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Umzumbe

Quick Fact

According to Census 2011, Umzumbe Local Municipality has a total population of 160,975 people, of which 99,6% are black African, 0,1% are white and with the other population groups making up the remaining is 0,3%

-1,85% Growth Rate

Umzumbe Municipality (KZ213) is a local municipality falling within the Ugu District Municipality (DC21). The municipality is one of the six local municipalities within the District. It is the largest municipality within the district in terms of the geographic area coverage. The municipal boundary runs along the coast for a short strip between Mthwalume and Hibberdene and then balloons out into the hinterland for approximately 60km.

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People

Quick Fact

17,3% have no form of schooling.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 5,5% have completed primary school, 30% have some secondary education, 20,2% have completed matric, 3,8% have some form of higher education, and 17,3% have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	99,6%
Coloured	0,1%
Indian/Asian	0,1%
White	0,1%
Other	0,1%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	0,3%
English	0,7%
IsiNdebele	1%
IsiXhosa	0,7%
IsiZulu	95,3%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	0,1%
Setswana	0,6%
Sign Language	0,3%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.1%
Not Applicable	0,7%

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Group	Percentage
Married	16,5%
Living together like married partners	2%
Never married	76%
Widower/Widow	5%
Separated	0,3%
Divorced	0,1%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3%
Some Primary	45,9%
Completed Primary	6,5%
Some Secondary	33,1%
Completed Secondary	10,2%
Higher Education	0,7%
Not Applicable	0,6%

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

Living Conditions

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49% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 35 171 households in the municipality, with an average household size of 4,5 persons per household. Only 5,1% of households have access to piped water either in their dwellings or in the yard.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	0%
Tribal/Traditional	99,3%
Farm	0,7%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	75,8%	24,2%
Computer	3,4%	96,6%
Television	44%	56%
Satellite Television	6,4%	93,6%
Radio	57,5%	42,5%
Landline / Telephone	3,5%	96,5%
Motor Car	10,4%	89,6%
Refrigerator	39,7%	60,3%
Electric / Gas-Stove	41,5%	58,5%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	33,2%	24%	49%
Gas	4,4%	2,2%	0,6%
Paraffin	6,2%	1,9%	1,6%
Solar	0,1%	0,2%	0,4%
Candles	0%	0%	47,1%
Wood	55,3%	58,9%	0%
Coal	0,3%	1,4%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,2%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,4%	11,1%	1,2%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	1,1%
From Cellphone	12,6%
From Work	1,2%
From Elsewhere	3,7%
No Access	81,4%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	5,4%
Owned and fully paid off	72,4%
Owned but not yet paid off	4,7%
Occupied rent free	14,7%
Other	2,9%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	38,6%
Borehole	6,2%
Spring	4,3%
Rain water tank	2,5%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	3,9%
River/Stream	35,4%
Water vendor	2,2%
Water tanker	5,5%
Other	1,4%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	4,7%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	2%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,8%
Chemical toilet	7,9%
Pit toilet with ventilation	14,4%
Pit toilet without ventilation	61,1%
Bucket toilet	1%
Other	7,2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	1,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,9%
Communal refuse dump	0,5%
Own refuse dump	84,1%
No rubbish disposal	12,8%
Other	0,5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	1,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,9%
Communal refuse dump	0,5%
Own refuse dump	84,1%
No rubbish disposal	12,8%
Other	0,5%

Economy

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51,9% unemployment rate.

The municipality has 26 234 people who are economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work), and of these 51,9% are unemployed.

Of the 14 631 economically active youth (15–34 years) in the area, 62,6% are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	12630
Unemployed	13604
Discouraged Work Seeker	9687
Not Economically Active	54679

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Income	Percentage
None income	15,7%
R1 - R4,800	6,1%
R4,801 - R9,600	11,2%
R9,601 - R19,600	27,3%
R19,601 - R38,200	23,7%
R38,201 - R76,4000	8,7%
R76,401 - R153,800	3,8%
R153,801 - R307,600	2,2%
R307,601 - R614,400	1%
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	6,268
Poultry production	7,185
Vegetable production	6,415
Production of other crops	3,170
Other	592

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	4,730
Animals only	6,896
Mixed farming	3,840
Other	166

**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	5,196
R1-R4 800	600
R4 801-R38 400	8,806
R38 401-R307 200	647
R307 201+	66
Unspecified	121

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Place names

Places in Umzumbe Municipality
Amahwaqa Berea Bhekameva Cathula Deyi Dibi Dingimbiza Dunusa Dunuse Elupepeni Enhlangwini Enkulu Ensiyameni Gcwalemini Glabhane Goba Gobhamehlo Gqayinyanga Gubhugubhu Gubhuza Gugha Gumatane Hlanzeni Infomfo Inkulu Inyonyana Isangqu Isiqunga Ixopo KwaBombo KwaDweshula KwaMagugu KwaMaqikizane KwaNjongoma KwaNtumeni Maqikizane Mathulini Mawuleni Mayekeni Mbiyane Mbonje Mehlomnyama Mgezankamba Mhlabatshane Mnamfu Mpikanisweni Mthaleni Mthwalume Mvuzane Ncane Ndlovuzulu Ndumakude Ndunge Ndwebu Ngcazolo Ngcengesi Ngoleleni Ngomakazi Ngwenda Nhlalwane Nhlengesi Nkalokazi Nkangala Nomageje Nomakhanzana Ntabakucasha Ntabazu Ntenguland Nyavini Nyonyana Odeke Oshamba Phongolo Qoloqolo Quha Rosettenville Sipofu Sosibo Sunduza Thaleni The Ridge Thembelihle Thendeni Thuntutha Thuthuka Umgai Umgayi Umzumbe NU Velumemeze Wowana

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	160,975
Young (0-14)	37,1%
Working Age (15-64)	56,3%
Elderly (65+)	6,6%
Dependency ratio	77,7
Sex ratio	86,8
Growth rate	-1,85% (2001-2011)
Population density	128 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	51,9%
Youth unemployment rate	62,6%
No schooling aged 20+	17,3%
Higher education aged 20+	3,8%
Matric aged 20+	20,2%
Number of households	35,171
Number of Agricultural households	15,633
Average household size	4,5
Female headed households	56,5%
Formal dwellings	47,6%
Housing owned/paying off	77%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	2%
Weekly refuse removal	1,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	5,1%
Electricity for lighting	49%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	193,768
Young (0-14)	41%
Working Age (15-64)	56,3%
Elderly (65+)	6,4%
Dependency ratio	90%
Sex ratio	81,2
Growth rate	2,99% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	72%
Youth unemployment rate	79,6%
No schooling aged 20+	32,4%
Higher education aged 20+	2,5%
Matric aged 20+	8,2%
Number of households	38,280
Average household size	5
Female headed households	60,5%
Formal dwellings	38,6%
Housing owned/paying off	61,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	3,1%
Weekly refuse removal	1,4%
Piped water inside dwelling	1%
Electricity for lighting	29,2%

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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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