Laingsburg Local Municipality

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code= WC051
location= Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape Province

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area= 8,781
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mayor= Willem Theron (DA)
population= 6,681
population density= 0.76
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Laingsburg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2001, the population is 6,681. Its municipality code is WC051.

Government

The mayor of the municipality is Willem Theron of the DA. It is divided into zero wards with a total of six councillors.

Geography

The municipality has a total area of 8,781 km².

Adjacent municipalities

*Beaufort West Municipality, Western Cape (northeast)
*Prince Albert Municipality, Western Cape (east)
*Kannaland Municipality, Western Cape (south)
*Breede River Municipality, Western Cape (west)
*Karoo Hoogland Municipality, Northern Cape (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census of 2001, there are 6,681 people and 1,929 households residing in the municipality. The population density is 0.76/km². The density of households is .22/km². The racial makeup of the municipality is Black African 2.23%, Coloured 82.95%, Indian/Asian 0.13%, and White 14.68%.

18.1% of all households are made up of individuals. The average household size is 3.46.

In the municipality the population is spread out with 29.2% under the age of 15, 14.4% from 15 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.7 males.

In the municipality 98.2% of residents speak Afrikaans at home, 0.7% speak English, 0.0% speak Ndebele, 0.8% speak Xhosa, 0.0% speak Zulu, 0.0% speak Northern Sotho, 0.0% speak Sotho, 0.0% speak Tswana, 0.0% speak Swati, 0.0% speak Venda, and 0.0% speak Tsonga. 0.0% of the population speaks a non-official language at home.

97.5% of residents are Christian, 1.8% have no religion, 0.0% are Muslim, 0.0% are Jewish, and 0.0% are Hindu. 0.7% have other or undetermined beliefs.

19.5% of residents aged 20 and over have received no schooling, 25.4% have had some primary school, 9.4% have completed only primary school, 27.9 have had some high school education, 12.1% have finished only high school, and 5.7% have an education higher than the high school level. Overall, 17.8% of residents have completed high school.

38.8% of housing units have a telephone and/or cell-phone in the dwelling, 57.7% have access to a phone nearby, and 3.5% have access that is not nearby or no access. 75.1% of households have a flush or chemical toilet. 62.6% have refuse removed by the municipality at least once a week and 0.5% have no rubbish disposal. 59.7% have running water inside their dwelling, 91.8% have running water on their property, and 97.6% have access to running water. 62.7% of households use electricity for cooking, 55.2% for heating, and 73.1% for lighting. 75.9% of households have a radio, 49.5% have a television, 6.0% own a computer, 50.5% have a refrigerator, and 17.2% have a cell-phone.

16.3% of the population aged 15-65 is unemployed. Of the unemployed persons, 2.0% are Black African, 96.2% are Coloured, 0.0% are Indian/Asian, and 1.7% are White. 14.6% of Black Africans are unemployed, 18.9% of Coloureds, 0.0% of Indians/Asians, and 1.9% of Whites.

The median annual income of working adults aged 15-65 is R 8 314 ($1,238). Males have a median annual income of R 8 632 ($1,285) versus R 7 809 ($1,163) for females. The median annual income by race is R 11 746 ($1,749) for Black Africans, R 7 396 ($1,101) for Coloureds, R 0 ($0) for Indians/Asians, and R 43 858 ($6,531) for Whites. The annual income distribution in Laingsburg Municipality is:
*No income 1.2%
*R 12 – R 4,800 ($2 - $721) 16.4%
*R 4,812 – R 9,600 ($723 - $1,443) 44.3%
*R 9,612 – R 19,200 ($1,445 – $2,886) 15.1%
*R 19,212 – R 38,400 ($2,888 - $5,772) 9.2%
*R 38,412 – R 76,800 ($5,774 - $11,543) 7.5%
*R 76,812 – R 153,600 ($11,545 - $23,087) 4.7%
*R 153,612 – R 307,200 ($23,089 - $46,174) 0.8%
*R 307,212 – R 614,400 ($46,176 - $92,348) 0.4%
*R 614,412 or more ($92,350+) 0.4%

[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/Census/Database/Census%202001/Census%202001.asp Statistics South Africa Census 2001]

Cities and towns

*Bergsig
*Goldnerville
*Laingsburg
*Matjiesfontein