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Steve Tshwete

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According to Census 2011, Steve TshweteLocal Municipality has a total population of 229 831 people, of whom 73,6% are black African, and 21,8% are white.The other population groups make up the remaining 4,2%.

4,76% Growth Rate

In 1994 Middelburg and Mhluzi, as well as Hendrina and Kwazamokuhle amalgamated to form the Transitional Local Councils. In 2001, a new dispensation for Local Government came into being, whereby the country was demarcated so that every piece of land fell within the jurisdiction of a municipality. Transitional Local Councils of Middelburg and Hendrina, as well as some smaller towns, were amalgamated to form Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (formerly Middelburg Local Municipality). The municipal area covers approximately 3 993 km2. (www.stevetshwetelm.gov.za)

It is located in the Nkangala District Municipality of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The seat of Steve Tshwete Local Municipality is Middelburg. The municipality is named after Steve Tshwete, ANC activist imprisoned by the apartheid authorities on Robben Island from February 1964 to 1983. (Wikipedia)

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People

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7,4% of those 20+ have no schooling.

According to Census 2011, Steve Tshwete Local Municipality has a total population of 217 073 people, of whom 73,6% are black African, and 21,8% are white. The other population groups make up the remaining 4,6%.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 3,4% have completed primary school, 30,8% have some secondary education, 35% have completed matric, and 14,4% have some form of higher education, while 7,4% of have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	73,6%
Coloured	2,6%
Indian/Asian	1,6%
White	21,8%
Other	0,4%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	22,1%
English	5,8%
IsiNdebele	14,6%
IsiXhosa	2,3%
IsiZulu	27,8%
Sepedi	10,6%
Sesotho	3,9%
Setswana	1,5%
Sign Language	0,3%
SiSwati	5,2%
Tshivenda	0,4%
Xitsonga	2%
Other	1.5%
Not Applicable	1,9%

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Group	Percentage
Married	30,4%
Living together like married partners	7,1%
Never married	58,1%
Widower/Widow	2,7%
Separated	0,5%
Divorced	1,2%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,1%
Some Primary	37,8%
Completed Primary	5,8%
Some Secondary	31,1%
Completed Secondary	18,5%
Higher Education	2,2%
Not Applicable	1,5%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	48%
Male	52%

Living Conditions

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90,8% Use electricity for lighting.

There are 64 971 households in the municipality, with an average household size of 3,3 persons per household.29,4% of households are headed by females.

62,2% of households have access to piped water inside the dwelling, 23,5% of households have access to piped water in their yard and 1,8% have no access to piped water.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	88,7%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	11,3%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	94,1%	5,9%
Computer	26,3%	73,7%
Television	82%	18%
Satellite Television	28,8%	71,2%
Radio	76,6%	23,4%
Landline / Telephone	12,8%	87,2%
Motor Car	41%	59%
Refrigerator	74,7%	25,3%
Electric / Gas-Stove	83%	17%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	81,7%	63%	90,8%
Gas	2%	2,7%	0,3%
Paraffin	5%	1,6%	0,6%
Solar	0,2%	0,2%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	7,8%
Wood	3,6%	4,8%	0%
Coal	7%	14,5%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0,1%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	13%	0,3%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	9,8%
From Cellphone	18,1%
From Work	5,9%
From Elsewhere	3,5%
No Access	62,7%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	41,6%
Owned and fully paid off	32,1%
Owned but not yet paid off	12,3%
Occupied rent free	11,2%
Other	2,8%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	90,7%
Borehole	4,8%
Spring	0,3%
Rain water tank	0,2%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,6%
River/Stream	0,2%
Water vendor	0,3%
Water tanker	1,6%
Other	1,3%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	2,1%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	81,9%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,9%
Chemical toilet	1,1%
Pit toilet with ventilation	3,2%
Pit toilet without ventilation	5,6%
Bucket toilet	3,2%
Other	0,9%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	84,7%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,6%
Communal refuse dump	1,4%
Own refuse dump	9,6%
No rubbish disposal	2,4%
Other	0,3%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	84,7%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,6%
Communal refuse dump	1,4%
Own refuse dump	9,6%
No rubbish disposal	2,4%
Other	0,3%

Economy

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27,1% Youth unemployment rate.

107 069 people are economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work), and of these, 19,7% are unemployed.

Of the 53 630 economically active youth (15 – 34 years) in the area, 27,1% are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	85968
Unemployed	21101
Discouraged Work Seeker	5092
Not Economically Active	50252

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Income	Percentage
None income	12,8%
R1 - R4,800	2,6%
R4,801 - R9,600	4,2%
R9,601 - R19,600	11,3%
R19,601 - R38,200	16,1%
R38,201 - R76,4000	17%
R76,401 - R153,800	14,3%
R153,801 - R307,600	11,4%
R307,601 - R614,400	7%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	2,3%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,5%
R2,457,601+	0,4%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	2,065
Poultry production	2,395
Vegetable production	1,831
Production of other crops	757
Other	1,633

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,477
Animals only	2,875
Mixed farming	811
Other	861

**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	1,129
R1-R4 800	179
R4 801-R38 400	2,369
R38 401-R307 200	1,780
R307 201+	333
Unspecified	235

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Place names

Places in Steve Tshwete Municipality
Blinkpan Hendrina Hope Komati Kranspoort KwaZamokuhle Mhluzi Middelburg Piet Tlou Pullens Hope Rietkuil Sizanane Steve Tshwete NU

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	229,831
Young (0-14)	25%
Working Age (15-64)	70,7%
Elderly (65+)	4,3%
Dependency ratio	41,5
Sex ratio	108,1
Growth rate	4,76% (2001-2011)
Population density	58 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	19,7%
Youth unemployment rate	27,1%
No schooling aged 20+	7,4%
Higher education aged 20+	14,4%
Matric aged 20+	35%
Number of households	64,971
Number of Agricultural households	6,025
Average household size	3,3
Female headed households	29,4%
Formal dwellings	83%
Housing owned/paying off	44,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	81,9%
Weekly refuse removal	84,7%
Piped water inside dwelling	62,2%
Electricity for lighting	90,8%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	142,772
Young (0-14)	29,6%
Working Age (15-64)	70,7%
Elderly (65+)	3,3%
Dependency ratio	49,2%
Sex ratio	97,8
Growth rate	1,07% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	35,4%
Youth unemployment rate	47%
No schooling aged 20+	18,2%
Higher education aged 20+	8,9%
Matric aged 20+	25%
Number of households	36,229
Average household size	3,8
Female headed households	29,4%
Formal dwellings	73,9%
Housing owned/paying off	57,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	75,7%
Weekly refuse removal	82,6%
Piped water inside dwelling	36,3%
Electricity for lighting	74,8%

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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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