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uMhlathuze

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1,45% Population growth rate.

1,45% Growth Rate

uMhlathuze Local Municipality is situated on the north-eastern coast of KwaZulu-Natal. The city provides an attractive reference point and essential socio-economic amenities and facilities to most of the towns in the northern region.

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334,459

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People

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14,6% of people aged 20+ had some form of higher education.

According to the 2011census, uMhlathuze Local Municipality has a total population of 334 459. 87,7% of the people in the municipality are African Black, 7,3% are White, with the other population groups making up the rest.

Of those aged 20 years and older, 4,2% have completed primary school, 23,5% have some secondary education, 21,2% have completed matric and 4,8% have some form of higher education. 7,5% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	87,7%
Coloured	0,9%
Indian/Asian	3,8%
White	7,3%
Other	0,2%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	4,9%
English	9,3%
IsiNdebele	1,2%
IsiXhosa	0,3%
IsiZulu	78,7%
Sepedi	0,2%
Sesotho	0,2%
Setswana	0,6%
Sign Language	0,4%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0,1%
Other	0.6%
Not Applicable	3,2%

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Group	Percentage
Married	19,2%
Living together like married partners	6,2%
Never married	71,8%
Widower/Widow	2%
Separated	0,4%
Divorced	0,5%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,6%
Some Primary	38,1%
Completed Primary	5,2%
Some Secondary	29,2%
Completed Secondary	18,8%
Higher Education	2,6%
Not Applicable	3,6%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	51,3%
Male	48,7%

Living Conditions

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88,3% of the municipality’s population lives in formal dwellings.

There are 86 609 households in the municipality, with an average household size of 3,5 persons per household. 40,7% of households are headed by females.

93,5% of households have access to electricity. Only 50,3% of households have access to piped water inside dwelling.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	39,4%
Tribal/Traditional	57,5%
Farm	3%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	93,4%	6,6%
Computer	24,4%	75,6%
Television	75,4%	24,6%
Satellite Television	33,6%	66,4%
Radio	71%	29%
Landline / Telephone	14,5%	85,5%
Motor Car	32,6%	67,4%
Refrigerator	76,8%	23,2%
Electric / Gas-Stove	86,7%	13,3%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	87,8%	77,4%	93,5%
Gas	3,4%	1,2%	0,2%
Paraffin	1,9%	0,6%	0,2%
Solar	0,2%	0,4%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	5,4%
Wood	5,9%	3,7%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,3%	0%
Animal Dung	0,1%	0,2%	0%
Other	0,3%	0%	0%
None	0,2%	16,3%	0,4%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	10,9%
From Cellphone	22,7%
From Work	5,7%
From Elsewhere	8,7%
No Access	52%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	33,8%
Owned and fully paid off	37,2%
Owned but not yet paid off	15,6%
Occupied rent free	11%
Other	2,4%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	89,3%
Borehole	1,9%
Spring	0,5%
Rain water tank	0,9%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,7%
River/Stream	1,2%
Water vendor	0,6%
Water tanker	2,7%
Other	2,3%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	3,4%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	49,7%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	5%
Chemical toilet	9,7%
Pit toilet with ventilation	12,1%
Pit toilet without ventilation	15,3%
Bucket toilet	1,6%
Other	3,1%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	53,5%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,5%
Communal refuse dump	2,6%
Own refuse dump	38,4%
No rubbish disposal	3,4%
Other	0,7%

Economy

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124 408 people are economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work), and of these 31% are unemployed.

Of the 70 419 economically active youth (15 – 35 years) in the area, 40,8% are unemployed.

Two aluminum smelters, Hillside Aluminum and Bayside Aluminum, are operated by BHP Billiton. A fertilizer plant operated by Foskor has been erected at the harbour. Iron ore, rutile (titanium oxide) and zircon are mined from the sand dunes close to the lagoon by Richards Bay Minerals. Local exports include coal, aluminum, titanium and other heavy minerals, granite, ferrochrome, paper pulp, woodchips and phosphoric acid (Wikipedia). Although the municipality is rich in minerals, it is faced with the challenge of an unemployment rate of 31%. Youth unemployment is at 40,8%.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	85876
Unemployed	38532
Discouraged Work Seeker	12948
Not Economically Active	88314

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Income	Percentage
None income	15,2%
R1 - R4,800	4,3%
R4,801 - R9,600	7,7%
R9,601 - R19,600	13,8%
R19,601 - R38,200	15,5%
R38,201 - R76,4000	12%
R76,401 - R153,800	11,1%
R153,801 - R307,600	10,1%
R307,601 - R614,400	7,3%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	2,2%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,5%
R2,457,601+	0,3%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	2,788
Poultry production	6,501
Vegetable production	12,171
Production of other crops	2,542
Other	2,326

