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Cape Agulhas 2020 CAPE AGULHAS: at a GLANCE Cape Agulhas 2020 CAPE AGULHAS: AT A GLANCE Demographics……………………………………………………………………….. 4 Education ………………………………………………………………………..…… 6 Health………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 Poverty…………………………………………………………………………………. 10 Basic Service Delivery……………………………………………………………….. 12 Safety and Security………………………………………………………………….. 14 Economy and Labour Market Performance…………………………………..... 16 Public Infrastructure Spend………………………………………………………..... 18 SOURCES 20 2020 Socio-economic Profile: Cape Agulhas Municipality 2 Cape Agulhas: At a Glance Population Estimates, 2020; Actual households, 2019 35 143 10 618 2019 2018 Matric Pass Rate 93.6% Gini Coefficient 0.56 Retention Rate 56.0% Human Development Index 0.80 Learner-Teacher Ratio 28.3 2019 7 72.4% 0.0 15.0% Actual number of reported cases in 2019/20 329 100 372 12 46 Percentage of households with access to basic services, 2018 Percentage of households with access to basic services, 2019 97.5% 79.2% 96.7% 90.2% 84.0% 2019/20 2019 Unemployment Rate 5 (narrow definition) Low economic growth Low skills levels 8.0% 13 Low learner retention rates Contribution to GDP, 2018 Wholesale&trade Finance, insurance, real estate Manufacturing and business services 22.6% 19.6% 14.4% 2020 Socio-economic Profile: Cape Agulhas Municipality 3 CAPE AGULHAS 50% 50% DEMOGRAPHICS Population per km² 0 – 10 11 – 20 21 – 30 31 – 40 41 - 50 50+ Number of males per 100 females 2020 2021 2022 2024 2023 Theewaterskloof 106.6 107.3 107.5 107.7 107.9 35 143 Overstrand 98.6 98.9 99.1 99.2 99.4 Current Population Cape Agulhas 98.4 99.0 99.3 99.7 100.0 Swellendam 100.0 100.3 100.5 100.6 100.6 36 409 2024 Overberg District 101.9 102.4 102.6 102.8 102.9 Estimated Population Population growth Household size 0.8% 2020 3.4 0.9% 2021 3.4 0.9% 0.9% 2022 3.3 2023 3.3 2024 3.3 2021 2022 2023 2024 Population growth 2020 – 2024 Overberg District +1.8% Overstrand +3.3% Theewaterskloof +1.2% Cape Agulhas +0.9% Swellendam +0.9% 2020 Socio-economic Profile: Cape Agulhas Municipality 4 Demographics Population Cape Agulhas has the smallest population in the Overberg District with only 35 143 people in 2020. This total is expected to grow to 36 409 by 2024, equating to an average annual growth rate of 0.9 per cent. Sex Ratio The overall sex ratio (SR) depicts the number of males per 100 females in the population. The data indicates that the sex ratio will be growing from 2020 to 2024 such that there will be equal numbers of males and females by 2024. Age Cohorts Between 2020 and 2026, the largest projected population growth is recorded in the working age population (15-65 years) which grew at an annual average rate of 1.3 per cent. The children cohort (0-14 years) is predicted to decline by 0.3 per cent annually from 2020 to 2026, while the aged population (+65 years) will increase by0.4 per cent. These predicted growth rates will lead to a decline in the dependency ratio towards 2026. Household sizes Household size refers to the number of people per household. The actual size of households is at 3.4 people per household in 2020 and is projected to decline to 3.2 in 2024. Contributing factors to a stagnation in household size could include, but are not limited to, lower fertility rates, occurrences of divorce, ageing population, etc. Population density Amidst rapid urbanisation across the Western Cape, population density figures will aid public sector decision makers to mitigate environmental, individual health and service delivery risks. In 2020, the population density of the Overberg District was 25 persons per square kilometre. In order of highest to lowest, the various local municipal areas in the Overberg District compare as follows: •Overstrand 61 people/km2 • Theewaterskloof 38 people/km2 •Cape Agulhas 10 people/km2 •Swellendam 10 people/km2 2020 Socio-economic Profile: Cape Agulhas Municipality 5 Educational EDUCATION facilities 10 Learner enrolment Number of schools 50 000 45 000 40 000 35 000 8 30 000 25 000 Number of 20 000 no-fee 15 000 schools 10 000 5 000 0 Cape Theewaters- Overberg Overstrand Swellendam Agulhas kloof 2017 41 944 4 691 12 211 5 751 19 291 2018 43 103 4 740 12 781 5 778 19 804 2019 43 887 4 669 13 293 5 774 20 151 Learner-Teacher Number of schools Ratio with libraries 7 Overberg 28.9 | 28.3 | 27.9 Cape Agulhas 28.4 | 29.8 | 28.3 Overstrand 29.3 | 31.8 | 31.7 Swellendam 26.2 | 27.3 | 26.7 Education outcomes Theewaterskloof 29.7 | 31.1 | 30.6 86.8% 79.2% 81.4% Theewaterskloof Learner retention 88.2% 84.0% 89.2% Swellendam 64.7% 64.2% 66.1% 88.2% 82.5% 