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Witzenberg

Quick Fact

2,64% Population growth rate.

2,64% Growth Rate

Witzenberg Local Municipality is located within the Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province and is classified as a Category B municipality. It is responsible for basic service provision to the demarcated municipal area that includes the towns of Ceres, Tulbagh, Prince Alfred’s Hamlet, Wolseley and Op-die-Berg.

Rural areas within the municipal boundary are Warm Bokkeveld, Koue Bokkeveld, Agter-Witzenberg and the northern portion of Breede River Valley (Het Land van Waveren). The municipality is situated about 150km north-east of Cape Town. The region is surrounded by three mountain ranges: the Obiqua mountains to the west, the Winterhoek mountains to the north and the Witzenberg range to the east.

(Source: www.localgovernment.co.za).

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115,946

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115,767

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115,662

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114,416

People

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6,6% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

According to Census 2011, Witzenberg Local Municipality has a total population of 115 946 people, of whom 65,9% are coloured, 25,3% are black African, and 7,7% are white. The other population groups make up the remaining 1,1%.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 9,2% have completed primary school, 40,2% have some secondary education, 18,2% have completed matric, and 5,8% have some form of higher education, while 6,6% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	25,3%
Coloured	65,9%
Indian/Asian	0,2%
White	7,7%
Other	0,8%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	73,8%
English	1,9%
IsiNdebele	0,1%
IsiXhosa	16,2%
IsiZulu	0,1%
Sepedi	0,1%
Sesotho	4,4%
Setswana	0,4%
Sign Language	0,3%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.4%
Not Applicable	2%

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Group	Percentage
Married	28%
Living together like married partners	8,9%
Never married	58,7%
Widower/Widow	3,1%
Separated	0,4%
Divorced	0,9%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,1%
Some Primary	40,8%
Completed Primary	7,3%
Some Secondary	35,1%
Completed Secondary	10,4%
Higher Education	1%
Not Applicable	2,3%

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

Living Conditions

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93,4% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 27 419 households in the municipality, with an average household size of 3,8 persons per household.

90,9% of households have access to piped water either in their dwelling or in the yard. Only 0,5% of households do not have access to piped water.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	53,8%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	46,2%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	81,1%	18,9%
Computer	17,4%	82,6%
Television	74,9%	25,1%
Satellite Television	33,8%	66,2%
Radio	53,3%	46,7%
Landline / Telephone	16,3%	83,7%
Motor Car	28,4%	71,6%
Refrigerator	70,3%	29,7%
Electric / Gas-Stove	87,4%	12,6%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	89,2%	59,7%	93,4%
Gas	3,6%	1,1%	0,2%
Paraffin	3,6%	4,6%	1,8%
Solar	0,2%	0,2%	0,4%
Candles	0%	0%	3,8%
Wood	3,2%	26,2%	0%
Coal	0%	0,1%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	8,1%	0,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	6,6%
From Cellphone	11,5%
From Work	4,1%
From Elsewhere	1,5%
No Access	76,4%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	23,9%
Owned and fully paid off	25,5%
Owned but not yet paid off	9%
Occupied rent free	32,7%
Other	8,9%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	63,8%
Borehole	19%
Spring	5,7%
Rain water tank	0,8%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	6,2%
River/Stream	1,4%
Water vendor	0,2%
Water tanker	1,5%
Other	1,4%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	2,6%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	86,9%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	4,7%
Chemical toilet	0,7%
Pit toilet with ventilation	0,5%
Pit toilet without ventilation	0,3%
Bucket toilet	1,9%
Other	2,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	69,9%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	8,6%
Communal refuse dump	6,9%
Own refuse dump	11,3%
No rubbish disposal	1,1%
Other	2,3%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	69,9%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	8,6%
Communal refuse dump	6,9%
Own refuse dump	11,3%
No rubbish disposal	1,1%
Other	2,3%

Economy

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7,6% Unemployment rate.

56 334 people are economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work), and of these, 7,6% are unemployed.

9,9% of the 29 308 economically active youth (15 – 34 years) in the municipality are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	52062
Unemployed	4272
Discouraged Work Seeker	1067
Not Economically Active	24231

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Income	Percentage
None income	6,4%
R1 - R4,800	1,9%
R4,801 - R9,600	4%
R9,601 - R19,600	18,5%
R19,601 - R38,200	25,8%
R38,201 - R76,4000	20,9%
R76,401 - R153,800	10,4%
R153,801 - R307,600	6,8%
R307,601 - R614,400	3,9%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,9%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,3%
R2,457,601+	0,2%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	628
Poultry production	735
Vegetable production	1,870
Production of other crops	660
Other	481

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,857
Animals only	757
Mixed farming	421
Other	154

**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	244
R1-R4 800	50
R4 801-R38 400	2,086
R38 401-R307 200	596
R307 201+	157
Unspecified	55

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Place names

Places in Witzenberg Municipality
Bella Vista Ceres eNduli Meulstroom Montana Op-die-berg Pine Valley Prince Alfred Hamlet Tulbagh Witzenberg NU Wolseley

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	115,946
Young (0-14)	25,4%
Working Age (15-64)	70,4%
Elderly (65+)	4,2%
Dependency ratio	42
Sex ratio	105,6
Growth rate	2,64% (2001-2011)
Population density	11 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	7,6%
Youth unemployment rate	9,9%
No schooling aged 20+	6,6%
Higher education aged 20+	5,8%
Matric aged 20+	18,2%
Number of households	27,419
Number of Agricultural households	3,189
Average household size	3,4
Female headed households	28,9%
Formal dwellings	86,2%
Housing owned/paying off	34,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	86,9%
Weekly refuse removal	69,9%
Piped water inside dwelling	78,8%
Electricity for lighting	93,4%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	89,087
Young (0-14)	29,6%
Working Age (15-64)	70,4%
Elderly (65+)	4%
Dependency ratio	50,6%
Sex ratio	99,6
Growth rate	3,08% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	13,6%
Youth unemployment rate	17,3%
No schooling aged 20+	12,2%
Higher education aged 20+	6%
Matric aged 20+	13%
Number of households	20,651
Average household size	3,9
Female headed households	24,2%
Formal dwellings	89%
Housing owned/paying off	37,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	60,8%
Weekly refuse removal	55,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	67,6%
Electricity for lighting	84,1%

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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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