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Ventersdorp

Quick Fact

The population of Ventersdorp Municipality equals 56,702.

2,75% Growth rate

Ventersdorp Local Municipality is situated in the eastern part of the North West. It is one of the four local municipalities of Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality. It is situated 70 km from Klerksdorp/Matlosana Local Municipality, 130 km from Mafikeng and 140 km from Johannesburg. It is accessed through the N14 which connects it to both Johannesburg and Mafikeng.

The municipality covers an area of 3 764,05 km2 (Census 2011) and it is subdivided into six wards. Most of the villages in Ventersdorp can be regarded as semi-formalized villages where development is based on settlement layout plans (most of the stands were surveyed). Villages are currently managed by CPAs (Community Property Association), except Ga-Mogopa that is managed by a trust. Ownership of stands/plots within the villages is based on commercial ownership (no individual ownership exists).

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People

Quick Fact

15% of the population aged 20+ have Matric.

The population of Ventersdorp Municipality equals 56 702, of which 52% are male and 48% female. The majority of the population in the municipality is black African (90%), with a handful of whites (6%) and coloureds (2,71%).

Ventersdorp faces serious challenges; less than 18% of persons older than 15 years of age have a matric qualification or more. Only 4% have some form of tertiary education.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	90,1%
Coloured	2,7%
Indian/Asian	0,3%
White	5,9%
Other	1%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	8,9%
English	2,4%
IsiNdebele	0,9%
IsiXhosa	7,3%
IsiZulu	1,3%
Sepedi	0,4%
Sesotho	2,4%
Setswana	74,8%
Sign Language	0,2%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0,3%
Other	0.6%
Not Applicable	0,2%

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Group	Percentage
Married	16,5%
Living together like married partners	11,6%
Never married	67,4%
Widower/Widow	3,4%
Separated	0,5%
Divorced	0,6%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	4,8%
Some Primary	52%
Completed Primary	7,3%
Some Secondary	28,8%
Completed Secondary	6,5%
Higher Education	0,6%
Not Applicable	0%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	48,4%
Male	51,6%

Living Conditions

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76,1% of households had access to electricity for lighting.

There are about 14 562 households in the municipality; 39% are female-headed. The average household size for the municipality is 3,9 persons per household.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	39,2%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	60,8%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	78,1%	21,9%
Computer	8,6%	91,4%
Television	68,5%	31,5%
Satellite Television	11,1%	88,9%
Radio	60,3%	39,7%
Landline / Telephone	5%	95%
Motor Car	18,1%	81,9%
Refrigerator	55,3%	44,7%
Electric / Gas-Stove	69,5%	30,5%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	66,8%	44,8%	76,1%
Gas	2,6%	1%	0,1%
Paraffin	11,1%	2,6%	0,9%
Solar	0,1%	0%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	22,2%
Wood	17%	27,5%	0%
Coal	0,2%	1,2%	0%
Animal Dung	1,9%	3,2%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	19,6%	0,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	2,9%
From Cellphone	14,4%
From Work	1,5%
From Elsewhere	1,9%
No Access	79,2%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	14,1%
Owned and fully paid off	50,1%
Owned but not yet paid off	5,7%
Occupied rent free	27,8%
Other	2,3%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	55,1%
Borehole	31,7%
Spring	0,2%
Rain water tank	0,7%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,8%
River/Stream	0,5%
Water vendor	0,6%
Water tanker	9,2%
Other	1,3%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	4,9%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	40,3%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	3,4%
Chemical toilet	1,6%
Pit toilet with ventilation	32,1%
Pit toilet without ventilation	16,4%
Bucket toilet	0,2%
Other	1,1%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	36,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,6%
Communal refuse dump	2,6%
Own refuse dump	49,8%
No rubbish disposal	10,1%
Other	0,5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	36,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,6%
Communal refuse dump	2,6%
Own refuse dump	49,8%
No rubbish disposal	10,1%
Other	0,5%

Economy

Quick Fact

27% unemployment rate.

The economy of Ventersdorp Municipality is driven mostly by the agriculture sector which contributes 49% to the total economy of Ventersdorp, followed by manufacturing at 20% and community services – including general government – at 14%. Agriculture is dominated by large scale commercial farming specializing in production of grains, cereals, beef and mutton. There are insignificant small-scale farming activities.

Ventersdorp Local Municipality can be regarded as a central strategic grain crop production hub; this includes the current commercial farmers’ production capabilities as well as their ongoing contribution to sustain Ventersdorp. On the other hand, land has been given back to various communities through a number of government land reform programmes. To date, some success is visible in some communities; however, challenges seem to be exceeding the current rate of success. This is demonstrated by the amount of land that is unutilized as a result of various challenges in different communities.

Other sectors with meaningful contributions include the manufacturing and trade sectors. The potential for growth shown by these sectors needs to be enhanced to improve overall productivity of the municipality.

Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the economy. Ventersdorp has a number of tourist attractions and tourism establishments. Given the historical background of the municipality, the tourism market has the potential to grow.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	11705
Unemployed	4321
Discouraged Work Seeker	2273
Not Economically Active	15851

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Income	Percentage
None income	13,8%
R1 - R4,800	5,5%
R4,801 - R9,600	9,4%
R9,601 - R19,600	24,1%
R19,601 - R38,200	25%
R38,201 - R76,4000	12,2%
R76,401 - R153,800	5,2%
R153,801 - R307,600	2,8%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,4%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,3%
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	1,681
Poultry production	3,016
Vegetable production	729
Production of other crops	790
Other	385

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	735
Animals only	3,164
Mixed farming	689
Other	129

**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	1,352
R1-R4 800	114
R4 801-R38 400	2,742
R38 401-R307 200	371
R307 201+	64
Unspecified	74

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Place names

Places in Ventersdorp Municipality
Appeldraai Bruidegomskraal Doornkop GaMogopa Goedgevonden A Makokskraal Tshing Ventersdorp Ventersdorp NU Vlieger Welgevonden

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	56,702
Young (0-14)	33,6%
Working Age (15-64)	60,2%
Elderly (65+)	6,1%
Dependency ratio	66
Sex ratio	106,5
Growth rate	2,75% (2001-2011)
Population density	15 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	27%
Youth unemployment rate	34%
No schooling aged 20+	17,2%
Higher education aged 20+	4%
Matric aged 20+	15%
Number of households	14,562
Number of Agricultural households	4,717
Average household size	3,8
Female headed households	38,3%
Formal dwellings	69,1%
Housing owned/paying off	55,8%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	40,3%
Weekly refuse removal	36,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	20%
Electricity for lighting	76,1%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	43,078
Young (0-14)	30,9%
Working Age (15-64)	60,2%
Elderly (65+)	6%
Dependency ratio	58,4%
Sex ratio	96,8
Growth rate	6% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	33%
Youth unemployment rate	43,1%
No schooling aged 20+	25,2%
Higher education aged 20+	4,2%
Matric aged 20+	12,6%
Number of households	11,109
Average household size	3,8
Female headed households	32,7%
Formal dwellings	67,2%
Housing owned/paying off	41,2%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	36,2%
Weekly refuse removal	35,4%
Piped water inside dwelling	19,8%
Electricity for lighting	61,5%

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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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