Senqu Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	147 073	140 720	134 150
Population under 15	31.1%	36.9%	34.0%
Population 15 to 64	59.7%	58.0%	58.3%
Population over 65	9.2%	5.1%	7.7%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	67.6	72.4	71.4
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	86.8	85.7	88.0
Population Growth
Per annum	0.89%	1.09%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	35.5%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	43.6%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	10.7%	10.7%	14.5%
Matric	n/a	19.0%	13.2%
Higher education	6.2%	5.3%	5.3%
Household Dynamics
Households	48 914	35 597	38 046
Average household size	3.0	4.0	3.5
Female headed households	n/a	48.4%	50.5%
Formal dwellings	88.5%	78.5%	70.2%
Housing owned	n/a	83.4%	68.5%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	40.4%	13.2%	13.6%
Weekly refuse removal	37.4%	13.0%	12.5%
Piped water inside dwelling	34.6%	8.1%	8.7%
Electricity for lighting	96.1%	93.1%	81.1%

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Senqu Local Municipality (EC142)

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