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uMshwathi

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uMshwathi Local Municipality has a population of about 106 374, with a sex ratio of 90 males per 100 females

-0,19% Growth rate

uMshwathi Municipality is situated within uMgungundlovu District Municipality immediately adjacent to Pietermaritzburg. uMshwathi comprises of four major urban centres (New Hanover, Wartburg, Dalton and Cool Air) as well as the rural residential settlements of Swayimane, Mpolweni, Thokozani and Ozwathini. uMshwathi covers an area of about 1 811 km².

Economic development opportunities at uMshwathi include the rehabilitation and development of the towns, middle and high-income housing projects as well as development of a road corridor linking the N2 and N3 by traversing the municipality.The importance of agriculture in uMshwathi cannot be overemphasized. Sugar cane is the predominant agricultural pursuit. Manufacturing activities are mainly related to agricultural processing activities, notably sugar and timber processing activities.

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People

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15,7% of those aged 20+ had no form of schooling.

uMshwathi Local Municipality has a population of about 106 374, with a sex ratio of 90 males per 100 females. The dependency ratio is significantly high (61). Black Africans constitutes 95%,. The white population constitutes 3%, while there is a smaller proportion of Indian people (2%).

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Group	Percentage
Black African	95,1%
Coloured	0,2%
Indian/Asian	1,7%
White	2,7%
Other	0,2%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	0,6%
English	4,8%
IsiNdebele	1%
IsiXhosa	0,9%
IsiZulu	89%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	1,1%
Setswana	0,4%
Sign Language	0,4%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.7%
Not Applicable	0,7%

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Group	Percentage
Married	16,3%
Living together like married partners	4,8%
Never married	75,8%
Widower/Widow	2,7%
Separated	0,3%
Divorced	0,2%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,2%
Some Primary	44,4%
Completed Primary	6,7%
Some Secondary	32,6%
Completed Secondary	11,6%
Higher Education	0,9%
Not Applicable	0,7%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	52,5%
Male	47,5%

Living Conditions

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72,7% of households using electricity for lighting.

There are 28124 households in uMshwathi Municipality, with an average of 3,8 persons per household. Almost 49% of households are headed by females. 63% of households reside in formal dwellings . 80% have access to piped water from either inside the dwelling, inside the yard, or water on a community stand.

Proper sanitation infrastructure is very low in Umshwathi, with only 21% of households having access to a flush toilet. There is relatively high access to electricity, with 73% of households using electricity for lighting.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	11,9%
Tribal/Traditional	48,5%
Farm	39,5%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	79,1%	20,9%
Computer	7%	93%
Television	53,5%	46,5%
Satellite Television	8,9%	91,1%
Radio	61,7%	38,3%
Landline / Telephone	6%	94%
Motor Car	14,9%	85,1%
Refrigerator	47%	53%
Electric / Gas-Stove	56,8%	43,2%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	56,9%	40,9%	72,7%
Gas	2,7%	1,5%	0,4%
Paraffin	6,1%	1,9%	0,5%
Solar	0,2%	0,2%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	25,6%
Wood	33,6%	48%	0%
Coal	0,2%	0,7%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,1%	6,7%	0,6%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	2,9%
From Cellphone	18,9%
From Work	1,6%
From Elsewhere	15,3%
No Access	61,3%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	12,7%
Owned and fully paid off	39,1%
Owned but not yet paid off	14,3%
Occupied rent free	28,3%
Other	5,7%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	45,2%
Borehole	10,1%
Spring	4,6%
Rain water tank	2,1%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	8%
River/Stream	16,9%
Water vendor	2,6%
Water tanker	7,2%
Other	3,2%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	6,3%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	13,5%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	7,7%
Chemical toilet	12,6%
Pit toilet with ventilation	38,6%
Pit toilet without ventilation	17,3%
Bucket toilet	0,6%
Other	3,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	15,1%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	4,6%
Communal refuse dump	2,3%
Own refuse dump	72,5%
No rubbish disposal	4,5%
Other	1%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	15,1%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	4,6%
Communal refuse dump	2,3%
Own refuse dump	72,5%
No rubbish disposal	4,5%
Other	1%

Economy

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24,9% Unemployment rate.

According to uMgungundlovu District Municipality IDP 2012/13, there are six critical sectors that contribute more than 92% of the district economy: agriculture, manufacturing, wholesale and trade, finance, community service and households.

Agriculture and forestry is showing a slight decline of 2,4% when compared to the provincial trend in the period. While manufacturing is showing a 2% decline for the province, at district level it seems consistent at just over 14%. Community service is growing at around 2%.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	21310
Unemployed	7078
Discouraged Work Seeker	4405
Not Economically Active	33177

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Income	Percentage
None income	9,9%
R1 - R4,800	3,9%
R4,801 - R9,600	7,9%
R9,601 - R19,600	30,8%
R19,601 - R38,200	26,2%
R38,201 - R76,4000	11,8%
R76,401 - R153,800	4,6%
R153,801 - R307,600	2,7%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,7%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,4%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,1%
R2,457,601+	0,2%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	2,964
Poultry production	3,786
Vegetable production	4,242
Production of other crops	1,719
Other	700

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	3,406
Animals only	3,691
Mixed farming	1,994
Other	237

**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	2,084
R1-R4 800	342
R4 801-R38 400	5,919
R38 401-R307 200	674
R307 201+	128
Unspecified	183

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Place names

Places in uMshwathi Municipality
Albert Falls Amalanga Bock en houd Fontein Carney Hill Claridge Estate Cool Air Cuphulaka Dalton Ekukhanyeni Enbuyeni Engoleleni Esthezi Etsheni Faya Frenchay West Gobinsimbi Hlathikhulu Jaagbaan Ksikotho KwaHlwemini KwaMophumula KwaSokesimbone KwaYibusele Madwaleni Mbalenhle Mbeka Mbhava Mbulwane Mpolweni Mtulwa Mvoti New Hanover Newspaper Ngabayena Odlameni Solhem Swayimana Swidi Trust Feed A Trust Feed B uMshwathi NU Wartburg Weltevreden Ziba

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	106,374
Young (0-14)	32,8%
Working Age (15-64)	62%
Elderly (65+)	5,2%
Dependency ratio	61,2
Sex ratio	90,3
Growth rate	-0,19% (2001-2011)
Population density	59 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	24,9%
Youth unemployment rate	31,5%
No schooling aged 20+	15,7%
Higher education aged 20+	4,7%
Matric aged 20+	21,3%
Number of households	28,124
Number of Agricultural households	9,329
Average household size	3,7
Female headed households	49%
Formal dwellings	62,7%
Housing owned/paying off	53,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	13,5%
Weekly refuse removal	15,1%
Piped water inside dwelling	22,6%
Electricity for lighting	72,7%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	108,422
Young (0-14)	36,2%
Working Age (15-64)	62%
Elderly (65+)	5%
Dependency ratio	70,1%
Sex ratio	88,2
Growth rate	-1,16% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	43,5%
Youth unemployment rate	51,5%
No schooling aged 20+	29,4%
Higher education aged 20+	3,3%
Matric aged 20+	10,4%
Number of households	23,831
Average household size	4
Female headed households	50,4%
Formal dwellings	52,7%
Housing owned/paying off	43%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	15,6%
Weekly refuse removal	14,7%
Piped water inside dwelling	13%
Electricity for lighting	54,1%

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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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