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Vulamehlo

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According to Census 2011, Vulamehlo Local Municipality has a total population of 77 403 people, of whom 98,9% are black African, with the other population groups making up the remaining 1,1%.

-0,69% Growth Rate

The Vulamehlo Local Municipality forms part of the Ugu District Municipality. It is located south of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and is bordered by Umdoni Local Municipality to the east, Mkhambathini and Richmond local municipalities to the north, and Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality to the west. The municipal area is predominantly tribal with common tribal land patterns.

There are, however, also a few scattered pockets of privately owned land throughout the municipal area. The dispersed, low-density settlement pattern makes the provision of physical and social infrastructure (roads, water, electricity, clinics, schools, and police stations) difficult and the cost of installation, maintaining and operating the infrastructure very high. The Vulamehlo Local Municipality is one of the localities within the Ugu District that are hardest hit by high unemployment levels, poverty, and a negative economic growth rate.

(Source: www.kzncogta.gov.za)

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People

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24,2% of those aged 20+ have had no form of schooling.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 4,8% have completed primary school, 27,0% have some secondary education, 20,9% have completed matric, and 2,3%have some form of higher education, while 24,2% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	98,9%
Coloured	0,2%
Indian/Asian	0,5%
White	0,3%
Other	0,1%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	0,4%
English	1,6%
IsiNdebele	1,3%
IsiXhosa	0,8%
IsiZulu	93,9%
Sepedi	0,3%
Sesotho	0,1%
Setswana	0,5%
Sign Language	0,3%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.1%
Not Applicable	0,7%

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Group	Percentage
Married	18,5%
Living together like married partners	2,2%
Never married	75,9%
Widower/Widow	2,6%
Separated	0,7%
Divorced	0,1%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,7%
Some Primary	44,8%
Completed Primary	6,5%
Some Secondary	32,1%
Completed Secondary	11,9%
Higher Education	0,5%
Not Applicable	0,5%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	53,4%
Male	46,6%

Living Conditions

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36,9% Household access to electricity for lighting.

There were 16 135 households in the municipality, with an average household size of 4,7 persons per household. 5,6% of households have access to piped water inside their dwelling. 36,9% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	0%
Tribal/Traditional	90,3%
Farm	9,7%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	73,5%	26,5%
Computer	3,4%	96,6%
Television	37,5%	62,5%
Satellite Television	6,2%	93,8%
Radio	54,6%	45,4%
Landline / Telephone	3,5%	96,5%
Motor Car	9,6%	90,4%
Refrigerator	31,9%	68,1%
Electric / Gas-Stove	34,4%	65,6%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	25,1%	19,2%	36,9%
Gas	4,6%	2%	0,7%
Paraffin	6,6%	2,4%	1,5%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,4%
Candles	0%	0%	59,2%
Wood	62,6%	58,2%	0%
Coal	0,4%	3,4%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,4%	14,4%	1,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	1,6%
From Cellphone	14,4%
From Work	1,3%
From Elsewhere	4,1%
No Access	78,7%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	4,2%
Owned and fully paid off	49,9%
Owned but not yet paid off	13,5%
Occupied rent free	27,4%
Other	4,9%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	41,3%
Borehole	6,5%
Spring	4,8%
Rain water tank	2,2%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	3,6%
River/Stream	30,2%
Water vendor	1,3%
Water tanker	7,8%
Other	2,3%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	4,3%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	2,8%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	2%
Chemical toilet	17,7%
Pit toilet with ventilation	27,4%
Pit toilet without ventilation	38,1%
Bucket toilet	3,2%
Other	4,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	1,7%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1%
Communal refuse dump	2,8%
Own refuse dump	80,4%
No rubbish disposal	12,6%
Other	1,5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	1,7%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1%
Communal refuse dump	2,8%
Own refuse dump	80,4%
No rubbish disposal	12,6%
Other	1,5%

Economy

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52,6% Unemployment rate.

12 445 people are economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work), and of these,52,6% were unemployed.

Of the 7 134 economically active youth (15 – 34 years) in the area, 62,8% are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	5894
Unemployed	6551
Discouraged Work Seeker	5165
Not Economically Active	26447

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Income	Percentage
None income	13,7%
R1 - R4,800	5,9%
R4,801 - R9,600	10,4%
R9,601 - R19,600	29,6%
R19,601 - R38,200	25,1%
R38,201 - R76,4000	9,5%
R76,401 - R153,800	3,2%
R153,801 - R307,600	1,6%
R307,601 - R614,400	0,8%
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	4,202
Poultry production	4,128
Vegetable production	2,557
Production of other crops	1,339
Other	725

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,619
Animals only	4,625
Mixed farming	1,806
Other	162

**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	2,124
R1-R4 800	350
R4 801-R38 400	5,103
R38 401-R307 200	314
R307 201+	36
Unspecified	285

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Place names

Places in Vulamehlo Municipality
Adams Rural Amahwaqa Beula Bhobhobho Bhudubhudu Braemar Dududu Dumisa Echobeni Egudwini Ehlanzeni Emahlathini eMandlalathi Emgangeni eMjunundwini eTshenkombo Glen Albyn Itshehlophe KaDlangezwa kaMpuco Kenterton Kwa-Rwayi KwaDonsa KwaDumisa KwaFakazi KwaLembe KwaQumbu KwaSunduzwayo Madudubala Magwaza Mashiwase Mathongwana Mayfield Mbongolwane Mbulula Mdumezulu Mfume Mkhumbani Mkhunya Mphambanyoni Mqangqala Mtoli Mysieland Ncazuka Ncombololo Ndaya Ngwadini Nhlazanyoni Nkwali Ntabesikopo Ntontonto Ntshaseni Ntshingwana Ntukwini Ntweka Odidini Okhalweni Ophondweni Salaap Umbumbulu Ungendwa Vernon Crookes Vonguzana Vulamehlo NU Vulindlela Wubwini

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	77,403
Young (0-14)	36,9%
Working Age (15-64)	56,9%
Elderly (65+)	6,2%
Dependency ratio	75,7
Sex ratio	87,2
Growth rate	-0,69% (2001-2011)
Population density	81 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	52,6%
Youth unemployment rate	62,8%
No schooling aged 20+	24,2%
Higher education aged 20+	2,3%
Matric aged 20+	20,8%
Number of households	16,135
Number of Agricultural households	8,211
Average household size	4,7
Female headed households	55,3%
Formal dwellings	30,5%
Housing owned/paying off	63,4%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	2,8%
Weekly refuse removal	1,7%
Piped water inside dwelling	5,6%
Electricity for lighting	36,9%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	82,961
Young (0-14)	39,8%
Working Age (15-64)	56,9%
Elderly (65+)	5,8%
Dependency ratio	83,7%
Sex ratio	83,5
Growth rate	-3,66% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	66,1%
Youth unemployment rate	74,6%
No schooling aged 20+	37%
Higher education aged 20+	2%
Matric aged 20+	10,3%
Number of households	15,794
Average household size	4,9
Female headed households	54,9%
Formal dwellings	30,3%
Housing owned/paying off	59,4%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	6%
Weekly refuse removal	3,9%
Piped water inside dwelling	2,2%
Electricity for lighting	23,7%

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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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