90.1% Overstrand Overberg 67.6% 55.9% 56.0% 89.1% 92.7% 93.6% Cape Agulhas Cape Agulhas 63.4% 64.1% 87.6%5% 82.2% 85.9% Overstrand 71.4% Overberg 85 % 2017 2018 2019 Swellendam 59.4% 66.8% 61.5% Theewaterskloof 71.2% 62.0% 66.2% 2020 Socio-economic Profile: Cape Agulhas Municipality 6 Education Learner enrolment, the learner-teacher ratio and learner retention rate Learner enrolment in Cape Agulhas was 4 669 in 2019 compared to 4 691 in 2018 and is the lowest in the District when compared to the other municipal areas. This could be attributed to a number of factors including demographics and socio-economic context. The learner teacher ratio is the second lowest in the District at 28.3 in 2019. The learner retention rate in Cape Agulhas is on a downward trend from 67.6 per cent in 2017 to 56.0 per cent in 2019 and is the lowest in the District. This indicates that more than 40 per cent of children are dropping out of school, which has an implication for skills levels in the municipal area. Number of schools and the number of no-fee schools In 2019, Cape Agulhas had a total of 10 public ordinary schools. In an effort to alleviate some of the funding challenges the Western Cape Department of Education (WCED) offered certain fee-paying schools the opportunity to become no-fee schools. As such, 80 per cent of public schools in Cape Agulhas are classified as no-fee schools. Schools with libraries and media centres The number of schools with libraries and media centres within the municipal area increased to 7 schools in 2019. This shows a commitment towards providing quality education. Education Outcomes (Matric Pass Rates) Education remains one of the key avenues through which the state is involved in the economy. In preparing individuals for future engagement in the labour market, policy choices and decisions in the sphere of education play a critical role in determining the extent to which future economic and poverty reduction plans can be realised. Cape Agulhas’ matric outcomes reflect a 93 per cent matric pass in 2019 which is the second highest in the Province. 2020 Socio-economic Profile: Cape Agulhas Municipality 7 HEALTH Tuberculosis Healthcare facilities 300 250 Regional hospitals 00 200 District hospitals 4 1 150 239 PHC facilities (Fixed clinics, 19 3 100 191 194 CHCs and CDCs) 50 Community Day Centres 1 0 0 Community Health Centres 2017 2018 2019 1 0 PHC Clinics (Satelite and 25 4 mobile) PHC Clinics (Fixed) 17 3 Maternal health Overberg District Cape Agulhas Delivery Termination Maternal rate to of Mortality women Emergency medical pregnancy Rate under rate services per 10 000 20 years Health Indicator Overberg 2018 2019 2018 2109 2018 2019 Cape 0.0 0.0 20.5 15.0 0.1 0.3 No of operational Agulhas ambulances per 10 000 1 1 Overberg 53.6 0.0 14.7 13.1 0.6 0.6 people District Child health HIV/AIDS Number of new ART 13.6 16.8 Registered patients Low birth rate patients receiving ART Area Neonatal mortality rate 2018 2019 2018 2019 (per 1 000 live births) 6.1 6.6 Cape Agulhas 878 951 112 109 Acute malnutrition rate (under 5 per 100 0000 2.1 0.3 Overberg District 12 653 13 712 1 705 1 547 Immunisasation rate 85 (under85 1) 76.2 72.4 % % Overberg District Cape agulhas 2020 Socio-economic Profile: Cape Agulhas Municipality 8 Health Healthcare Facilities According to the 2019 Inequality Trend Report by Statistics South Africa, 75.1 per cent of households in South Africa use public healthcare facilities when a household member gets ill compared to 24.9 per cent who use some private healthcare facilities in 2017. This is associated with the proportion of households with access to Medical Aid which is low at 16.9 per cent for South Africa and 25 per cent for the Western Cape in 2017. In terms of healthcare facilities in 2019, there were 3 fixed and 4 mobile public health care clinics as well as a district hospital. Emergency Medical Services Provision of more operational ambulances can provide greater coverage of emergency medical services. Cape Agulhas has 1 ambulance per 10 000 inhabitants in 2019 which is on par with the district average. It is worth noting that this number only refers to Provincial ambulances and excludes all private service providers. HIV/AIDS/TB Cape Agulhas’ total number of registered patients receiving anti-retroviral treatment (ART) is recorded at 951 patients in 2019, compared to 878 in 2018.A total of 13 712 registered patients received antiretroviral treatment in the Overberg District in 2019. Cape Agulhas, at 951 patients, represent 6.9 per cent of the patients receiving ART in the District.
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