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Nquthu

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Nquthu has a total population of 165 307.

-0,25% Growth Rate

Nquthu Local Municipality is one of four municipalities in the Umzinyathi District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal. The municipality covers an area of 1 962 km² (Wikipedia) and is predominantly rural in nature with expansive low-density rural settlements being one of its major features.

The municipality is located along the north-eastern boundary of the district, bounded by eMadlangeni and Abaqulusi in the north, Ulundi in the east, Nkandla in the south and Msinga and Endumeni in the west.

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People

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3,8% of those aged 20+ have had access to higher education.

3,8% Higher Education

99,7% of the 165 307 people living in Nquthu Local Municipality are black African. In terms of education, 30,1% of those aged 20 and above have some secondary education, 1 in 5 (20,3%) have completed matric, and 3,8% have some form of higher education. 18,3% do not have any formal schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	99,7%
Coloured	0,1%
Indian/Asian	0,1%
White	0,1%
Other	0,1%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	0,3%
English	0,8%
IsiNdebele	0,9%
IsiXhosa	0,1%
IsiZulu	89,7%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	6,5%
Setswana	0,4%
Sign Language	0,3%
SiSwati	0%
Tshivenda	0%
Xitsonga	0%
Other	0.2%
Not Applicable	0,4%

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Group	Percentage
Married	9,9%
Living together like married partners	6,2%
Never married	79,2%
Widower/Widow	4,3%
Separated	0,3%
Divorced	0,1%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,9%
Some Primary	49,2%
Completed Primary	6,7%
Some Secondary	31,5%
Completed Secondary	8,7%
Higher Education	0,5%
Not Applicable	0,5%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	54,5%
Male	45,5%

Living Conditions

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53% household access to electricity for lighting.

There are 31 612 households in Nquthu Local Municipality with an average of 5,1 persons per household. Just over 60% of households are headed by females and the percentage of residents residing in formal dwellings is 63,1%. Only 8% of households have access to piped water within the dwelling, while only 5,1% of households have a flush toilet connected to a sewerage system. 53% of households having access to electricity for lighting.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	7,5%
Tribal/Traditional	92,1%
Farm	0,3%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	86,9%	13,1%
Computer	3,4%	96,6%
Television	51%	49%
Satellite Television	4,8%	95,2%
Radio	72,2%	27,8%
Landline / Telephone	2%	98%
Motor Car	12,8%	87,2%
Refrigerator	41,5%	58,5%
Electric / Gas-Stove	47,6%	52,4%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	40,9%	18,9%	53%
Gas	2,9%	1,2%	0,3%
Paraffin	8,1%	4,8%	2,1%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	43,9%
Wood	33,8%	49,3%	0%
Coal	1,4%	3,8%	0%
Animal Dung	11,9%	16%	0%
Other	0,7%	0,9%	0%
None	0,2%	5%	0,6%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	1,2%
From Cellphone	15,1%
From Work	0,9%
From Elsewhere	1,7%
No Access	81%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	4,6%
Owned and fully paid off	42,5%
Owned but not yet paid off	7,9%
Occupied rent free	43,8%
Other	1,3%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	40,6%
Borehole	27,3%
Spring	7,8%
Rain water tank	1,2%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	2%
River/Stream	10,9%
Water vendor	1,3%
Water tanker	7,7%
Other	1,3%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	8,7%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	5,1%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	0,7%
Chemical toilet	2,3%
Pit toilet with ventilation	35,6%
Pit toilet without ventilation	42,3%
Bucket toilet	1%
Other	4,3%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	8,5%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,6%
Communal refuse dump	1%
Own refuse dump	81,9%
No rubbish disposal	6,6%
Other	1,4%

Economy

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44,4% Unemployment rate.

