Moqhaka Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	155 410	154 732	160 532
Population under 15	25.2%	24.5%	27.0%
Population 15 to 64	66.2%	67.8%	66.4%
Population over 65	8.6%	7.7%	6.5%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	51.1	47.6	50.5
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	92.3	97.0	98.1
Population Growth
Per annum	-0.31%	-0.84%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	35.2%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	47.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	3.3%	3.8%	5.4%
Matric	n/a	31.5%	27.8%
Higher education	10.5%	6.7%	8.3%
Household Dynamics
Households	42 789	53 601	45 661
Average household size	3.6	2.9	3.5
Female headed households	n/a	40.9%	40.9%
Formal dwellings	90.9%	85.9%	88.7%
Housing owned	n/a	62.1%	56.1%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	91.7%	89.7%	87.2%
Weekly refuse removal	88.2%	84.0%	84.9%
Piped water inside dwelling	64.2%	48.6%	57.7%
Electricity for lighting	97.6%	96.3%	93.3%

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Moqhaka Local Municipality (FS201)

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