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Ubuhlebezwe

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Ubuhlebezwe has a total population of 101,691.

-0,03% Growth Rate

Ubuhlebezwe is one of five local municipalities that constitute the Sisonke District. It is located along the eastern boundary of the Sisonke District Municipality. It borders onto the Ingwe, Richmond, Vulamehlo, Umzumbe and UMzimkhulu local municipalities. It covers an area of approximately1 604 km².

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101,691

110

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People

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15,9% of those aged 20+ had no form of schooling.

The total population in Ubuhlebezwe is 101 691. . Ninety-one percent of the population in the Greater KokstadMunicipality speaks Isizulu as their first language. The largest portion of the population is represented by the black African racial group (97,5%), followed by a relatively small group of whites (0,8%) and coloureds (1,2%). The sex ratio is 86,8 males per 100 females. The dependency ratio for Ubuhlebezwe is 74,3%.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	97,5%
Coloured	1,2%
Indian/Asian	0,4%
White	0,8%
Other	0,1%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	0,4%
English	3,1%
IsiNdebele	1,3%
IsiXhosa	1,5%
IsiZulu	90,9%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	0,4%
Setswana	0,6%
Sign Language	0,5%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.2%
Not Applicable	0,7%

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Group	Percentage
Married	17,7%
Living together like married partners	2,8%
Never married	75,4%
Widower/Widow	3,5%
Separated	0,3%
Divorced	0,2%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,4%
Some Primary	46,9%
Completed Primary	6,8%
Some Secondary	32,4%
Completed Secondary	10,3%
Higher Education	0,5%
Not Applicable	0,7%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	53,5%
Male	46,5%

Living Conditions

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53,9% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 23 487 households in Ubuhlebezwe Municipality with an average of 4,1 persons per household. 30,3% of households reside formal dwellings and approximately 63,8% of residences are owned and fully paid off. 12,4% of households have access to piped water from either inside the dwelling, inside the yard or water on a community stand. Access to proper sanitation is very poor, with 12% having access to a flush toilet connected to the sewerage system.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	11,5%
Tribal/Traditional	74,2%
Farm	14,3%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	79,8%	20,2%
Computer	5,8%	94,2%
Television	46,4%	53,6%
Satellite Television	8%	92%
Radio	58%	42%
Landline / Telephone	4,3%	95,7%
Motor Car	12,5%	87,5%
Refrigerator	38,2%	61,8%
Electric / Gas-Stove	43,2%	56,8%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	27,8%	19,8%	53,9%
Gas	4,6%	1,8%	0,4%
Paraffin	9,9%	4,3%	2,9%
Solar	0,2%	0,1%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	41,6%
Wood	56,8%	65,5%	0%
Coal	0,2%	1,1%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,2%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	7,1%	0,9%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	2,1%
From Cellphone	11,1%
From Work	1,9%
From Elsewhere	3%
No Access	81,9%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	13,6%
Owned and fully paid off	54,2%
Owned but not yet paid off	9,6%
Occupied rent free	17,7%
Other	4,9%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	40%
Borehole	15,2%
Spring	11,5%
Rain water tank	2,3%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	3,4%
River/Stream	21,8%
Water vendor	1,4%
Water tanker	3,1%
Other	1,3%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	3%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	12%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	2,2%
Chemical toilet	7%
Pit toilet with ventilation	34,9%
Pit toilet without ventilation	35,4%
Bucket toilet	1,9%
Other	3,5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	12,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,7%
Communal refuse dump	3%
Own refuse dump	72,3%
No rubbish disposal	9,8%
Other	1,9%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	12,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,7%
Communal refuse dump	3%
Own refuse dump	72,3%
No rubbish disposal	9,8%
Other	1,9%

Economy

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34% Unemployment rate.

Agriculture is the backbone of the economy of Ubuhlebezwe Municipality. Given the importance of agriculture in the municipality, there is a diversity of agricultural activities and therefore a diversity of agricultural issues and opportunities. Most of the land in the municipality is arable,thereforesuitable for agriculture. The main climatic constraints include low temperature and frost. Given that agriculture is the backbone of the economy of the municipality, a plan to develop a sustained agriculture industry is necessary.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	12569
Unemployed	6483
Discouraged Work Seeker	4995
Not Economically Active	34304

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Income	Percentage
None income	16,6%
R1 - R4,800	6,9%
R4,801 - R9,600	11,3%
R9,601 - R19,600	25,6%
R19,601 - R38,200	21,9%
R38,201 - R76,4000	8,7%
R76,401 - R153,800	4,5%
R153,801 - R307,600	2,6%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,4%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,2%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,1%
R2,457,601+	0,1%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	4,811
Poultry production	7,363
Vegetable production	4,739
Production of other crops	1,970
Other	1,048

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,888
Animals only	5,394
Mixed farming	3,726
Other	137

**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	3,496
R1-R4 800	582
R4 801-R38 400	6,173
R38 401-R307 200	556
R307 201+	90
Unspecified	247

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Place names

Places in Ubuhlebezwe Municipality
Amashaka Amatolo Bhobhobho Bongindawo Bovini Echibini Emkhubane Esigubudwini Etshenilenduna Gqumeni Highflats Hlokozi Hlutankungu Icabazi Incalu Ixopo Jolivet Kadeda Koshange Kozondi KuMpondo KuMpotshosi KwaBhidla KwaMagidigidi KwaNokweja Kweletsheni Lufafa Mahehle Mandlekazi Mantulela Manzayabila Mariathal Mgobansimbi Mgodi Mhlabatshane Mhlweni Mkhunya Mphesheya Mpofini Mpunga Mvutshini Mziki Ndonyane Ndunduma Ngongonini Nhlangwini Nhlozane Nkalokazi Nkwanini Ntabane Ntambama Ntapha Ntshayamoya Phuthini Plainhill Qumeni Sangcwaba Somelulwazi Springvale Mission Tsheleni Ubuhlebezwe NU Umhlabatyan Velabethuke

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	101,691
Young (0-14)	37,4%
Working Age (15-64)	57,4%
Elderly (65+)	5,3%
Dependency ratio	74,3
Sex ratio	86,8
Growth rate	-0,03% (2001-2011)
Population density	63 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	34%
Youth unemployment rate	42,1%
No schooling aged 20+	15,9%
Higher education aged 20+	4,3%
Matric aged 20+	20%
Number of households	23,487
Number of Agricultural households	11,145
Average household size	4,1
Female headed households	57,2%
Formal dwellings	30,3%
Housing owned/paying off	63,8%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	12%
Weekly refuse removal	12,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	12,4%
Electricity for lighting	53,9%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	101,959
Young (0-14)	40,4%
Working Age (15-64)	57,4%
Elderly (65+)	5,5%
Dependency ratio	84,6%
Sex ratio	83,4
Growth rate	5,22% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	61,6%
Youth unemployment rate	69,1%
No schooling aged 20+	29,4%
Higher education aged 20+	3,6%
Matric aged 20+	10,3%
Number of households	21,421
Average household size	4,4
Female headed households	58,6%
Formal dwellings	23,3%
Housing owned/paying off	64%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	9,9%
Weekly refuse removal	10,8%
Piped water inside dwelling	9%
Electricity for lighting	28,6%

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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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