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Mafube

Quick Fact

Total Population is 57 876.

0,22% Growth Rate

The Mafube Local Municipality is one of the local municipalities found within the Fezile Dabi District Municipality. The municipality was established in terms of section 12 of the Municipal Structures Act, 1998, following the local government elections of 2000.

The municipality is made up of four towns, namely Frankfort, Villiers, Cornelia and Tweeling. Frankfort serves as a home for the headquarters of the municipality.

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People

Quick Fact

14,1% of those 20+ have no schooling.

According to Census 2011, Mafube Local Municipality has a total population of 57 876 people, of whom 92% are black African, and 7% are white.The other population groups make up the remaining 1%.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 5% have completed primary school, 32% have some secondary education, 26% have completed matric, and 6,3% have some form of higher education, while 14,1% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	91,9%
Coloured	0,6%
Indian/Asian	0,3%
White	7%
Other	0,2%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	8,2%
English	1,3%
IsiNdebele	0,4%
IsiXhosa	1,7%
IsiZulu	20,6%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	63,8%
Setswana	0,3%
Sign Language	1,5%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0,2%
Other	0.6%
Not Applicable	1%

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Group	Percentage
Married	19,1%
Living together like married partners	8,3%
Never married	66%
Widower/Widow	4,9%
Separated	0,9%
Divorced	0,7%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,6%
Some Primary	45,2%
Completed Primary	6,3%
Some Secondary	32,4%
Completed Secondary	11,3%
Higher Education	1%
Not Applicable	1,2%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	52%
Male	48%

Living Conditions

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84,4% Use electricity for lighting.

There are 16 460 households in the municipality, with an average household size of 3,4 persons per household.

39,8% of households have access to piped water either in their dwelling or in the yard. Only 2,4% of households do not have access to piped water.

84,4% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	91,4%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	8,6%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	85,3%	14,7%
Computer	12,7%	87,3%
Television	75,5%	24,5%
Satellite Television	18,2%	81,8%
Radio	72,6%	27,4%
Landline / Telephone	7,4%	92,6%
Motor Car	24,4%	75,6%
Refrigerator	69,8%	30,2%
Electric / Gas-Stove	77,7%	22,3%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	75,2%	58,1%	84,4%
Gas	2,5%	2%	0,1%
Paraffin	3,3%	1,2%	0,5%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	14,4%
Wood	9,2%	12,5%	0%
Coal	8%	18,3%	0%
Animal Dung	1,2%	1,4%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	6,3%	0,3%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	4%
From Cellphone	16,7%
From Work	2%
From Elsewhere	9,6%
No Access	67,6%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	17,7%
Owned and fully paid off	61,4%
Owned but not yet paid off	6,4%
Occupied rent free	12%
Other	2,5%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	90,1%
Borehole	4,4%
Spring	0,1%
Rain water tank	0,8%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,6%
River/Stream	0,1%
Water vendor	0,5%
Water tanker	2,4%
Other	0,9%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	1,9%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	77,2%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,8%
Chemical toilet	0,5%
Pit toilet with ventilation	1,1%
Pit toilet without ventilation	1,3%
Bucket toilet	15,3%
Other	0,9%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	80,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,5%
Communal refuse dump	1,6%
Own refuse dump	9,5%
No rubbish disposal	5,3%
Other	1%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	80,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,5%
Communal refuse dump	1,6%
Own refuse dump	9,5%
No rubbish disposal	5,3%
Other	1%

Economy

Quick Fact

44,3% Youth unemployment rate.

Of the 17 718 people who are economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work), and of these,33,4% are unemployed. Of the 9 282 economically active youth (15 – 34 years) in the area, 44,3% are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	11796
Unemployed	5922
Discouraged Work Seeker	2882
Not Economically Active	15334

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Income	Percentage
None income	12,3%
R1 - R4,800	5,1%
R4,801 - R9,600	8,7%
R9,601 - R19,600	23,3%
R19,601 - R38,200	24,7%
R38,201 - R76,4000	12,7%
R76,401 - R153,800	6,7%
R153,801 - R307,600	3,8%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,8%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,4%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,2%
R2,457,601+	0,1%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	1,341
Poultry production	1,487
Vegetable production	1,356
Production of other crops	550
Other	291

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,214
Animals only	1,734
Mixed farming	518
Other	113

**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	818
R1-R4 800	100
R4 801-R38 400	2,087
R38 401-R307 200	449
R307 201+	63
Unspecified	63

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Place names

Places in Mafube Municipality
Cornelia Frankfort Mafahlaneng Mafube NU Namahadi Ntswanatsatsi Qalabotjha Tweeling Villiers

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	57,876
Young (0-14)	31,6%
Working Age (15-64)	62,1%
Elderly (65+)	6,3%
Dependency ratio	61,1
Sex ratio	92,5
Growth rate	0,22% (2001-2011)
Population density	15 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	33,4%
Youth unemployment rate	44,3%
No schooling aged 20+	14,1%
Higher education aged 20+	6,3%
Matric aged 20+	24,4%
Number of households	16,460
Number of Agricultural households	3,580
Average household size	3,4
Female headed households	42,2%
Formal dwellings	70,8%
Housing owned/paying off	67,8%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	77,2%
Weekly refuse removal	80,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	39,8%
Electricity for lighting	84,4%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	56,637
Young (0-14)	34,4%
Working Age (15-64)	62,1%
Elderly (65+)	5,9%
Dependency ratio	67,5%
Sex ratio	87,8
Growth rate	1,71% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	45%
Youth unemployment rate	59,1%
No schooling aged 20+	26,4%
Higher education aged 20+	5,6%
Matric aged 20+	14,3%
Number of households	14,465
Average household size	3,8
Female headed households	44,4%
Formal dwellings	65,9%
Housing owned/paying off	62,7%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	59,8%
Weekly refuse removal	72,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	16,1%
Electricity for lighting	72,7%

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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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