Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	132 799	162 014	155 513
Population under 15	33.8%	44.2%	39.5%
Population 15 to 64	57.1%	50.3%	52.9%
Population over 65	9.2%	5.4%	7.6%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	75.3	98.6	89.2
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	91.4	85.6	86.1
Population Growth
Per annum	-1.53%	0.93%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	45.7%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	55.3%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	13.2%	21.0%	19.7%
Matric	n/a	13.8%	9.6%
Higher education	5.1%	5.3%	5.1%
Household Dynamics
Households	24 307	33 156	37 214
Average household size	5.5	4.9	4.2
Female headed households	n/a	60.0%	57.7%
Formal dwellings	67.1%	16.4%	30.7%
Housing owned	n/a	78.4%	63.8%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	28.7%	3.5%	4.6%
Weekly refuse removal	27.1%	0.4%	2.9%
Piped water inside dwelling	28.4%	4.7%	3.0%
Electricity for lighting	92.7%	80.2%	50.9%

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.

Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality (EC137)

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