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Sol Plaatjie

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2,04% Population growth rate (2001 – 2011).

2,04% Growth Rate

The Sol Plaatje Local Municipality is named after Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje who was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator, and writer. Solomon Plaatje was born just outside Boshof, in the former Orange Free State (now Free State province, South Africa).

The Sol Plaatje Local Municipality is the second largest local municipality in the district with an area covering 3 145 km² and comprising a large urban node in the form of Kimberley, as well as villages and farms. Kimberley is the administrative centre of the municipality. Sol Plaatje Local Municipality is the largest local municipality in the Frances Baard District Municipality in terms of population size.

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People

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7,1% of those 20+ have no schooling.

According to Census 2011, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality has the largest population (248 041) in the municipal district. The black African population constitutes 151 919, followed by the coloured population with 67 293. The people are diverse and speak an array of languages, including Afrikaans (110 535), English (19 636), Setswana (81 156) and Xhosa (13 574). There are 94 males for every 100 females in the municipality, and 66,2% of the population is aged between 15 and 64 years. In 2011, 28,8% of the population had matric, while 7% of the population had no schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	61,2%
Coloured	27,4%
Indian/Asian	1,2%
White	7,5%
Other	2,7%

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Age	Males	Females
0-4	5,3%	5,1%
5-9	4,7%	4,5%
10-14	4,5%	4,3%
15-19	4,7%	4,7%
20-24	4,7%	4,8%
25-29	4,7%	4,8%
30-34	4%	4,1%
35-39	3,3%	3,6%
40-44	2,9%	3,3%
45-49	2,5%	2,5%
50-54	2,2%	2,6%
55-59	1,6%	2,1%
60-64	1,3%	1,6%
65-69	0,8%	1,1%
70-74	0,6%	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	44,6%
English	7,9%
IsiNdebele	0,5%
IsiXhosa	5,5%
IsiZulu	1,3%
Sepedi	0,3%
Sesotho	2,5%
Setswana	32,7%
Sign Language	0,3%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0,1%
Other	2.6%
Not Applicable	1,5%

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Group	Percentage
Married	22,8%
Living together like married partners	7%
Never married	64%
Widower/Widow	3,8%
Separated	0,6%
Divorced	1,7%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,7%
Some Primary	40,7%
Completed Primary	6,1%
Some Secondary	31,7%
Completed Secondary	14,6%
Higher Education	1,6%
Not Applicable	1,6%

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

Living Conditions

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84,9% Use electricity for lighting.

At the heart of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality is the bright metropolis of Kimberley, the capital city of the Northern Cape, and Galeshewe, the vibrant township on the city’s border. Census 2011 results revealed that there are 60 267 households in the municipality with an average household size of 4,1 persons per household. 40,7% of the population have no income. 41,0% of these households are headed by females, and the dependency ratio is 51. 81,6% of the dwellings are formal, and 82,8% of the households have a flush toilet connected to a sewerage system, while 84,9% of the households use electricity for lighting, and 61,9% of these households having piped water inside the dwelling.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	98,9%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	1,1%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	85,4%	14,6%
Computer	22,7%	77,3%
Television	80,4%	19,6%
Satellite Television	33,6%	66,4%
Radio	67,3%	32,7%
Landline / Telephone	18,1%	81,9%
Motor Car	33,5%	66,5%
Refrigerator	75,4%	24,6%
Electric / Gas-Stove	83,4%	16,6%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	80%	68,3%	84,9%
Gas	7,5%	4%	0,3%
Paraffin	10,2%	6,3%	4,2%
Solar	0,1%	0,6%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	10,1%
Wood	1,7%	9,2%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,3%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0,1%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	11,3%	0,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	8%
From Cellphone	17,4%
From Work	5,1%
From Elsewhere	4,1%
No Access	65,4%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	18%
Owned and fully paid off	44,4%
Owned but not yet paid off	16,8%
Occupied rent free	15,4%
Other	5,4%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	96%
Borehole	0,8%
Spring	0,1%
Rain water tank	0,1%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,1%
River/Stream	0,1%
Water vendor	0,7%
Water tanker	0,4%
Other	1,8%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	4,5%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	82,8%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,7%
Chemical toilet	0,1%
Pit toilet with ventilation	0,3%
Pit toilet without ventilation	1,7%
Bucket toilet	6,4%
Other	2,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	84,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,4%
Communal refuse dump	1,1%
Own refuse dump	7,8%
No rubbish disposal	3,6%
Other	1,8%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	84,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,4%
Communal refuse dump	1,1%
Own refuse dump	7,8%
No rubbish disposal	3,6%
Other	1,8%

Economy

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41,7% Youth unemployment rate.

The economic activities consist of retailers and industries, as well as mining and farming.

Agricultural land is mostly used for game, sheep and cattle farming, and cash crops such as lucerne, grapes, cotton and soybeans. Mining is still an integral part of the economy. The municipality has an employable population of 63 049 people and a total of 64 250 people that are not economically active in the local municipality. The unemployment rate stands at 31,9% with the youth unemployment rate standing at 41,7%.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	63049
Unemployed	29514
Discouraged Work Seeker	7474
Not Economically Active	64250

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Income	Percentage
None income	11,7%
R1 - R4,800	3,3%
R4,801 - R9,600	5,3%
R9,601 - R19,600	16,1%
R19,601 - R38,200	18,7%
R38,201 - R76,4000	14,9%
R76,401 - R153,800	12%
R153,801 - R307,600	9,6%
R307,601 - R614,400	5,8%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	1,8%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,4%
R2,457,601+	0,4%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	1,451
Poultry production	2,069
Vegetable production	2,029
Production of other crops	2,946
Other	2,414

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	2,714
Animals only	1,337
Mixed farming	1,187
Other	478

**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	1,386
R1-R4 800	162
R4 801-R38 400	2,711
R38 401-R307 200	1,124
R307 201+	191
Unspecified	142

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Place names

Places in Sol Plaatjie Municipality
Galeshewe Kimberley Motswedimosa Platfontein Ritchie Roodepan Sol Plaatjie NU Vaalbos National Park

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	248,041
Young (0-14)	28,3%
Working Age (15-64)	66,2%
Elderly (65+)	5,5%
Dependency ratio	51
Sex ratio	94
Growth rate	2,04% (2001-2011)
Population density	79 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	31,9%
Youth unemployment rate	41,7%
No schooling aged 20+	7,1%
Higher education aged 20+	10,4%
Matric aged 20+	29,2%
Number of households	60,297
Number of Agricultural households	5,715
Average household size	3,9
Female headed households	41%
Formal dwellings	81,6%
Housing owned/paying off	61,2%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	82,8%
Weekly refuse removal	84,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	61,9%
Electricity for lighting	84,9%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	202,246
Young (0-14)	28,8%
Working Age (15-64)	66,2%
Elderly (65+)	5,4%
Dependency ratio	51,9%
Sex ratio	91,7
Growth rate	-0,28% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	41,3%
Youth unemployment rate	51,5%
No schooling aged 20+	11,3%
Higher education aged 20+	8,7%
Matric aged 20+	21,9%
Number of households	50,529
Average household size	3,8
Female headed households	39,2%
Formal dwellings	81,7%
Housing owned/paying off	73,4%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	83,4%
Weekly refuse removal	90,8%
Piped water inside dwelling	51,2%
Electricity for lighting	82,4%

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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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