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Umzimkhulu

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The total population of Umzimkhulu Municipality is 180 302.

0,34% Growth Rate

Umzimkhulu is a local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. It is one of the family of five local municipalities (Ubuhlebezwe, Ingwe, KwaSani and Kokstad) of the Sisonke District Municipality. The district neighbours Ugu District in the east, Msunduzi in the north, Lesotho in the east and Eastern Cape in the south.
Umzimkhulu is the most populated of the Sisonke municipalities. The municipal area consists of 20 wards, and traditional areas comprise 46% of the region. The total land area covered by Umzimkhulu is 2 436 km²

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180,302

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People

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6,4% of those aged 20+ have had no schooling.

The total population in Umzimkhulu is 180 302. Only 47% of the population in Umzimkhulu Municipality speaks isiZulu while 46% speaks isiXhosa as their first language.

The largest portion of the population is represented by the black African racial group (99%). The sex ratio is 83 males per 100 females. The dependency ratio for Ubuhlebezwe is 86.

In 2011, 6,4% of the population in Umzimkhulu did not go to school. Approximately 2,1% had higher education and 15,2% had matric. However, primary education enrollment for the age group 6–13 years was 93,9%. Living conditions

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Group	Percentage
Black African	99,3%
Coloured	0,3%
Indian/Asian	0,1%
White	0,1%
Other	0,1%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	0,4%
English	1,6%
IsiNdebele	0,7%
IsiXhosa	46,1%
IsiZulu	47,1%
Sepedi	0,3%
Sesotho	0,5%
Setswana	0,3%
Sign Language	0,7%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	1.8%
Not Applicable	0,4%

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Group	Percentage
Married	13%
Living together like married partners	7,8%
Never married	73,9%
Widower/Widow	4,7%
Separated	0,5%
Divorced	0,1%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,2%
Some Primary	52,9%
Completed Primary	7,3%
Some Secondary	30,6%
Completed Secondary	6,3%
Higher Education	0,5%
Not Applicable	0,3%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	54,7%
Male	45,3%

Living Conditions

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About 64,5% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 42 909 households in Umzimkhulu Municipality, with an average of 4,2 persons per household. About 33% of households reside in formal dwellings and approximately 68% of residences are owned and fully paid off. Only 33% percent 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 significantly poor; only 6,4% has access to a flush toilet connected to the sewerage system.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	11,5%
Tribal/Traditional	42,3%
Farm	46,2%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	82,2%	17,8%
Computer	2,7%	97,3%
Television	53,2%	46,8%
Satellite Television	5,4%	94,6%
Radio	58,6%	41,4%
Landline / Telephone	1,9%	98,1%
Motor Car	10,7%	89,3%
Refrigerator	39,5%	60,5%
Electric / Gas-Stove	51,6%	48,4%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	34,4%	17,1%	64,5%
Gas	4,6%	1,5%	0,3%
Paraffin	7,4%	8,1%	1,4%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	33,2%
Wood	52,4%	65,4%	0%
Coal	0,2%	0,4%	0%
Animal Dung	0,5%	0,8%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	6,7%	0,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	1,1%
From Cellphone	12,4%
From Work	1%
From Elsewhere	3,1%
No Access	82,3%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	8,6%
Owned and fully paid off	60,6%
Owned but not yet paid off	7,5%
Occupied rent free	20,7%
Other	2,7%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	28,3%
Borehole	5,3%
Spring	12%
Rain water tank	2,7%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	3,2%
River/Stream	43,7%
Water vendor	0,5%
Water tanker	2,7%
Other	1,5%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	3,2%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	6,4%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	0,6%
Chemical toilet	4,4%
Pit toilet with ventilation	20%
Pit toilet without ventilation	61,1%
Bucket toilet	0,4%
Other	3,9%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	8,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,6%
Communal refuse dump	1%
Own refuse dump	81,2%
No rubbish disposal	7,9%
Other	1%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	8,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,6%
Communal refuse dump	1%
Own refuse dump	81,2%
No rubbish disposal	7,9%
Other	1%

Economy

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46,6% Unemployment rate.

The municipality has developed an Agriculture Development Plan. The agriculture sector accounts for the largest formal number of employees in the municipality.

