Matatiele Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	225 562	219 447	203 843
Population under 15	33.6%	37.4%	38.4%
Population 15 to 64	58.4%	56.1%	54.6%
Population over 65	8.0%	6.5%	6.9%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	71.2	78.3	83.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	88.6	84.2	85.0
Population Growth
Per annum	0.98%	1.68%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	38.7%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	47.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	4.6%	6.3%	9.4%
Matric	n/a	18.2%	12.7%
Higher education	7.3%	6.1%	5.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	55 757	56 868	49 527
Average household size	4.0	3.9	4.1
Female headed households	n/a	52.9%	55.3%
Formal dwellings	75.8%	47.3%	49.7%
Housing owned	n/a	78.6%	55.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	28.1%	9.0%	11.9%
Weekly refuse removal	26.6%	12.5%	10.9%
Piped water inside dwelling	28.8%	5.8%	12.2%
Electricity for lighting	84.5%	58.2%	44.9%

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Matatiele Local Municipality (EC441)

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