	1,8%
Sesotho	5,1%
Setswana	52,4%
Sign Language	0,4%
SiSwati	0,6%
Tshivenda	0,5%
Xitsonga	5,4%
Other	3%
Not Applicable	2,9%

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Group	Percentage
Married	29,2%
Living together like married partners	9,3%
Never married	57,8%
Widower/Widow	2,2%
Separated	0,5%
Divorced	1%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	4,4%
Some Primary	37%
Completed Primary	5,6%
Some Secondary	31,7%
Completed Secondary	17,8%
Higher Education	2,1%
Not Applicable	1,4%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	45,1%
Male	54,9%

Living Conditions

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83,0% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 199 044 households in the municipality, with an average household size of 2,5 persons per household.

84,3% of households have access to piped water either in their dwelling or in the yard. Only 6,3% of households do not have access to piped water.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	68%
Tribal/Traditional	30%
Farm	2%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	92,2%	7,8%
Computer	15,9%	84,1%
Television	72,1%	27,9%
Satellite Television	24,1%	75,9%
Radio	63,5%	36,5%
Landline / Telephone	5,7%	94,3%
Motor Car	25,1%	74,9%
Refrigerator	62,8%	37,2%
Electric / Gas-Stove	78,8%	21,2%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	80,2%	71,9%	83%
Gas	1,7%	1,1%	0,2%
Paraffin	15,7%	8,9%	5,3%
Solar	0,2%	0,3%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	10,9%
Wood	1,8%	4,2%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,2%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0,1%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,1%	13,3%	0,3%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	5,4%
From Cellphone	16,9%
From Work	4%
From Elsewhere	3,2%
No Access	70,6%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	45,2%
Owned and fully paid off	22,1%
Owned but not yet paid off	9,3%
Occupied rent free	20,1%
Other	3,3%

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

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	3,9%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	52,7%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	3,5%
Chemical toilet	1,2%
Pit toilet with ventilation	8,1%
Pit toilet without ventilation	28,9%
Bucket toilet	0,6%
Other	1,1%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	69,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,2%
Communal refuse dump	2,3%
Own refuse dump	19,1%
No rubbish disposal	5,7%
Other	1,5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	69,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,2%
Communal refuse dump	2,3%
Own refuse dump	19,1%
No rubbish disposal	5,7%
Other	1,5%

Economy

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26,4% Unemployment rate.

266 471 people are economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work), and of these, 26,4% are unemployed.

34,7% of the 142 219 economically active youth (15 – 34 years) in the municipality are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	196080
Unemployed	70391
Discouraged Work Seeker	11265
Not Economically Active	120867

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Income	Percentage
None income	16,8%
R1 - R4,800	2,7%
R4,801 - R9,600	4,1%
R9,601 - R19,600	11,2%
R19,601 - R38,200	17,2%
R38,201 - R76,4000	23,1%
R76,401 - R153,800	12,1%
R153,801 - R307,600	7,1%
R307,601 - R614,400	4%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	1,2%
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	5,547
Poultry production	8,164
Vegetable production	5,232
Production of other crops	5,197
Other	6,504

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	4,590
Animals only	7,368
Mixed farming	3,603
Other	1,859

**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	3,980
R1-R4 800	397
R4 801-R38 400	6,839
R38 401-R307 200	5,105
R307 201+	613
Unspecified	487

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Place names

Places in Rustenburg Municipality
Bala Berseba Bethanie Boekenhoutfontein Boitekong Bokamoso Boschhoek Buffelsfontein Chaneng Delela Diepkuil Elandsfontein Freedom Park Frischgewaagd Ga-Mogajane GaLuka Hartbeestfontein A Jabula Kana Kopman Lekgalong Lekojaneng Lesung Mabitse Mafika Maile Makolokwe Mamerotse Mamitloana Marikana Mathopestad A Mathopestad B Maumong Meriting Mfidikoe Mmaditlhokwa Modikwe Mogono Molote Monakato Mosonthal-Marubitshi Oorzaak Paardekraal Platinum Mine Phatsima A Phatsima B Phokeng Photshaneng Phula Mine Popo Molefe Rankelenyane Rasimone Retief Robega Rustenburg Rustenburg NU Seraleng Serutube Setlhokwe Tantanana Thabaneng Thekwane Tlapa Tlaseng Tlhabane Tsitsing Waterkloof Waterval Wildebeesfontein

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	549,575
Young (0-14)	24,1%
Working Age (15-64)	72,5%
Elderly (65+)	3,4%
Dependency ratio	37,9
Sex ratio	121,8
Growth rate	3,5% (2001-2011)
Population density	161 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	26,4%
Youth unemployment rate	34,7%
No schooling aged 20+	5,4%
Higher education aged 20+	8,9%
Matric aged 20+	31%
Number of households	199,044
Number of Agricultural households	17,421
Average household size	2,5
Female headed households	26,4%
Formal dwellings	68,7%
Housing owned/paying off	31,4%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	52,7%
Weekly refuse removal	69,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	35,8%
Electricity for lighting	83%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	387,096
Young (0-14)	25,5%
Working Age (15-64)	72,5%
Elderly (65+)	3,6%
Dependency ratio	40,9%
Sex ratio	118,2
Growth rate	4,33% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	31,8%
Youth unemployment rate	43,5%
No schooling aged 20+	12,9%
Higher education aged 20+	6,9%
Matric aged 20+	24,5%
Number of households	113,394
Average household size	3,1
Female headed households	34,5%
Formal dwellings	57,2%
Housing owned/paying off	52,6%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	39,9%
Weekly refuse removal	43,7%
Piped water inside dwelling	21,3%
Electricity for lighting	71,4%

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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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