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Metsimaholo

Quick Fact

Total population is 149, 108.

2,51% Growth Rate

MetsimaholoLocal Municipality is one of the local municipalities that fall under the FezileDabi District in the Free State province, and is one of the four local municipalities.The major cities are Deneysville, Kragbron, Oranjeville and Sasolburg. (http://www.localgovernment.co.za/south-africa/local-municipality/40/metsimaholo-local-municipality)

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People

Quick Fact

5,7% of those 20+ have no schooling.

The Metsimaholo Local Municipality has a total population of 149 108people, of which 82,3% are black African,0,7% are coloured, and 16,4% are white. The Indian/Asian population makes up 0,3%of the population, and 0,3% are made up by the remaining groups.

Of the people aged 20 and older, 35,8% have some form of secondary schooling, and only 29,9% have matric. In the municipality, 5,7% of people have no schooling and 12% have some form of primary schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	82,3%
Coloured	0,7%
Indian/Asian	0,3%
White	16,4%
Other	0,3%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	16,2%
English	3,3%
IsiNdebele	0,3%
IsiXhosa	7,4%
IsiZulu	5,8%
Sepedi	1,6%
Sesotho	57,9%
Setswana	1%
Sign Language	1,2%
SiSwati	0,2%
Tshivenda	0,4%
Xitsonga	0,5%
Other	0.8%
Not Applicable	3,2%

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Group	Percentage
Married	27%
Living together like married partners	8,9%
Never married	57,4%
Widower/Widow	4,1%
Separated	1,2%
Divorced	1,3%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,2%
Some Primary	38,8%
Completed Primary	5,8%
Some Secondary	33,8%
Completed Secondary	13,9%
Higher Education	2,2%
Not Applicable	2,3%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	47,9%
Male	52,1%

Living Conditions

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86,4% Use electricity for lighting.

There are 45 757 households in the Metsimaholo Local Municipality, with an average household size of 3,1 persons per household.

Of those household, 22,1% have access to piped water inside the yard whereas 71,7% have access to piped water inside their dwelling. Only 0,9% of the households do not have access to piped water.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	98,2%
Tribal/Traditional	0%
Farm	1,8%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	92,5%	7,5%
Computer	23,3%	76,7%
Television	78,8%	21,2%
Satellite Television	31,5%	68,5%
Radio	77,4%	22,6%
Landline / Telephone	12,9%	87,1%
Motor Car	33,9%	66,1%
Refrigerator	74,4%	25,6%
Electric / Gas-Stove	84,1%	15,9%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	83,1%	67,7%	86,4%
Gas	6,3%	5,4%	0,2%
Paraffin	8,7%	5,1%	3%
Solar	0,1%	0,3%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	10%
Wood	1%	3,4%	0%
Coal	0,3%	4,4%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,2%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	13,4%	0,2%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	8,2%
From Cellphone	19,5%
From Work	5,1%
From Elsewhere	8,3%
No Access	58,9%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	22,3%
Owned and fully paid off	43%
Owned but not yet paid off	14,3%
Occupied rent free	17,3%
Other	3,1%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	95,6%
Borehole	2,3%
Spring	0%
Rain water tank	0,1%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,2%
River/Stream	0,1%
Water vendor	0,2%
Water tanker	0,7%
Other	0,8%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	1,3%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	74%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,5%
Chemical toilet	0,5%
Pit toilet with ventilation	0,4%
Pit toilet without ventilation	16,3%
Bucket toilet	3,4%
Other	2,6%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	78,9%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,1%
Communal refuse dump	3,2%
Own refuse dump	12,7%
No rubbish disposal	3,5%
Other	0,7%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	78,9%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,1%
Communal refuse dump	3,2%
Own refuse dump	12,7%
No rubbish disposal	3,5%
Other	0,7%

Economy

Quick Fact

41,6% Youth unemployment rate.

A total of44 261 people are employed, while 3 008 are discouraged work-seekers. According to Census 2011, 20 948 people are unemployed; making the unemployment rate stand at 32,1%.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	44261
Unemployed	20948
Discouraged Work Seeker	3008
Not Economically Active	35146

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Income	Percentage
None income	13,2%
R1 - R4,800	4,8%
R4,801 - R9,600	7,1%
R9,601 - R19,600	14,9%
R19,601 - R38,200	19%
R38,201 - R76,4000	14,1%
R76,401 - R153,800	10,2%
R153,801 - R307,600	8,8%
R307,601 - R614,400	5,4%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	1,8%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,4%
R2,457,601+	0,3%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	855
Poultry production	1,415
Vegetable production	3,246
Production of other crops	1,373
Other	921

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	3,372
Animals only	1,385
Mixed farming	548
Other	366

**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	1,604
R1-R4 800	195
R4 801-R38 400	2,591
R38 401-R307 200	996
R307 201+	150
Unspecified	135

Agricultural households municipal data per province
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Mpumalanga (download)
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**Please note that each province contains twenty five tables

Place names

Places in Metsimaholo Municipality
Baddriftbrug Bertha Shaft Village Coalbrook Deneysville Holly Country Kragbron Liliandale Metsimaholo NU Oranjeville Refengkgotso Richmond Rietfontein Sasolburg Stokkies Draai Uitkoms Viljoensdrift Wonderwater Zamdela

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	149,108
Young (0-14)	26,3%
Working Age (15-64)	69,3%
Elderly (65+)	4,4%
Dependency ratio	44,3
Sex ratio	108,6
Growth rate	2,51% (2001-2011)
Population density	87 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	32,1%
Youth unemployment rate	41,6%
No schooling aged 20+	5,7%
Higher education aged 20+	12,4%
Matric aged 20+	29,8%
Number of households	45,757
Number of Agricultural households	5,672
Average household size	3,1
Female headed households	32,5%
Formal dwellings	83,9%
Housing owned/paying off	57,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	74%
Weekly refuse removal	78,9%
Piped water inside dwelling	71,7%
Electricity for lighting	86,4%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	115,955
Young (0-14)	27,7%
Working Age (15-64)	69,3%
Elderly (65+)	3,7%
Dependency ratio	45,7%
Sex ratio	104,4
Growth rate	1,62% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	37%
Youth unemployment rate	47,7%
No schooling aged 20+	10,7%
Higher education aged 20+	8,3%
Matric aged 20+	22,2%
Number of households	32,260
Average household size	3,3
Female headed households	32%
Formal dwellings	63,6%
Housing owned/paying off	43,2%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	69%
Weekly refuse removal	61,1%
Piped water inside dwelling	43,2%
Electricity for lighting	77,7%

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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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