The plan has identified a number of land parcels within Umzimkhulu that have potential for various farming practices.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	14642
Unemployed	12761
Discouraged Work Seeker	11115
Not Economically Active	58314

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Income	Percentage
None income	15,6%
R1 - R4,800	7%
R4,801 - R9,600	14,2%
R9,601 - R19,600	26,9%
R19,601 - R38,200	21,9%
R38,201 - R76,4000	7,1%
R76,401 - R153,800	3,8%
R153,801 - R307,600	2,1%
R307,601 - R614,400	1%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,1%
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	11,435
Poultry production	18,873
Vegetable production	9,994
Production of other crops	5,136
Other	2,284

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	2,183
Animals only	12,320
Mixed farming	9,738
Other	298

**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	8,272
R1-R4 800	1,157
R4 801-R38 400	13,432
R38 401-R307 200	1,138
R307 201+	92
Unspecified	448

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Place names

Places in Umzimkhulu Municipality
Amaroma Balbel Ben Cairnie Bizweni Blema Bovini Bridge Cacadu Cancele Chiya Clydesdale Deda Deepdale Tshali Delamuzi Diepkloof Dikidiki Dlamini Dlangamandla Drayini Dressini Driefontein Dryhoek Dumisa Edgeton Ehula Elengwe Elucingweni Elukhashini eMvubukazi Engunjini Enyanisweni Esibovini Esicwecweni Esikawini Esikolweni Ezifletini Eziqalabeni Gaybrook Germiston Gloveester Goxe Groot Verlangen Gudlintaba Gugwini Gujedlini Highlands Hlontlweni Holland Hopewell Ibisikululwa Imbulumbu Indawana Jabula Jabulani Jalimeka James Juta Kayeka Khetheni Kiliver Klipspruit Korinte Kromdraai Kromhoek KwaCebe KwaDluni KwaDulathi KwaLori KwaMakhanya KwaNongidi KwaPile KweLemtini Lalini Langgewacht Forest Reserve Long Clove Lotvan Lucingweni Lukalweni Lukhanyeni Luphongolo Lusizini Lusutu Mabisane Mabuyana Machunwini Madakeni Madlatu Maduna Magangxosini Magcakini Magikala Magoagoeni Magqagqeni Mahawini Mahobe Makhaleni Makhamleni Makholweni Malenge Mameni Mangeni Manqorholweni Mantuzeleni Manyanya Maplazini Marambeni Maranjana Marhewini Maromeni Marwaqa Masameni Matatama Matsela Matshetsha Matshitshi Matyeni Mawusi Mbajwa Mbuzweni Mdeni Mehlomane Mfulamhle Mfundweni Mlezana Mmusa Mncweba Mnkangala Mnqumeni Mountain Home Moyeni Mpakameni Mpenkulu Mpupumeni Mpur Mqhokweni Mqumeni Mthwana Mtintanyoni Mtshazo Mzintlanga Nazareth Ncambele Ndakeni Ndawana Ndideni Ndlovini Ndumakude Ndzombane New village Ngceni Ngqokozweni Ngqumareni Nguse Ngwagwane Ngxapangxapa Niewjaarsfontein Njunga Nkadudu Nkampini Nkapha Nkofeni Nkomeni Nkqozana Nodwengu Nolangeni Nomdaphu Nomeva Nongidi Nonginqa Novukela Nqabelweni Nqabeni Nqwaqa Ntabeni Ntlambamasoka Ntlangwini Ntlobeni Ntshabeni Ntsikeni Nyaka Nyanisweni Nyembe Paninkukhu Pholanyoni Phumamuncu Phungula Rawuka Riesdale Rietvlei Riverside Rockymount Rondedraai Rooipoort Satana Sekelani Senti Shamto Sicelweni Sidikideni Sihleza Sikhulu Singisi Siphahleni Siphangeni Siriya Skoonplaas Sondzaba St Barnabas St Paul Straalhoek Strangerest Summerfield Tafeni Takani Tembeni Theekloof Thenti Thobo Thonjeni Thorny Bush Tiger Hoek Tsaula Tuse Umzimkhulu Umzimkhulu NU Umzokhanyoya Vimbane Vuka Waschbank Zadungeni Zwelitsha

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	180,302
Young (0-14)	40,8%
Working Age (15-64)	53,7%
Elderly (65+)	5,5%
Dependency ratio	86,2
Sex ratio	82,9
Growth rate	0,34% (2001-2011)
Population density	74 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	46,6%
Youth unemployment rate	56,8%
No schooling aged 20+	6,4%
Higher education aged 20+	4,9%
Matric aged 20+	15,3%
Number of households	42,909
Number of Agricultural households	24,538
Average household size	4,1
Female headed households	60,3%
Formal dwellings	32,7%
Housing owned/paying off	68,1%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	6,4%
Weekly refuse removal	8,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	5,6%
Electricity for lighting	64,5%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	174,338
Young (0-14)	45,3%
Working Age (15-64)	53,7%
Elderly (65+)	5,5%
Dependency ratio	103,4%
Sex ratio	78,5
Growth rate	1,06% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	68,2%
Youth unemployment rate	78,8%
No schooling aged 20+	21,9%
Higher education aged 20+	4,3%
Matric aged 20+	7,5%
Number of households	36,246
Average household size	4,7
Female headed households	64,8%
Formal dwellings	20,1%
Housing owned/paying off	75%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	2,3%
Weekly refuse removal	3,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	2,6%
Electricity for lighting	31%

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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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