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Albert Luthuli

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According to Census 2011, the municipality has a total population of 186 010 individuals,97,6% of whom are black African.

-0,09% Growth Rate

Albert Luthuli Local Municipality is situated in the GertSibande District Municipalityof Mpumalanga, and shares its eastern border with the country of Swaziland. The municipality was named after Albert Luthuli, an anti-apartheid activist who served as president of the African National Congress (ANC) during the 1950s and 1960s. Luthuli was the first African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, bestowed upon him in 1961 for his activism. (http://en.wikipedia.org).

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People

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19,9% of those 20+ have no schooling.

Whites make up 1,6% of the population, and other race groups comprise the remaining 0,8%.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 4,4% have completed primary school, 28,8% have some secondary education, 27% have completed matric and 6,3% have some form of higher education.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	97,6%
Coloured	0,2%
Indian/Asian	0,4%
White	1,6%
Other	0,2%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	1,6%
English	2%
IsiNdebele	1,4%
IsiXhosa	0,2%
IsiZulu	34,6%
Sepedi	0,4%
Sesotho	0,4%
Setswana	0,3%
Sign Language	0,2%
SiSwati	56,6%
Tshivenda	0,2%
Xitsonga	0,6%
Other	0.7%
Not Applicable	0,7%

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Group	Percentage
Married	14,7%
Living together like married partners	5,3%
Never married	76,8%
Widower/Widow	2,6%
Separated	0,4%
Divorced	0,3%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2%
Some Primary	43,4%
Completed Primary	6,4%
Some Secondary	33,7%
Completed Secondary	13,2%
Higher Education	0,9%
Not Applicable	0,4%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	53,1%
Male	46,9%

Living Conditions

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84,9% Use electricity for lighting.

There are 47 705households in the municipality, with an average household size of 3,8persons per household.49,3% of households are headed by females.

Only 22,6% of households have access to piped water inside the dwelling.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	15,3%
Tribal/Traditional	77,5%
Farm	7,3%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	89,3%	10,7%
Computer	9,1%	90,9%
Television	71,8%	28,2%
Satellite Television	19%	81%
Radio	70,3%	29,7%
Landline / Telephone	2,7%	97,3%
Motor Car	20,6%	79,4%
Refrigerator	65,2%	34,8%
Electric / Gas-Stove	66,8%	33,2%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	50,8%	38,4%	87,5%
Gas	1,7%	1%	0,4%
Paraffin	1,3%	0,4%	0,4%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	11,1%
Wood	41,8%	45,5%	0%
Coal	3,9%	4,6%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	10%	0,3%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	2,3%
From Cellphone	16,3%
From Work	1,7%
From Elsewhere	3,5%
No Access	76,2%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	11,1%
Owned and fully paid off	50,8%
Owned but not yet paid off	5,5%
Occupied rent free	29,5%
Other	3,2%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	68,7%
Borehole	5,5%
Spring	3,1%
Rain water tank	0,5%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	2,7%
River/Stream	7,7%
Water vendor	0,6%
Water tanker	8,6%
Other	2,5%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	5,2%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	18,9%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,7%
Chemical toilet	2%
Pit toilet with ventilation	38,1%
Pit toilet without ventilation	30,6%
Bucket toilet	1%
Other	2,5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	19,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1%
Communal refuse dump	2,6%
Own refuse dump	62,5%
No rubbish disposal	13,7%
Other	0,9%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	19,3%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1%
Communal refuse dump	2,6%
Own refuse dump	62,5%
No rubbish disposal	13,7%
Other	0,9%

Economy

Quick Fact

35,8% Youth unemployed rate.

35,4% of the 45 116 economically active individuals (i.e. those who are employed or unemployed but looking for work) are unemployed.Of the 24 506economically active youth (15–35 years) in the municipality.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	29141
Unemployed	15975
Discouraged Work Seeker	9282
Not Economically Active	53944

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Income	Percentage
None income	14,9%
R1 - R4,800	7,1%
R4,801 - R9,600	11,9%
R9,601 - R19,600	23,3%
R19,601 - R38,200	20,5%
R38,201 - R76,4000	10%
R76,401 - R153,800	6,6%
R153,801 - R307,600	3,9%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,3%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,3%
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	6,041
Poultry production	11,385
Vegetable production	8,303
Production of other crops	3,175
Other	1,058

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	4,544
Animals only	8,920
Mixed farming	5,249
Other	401

**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	6,151
R1-R4 800	1,129
R4 801-R38 400	10,059
R38 401-R307 200	1,430
R307 201+	132
Unspecified	211

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Place names

Places in Albert Luthuli Municipality
Aarnhemburg Albert Luthuli NU Avontuur Badplaas Betty's Goed Caithness Carolina Davale Dibaba Diepdale Dumbarton Dundonald Ekulindeni eMbangweni Embhuleni eMlondozi eMphelandaba Engonini Enkhaba Esgwili Etjelembube Fernie Glenmore Hereford Holeka Houtbos Izidonga Kalwerskraal Lukwatini Mafumulo Malahleka Manaar Manzana Maphundlwane Maryvale Maxflower Gate Mayflower Mbejeka Modergat Mooiplaas Ndonga Nhlaba Nhlazatje Nooitgedachdam Northdene Phophonyane Redhill Robinsdale Theeboom Tjakastad Vlakplaas Vygeboomdam Waverley

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	186,010
Young (0-14)	36,5%
Working Age (15-64)	58,2%
Elderly (65+)	5,3%
Dependency ratio	71,7
Sex ratio	88,2
Growth rate	-0,09% (2001-2011)
Population density	33 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	35,4%
Youth unemployment rate	45,1%
No schooling aged 20+	19,9%
Higher education aged 20+	6,3%
Matric aged 20+	27%
Number of households	47,705
Number of Agricultural households	19,113
Average household size	3,8
Female headed households	49,3%
Formal dwellings	76,5%
Housing owned/paying off	56,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	18,9%
Weekly refuse removal	19,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	22,6%
Electricity for lighting	87,5%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	187,751
Young (0-14)	40,6%
Working Age (15-64)	58,2%
Elderly (65+)	4,8%
Dependency ratio	83,2%
Sex ratio	84,8
Growth rate	0,54% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	52,2%
Youth unemployment rate	61,5%
No schooling aged 20+	37,2%
Higher education aged 20+	4,6%
Matric aged 20+	14,3%
Number of households	39,652
Average household size	4,5
Female headed households	51,6%
Formal dwellings	58,4%
Housing owned/paying off	62,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	13,8%
Weekly refuse removal	12,6%
Piped water inside dwelling	8,9%
Electricity for lighting	50,9%

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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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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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