Metsimaholo Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	158 391	163 564	149 108
Population under 15	25.3%	23.7%	26.3%
Population 15 to 64	68.4%	71.0%	69.3%
Population over 65	6.3%	5.3%	4.4%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	46.3	40.8	44.3
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	97.0	109.6	108.6
Population Growth
Per annum	0.59%	2.10%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	32.1%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	41.6%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	3.7%	9.3%	5.7%
Matric	n/a	33.2%	29.8%
Higher education	10.3%	9.8%	11.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	49 060	59 113	45 752
Average household size	3.2	2.8	3.3
Female headed households	n/a	33.6%	32.5%
Formal dwellings	88.3%	87.4%	83.9%
Housing owned	n/a	73.6%	57.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	83.9%	73.6%	75.5%
Weekly refuse removal	79.6%	78.3%	78.9%
Piped water inside dwelling	66.8%	65.3%	71.7%
Electricity for lighting	89.3%	86.3%	86.4%

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Metsimaholo Local Municipality (FS204)

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