Ngqushwa Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	68 300	63 694	64 422
Population under 15	26.1%	31.1%	29.8%
Population 15 to 64	60.3%	60.8%	58.3%
Population over 65	13.6%	8.1%	11.8%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	65.8	64.6	71.4
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	91.4	88.9	88.7
Population Growth
Per annum	0.57%	-0.55%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	n/a
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	8.4%	7.8%	14.4%
Matric	n/a	21.4%	14.5%
Higher education	5.2%	5.3%	3.7%
Household Dynamics
Households	24 913	17 149	19 222
Average household size	2.7	3.7	3.4
Female headed households	n/a	51.7%	51.0%
Formal dwellings	89.4%	72.9%	71.6%
Housing owned	n/a	70.7%	80.9%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	28.6%	8.0%	6.2%
Weekly refuse removal	24.2%	8.8%	7.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	29.1%	7.2%	6.6%
Electricity for lighting	97.4%	96.0%	91.4%

The information in this directory is compiled from various sources and is subject to continual change. If you notice any errors or omissions, contact us so that we may correct them.

Ngqushwa Local Municipality (EC126)

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