2013_14 IDP Review.pdf - KZN Development Planning

The spatial aspects of socio-demographic factorsMap 15: Population distribution4. Population density and distributionPopulation distribution can be dealt with in terms of four distinct areas. Thefirst is the low density farming areas of Endumeni and Msinga; the secondis the rural settlement in Nqutu and Msinga. The third is the higher densitysettlement in the Dundee-Glencoe complex and the last is settlement inUmvoti. The table below shows the details of household and populationdensities throughout the municipal area. The extent of chance in thesevariables is dealt with later in this section.Population and household size and densitiesHouseholds 2012 Population 2012 HouseholdsizeTotal % Total %Area (ha) Householddensity(hh/ha)Populationdensity(p/ha)Endumeni 13 581 12.4% 57 709 11.3% 4.25 161 290 0.084 0.36Msinga 33 990 31.1% 168 551 32.9% 4.96 253 581 0.134 0.66Nqutu 33 481 30.7% 163 483 31.9% 4.88 196 021 0.171 0.83Umvoti 28 173 25.8% 122 780 24.0% 4.36 263 416 0.107 0.47Total 109 225 100.0% 512 522 100.0% 4.69 874 308 0.125 0.59Endumeni and the northern parts of Msinga exhibits typical patternsassociated with commercial farming areas. The commercial farming areasin Msinga have a lower density than that of Endumeni. The Dundee-Glencoe urban complex shows substantially higher densities and is thefocus of development in the north. Nqutu’s and Msinga’s populationdensity is more than double that of Endumeni. However, there is anabsence of clear population concentration points in these areas and thesettlement patterns and spatial distribution of the populations is achallenge rather than the population numbers for the area. The Umvotiarea is relatively denser with a larger population than Endumeni butpopulation distribution factors are becoming a challenge for servicedelivery.Draft 2013/14 IDP Review Page 166Prepared by Umzinyathi District Municipality22 March 2013