44,4% of the 17 889 economically active individuals (i.e., those who are employed or unemployed but looking for work) are unemployed. Of the 10 515 economically active youth (15–34 years) in the municipality, 53,3% are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	9946
Unemployed	7943
Discouraged Work Seeker	12918
Not Economically Active	55934

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Income	Percentage
None income	12,4%
R1 - R4,800	5,5%
R4,801 - R9,600	12,5%
R9,601 - R19,600	25,2%
R19,601 - R38,200	27,8%
R38,201 - R76,4000	9,8%
R76,401 - R153,800	4%
R153,801 - R307,600	1,9%
R307,601 - R614,400	0,8%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,1%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,1%
R2,457,601+	0,1%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	11,779
Poultry production	14,651
Vegetable production	6,706
Production of other crops	2,492
Other	958

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	0
Animals only	11,917
Mixed farming	6,405
Other	128

**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	7,193
R1-R4 800	527
R4 801-R38 400	11,231
R38 401-R307 200	666
R307 201+	68
Unspecified	311

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Place names

Places in Nquthu Municipality
Barklieside Bhekabani Bhekabantu A Bhekabantu B Bulolo Driefontein Dunudunu eGezahlala A eGezahlala B eGezahlala C eGezahlala D eGezahlala E eMagogo eMhosheni eSigqokweni eSigqumeni A eSigqumeni B Excelsior Fahlaza Frischgewaagd Good Hope Grazing A Grazing B Grazing C Haladu A Haladu B HlabaNkhosi HlathiDlamini HlathiNgudulwane Hlazakazi A Hlazakazi B Hlazakazi C Hlengile iNhlabamkhosi Jabavu Khiphinkunzi A Khiphinkunzi B KwaMbunda A KwaMfeka A KwaNjoko A KwaNjoko B KwaNyezi KwaNyoni KwaThusi KwaVuma Luvisi Mabululwane Maduladula A Maduladula B Mafitleng Mafitleng A Mafitleng B Magabeni A Magabeni B Magabeni C Magaga Magala Magongoloza Maguzini Malakatha Manxili Manyongazane Masotsheni Matapa Mathengeni Mathutshana Matinda Mbewunye A Mbewunye B Mgxangala Mhlungwane A Mhlungwane B Mhlungwane C Mkhonjane A Mkhonjane B Mkhonjane D Mkhonjane E Mkhonjane F Mnqunyeni Mpandeni Mpukunyoni Mqhedlana Mvane Ncepheni A Ncepheni B Ncepheni C Ndatshana Ndindindi Ngedla Ngolokodo Ngqulu Ngwebini A Ngwebini B Ngwebini C Ngwebini D Ngwetshana A Ngwetshana B Nhlambamasoka A Nhlambamasoka B Nhlambamasoka C Nhloya Nkabane Nkanda Nkandle Nondweni A Nondweni B Nondweni C Nqutu Nqutu NU Nsubeni Ntababomvu A Ntababomvu B Ntabebomvu Ntanyandlovu A Ntanyandlovu B Ntanyandlovu C Ntanyandlovu D Ntanyandlovu E Ntanyandlovu F Ntanyeni Ogazini Ohaleni Othaka Patsoana A Patsoana B Patsoana C Qhudeni Qwabe Seven Shayanyawo A Shayanyawo B Sigqobheleni Silutshana A Silutshana B St Mathews Straalfontein Sunrise Thelezini Vryheid A Vryheid B Vumankala Witkop

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	165,307
Young (0-14)	42,4%
Working Age (15-64)	52,5%
Elderly (65+)	5,1%
Dependency ratio	90,6
Sex ratio	83,4
Growth rate	-0,25% (2001-2011)
Population density	84 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	44,4%
Youth unemployment rate	53,3%
No schooling aged 20+	18,1%
Higher education aged 20+	3,8%
Matric aged 20+	20,3%
Number of households	31,612
Number of Agricultural households	19,997
Average household size	5,1
Female headed households	60,1%
Formal dwellings	63,1%
Housing owned/paying off	50,4%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	5,1%
Weekly refuse removal	8,5%
Piped water inside dwelling	8%
Electricity for lighting	53%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	169,419
Young (0-14)	44,5%
Working Age (15-64)	52,5%
Elderly (65+)	5%
Dependency ratio	97,8%
Sex ratio	80,7
Growth rate	2,24% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	81,6%
Youth unemployment rate	87,9%
No schooling aged 20+	38,9%
Higher education aged 20+	2,1%
Matric aged 20+	10,6%
Number of households	29,417
Average household size	5,7
Female headed households	60,6%
Formal dwellings	39,6%
Housing owned/paying off	52%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	5,8%
Weekly refuse removal	7,5%
Piped water inside dwelling	3,2%
Electricity for lighting	16,7%

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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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