**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	4,814
Mixed farming	3,030
Other	742

**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	4,579
R1-R4 800	749
R4 801-R38 400	8,652
R38 401-R307 200	3,779
R307 201+	420
Unspecified	575

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Place names

Places in uMhlathuze Municipality
Amadaka Bhejane Bhiliya Empangeni Empembeni Esikhawini H Esikhawini J Ezikhaleni Gobandlovu Gubhethuka Mabuyeni Madlanghala Mahunu Mazimazana Mhlatuze Flats Mkhoma Mkobasa Mtunzini Mzipofu Ncombo Ndindima Ndleleni Nkhanangu Nkojane Nseleni Nthunzi Nyembe Ovondlo Port Dunford Richards Bay Sikhalasenkosi uMhlathuze NU Uzimgwenya Zenzele

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	334,459
Young (0-14)	29,3%
Working Age (15-64)	67,5%
Elderly (65+)	3,2%
Dependency ratio	48,2
Sex ratio	95
Growth rate	1,45% (2001-2011)
Population density	422 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	31%
Youth unemployment rate	40,8%
No schooling aged 20+	7,5%
Higher education aged 20+	14,6%
Matric aged 20+	38,5%
Number of households	86,609
Number of Agricultural households	18,755
Average household size	3,5
Female headed households	40,7%
Formal dwellings	88,3%
Housing owned/paying off	52,7%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	49,7%
Weekly refuse removal	53,5%
Piped water inside dwelling	50,3%
Electricity for lighting	93,5%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	289,190
Young (0-14)	33%
Working Age (15-64)	67,5%
Elderly (65+)	2,8%
Dependency ratio	55,8%
Sex ratio	93,8
Growth rate	7,69% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	40,6%
Youth unemployment rate	50,7%
No schooling aged 20+	18,7%
Higher education aged 20+	11%
Matric aged 20+	25,5%
Number of households	67,127
Average household size	3,9
Female headed households	36,2%
Formal dwellings	76,5%
Housing owned/paying off	54%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	44,6%
Weekly refuse removal	44,2%
Piped water inside dwelling	33,4%
Electricity for lighting	86,7%

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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
083 888 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
Producer price index (PPI), Unit value index (UVI), Contract price adjustment provisions (CPAP)	Patrick Kelly (Chief Director) 012 310 8290 082 888 2248 patrickke@statssa.gov.za	Andrew Rankhumise (Pricipal survey Statistician) 012 406 3304 andrewR@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: national and provincial government	Patrick Naidoo (Chief Director) 012 310 8307 082 888 2509 patrickn@statssa.gov.za	Elizabeth Makhafola (Director) 012 310 8977 082 888 9062 elizabethma@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: local government	Patrick Naidoo (Chief Director) 012 310 8307 082 888 2509 patrickn@statssa.gov.za	Malibongwe Mhemhe (Director) 012 310 6928 082 906 8964 malibongwem@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
Satellite accounts, environmental-economic accounts	Gerhardt Bouwer (Chief Director) 012 310 8241 082 888 2409 gerhardb@statssa.gov.za	Riaan Grobler (Director) 012 310 8321 084 515 2908 riaang@statssa.gov.za
Mining, manufacturing, building, electricity, liquidations, civil cases, capacity utilisation	Gerda Bruwer (Chief Director) 012 310 8249 082 786 3627 gerdab@statssa.gov.za	Nicolai Claassen (Director) 012 310 8007 076 759 0200 nicolaic@statssa.gov.za
Retail, wholesale, motor, food & beverages, tourist accommodation, transport	Gerda Bruwer (Chief Director) 012 310 8249 082 786 3627 gerdab@statssa.gov.za	Keshnee Govender (Director) 012 310 8423 083 689 5341 keshneeg@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 2928 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
Periodic industry surveys (every three to five years)	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
Agriculture (annual and periodic)	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)	Peter Buwembo (Chief Director) 012 310 8655 082 888 2251 peterb@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)	Peter Buwembo ( Chief Director) 012 310 8655 082 888 2251 peterb@statssa.gov.za	Matlapane Masupye (Deputy 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 & Causes of Death, Perinatal deaths in South Africa, Living conditions survey (LCS), Thematic Health Report, South Africa Demographic and Health 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
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	Nozipho Shabalala (Chief Director ) 012 310 6994 082 904 8896 Noziphos@statssa.gov.za	Patricia Koka (Director) 012 310 8555 071 680 9545 PatriciaK@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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