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Siyathemba

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1.57% population growth rate (2001 – 2011).

Siyathemba Local Municipality is a local municipality in the PixleykaSeme District Municipality in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.Siyathemba Municipality is a Category B Municipality (NC077), established in 2001, in accordance with the demarcation process. The municipality is located within the central eastern parts of the Northern Cape Province on the banks of the Orange River, and falls within the boundaries of the PixleykaSeme District. The nearest business centre is Kimberley, which is about 220km away.

Siyathemba Municipality was initially made up of three entities, namely, Prieska, Marydale and Niekerkshoop. After demarcation the area was extended to include not only the towns and surrounding suburbs of Marydale, Niekerkshoop and Prieska but also Copperton.The municipal area encompasses a geographic area of approximately 8,200km², which implies that Siyathemba Municipality accounts for 8% of the total district surface area and approximately 3% of the provincial area. The municipality is divided into 4 Wards.

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People

Quick Fact

11,5% of those 20+ have no schooling.

The total population in the municipality is 21 591people with Xhosa and Afrikaans being the dominant languages. The most dominant population group is colouredpeople; they represent 80% of the total population in the municipal area. The other groups are black African (12%) and white people (8%).

Afrikaansis the most widely spoken language (78%). There are an insignificant number of people who speak other languages. A total of 824 people indicated that IsiNdebele is their first language and 91 people speak Setswana.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	18,8%
Coloured	71,9%
Indian/Asian	0,5%
White	8,5%
Other	0,4%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	92,1%
English	0,9%
IsiNdebele	0,1%
IsiXhosa	3,1%
IsiZulu	0,2%
Sepedi	0,1%
Sesotho	0,4%
Setswana	0,9%
Sign Language	0,2%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.3%
Not Applicable	1,7%

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Group	Percentage
Married	21,1%
Living together like married partners	9,2%
Never married	63,2%
Widower/Widow	5%
Separated	0,6%
Divorced	0,9%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	4,2%
Some Primary	48,5%
Completed Primary	7,4%
Some Secondary	29,8%
Completed Secondary	7,5%
Higher Education	0,5%
Not Applicable	2,2%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	50,2%
Male	49,8%

Living Conditions

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86.2% are using electricity for lighting.

The educational profile in Siyathemba is that of 14% of the population had no schooling, while 34% had primary school education. Just 4% of the population has a degree or diploma.

According to the 2011 census results

71.29% of people are using flush toilet.
74.88% access to refuse removal
97.46 % of people have access to piped water.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	87,2%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	12,8%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	72,7%	27,3%
Computer	13,6%	86,4%
Television	70,7%	29,3%
Satellite Television	26,8%	73,2%
Radio	56,9%	43,1%
Landline / Telephone	12,2%	87,8%
Motor Car	24,7%	75,3%
Refrigerator	66,7%	33,3%
Electric / Gas-Stove	84,5%	15,5%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	82,2%	52,4%	86,2%
Gas	4,4%	1,1%	0,2%
Paraffin	0,9%	0,9%	0,7%
Solar	0,3%	0,3%	1,8%
Candles	0%	0%	10,9%
Wood	12%	39,4%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,3%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	5,5%	0,3%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	5,1%
From Cellphone	11,2%
From Work	2,1%
From Elsewhere	3,7%
No Access	77,9%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	18,7%
Owned and fully paid off	51,4%
Owned but not yet paid off	2,9%
Occupied rent free	25,5%
Other	1,6%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	77,9%
Borehole	13,2%
Spring	0,1%
Rain water tank	0,1%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	1,1%
River/Stream	5,8%
Water vendor	0,1%
Water tanker	1,3%
Other	0,5%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	7,5%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	64,9%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	6,4%
Chemical toilet	0,1%
Pit toilet with ventilation	11,7%
Pit toilet without ventilation	5,1%
Bucket toilet	3,7%
Other	0,6%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	73,9%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1%
Communal refuse dump	2,5%
Own refuse dump	18,3%
No rubbish disposal	4,1%
Other	0,3%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	73,9%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1%
Communal refuse dump	2,5%
Own refuse dump	18,3%
No rubbish disposal	4,1%
Other	0,3%

Economy

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30,2% Youth unemployment rate.

The whole of the Siyathemba area is rich in semiprecious stones. The famed ‘tiger’s eye’ is one of many gems mined in the region. An opportunity exists for adding value to the raw material and shipping out processed products of high quality.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	5371
Unemployed	1728
Discouraged Work Seeker	767
Not Economically Active	5787

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Income	Percentage
None income	7,8%
R1 - R4,800	2,9%
R4,801 - R9,600	5%
R9,601 - R19,600	23,9%
R19,601 - R38,200	26%
R38,201 - R76,4000	16,4%
R76,401 - R153,800	8,8%
R153,801 - R307,600	5,5%
R307,601 - R614,400	2,8%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,5%
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	374
Poultry production	601
Vegetable production	167
Production of other crops	505
Other	139

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	426
Animals only	694
Mixed farming	184
Other	30

**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	226
R1-R4 800	13
R4 801-R38 400	742
R38 401-R307 200	251
R307 201+	75
Unspecified	26

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Place names

Places in Siyathemba Municipality
Copperton Marydale Niekerkshoop Prieska Siyathemba NU Westerberg

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	21,591
Young (0-14)	30,8%
Working Age (15-64)	63,2%
Elderly (65+)	6%
Dependency ratio	58,2
Sex ratio	99,3
Growth rate	1,57% (2001-2011)
Population density	1 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	24,3%
Youth unemployment rate	30,2%
No schooling aged 20+	11,5%
Higher education aged 20+	5,3%
Matric aged 20+	18%
Number of households	5,831
Number of Agricultural households	1,334
Average household size	3,6
Female headed households	36,1%
Formal dwellings	88,6%
Housing owned/paying off	54,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	64,9%
Weekly refuse removal	73,9%
Piped water inside dwelling	43,1%
Electricity for lighting	86,2%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	18,445
Young (0-14)	33,7%
Working Age (15-64)	63,2%
Elderly (65+)	5,9%
Dependency ratio	65,5%
Sex ratio	89,9
Growth rate	-1,77% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	36%
Youth unemployment rate	43,1%
No schooling aged 20+	21,8%
Higher education aged 20+	4,7%
Matric aged 20+	12,1%
Number of households	4,455
Average household size	4
Female headed households	33,6%
Formal dwellings	88,9%
Housing owned/paying off	54,8%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	65,9%
Weekly refuse removal	75,8%
Piped water inside dwelling	22,5%
Electricity for lighting	80,9%

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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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