Blue Crane Route Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	49 883	36 063	36 002
Population under 15	25.0%	32.8%	29.2%
Population 15 to 64	65.8%	60.7%	63.8%
Population over 65	9.2%	6.5%	7.0%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	52.0	64.7	56.8
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	94.2	97.9	96.5
Population Growth
Per annum	3.17%	0.04%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	30.7%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	40.0%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	7.8%	6.2%	10.5%
Matric	n/a	20.5%	18.9%
Higher education	7.7%	2.6%	6.1%
Household Dynamics
Households	16 117	9 876	9 761
Average household size	3.1	3.7	3.7
Female headed households	n/a	41.3%	39.3%
Formal dwellings	97.2%	96.9%	95.9%
Housing owned	n/a	59.4%	52.2%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	87.2%	86.5%	84.5%
Weekly refuse removal	76.0%	86.1%	80.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	56.6%	37.3%	51.4%
Electricity for lighting	92.2%	88.7%	86.9%

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Blue Crane Route Local Municipality (EC102)

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