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Ubuntu

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1,27% Population growth rate (Census 2011).

1,27% Growth Rate

Ubuntu Local Municipality is a municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.

It is situated in Victoria West; other towns in the municipality are Richmond, Loxton and two small railway villages Hutchinson and Merriman.

The region forms a part of the Karoo area. The agriculture and tourism industries are supported by the location, topography and climate of the region.

A variety of minerals occur in the region yet no mining activities exist. Several applications for uranium prospecting have been submitted to the Department of Minerals and Energy. The new demarcation joined Victoria West, Hutchinson, Merriman, Loxton and Richmond into a single Municipality. Victoria West, situated on the N12, is the main town. Richmond is situated on the N1.

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18,601

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People

Quick Fact

16,4% of those 20+ have no schooling.

The total population in the municipality is 18 601 people with Xhosa and Afrikaans being the dominant languages. The sex ratio is 98.4% males per 100 females which shows a fewer males than females.

About 60% of the people attended primary school, with the further 20% attaining matric and only 3.72% with higher education.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	21,3%
Coloured	69,8%
Indian/Asian	0,5%
White	7,6%
Other	0,8%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	81,4%
English	1,8%
IsiNdebele	0,2%
IsiXhosa	12,3%
IsiZulu	0,2%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	0,6%
Setswana	0,6%
Sign Language	0,5%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0,2%
Xitsonga	0,1%
Other	0.5%
Not Applicable	1,5%

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Group	Percentage
Married	21,2%
Living together like married partners	13%
Never married	60,2%
Widower/Widow	4%
Separated	0,8%
Divorced	0,8%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	5,3%
Some Primary	49,3%
Completed Primary	8,7%
Some Secondary	27,1%
Completed Secondary	8%
Higher Education	0,4%
Not Applicable	1,1%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	50,4%
Male	49,6%

Living Conditions

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84,4% Use electricity for lighting.

There are only a few light industries in Ubuntu due to a shortage of water in the area.

Economic growth in the Ubuntu region is restrictedthrough its location and the lackof or sub-standard infrastructure. Properinfrastructure can have a positive effect on alleconomic sectors.

Most of the inhabitants in the Ubuntu region are dependent on the Agricultural sector and on provincial or municipal government for work. A large portion of the inhabitants are dependant of government’s social grant. The major setbacks or challenges facing the population in the Ubuntu region are unemployment and a poor academic profile.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	80%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	20%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	71,2%	28,8%
Computer	12,9%	87,1%
Television	67%	33%
Satellite Television	16,8%	83,2%
Radio	58,3%	41,7%
Landline / Telephone	13,8%	86,2%
Motor Car	23,6%	76,4%
Refrigerator	57,3%	42,7%
Electric / Gas-Stove	76,4%	23,6%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	76,6%	62%	84,8%
Gas	4,4%	2,1%	0,4%
Paraffin	3,3%	4,2%	0,7%
Solar	0,3%	0,4%	2,7%
Candles	0%	0%	11%
Wood	14,5%	26,4%	0%
Coal	0,5%	1,6%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	3,2%	0,5%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	4,6%
From Cellphone	13,7%
From Work	2,2%
From Elsewhere	1,4%
No Access	78%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	15,1%
Owned and fully paid off	51,6%
Owned but not yet paid off	3,1%
Occupied rent free	24%
Other	6,2%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	67,9%
Borehole	23,7%
Spring	0,7%
Rain water tank	0,5%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	4,1%
River/Stream	0,1%
Water vendor	0,1%
Water tanker	2,3%
Other	0,6%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	9,5%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	64,3%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	10%
Chemical toilet	0,7%
Pit toilet with ventilation	3,5%
Pit toilet without ventilation	2,2%
Bucket toilet	7,9%
Other	2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	66,7%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,8%
Communal refuse dump	2,1%
Own refuse dump	23,2%
No rubbish disposal	6%
Other	1,2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	66,7%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,8%
Communal refuse dump	2,1%
Own refuse dump	23,2%
No rubbish disposal	6%
Other	1,2%

Economy

Quick Fact

34,8% Youth unemployment rate.

Agriculture is the primary economic activity and includes farming with cattle, sheep, goats, and on a small scale crops like lucerne, fruit etc. Game farming is focused on the foreign market. Sheep are marketed for their wool and meat. Wool is an important export product of the Ubuntu region

Tourism and eco-tourism is currently in the growth phase. Tourists are mostly seasonal visitors to the region during vacations. Victoria West is the most important tourist center in the region. Tourism is not yet developed in the previously disadvantage communities. There are a few tourism attractions in the region which must be marketed more intensively.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	5028
Unemployed	2063
Discouraged Work Seeker	508
Not Economically Active	3775

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Income	Percentage
None income	11,5%
R1 - R4,800	3,5%
R4,801 - R9,600	6,1%
R9,601 - R19,600	24,1%
R19,601 - R38,200	24%
R38,201 - R76,4000	13,5%
R76,401 - R153,800	7,8%
R153,801 - R307,600	5,3%
R307,601 - R614,400	2,7%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,8%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,4%
R2,457,601+	0,2%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	465
Poultry production	682
Vegetable production	265
Production of other crops	180
Other	535

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	204
Animals only	773
Mixed farming	220
Other	292

**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	242
R1-R4 800	37
R4 801-R38 400	832
R38 401-R307 200	275
R307 201+	76
Unspecified	29

Agricultural households municipal data per province
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**Please note that each province contains twenty five tables

Place names

Places in Ubuntu Municipality
Hutchinson Loxton Merriman Richmond Sabelo Ubuntu NU Victoria West

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	18,601
Young (0-14)	33,3%
Working Age (15-64)	61,1%
Elderly (65+)	5,6%
Dependency ratio	63,5
Sex ratio	98,4
Growth rate	1,27% (2001-2011)
Population density	1 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	29,1%
Youth unemployment rate	34,8%
No schooling aged 20+	16,4%
Higher education aged 20+	6%
Matric aged 20+	18,7%
Number of households	5,129
Number of Agricultural households	1,490
Average household size	3,5
Female headed households	34,6%
Formal dwellings	87,6%
Housing owned/paying off	54,7%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	64,3%
Weekly refuse removal	66,6%
Piped water inside dwelling	49,2%
Electricity for lighting	84,8%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	16,375
Young (0-14)	33,2%
Working Age (15-64)	61,1%
Elderly (65+)	5,7%
Dependency ratio	63,8%
Sex ratio	93,6
Growth rate	-3,7% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	34,1%
Youth unemployment rate	41,5%
No schooling aged 20+	30,6%
Higher education aged 20+	8%
Matric aged 20+	12,2%
Number of households	4,163
Average household size	3,7
Female headed households	33,7%
Formal dwellings	93%
Housing owned/paying off	52,1%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	38,4%
Weekly refuse removal	63,8%
Piped water inside dwelling	35%
Electricity for lighting	75,7%

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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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