Entire Document - Chris Hani District Municipality

A :FUNCTIONAL AREAS SERVICE DELIVERY REPORTING1.General informationOverview of Population statisticsCHRIS HANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY ANNUAL REPORT 2011 / 2012Estimates from the 2001 Census and the 2007 Community Survey indicate thatthe South African population increased from approximately 44.8 million in 2001 to48.5 million in 2007. This represented a total increase of 3.7 million. Over the sameperiod, the Eastern Cape population is estimated to have increased by 200 thousandfrom 6, 3 million to 6, 5 million.However the provincial share of the national population has shrunk from 14 percentin 2001 to 13.5 per cent in 2007. This makes the Eastern Cape to be the third mostpopulous province in the country after Gauteng (21.5 percent) and KwaZulu - Natal(21.2 percent)According to Statistics South Africa (Community Survey of 2007) the population ofCHDM show a decrease in population from 809 581 in 2001 to 798 597 in 2007. GlobalInsight statistics/update of 2009 which is unofficial shows that the total population forChris Hani is 809 201 which does not differ much with Community Survey that wasconducted in 2007 which reflect 798 597 and as well as with National Stats that wasin 2001 which reflect 809 581.The largest population in the district utilising the data resides in Lukhanji municipalitywith a total population of 196 553 and with a percentage of 24% of the CHDM totalpopulation.One may interpret this number of population to migration and to people comingcloser to employment opportunities and to job seekers. Intsika Yethu follows witha total population of 162 413 and a percentage of 20% from the district population.Ngcobo municipality follows with a population of 148 313 and has a percentage of18% from the district population.Emalahleni’s has a total population of 115 011 and a percentage of 14% from thedistrict total percentage. Sakhisizwe has a total number of 67 736 and a percentageof 9% from the district percentage. Inxuba Yethemba is population is at 66 076 witha percentage of 8% from the district total percentage. Tsolwana at 30 779 and apercentage of 4% and Inkwanca at 22 321 with a percentage of 3%.The average population growth rate calculated using Global insight figures from1996 to 2009 is – 1.93 %. This means that our population is experiencing a negativepopulation growth. There are several factors which contribute to this but the mostimportant are increase in education level and urbanisation. The impact of this onplanning is that we will have more and smaller households in the future.The decrease in annual population growth rate is in line with the situation at nationallevel which shows a significant decline in the Asian, white and black population.However the increase in the Coloured population growth rate is not mirrored on anational scale.348