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Sakhisizwe

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According to Census 2011, SakhisizweLocal Municipality has a total population of 63 582

-0,44% Growth rate

Sakhisizwe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District Municipality of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Sakhisizwe is an isiXhosa name meaning “we are building the nation” (http://en.wikipedia.org).

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People

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12,7% aged 20+ had no formal schooling.

According to Census 2011, SakhisizweLocal Municipality has a total population of 63 582, of which 97,7% are black African, 1,1% are white people, with the other population groups making up the rest.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 6,9% have completed primary school, 35,2% have some secondary education, 14,1% have completed matric and 6,4% have some form of higher education. 12,7% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	97,7%
Coloured	0,8%
Indian/Asian	0,2%
White	1,1%
Other	0,2%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	1,8%
English	2,7%
IsiNdebele	0,3%
IsiXhosa	91,3%
IsiZulu	0,3%
Sepedi	0,3%
Sesotho	0,4%
Setswana	0,2%
Sign Language	1,2%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.5%
Not Applicable	1%

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Group	Percentage
Married	19,9%
Living together like married partners	3,3%
Never married	70,3%
Widower/Widow	5,1%
Separated	1%
Divorced	0,5%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,8%
Some Primary	50,4%
Completed Primary	7,6%
Some Secondary	31,2%
Completed Secondary	6,2%
Higher Education	0,6%
Not Applicable	1,2%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	51,8%
Male	48,2%

Living Conditions

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79,1% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 16 151households in the municipality, with an average household size of 3,7persons per household. 51,9% of households are headed by females and 79,1% of households have access to electricity for lighting. Only 17,9% of households have access to piped water inside thedwelling.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	43,3%
Tribal/Traditional	51,5%
Farm	5,2%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	83,1%	16,9%
Computer	5,1%	94,9%
Television	62,7%	37,3%
Satellite Television	12,8%	87,2%
Radio	63,9%	36,1%
Landline / Telephone	4,8%	95,2%
Motor Car	14,4%	85,6%
Refrigerator	50,2%	49,8%
Electric / Gas-Stove	68,9%	31,1%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	59,3%	25,1%	79,1%
Gas	3,3%	1,9%	0,3%
Paraffin	15,2%	26,7%	6,2%
Solar	0,2%	0,1%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	13,8%
Wood	19,7%	39,7%	0%
Coal	0,2%	0,3%	0%
Animal Dung	1,5%	1,5%	0%
Other	0,3%	0,1%	0%
None	0,3%	4,6%	0,3%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	2,4%
From Cellphone	13,8%
From Work	1,5%
From Elsewhere	3,6%
No Access	78,6%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	11,1%
Owned and fully paid off	32,4%
Owned but not yet paid off	8,9%
Occupied rent free	31,7%
Other	15,9%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	62,1%
Borehole	9,9%
Spring	5,7%
Rain water tank	1%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	3,5%
River/Stream	9,2%
Water vendor	0,3%
Water tanker	4,7%
Other	3,7%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	15,6%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	20,2%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	3,2%
Chemical toilet	4,2%
Pit toilet with ventilation	19,7%
Pit toilet without ventilation	28,9%
Bucket toilet	1,9%
Other	6,3%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	14,5%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,2%
Communal refuse dump	2,7%
Own refuse dump	61,7%
No rubbish disposal	18%
Other	2,1%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	14,5%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,2%
Communal refuse dump	2,7%
Own refuse dump	61,7%
No rubbish disposal	18%
Other	2,1%

Economy

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38,8% are unemployed.

There are 14 622 economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work) people, and of these 38,8% are unemployed.

Of the 7 095economically active youth (15–34 years) in the area, 48,6% are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	8954
Unemployed	5668
Discouraged Work Seeker	2819
Not Economically Active	19133

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Income	Percentage
None income	14,4%
R1 - R4,800	5,8%
R4,801 - R9,600	11,6%
R9,601 - R19,600	26,6%
R19,601 - R38,200	21,8%
R38,201 - R76,4000	8,5%
R76,401 - R153,800	5,3%
R153,801 - R307,600	3,5%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,7%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,4%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,2%
R2,457,601+	0,2%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	5,275
Poultry production	4,044
Vegetable production	2,741
Production of other crops	1,266
Other	943

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,028
Animals only	4,358
Mixed farming	2,210
Other	62

**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	2,133
R1-R4 800	374
R4 801-R38 400	4,385
R38 401-R307 200	523
R307 201+	65
Unspecified	179

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Place names

Places in Sakhisizwe Municipality
Askeaton Barracks Bumbana Cala Dikatole Duke eChibini Elithuthu eLixeni Elliot Emamfengwini eMbewuleni Emjikelweni Eqolombeni eSigangeni Galili 1 Galili 2 Guba Klufini Komkhulu KuHota KuMahlungulu KuManzana KuMatyeabomvu KuNomadambe KuSawuti KuVayile KuZikhonkwane KwaGcina KwaGugwini KwaMgcodo 1 KwaMgcodo 2 Langanci Lapezi Lokishini Lower Voyizana Lufuta Luhlawini Luxeni Macangceni Mantlolufa Manyandube Manzimahle SP Manzimdaka Maqwateni Maruleni Masoyisi Mbodlane Mceula Mdeni Mgxumza Mhlonyaneni Mhlwazi Mlonzi Mmangweni 1 Mmangweni 2 Mmangweni 3 Mnxe 1 Mnxe 2 Ncaluka Ndambane Ndum-Ndum Ndyavu New Rest Ngasentla Ngojini Ngqwanenu Ngxingweni Nkunzaneni Nqineni Nqwebebeni Ntsinga Ntsukaze Nyalasa Panabokwe Phelandaba Qaqane Qwilini Rareni Sakhisizwe NU Santyeni Sdakeni Senta Sidikidini Sifonondile Siginqgini Sipafeni Tafeni Taleni Tiwane Trust Tsengiwe Tsomo Poort uLahlangubo uMgwalana Upper Cala Upper Ndwana Voyizana Xonya

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	63,582
Young (0-14)	35%
Working Age (15-64)	57,5%
Elderly (65+)	7,5%
Dependency ratio	73,8
Sex ratio	93
Growth rate	-0,44% (2001-2011)
Population density	27 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	38,8%
Youth unemployment rate	48,6%
No schooling aged 20+	12,7%
Higher education aged 20+	6,4%
Matric aged 20+	14,1%
Number of households	16,151
Number of Agricultural households	7,658
Average household size	3,7
Female headed households	51,9%
Formal dwellings	64,1%
Housing owned/paying off	41,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	20,2%
Weekly refuse removal	14,5%
Piped water inside dwelling	17,9%
Electricity for lighting	79,1%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	66,447
Young (0-14)	40,3%
Working Age (15-64)	57,5%
Elderly (65+)	7%
Dependency ratio	89,8%
Sex ratio	88,7
Growth rate	0,37% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	57,7%
Youth unemployment rate	67,8%
No schooling aged 20+	25,9%
Higher education aged 20+	5,8%
Matric aged 20+	9,1%
Number of households	15,199
Average household size	4,3
Female headed households	54,4%
Formal dwellings	46,7%
Housing owned/paying off	71,2%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	17,3%
Weekly refuse removal	24,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	5,6%
Electricity for lighting	50,7%

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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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