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KwaSani

Quick Fact

According to Census 2011, KwaSani has total population of 12 898.

0,85% Growth Rate

KwaSani is an isiZulu name. “Kwa” means “at” and “Sani” means “San people”. The name was chosen because it was easy to pronounce for overseas visitors to the World Heritage Site of Ukhahlamba.

KwaSani Local Municipality is strategically placed at the foothills of the Southern Drakensberg, bordering the World Heritage Site. The municipality is bordered by Umkhomazi Wilderness Area to the west, Greater Kokstad to the south-west, Eastern Cape to the south, Ingwe Local Municipality to the east, and Impendle Local Municipality to the north. The area is 1 180 km2 in extent with a population of 12 898.

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People

Quick Fact

7,6% of those aged 20+ had no form of schooling.

According to Census 2011, 79,3% of the population in KwaSani municipality speaks IsiZulu as their first language. The largest portion of the population comprises the black African population (87,9%), followed by the 10,5% of white persons and a relatively small group of coloureds (0,9%). KwaSani Local Municipality has a population of 12 898, with a sex ratio of 107,7. The dependency ratio for KwaSani is 42,2.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	87,9%
Coloured	0,9%
Indian/Asian	0,4%
White	10,5%
Other	0,4%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	1%
English	10,2%
IsiNdebele	0,8%
IsiXhosa	2,3%
IsiZulu	79,3%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	1,6%
Setswana	0,3%
Sign Language	0,3%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.5%
Not Applicable	3,5%

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Group	Percentage
Married	22,8%
Living together like married partners	6,8%
Never married	66,9%
Widower/Widow	2,4%
Separated	0,5%
Divorced	0,5%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,3%
Some Primary	43,6%
Completed Primary	6,7%
Some Secondary	32,4%
Completed Secondary	12,9%
Higher Education	0,9%
Not Applicable	1,2%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	48,1%
Male	51,9%

Living Conditions

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75,4 of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 3 673 households in KwaSaniLocal Municipality with an average household size of 2 persons per household. More than two-thirds (67,5%) of households live in formal dwellings and only about 37,9% of dwellings are owned and fully paid off. Less than 50% of households are headed by females, and 1% of households are headed by children. 42,9% of households have access to piped water from either inside the dwelling, inside the yard or on a community stand. A relatively high percentage of households have access to electricity for lighting (75,4%).

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Area	Percentage
Urban	34%
Tribal/Traditional	7,3%
Farm	58,7%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	89,5%	10,5%
Computer	17,2%	82,8%
Television	53,9%	46,1%
Satellite Television	25,9%	74,1%
Radio	58,2%	41,8%
Landline / Telephone	14,7%	85,3%
Motor Car	25,4%	74,6%
Refrigerator	44,1%	55,9%
Electric / Gas-Stove	65,6%	34,4%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	54,1%	35%	75,4%
Gas	12,6%	3,2%	0,1%
Paraffin	4%	3,4%	0,8%
Solar	0,2%	0,2%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	23,1%
Wood	28%	46,7%	0%
Coal	0,8%	0,6%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Other	0,2%	0%	0%
None	0,1%	10,7%	0,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	9%
From Cellphone	18,2%
From Work	3,6%
From Elsewhere	1,7%
No Access	67,5%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	34,2%
Owned and fully paid off	25,9%
Owned but not yet paid off	11,9%
Occupied rent free	23,7%
Other	4,2%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	43,7%
Borehole	10,1%
Spring	18%
Rain water tank	1,3%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	8,4%
River/Stream	9,3%
Water vendor	0,6%
Water tanker	6,9%
Other	1,7%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	1,6%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	26,4%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	26%
Chemical toilet	1,7%
Pit toilet with ventilation	17,6%
Pit toilet without ventilation	15,8%
Bucket toilet	8,5%
Other	2,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	43,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	3%
Communal refuse dump	3,8%
Own refuse dump	45,8%
No rubbish disposal	2,9%
Other	1,4%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	43,2%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	3%
Communal refuse dump	3,8%
Own refuse dump	45,8%
No rubbish disposal	2,9%
Other	1,4%

Economy

Quick Fact

16,0% Unemployment rate.

Of the 6 270 economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work) people in the municipality, 16,0% are unemployed.

One in 5 (20,5%) of the economically active youth (15 – 34 years) in the municipality is unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	5265
Unemployed	1005
Discouraged Work Seeker	291
Not Economically Active	2507

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Income	Percentage
None income	12,3%
R1 - R4,800	3%
R4,801 - R9,600	6,6%
R9,601 - R19,600	24,6%
R19,601 - R38,200	22,9%
R38,201 - R76,4000	12,7%
R76,401 - R153,800	8,4%
R153,801 - R307,600	4,7%
R307,601 - R614,400	2,6%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	1,3%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,4%
R2,457,601+	0,6%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	501
Poultry production	492
Vegetable production	760
Production of other crops	266
Other	198

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	405
Animals only	296
Mixed farming	453
Other	22

**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	287
R1-R4 800	46
R4 801-R38 400	579
R38 401-R307 200	188
R307 201+	57
Unspecified	18

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Place names

Places in KwaSani Municipality
Garden Castle Himeville Kwa Sani NU KwaPitela Mhlangeni Mkhomazana Mqatsheni Okhalweni Pevensey The Ridge Underberg

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	12,898
Young (0-14)	24,2%
Working Age (15-64)	70,3%
Elderly (65+)	5,5%
Dependency ratio	42,2
Sex ratio	107,7
Growth rate	0,85% (2001-2011)
Population density	7 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	16%
Youth unemployment rate	20,5%
No schooling aged 20+	7,6%
Higher education aged 20+	8,8%
Matric aged 20+	21,7%
Number of households	3,673
Number of Agricultural households	1,176
Average household size	2
Female headed households	44%
Formal dwellings	67,5%
Housing owned/paying off	37,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	26,5%
Weekly refuse removal	43,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	42,9%
Electricity for lighting	75,4%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	11,848
Young (0-14)	32,8%
Working Age (15-64)	70,3%
Elderly (65+)	5%
Dependency ratio	60,7%
Sex ratio	97,4
Growth rate	-0,14% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	25,5%
Youth unemployment rate	32,7%
No schooling aged 20+	20,6%
Higher education aged 20+	7,2%
Matric aged 20+	13%
Number of households	3,723
Average household size	2,8
Female headed households	47,5%
Formal dwellings	61,1%
Housing owned/paying off	45,7%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	28,8%
Weekly refuse removal	30,9%
Piped water inside dwelling	28,9%
Electricity for lighting	46,3%

2011
2001

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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