Thinking regionally: Aviation and development implications in the Karoo region, South Africa

Figures & data

Figure 1. Beaufort West and the Central Karoo District in the Karoo region.

Table 1. Population levels and growth rates in three central Karoo districts and seven municipalities (shaded indicates District Municipality).

	Population			Population growth rate (% p.a.)
Municipality	2001	2011	Change in population 2001–11	1996–2001	2001–11	Change in growth rate 1996–2011
South Africa	44 819 777	51 770 560	↑	1.99	1.44	↓
Western Cape	4 524 335	5 822 734	↑	2.68	2.52	↓
Central Karoo DM	60 483	71 011	↑	1.5	1.6	↑
Laingsburg LM	6 680	8 289	↑	2.44	2.16	↓
Prince Albert LM	10 512	13 136	↑	2.01	2.23	↑
Beaufort West LM	43 290	49 586	↑	1.24	1.36	↑
Eastern Cape	6 278 651	6 562 053	↑	0.42	0.44	≈
Cacadu DM^a	388 206	450 586	↑↑	0.95	1.49	↑↑
Camdeboo LM^b	45 773	50 993	↑↑	−0.45	1.08	↑↑
Northern Cape	991 919	1 145 861	↑	−0.4	1.44	↑↑
Pixley ka Sme DM	166 547	186 351	↑	−1.27	1.12	↑↑
Emthanjeni LM^c	35 785	42 356	↑	−1.91	1.69	↑↑
Kareeberg LM^d	9 488	11 673	↑	−3.8	2.07	↑↑
Ubuntu LM^e	16 375	18 601	↑	−3.7	1.27	↑↑

Notes: The table shows that all three of the main Karoo districts have a growing population. Cacadu DM and Pixley ka Seme DM have an increasing population growth rate. DM = District Municipality; LM = Local Municipality; p.a. = per annum.

^aCacadu DM, unlike Central Karoo DM and Pixley ka Seme DM, includes a large non-Karoo area, towards the coast, and the ‘thicket’ ecological zone around Grahamstown. Cacadu DM figures are therefore not very representative of the Karoo areas (Camdeboo LM and Inxuba Yethemba LM).

^bCamdeboo LM consists of Graaff-Reinet (municipal headquarters), Aberdeen and Nieu-Bethesda.

^cEmthanjeni LM consists of De Aar (municipal headquarters), Hanover and Britstown.

^dKareeberg LM consists of Carnarvon (municipal headquarters), Vosburg and Vanwyksvlei.

^eUbuntu LM consists of Victoria West (municipal headquarters), Richmond and Loxton.

Sources: Stats SA (2012a, 2012b, 2012c).

Table 2. Economic product: Beaufort West, Graaff-Reinet, Prince Albert, Carnarvon, 2001 and 2010^a (strongest sectoral growth shaded).

Sector	Total 2001	Total 2010	Rank order of sectors in 2010	Trends (in nominal terms
1 Agriculture	179 536	328 222	4	↑
2 Mining	0	0	8
3 Manufacturing	48 487	73 835	6	↑
4 Electricity	16 580	43 455	7	↑↑
5 Construction	30 187	107 364	5	↑↑
6 Trade	146 623	330 449	3	↑↑
7 Transport	131 198	278 822	4	↑
8 Finance and business services	264 021	765 480	2	↑↑
9 Community services	460 165	1 276 823	1	↑↑
Total industries	1 276 797	3 204 451		↑↑
Taxes less subsidies on products	106 166	281 456		↑
Total (gross domestic product)	1 382 963	3 485 906		↑↑

↑↑ = nominal figure tripled or more; ↑ = increase less than triple the 2001 figure.

^aIn nominal terms: these figures therefore have to be adjusted for inflation. These are magisterial districts, which therefore include agricultural areas.

Source: Global Insight (2012) (REX figures are drawn from a variety of sources, and adjusted according to estimates and projections).

Stats SA, 2012a. Census 2011 municipal report: Northern Cape. Statistics South Africa, Pretoria. Report No. 03-01-51.

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Stats SA, 2012b. Census 2011 Municipal Report: Western Cape. Statistics South Africa, Pretoria. Report No. 03-01-49.

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Stats SA, 2012c. Census 2011 Municipal Report: Eastern Cape. Statistics South Africa, Pretoria. Report No. 03-01-50.

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Global Insight, Regional Explorer Data-base. Data purchased 2012. http://www.ihsglobalinsight.co.za/Products/ReX/ Accessed on 14 December 2015.

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