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Pixley Ka Seme

Quick Fact

According to Census 2011, the total population is 83 235 and 0,3% population growth rate.

0,3% growth rate

The PixleykaSeme Local Municipality is situated on the eastern border between Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal and is framed by the Mkhondo Municipality in the east, Msukaligwa Municipality to the north and Lekwa Municipality to the west. It comprises an area of approximately 5227.98km², which includes Amersfoot, Ezamokuhle, Perdekop, Siyanzenzeda, Volksrust, Vukuzakhe, Wakkerstroom, Esizameleni and Daggakraal

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83,235

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People

Quick Fact

19,3% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

According to census 2011, Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality has a total population of 186 351, of which 90,5% are black African, 7,4% are white, 0,6% are coloured, and 1,2% are Indian/Asian. Of those 20 years and older 4,5% have completed primary school, 29,2% have some secondary education, 24,7% have completed matric, and 7,3% have some form of higher education. 19,4% of those aged 20 years and older have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	90,5%
Coloured	0,6%
Indian/Asian	1,2%
White	7,4%
Other	0,3%

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

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	6,8%
English	2,3%
IsiNdebele	1%
IsiXhosa	0,4%
IsiZulu	82,2%
Sepedi	0,4%
Sesotho	2,2%
Setswana	0,7%
Sign Language	0,4%
SiSwati	2%
Tshivenda	0,1%
Xitsonga	0,2%
Other	0.7%
Not Applicable	0,7%

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Group	Percentage
Married	15,1%
Living together like married partners	6,5%
Never married	74,8%
Widower/Widow	2,9%
Separated	0,3%
Divorced	0,4%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	3,1%
Some Primary	44,9%
Completed Primary	6,8%
Some Secondary	32,4%
Completed Secondary	11,5%
Higher Education	0,9%
Not Applicable	0,4%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	52,5%
Male	47,5%

Living Conditions

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85,2% of households have access to electricity for lighting.

There are 19 838 households in the municipality with an average household size of 4,1 persons per household.38,9%of households have access to piped water inside dwelling/institution,45,4% have water in their yard and only 7,1% of households do not have access piped water.85,2% of households have access to electricity.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	58,3%
Tribal/Traditional	22,9%
Farm	18,8%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	89,5%	10,5%
Computer	13,5%	86,5%
Television	76,9%	23,1%
Satellite Television	17,1%	82,9%
Radio	75,6%	24,4%
Landline / Telephone	8,4%	91,6%
Motor Car	24,8%	75,2%
Refrigerator	66,7%	33,3%
Electric / Gas-Stove	72%	28%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	52,3%	39,2%	85,2%
Gas	1,6%	1,6%	0,2%
Paraffin	1,8%	0,9%	0,7%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	13,4%
Wood	10,6%	11,4%	0%
Coal	30%	37,8%	0%
Animal Dung	3,2%	3,9%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	5%	0,3%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	4,7%
From Cellphone	17,3%
From Work	2,1%
From Elsewhere	4,2%
No Access	71,8%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	30,1%
Owned and fully paid off	32,5%
Owned but not yet paid off	7,5%
Occupied rent free	27,5%
Other	2,4%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	84,1%
Borehole	6,9%
Spring	1,4%
Rain water tank	0,3%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	0,7%
River/Stream	1,6%
Water vendor	0,5%
Water tanker	3,5%
Other	1%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	4,6%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	62,5%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	2,8%
Chemical toilet	0,6%
Pit toilet with ventilation	18%
Pit toilet without ventilation	9,9%
Bucket toilet	0,5%
Other	1,2%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	62%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,2%
Communal refuse dump	1%
Own refuse dump	25,4%
No rubbish disposal	10,2%
Other	0,3%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	62%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	1,2%
Communal refuse dump	1%
Own refuse dump	25,4%
No rubbish disposal	10,2%
Other	0,3%

Economy

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36,1% Unemployment rate

Of the 21 885 economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work) people in the municipality, 36,1% are unemployed. Of the 11 354 economically active youth (15–34 years) in the area, 45,1% are unemployed.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	13979
Unemployed	7906
Discouraged Work Seeker	4184
Not Economically Active	23383

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Income	Percentage
None income	15,4%
R1 - R4,800	6,7%
R4,801 - R9,600	10,2%
R9,601 - R19,600	20,4%
R19,601 - R38,200	20,4%
R38,201 - R76,4000	11,1%
R76,401 - R153,800	6,9%
R153,801 - R307,600	5,1%
R307,601 - R614,400	2,7%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,6%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,3%
R2,457,601+	0,2%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	3,497
Poultry production	3,743
Vegetable production	3,619
Production of other crops	1,351
Other	731

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	1,646
Animals only	2,703
Mixed farming	2,552
Other	219

**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	2,332
R1-R4 800	406
R4 801-R38 400	3,671
R38 401-R307 200	559
R307 201+	64
Unspecified	88

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Place names

Places in Pixley Ka Seme Municipality
Amersfoort Daggakraal Majuba Paardekop Palmietfontein Seme NU Volksrust Wakkestroom

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	83,235
Young (0-14)	34,9%
Working Age (15-64)	59,4%
Elderly (65+)	5,7%
Dependency ratio	68,3
Sex ratio	90,4
Growth rate	0,3% (2001-2011)
Population density	16 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	36,1%
Youth unemployment rate	45,1%
No schooling aged 20+	19,3%
Higher education aged 20+	7,3%
Matric aged 20+	24,7%
Number of households	19,838
Number of Agricultural households	7,120
Average household size	4,1
Female headed households	45,1%
Formal dwellings	76,8%
Housing owned/paying off	40%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	62,5%
Weekly refuse removal	62%
Piped water inside dwelling	38,9%
Electricity for lighting	85,2%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	80,737
Young (0-14)	38,6%
Working Age (15-64)	59,4%
Elderly (65+)	5,1%
Dependency ratio	77,7%
Sex ratio	87,5
Growth rate	2,8% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	50,6%
Youth unemployment rate	59,9%
No schooling aged 20+	35,7%
Higher education aged 20+	4,9%
Matric aged 20+	12,6%
Number of households	18,002
Average household size	4,4
Female headed households	44,6%
Formal dwellings	58,5%
Housing owned/paying off	37%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	50,4%
Weekly refuse removal	52,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	18,8%
Electricity for lighting	67,4%

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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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