Volume II - The Northern Cape Provincial Spatial Development ...

Strength of primary and
tertiary economic sectors
2 Workforce in primary sectors (agriculture, forestry
and fisheries) is calculated as percentage of
economically active population. (Population
census 2001). (Mun: 2007 Community Survey)
3 Workforce in mining activities as percentage of
economically active population. (Population
census 2001). (Mun: 2007 Community Survey)
4 Workforce in financial services as percentage of
economically active population. (Population
census 2001)
Size of the economy 5 Total Gross Value Added product (GVA) (2004).
(CSIR GAP)
Commercial services Nr Derivation methods
Presence of commercial and
financial establishments
1 Total annual value of retail sales (2010). (Global
Insight)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2 Number of banks & ATMs (GIS data) Yes
3 Urban Functional Index. (UFI). Number of
commercial establishments as percentage of city in
South Africa with highest tally) (CSIR GAP).
Market potential and
Accessibility
Nr Derivation methods and data sources Mun.
Size of local population 1 Number of people per town. (Population census
2001). (Mun: Number of people per municipality;
2007 Community Survey)
Yes
Size of local personal income 2 Total rand value of personal monthly income per
town. (Population census 2001). (Mun: total
income per municipality; 2007 Community
Household income potential
index
Access to primary
metropolitan markets
Survey)
3 Market Potential Index computed by applying
Population Potential Index Method to total
household income values rather than population
numbers. (GIS analysis)
4 Weighted distance to major metropolitan areas
(Sum of metro populations divided by the distance
to the metros). (GIS analysis)
Property Market Nr Derivation methods and data sources
Size of property market 1 Number of property transactions (2008-2010) per
100 km sq. (Knowledge Factory)
2 Average value of property transactions (2008-
2010). (Knowledge Factory)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NEEDS
Nr Derivation methods and data sources Mun.
33